The Reality of being capable and lonely.
Felling lonely lately? Then you my friend are finally experiencing the realities of success in a world that’s awash of conforming sheep. No matter what your net worth is, likely its better than it was 5 years ago, or you wouldn’t be reading this, besides being a capable man doesn’t mean you’re a millionaire already. Millionaires don’t make capable men; Capable men make millions. (The average age to make 1 million is 62 by the way), but I digress. Being a capable and a successful man we have already decided that we don’t give a shit what people think and have made up our minds that "haters are gonna hate" (after all that’s what they do to stay alive).
We graduate to a level of complete acceptance that the Crown (aka blessing) comes with persecution. In fact, having the crown without receiving persecution is like being served a glass of whiskey without the alcohol. IT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN! They come as a well-mixed couple or not at all, I'll touch more on persecution in another article. The point is there are things that we’ve come to expect while growing to be more successful, and we have all reasoned with ourselves in order to accept and even sometimes welcome these expectations. But never in our critical thinking, methodical minds did we think loneliness would be a part of the package. Now when I say lonely, I don’t mean the general word used that evokes the idea of puppy dog eyed sadness. I simply mean the awareness that YOU are often alone. The way you think, the way you move, your travels, your endeavors, and even triumphs and wins. ALONE.
Oh, sure a girlfriend or wife is around, perhaps a kid or two, maybe your mom or a sibling. But none of them think like you. None of them, NOT ONE really understands how you’ve been working on this very moment since you were 14 years old, and for some of us younger than that. We ate it, slept it, drank it, and dreamed it obsessively 24/7 FOR YEARS. Whether we were conscious of it or not somehow, we crafted a gift, a skill, a mindset and fortitude that infused itself to a dream that was dreamed in many midnight hours, and this dream formed itself over years to a marvelous vision. They clink wine glasses together at dinner like they worked for this shit. Unaware of the emotional turmoil that somehow mixed with immense pressure turned into a spiritual essence that only you carry, ALONE.
There are some very fortunate men out there that formed a coalition with other men that truly share those heart aches and successes together. Early formed coalitions are like youth gang members. Creating a bond so strong and dense that no wife, bad deal, or misunderstanding can come between. For those of us that weren’t fortunate enough to form such a coalition, we find ourselves alone and coping with not having a counter part that possesses the same or similar spiritual essence that is formulated over years. We occasionally meet one of us, and even build a friendship with a few. However, with us all having our own kingdoms to manage and Thrones to watch, new coalitions and even partnerships rarely if ever come together. You may be in a place in life where you have too much on your plate to accomplish to feel the effects of this. Keep on living, that train is never late. Sooner or later, you will desire a brotherhood of integrity with other capable men such as yourself, almost as much as you desire the realization of your goals and visions…. I said ALMOST!... with that said the point of this writing is to assure you that you’re not alone, many of us have these thoughts. So, I encourage you to meet more with capable men like yourself, even if by Skype. I also encourage you to set the table to create coalitions with other men that will pay its dividends in business professionally and in spirit personally.
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