Marcel Fernandes argues that a 9-to-5 job can pay six figures if you focus on becoming more valuable to your employer. Work harder on yourself than on your job: read, improve your health, sharpen communication skills, and learn marketable abilities. Knowledge is free online and in books.
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So people ask, Marcel, is it bad to have a 9-to-5 job? All these guys are, you know, talking about entrepreneurship, business. You need to make money online, whatever. Like, you don't need to make money online. Like, there are tons of— like, the CEO of Google makes a ton of money. Now, obviously you're not going to be the CEO of Google, but you can, you can grow in your 9-to-5 and make 8 figures. You can make— not 8 figures, sorry— you can make 6 figures. I mean, yeah, there are some people that make 8 figures, but that's, you know, a long shot. But you can make 6 figures in your fucking 9-to-5 job, my man. You can. Like, well, how do I do it, Marcel? Become more valuable. Don't be the guy that comes in a little bit late, leaves a little bit early. So let me know if this story is at all relatable. Guy comes in a little bit late for work, leaves a little bit earlier for lunch, comes in a little bit late, goes home a couple minutes earlier from work. The guy says, "As far as I can tell, I'm putting in about half a day's work and I'm getting a full day's pay." Guy says, "I've got it made." Now little did he know the seeds of his own negligence are already being sown, and you shall reap what you sow. Come in a little bit earlier, leave a little bit late, work on your skills. Now here's the key: work harder on yourself than you do on your job. That's the key to all good things in life. Work harder on yourself than you do on your job. If you work hard on your job, you can make a living. If you work hard on yourself, you can make a fortune. So work hard on yourself and develop the skills. Read the books, wake up a little bit earlier, work on your health, work on your body, work on your mind, your spirit, develop your communication, perfect your language, learn valuable skills to the marketplace. I mean, work hard on yourself. Everything is available nowadays. All the wisdom of the world accumulated over the past 6,500 years is available in books for you to read, on the internet for you to listen to. Like, just, it's all available. Learn any skill you want, develop any skill you want. Learn how to become powerful, sophisticated, educated. Um, learn how to communicate better. Learn how to become more valuable. Like, learn, develop any skill you want. Make, make the kind of money you want. Everything is available in books. So key is work harder on yourself than you do on your job, and that's how you can become more valuable to your company. And I'm sure that your boss will notice, and if he doesn't, other companies will, and they will hire you for more money.
