Let's play a game
You guess who used to work at the Gap: Kanye West
Guess, who used to sell hot dogs at the Mall: Eva Mendes
I heard President Andrew Johnson was a tailor
George Washington was a surveyor
Herbert Hoover was an engineer
Theodore Roosevelt was a rancher
And President Jimmy Carter was a peanut farmer
Hugh Jackman who plays Wolverine was a clown
But look who's laughing now
You know what I noticed about successful people?
Successful people take a course of action, which coincides with their belief or passion
Put your hand up, if you work a 9 to 5 or 5 to 9
Or just any job, which you don't enjoy
But takes up half your time.
Well hopefully in a couple weeks, months, days, years' time
You'll be able to come back to this video, hear that first line
And keep your hand down
Because how many times have you visualized
Taking the pen from the manager's desk
Or the one that cashier keeps behind the till
The one your supervisor places strategically in their hair
Or the one the security guard keeps behind his ear for extra intimidation in writing your resignation
Because there's nothing wrong with making a honest living
But be honest, are you honestly living?
With this menial job which allows you just to stay afloat
Yes, a job, a J-O-B
Which leaves you just over broke every single month
Living your life just for the weekend
Living life just on the weekend
Because the other five days belong to your manager
You see there's a big difference between a job and a career
Because in the career, no matter how many hours you work
You do it because it's satisfactory
But in a job you do it for a salary
Because you're stuck in the rat race
And you know being stuck in the rat race is one of the biggest of traps
Because as a matter of fact, even if you win the rat race
You're still just a rat.
See I understand the need to have a job temporarily
But pursue a career eventually.
Because in my J-O-B, I used to sell at least 200 shoes a day
And none of that was ever reflected in my pay
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