Short monologue (YouTube video) in which the speaker recounts an anecdote: a friend claims he wants to make "$10 million a year net." The speaker challenges that surface-level goal, asking "What do you really want?" and argues for seeking deeper, more meaningful aims — being a great human for oneself, family, and loved ones — rather than chasing status or numbers.
I have a buddy. He's like, dude, I want to make 10 million a year net. I'm like, cool. Paid 10 million a year. I need you to work 100 hours a week. He'd make me way more than 10 million a year if I paid him 10 million a year. He said, I would never do that. I was like, so that's not what you really want, then? It's real simple. That's what you think you want because you say it out loud and it sounds cool. What do you really want? I'm beyond the surface level. Bull. I want deep. I want real. Life is so powerful and so short and so meaningful at the same time. I just want to be a great human being for myself, my family, and the people I care about. It.
