Recently i had a discussion with one of my wealthy client and he was telling me that i should move to a wealthy neighborhood as i will get to mingle in higher net worth crowd for better opportunities for me and my future generations.
Well after having a discussion with him i pondered about people who i was surrounded with when i was growing up and evaluated, how it impacted me and my friends.
I grew up in not a wealthy neighborhood mostly people who have either small shops or people who are doing 9-5 to survive, well people who i saw growing up are still their they have not moved or their lifestyle not have changed.
My friends are mostly in 9-5 jobs the only improvement i saw in them is they either save to travel somewhere for few days or saving to build their home.
Few of my friends who left for better colleges and had better circles in my college make 3-4X more money than my friends who stayed in our neighborhood.
As i was lucky to be able to work with wealthy and smart people since i was young i was able to struggle for my opportunities also i noticed whatever reference i got for work was from these people with money, and i have hardly gotten any work from my neighborhood connects.
So surrounding yourself with rich and smart people will also help you get rich, yeah it is True, but would i get the same emotional connection with the people of my old neighborhood i would not, as people with money they will do you a favor if you are capable of doing them a favor when needed so yeah surrounding myself with successful people will help my future generation as well as me to grow.
Let me know what are your thoughts on this topic this is my subjective view.
If you surround yourself with Rich and successful people you have more chances of becoming successful.
byu/corn_bringer inEntrepreneur
Posted by corn_bringer
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Good one but not everyone can afford to move to a rich neighborhood
Very true
Go post about it on Linkedin, it’s so inspiring, water is wet as well. And if you fail don’t worry you can always get back up and succeed again!
Okay but also have to consider where you get better resources from, self-made people? or trust fund babies? It’s hard to find self-made connections if you come from a rags to riches background. If you already come from money, then finding resourcefulness from people with similar backgrounds isn’t hard.
Learn to play golf. You’ll meet more people in than in your neighborhood that you can network with.
This old adage seems to apply: You are the average of your five closest friends.
Exceptions abound, but I find it to be mostly true (on average)…
I heard something long ago. If you take the salaries of your 7 best friends and average them out, that’s what your earning.
This is sort of ancient knowledge, per example in my country there’s an old saying “uz vuka i lisica fuka”, loosely translated as “alongside the wolf, the fox eats too”.
Although, this kind of approach can make people sleazy, I saw it happening many times.
Then why do maids who are living with rich people are not rich.
Actually, you are getting causation and correlation mixed up.
I hang around very wealthy people but we’re not friends. I’ve interjected myself into the group but we don’t share common interests. I’ve been in business for 8 years and There’s no financial gain from it.
I live in an expensive neighborhood. I also never speak with anyone. 😂
I would do much better in a cheaper neighborhood and networking.
Yeah it’s why nathaniel rothchild the 1800s banker bought a house in Kensington. And an estate in Buckinghamshire.
And château de Ferrières in France. Well located house means buisness
Despite him being from a minority he was able to do buisness due to his luxury adress.