Elections, blah, blah, blah… I can do this for you, my policies will create jobs, fix this, end that. We have all heard it. We hear it every 2 years and every 4 years. Guess what? It’s still the same. Some areas might be better than others, but we still have to do the daily grind. The mind numbing “hamster wheel”. One of my favorite flicks was “Fight Club”.  It explained this effect in one sentence. “Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don’t need.” If that line offends anyone, I apologize. Some people like truth, others run from it. Some people stick their heads in the sand, others  sacrifice now, for a life they want later. I’m almost 50. I’ve bought into the work your job, do your pittance and we will take care of the rest. It’s the biggest ponzi scheme ever created and we all fell for it. You are were you are because of decisions you have made. Yes, some people are in those positions because of choices other people made for them. The system is set up that way. But, YOU have the power to change that. Is it hard?  Yes. Is the sacrifice worth it? Yes. One of the perfect examples of this is the Olympics. You watch story after story of someone who had a dream and got up early, stayed up late, missed this event to train and become better at their craft and it culminates with them standing on the medal stand crying at the sheer joy of accomplishing their goal!