4 Life-Changing Lessons Learned from Growing Up as the 'Poorest Kid' in Town
I felt like the poorest kid growing up
and I hid it from everybody.
𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗮𝘁:
➡️ I worked at the school lunch line so I can get a free meal and make $6.75 each time (so my parents didn’t have to spend money on food).
➡️ Instead of hanging out with friends, I had 7 minimum wage jobs between the ages of 12 and 17, working both nights and weekends.
➡️ I walked, biked and took the public bus as much as I could so my parents didnt have to spend much on gas.
➡️ I gave up an entire summer to work full time at Sears making $6.75/hour just so I can buy a 1987 Honda Civic that cost me $1100.
I was extremely jealous of my peers who had nicer cars, better clothes and lived in nicer homes.
They seemed to have access to everything that was beyond my reach.
The cycle of jealousy was endless and draining.
𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗜 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲:
1️⃣ 𝗝𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗼𝘂𝘀𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳. Ive realized that whenever I catch myself with a hint of jealousy or when Im comparing myself to others, shifting to a 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲 is very helpful.
2️⃣ It taught me to 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 I had and 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱.
3️⃣ Your 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲. With a change in mindset, hard work and determination, you can overcome any obstacle.
4️⃣ 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗻. They present opportunities for tremendous learning and personal growth.
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