Job titles do not bestow real power, only the illusion of power.
Executive Vice President, Supervising Vice President, Chief Operations Manager, Deputy Supervisor, etc.
For many, climbing the corporate ladder is a just a simple power trip. They like the authority that comes from a higher rank.
The job title gives you the authority to boss those beneath you around.
For some it is purely a matter of ambition, which is fine if that is what makes you happy and gives you a more enjoyable life.
I believe ambition is a great thing, however, ambition can be misdirected.
Some people spend their entire lives chasing titles. Climbing up the corporate ladder, one promotion after another, for shiny new name plates.
Next, before they even realize it, 30-40 years of their lives’ pass by.
They put in all the extra hours, barely saw their family (or friends), were stressed out of their minds, and often spent their money on luxuries they did not even have time to enjoy.
Now they are old, probably not in the best of health, and many do not even have enough saved for retirement.
Was it worth it?
Power from a job title is really an illusion.
You may have “Senior Manager” on your name plate, but in reality, you are just a replaceable cog in a machine (no matter how shiny).
When you climb up someone else’s corporate ladder, understand you can be kicked off at any time.
And there where is all that power then?
All the authority bestowed upon you over cubicle workers is gone. You had no real power all along.
Your perceived power was confined to an office space.
And you are dependent on large paychecks from the corporate machine in order to keep your house, pay your food bills, and take care of your family.
Furthermore, when your employees say “I quit” and leave, all your perceived power over them evaporates as if it was not even there at all.
Financial Freedom is True Power
The way I see it, true power lies in financial freedom!
The ability to do what you want, when you want to, with whom you want to at any given time.
You are not dependent on your job or any employer for your livelihood and can freely pursue whatever interests you most.
You are even free to walk away from a job or boss no matter how fancy their titles are. Or how much power they think they have over you.
Imagine the ability to just walk away.
Just walk away from a job you do not like with no collateral damage.
No worrying about your next meal, not having a roof over year head, and your family is taken care of.
The ability to do as you like with your time and not be forced to work for or with people you do not like because you desperately need that paycheck.
Now that is true power!
Conclusion
Job titles do not bestow real power, only the illusion of power.
True power lies in financial freedom.
To achieve that end, I am saving over 50% of my working income and investing the rest in assets that generate passive income.
Over the past 9 years, I have built a six-figure portfolio that generates a yearly average of over $1,100 per month in dividend income!
That is passive income that I earn while I sleep.
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