the world reflects what you project
you can bend reality in your favour
the world reflects what you project
if you walk like you're nothing
you’ll be treated like you’re nothing
if you speak with conviction
people listen before they understand why
confidence isn’t gifted
it’s chosen
you don’t need to suffer to succeed
you don’t need trauma to rise
you don’t need to hit rock bottom to start climbing
i didn’t “overcome the odds”
i wasn’t born with a chip on my shoulder
i was just a regular kid
middle class
decent school
average grades.
no sob story
i was never gifted
i wasn’t born with a 130 IQ
or some tragic backstory that turned me into a beast
no genius.
no trauma.
i was just… normal
just a quiet voice in my head that said: “you can do more.”
i didn’t need to be broken to want to be better.
i just love my parents and wanted to make them proud.
i wanted to do my best to repay them, to help them
that was enough.
you don’t need to suffer to deserve success
you don’t need a villain arc to be great
you don’t need to be angry, bitter, or broken
you just need to decide
to choose creation over consumption
clarity over chaos
and most importantly, to see the world as it truly is
everyone preaches hustle.
grind.
intensity.
“outwork everyone.”
and sure—effort matters.
but effort alone is not the key.
this was something i noticed young.
i was told the same lie most men are:
“work hard and you’ll live the life you want.”
but i watched the world closely.
the janitor mopping floors at 5am.
the garbage man running routes in the cold.
the delivery driver with calloused hands and tired eyes.
they worked harder than most.
but they weren’t living how they wanted.
so i started asking better questions.
because if hard work was the answer—
why were the hardest workers stuck?
this led me to my greatest lesson:
hard work is overrated
grinding isn’t noble if it keeps you stuck
some of the hardest workers in the world are broke
not because they’re lazy
but because they never learned how to play smart
strategy > effort
leverage > labor
this is what school won’t teach you
this is what the “rise and grind” crowd won’t admit
the game is rigged in favor of the aware
you can grind 14 hours a day and still stay broke
because effort without direction is just wasted energy
the winners?
they find leverage
they find shortcuts
they learn the rules, then bend them
that’s how you win the game
not by sprinting harder
but by knowing where to run
i chose to think different
to act different
to study the game from the inside
the answers were never hidden
just scattered
buried in books, mentors, experience, failures
so i asked the ones who didn't follow the script.
the misfits.
the ones who bled, built, broke, and rebuilt.
i worked small jobs—not to survive— but to buy knowledge.
because early on, i realized:
information is the real currency.
and piece by piece, i started collecting the fragments.
the gamer in me gave them a name:
cheat codes.
and once i found a few, everything changed.
now i seek them.
refine them.
share them—
with those who are sharp enough to understand.
i write them down for the few who are paying attention
THE INNER CIRCLE is where i share the rest
but if you’re not ready yet,
no shame in that
the game finds you when it’s supposed to
until then
keep your eyes open
keep learning
keep stacking knowledge like ammo
read everything you can
fail often
reflect more
and most importantly,
stay optimistic.
no fear.
no panic.
walk tall
smile often
become dangerous
stay SHARP.
– mr. cheat code