Marcel FernandesCEO and Founder at Cel Education

You must deserve a good life. #motivation #personaldevelopment #selfimprovement

6 May 2025 · 1 min

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In this motivational monologue, Marcel Fernandes argues that a good life is not a right but something one must earn through disciplined effort and personal development. He contrasts two archetypal individuals: one who follows a 9‑to‑5 job, spends evenings and weekends indulging in unhealthy habits and passive entertainment, and another who, despite the same work schedule, dedicates evenings and weekends to self‑improvement—reading, acquiring new skills, and building a better philosophy—to secure a brighter future for his family. Fernandes invokes Charlie Munger’s view that the world does not yet reward undeserving people, using it to reinforce the claim that success should be reserved for those who actively work toward it. He frames the message as a call to personal responsibility, urging listeners to choose the path of sacrifice and growth if they truly want a better life.

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Everybody doesn't deserve to live a good life. You must deserve to live a good life. Charlie Munger says the world isn't yet a crazy enough place to reward a bunch of undeserving people. Let's say one guy works 9 to 5, gets home, fights with his wife, watches Netflix all night, does bad habits, smokes, drinks, whatever, and then sleeps and then does it all again the next day. And then come weekends, he just, you know, parties all weekend, drinks, is aggressive maybe, or does just bad habits versus another guy that has a 9 to 5 but gets home and is working on himself to become a better man, is developing a better philosophy, developing new skills, reading books, you know, instead of doomscrolling on social media while watching Netflix or whatever. And then when the weekend comes, he doesn't go party, he stays inside and works more. He tells his wife, baby, I'm gonna have to spend a whole year working this whole year, every single weekend. And I hope you can understand that. And I hope you can trust me, but I want to make us have a better life. And she's on board with you. Do you think comparing those two people, the first one, And the second one, who do you think deserves more success?