Wealth is created through investment.. not by paycheck
- Look at this picture carefully. Do you think that "Jeff Bezos" or "Mark Zuckerberg" are waiting for the bank message at the end of the month to confirm their salary deposit?
The numbers you see in the picture are not cash savings, nor annual bonuses.
It’s one word that summarizes the secret to wealth in this world: "Ownership" (Equity). - Why doesn’t a salary make you wealthy? A salary is a linear exchange process: you sell your time for money.
And the problem with time is that it’s a limited resource; You can’t work 25 hours a day. Therefore, your income will always be capped by your hours.
But look at the attached list: Elon Musk’s stake in "SpaceX" alone is worth $317 billion. Larry Page’s stake in "Google" is worth $225 billion. Jensen Huang’s stake in "Nvidia" is worth $155 billion.
These people didn’t become wealthy because they work a million times harder than you, but because they own assets that grow and multiply even while they sleep.
True wealth comes from separating your income from your time effort. - The lesson the picture teaches us: The common factor among all the names in the picture — from Warren Buffett ($148B) to Larry Ellison ($195B) —
is that they are not just managers, but owners.
A salary provides temporary security, "liquidity" to live today.
But investing (owning stocks, real estate, or assets) is what gives you "freedom" to own tomorrow. - Summary: There’s no shame in a job; it’s the first step to building capital.
The problem is thinking it’s the final station.
The real race isn’t who has the "highest salary," but who owns the "best assets."
If you want to change your financial situation, stop thinking with a "how much will I earn per hour?" mindset, and start thinking with a "how much of the company will I own?" mindset.
The question for you: Are you working for money, or is your money working for you?
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Wealth is created through investment.. not by paycheck
-
Look at this picture carefully.
Do you think that "Jeff Bezos" or "Mark Zuckerberg" are waiting for the bank message at the end of the month to confirm their salary deposit?
The numbers you see in the picture are not cash savings, nor annual bonuses.
It’s one word that summarizes the secret to wealth in this world:
"Ownership" (Equity).
-
Why doesn’t a salary make you wealthy?
A salary is a linear exchange process: you sell your time for money.
And the problem with time is that it’s a limited resource;
You can’t work 25 hours a day.
Therefore, your income will always be capped by your hours.
But look at the attached list:
Elon Musk’s stake in "SpaceX" alone is worth $317 billion.
Larry Page’s stake in "Google" is worth $225 billion.
Jensen Huang’s stake in "Nvidia" is worth $155 billion.
These people didn’t become wealthy because they work a million times harder than you, but because they own assets that grow and multiply even while they sleep.
True wealth comes from separating your income from your time effort.
-
The lesson the picture teaches us:
The common factor among all the names in the picture
— from Warren Buffett ($148B) to Larry Ellison ($195B) —
is that they are not just managers, but owners.
A salary provides temporary security, "liquidity" to live today.
But investing (owning stocks, real estate, or assets) is what gives you "freedom" to own tomorrow.
-
Summary:
There’s no shame in a job; it’s the first step to building capital.
The problem is thinking it’s the final station.
The real race isn’t who has the "highest salary," but who owns the "best assets."
If you want to change your financial situation,
stop thinking with a "how much will I earn per hour?" mindset,
and start thinking with a "how much of the company will I own?" mindset.
The question for you:
Are you working for money,
or is your money working for you?
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