Hello to whoever reads this!
I’m a 21-year-old trying to navigate the path my future will take. I come from a lower/middle-class family, the way I’m currently living feels like a potential nightmare if it shapes my future or the resources I can provide for my future children. I understand you might wonder why I’m thinking so far ahead, but with many of my peers progressing in their lives and graduating university, I can’t help but consider my own trajectory. I want to build a name for myself, and in this era of high living costs, a normal job might not suffice. It seems like nowadays the only wealth that lasts is being born into generational wealth, which I wasn’t born into and so now I’ve gotta think outside the box.
Now, during my university break, the idea of starting a business or venturing into e-commerce (specifically, dropshipping) has been on my mind. However, navigating this market proves challenging, given the advice, some say “dropshipping is dead” while others sell their courses. It’s a bit overwhelming, and I’m left wondering where to start and who to trust for authentic guidance. Ultimately I aim to invent and launch a brand, my current wage feels inadequate for such goals. Therefore, my plan is to build my income before diving into the challenges of running a business.
I find myself at a crossroads, uncertain about the best path forward. I’m determined to make money, so any advice or guidance would be greatly appreciated. Help a person out.
It is next to impossible for people who are currently a generation ahead of you to tell you what the best way for your generation to make money is. I always use tech as an example but tech was the millennial generations big money careers it’s not anymore. We ran that well dry and it’s up to the next gen to uncover their own path. That being said you have to think far far ahead to make it work and that has always been the case.
You aren’t in a unique situation you are in the situation every generation of human has ever been in and now it depends on what you do about it. If you can figure it out you can reach your goals but if you keep waiting for someone to figure it out for you you are destined to just float as the garbage does. Advice is just meant to be things like work hard stay on the goal and similar advice for how to achieve your dreams. It isn’t meant to give you a dream. Generational wealth is powerful too but it is held in a pedestal like it is more valuable and impactful than a good idea but look at all the billionaires and their “generational wealth” for the most part is first generational wealth not dozens of generations and you can find plenty of examples where generational wealth collapses as well as any other.
You’re right, It is going to be difficult thinking what is the next big shot for this new generation, but you have provided a very different perspective for me. Thank you !!!