Do 'Hard Times' Expose who really wants to be rich or not?

GNews · Oct 6, 2026

Everyone faces hard times

However, in those hard times, the majority quit becuase they are afraid to miss a meal. They are afraid of paying bill late. They are afraid of not upholding an image.

What percentage actually disregard all that and stay focused? Probably 10-15% of the world's population? Less?

Is 'hard times' simply the hurdle between poor and rich?

I once heard the music artist C.KHiD say something like this..... "The separation between having it all and basics and less than is simply how easily you'll quit trying for your goals once you're a teenager or up"

xReminisce · Oct 6, 2026

well it depends on what those hard times are though
if you are spending your rent and food bills on trying to make something work without even a guarantee $ is on the path
then no
fuck that
knowing when to pull out is more courageous than people think

Stavro · Oct 6, 2026

I've walked away from plenty of failed businesses.

The hard part isn't persistence by itself, it's learning from the failures and applying those lessons to the next projects.

GNews · Oct 7, 2026

xReminisce said:
well it depends on what those hard times are though
if you are spending your rent and food bills on trying to make something work without even a guarantee $ is on the path
then no
fuck that
knowing when to pull out is more courageous than people think

Nothing is guaranteed in business. Business 101

Stavro said:
I've walked away from plenty of failed businesses.

The hard part isn't persistence by itself, it's learning from the failures and applying those lessons to the next projects.

But did it fail because you chose not to learn enough & go far enough or other?

I always say.. IF we can cell death in a rolled piece of paper, called Cigarettes.. with a warning patch on the front of the box..............literally death.. what can not be sold?

Stavro · Oct 7, 2026

GNews said:
But did it fail because you chose not to learn enough & go far enough or other?

In my case, I was pushing the wrong product to the wrong market and leaving money on the table.

I made fair money selling residential furniture repair leads, but it was too inconsistent to make a living from, and the business model had a built-in ceiling. When I pivoted to doing the work myself and targeting commercial leads instead of residential, my business exploded practically overnight.

bartosimpsonio · Oct 7, 2026

Hard times create tough people

Tough people create good times

Good times create weak people

Weak people create hard times

xReminisce · Oct 7, 2026

GNews said:
Nothing is guaranteed in business. Business 101

The phrase "Nothing is guaranteed in business" is an observation about market uncertainty, not a justification for suicidal risk management.
You are confusing calculated risk with reckless gambling.
In a real business, you calculate probabilities and hedging downside, not for running your cash reserves to zero just to hope to "make it".

GNews · Oct 7, 2026

Stavro said:
In my case, I was pushing the wrong product to the wrong market and leaving money on the table.

I made fair money selling residential furniture repair leads, but it was too inconsistent to make a living from, and the business model had a built-in ceiling. When I pivoted to doing the work myself and targeting commercial leads instead of residential, my business exploded practically overnight.

So you surivved..continued on and didn't quit? Moral of the story?

bartosimpsonio said:
Hard times create tough people

Tough people create good times

Good times create weak people

Weak people create hard times

That's funny! So true. So true!

xReminisce said:
The phrase "Nothing is guaranteed in business" is an observation about market uncertainty, not a justification for suicidal risk management.
You are confusing calculated risk with reckless gambling.
In a real business, you calculate probabilities and hedging downside, not for running your cash reserves to zero just to hope to "make it".

Why can some people do what you can't do?

Stavro · Oct 7, 2026

GNews said:
So you surivved..continued on and didn't quit? Moral of the story?

I quit many methods. The only thing I didn't quit was learning and improving.

And for nearly all of that time, I had a regular 9-5 job. I've never been one to jump niche to niche without knowing where I'd end up.

My own moral: always have a safety net, don't gamble your family's next meal on chasing an outdated and oversaturated 'method' spouted by some guru.

GNews · Oct 7, 2026

Stavro said:
I quit many methods. The only thing I didn't quit was learning and improving.

And for nearly all of that time, I had a regular 9-5 job. I've never been one to jump niche to niche without knowing where I'd end up.

My own moral: always have a safety net, don't gamble your family's next meal on chasing an outdated and oversaturated 'method' spouted by some guru.

So you didn't quit.

You did what it took to make it (learning new methods).

You even worked a job to fund it.

You've proven everything said essentially.

Stavro · Oct 7, 2026

GNews said:
So you didn't quit.

Right. I didn't quit my day job and risk my next meal, bill, or self-image.

And I didn't discover some new method, the work I do today has existed for hundreds of years. What matters is proper execution, not simply staying focused on the same thing indefinitely and hoping for better results to arrive eventually.

saferidge · Oct 7, 2026

Hard times can be different for the rich. Rich often have safety nets to fall back on.

Echos · Oct 7, 2026

GNews said:
Everyone faces hard times

However, in those hard times, the majority quit becuase they are afraid to miss a meal. They are afraid of paying bill late. They are afraid of not upholding an image.

What percentage actually disregard all that and stay focused? Probably 10-15% of the world's population? Less?

Is 'hard times' simply the hurdle between poor and rich?

I once heard the music artist C.KHiD say something like this..... "The separation between having it all and basics and less than is simply how easily you'll quit trying for your goals once you're a teenager or up"

Hard times definitely filter out the tourists from the practitioners. It’s less about blindly ignoring the reality of late bills, and more about calculating the longterm ROI of temporary discomfort.

The true hurdle isn't the hardship itself, but whether you let that pressure dictate your moves or fuel your resilience.

the 10% who make it simply decided that the pain of staying stagnant is far worse than the pain of failing forward.

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