In this lesson's episode, I'll prove that your eight-year-old self understood wealth better than you do now.

You have everything they ever dreamed of, yet you still feel broke and unsuccessful.

And I'm going to show you why. I'll show you exactly how to see your life through their eyes again,

so you can finally feel as successful as you actually are.

Your eight-year-old self would be disgusted with you because you have everything they

ever wanted and you're still complaining. Let me paint a picture of actual wealth. You're

sitting in a temperature controlled room. You're typing on a device that gives you

access to all human knowledge ever. While music from every artist, whoever lived, plays in the

background, you can order food from 47 different countries and have it delivered to your door.

You can video chat with somebody in Tokyo while ordering toilet paper that gets there tomorrow morning from your phone.

Your 8-year-old self would think that you've become some sort of wizard king.

But current you is scrolling on Instagram, feeling like a failure because someone your age just bought their third rental property.

This isn't a podcast about gratitude.

This is an intervention. Because here's what

nobody tells you about success. Every level you reach becomes a new zero. Remember when having a

thousand dollars in your bank account, meaning that you weren't living paycheck to paycheck felt

like infinite money? Remember when getting your own bedroom felt like a luxury, your own condo,

you didn't have to have roommates.

Remember when going to a restaurant that wasn't McDonald's felt fancy, you probably have 100 times more wealth, space, and options than 8-year-old you ever imagined possible.

But instead of feeling 100x richer, you feel about the same, maybe worse.

Now, this isn't an accident, it's how the game is rigged.

Society has convinced you that satisfaction comes from having more than other people,

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