Here’s the thing..
I love learning about new things but I don’t like to waste my time. I feel like that’s what college was setting me up for.
In high school, I got decent grades. Not because I wasn’t smart, but I didn’t apply myself. I did better than most of my class when it came to subjects I actually enjoyed learning about.
Do you remember the quadratic equation or what the Treaty of 1818 was about? Probably not. I feel like schools teach us how to temporarily retain information to prepare for a test on a topic that won’t be relevant two months from now.
Same thing happened after I graduated high school. I went to a community college for maybe two months before I realized it was like high school all over again.. it wasn’t for me. I wasn’t really interested in the curriculum that was being taught so I didn’t really take it seriously.
The education system isn’t built for people to “put a ding in the universe,” it’s built to create cogs in the wheel of society. Don’t get me wrong, if you want to be a doctor or an engineer, you’re going to need school to prepare for that. There’s technical knowledge that you’ll need to succeed in those fields and you can help a lot of people. If you’re really passionate about something and you feel like going to college will make you happier then do it.
But even Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard because he knew that finishing his 4 years would stop him from being a pioneer of the personal computer revolution. That worked out pretty well for him..
If you’re like most of the world and want to make money, then college isn’t the best route to take. And I know some of you are thinking: “Well you know, Rene, there are more important things in life than money.”
You’re absolutely right. The most important thing in life is freedom. How do you get freedom? By having a lot of money. People spend their lives working a job to eventually have the freedom to enjoy their wealth. But what’s that worth when you’re 55+ years old and can’t fully take advantage of it?
I heard a saying that goes: “Spend your 20s grinding, build in your 30s and chill in your 40s.”
Forget that. Grind and build as early as you can so you can start chilling in your 20s and live life on your own terms.
I dropped out of college at 18, started getting into entrepreneurship when I was 20 and by the time I was 23, I was financially independent making over $200k a year. Now I get to travel wherever I want, whenever I want. I get to buy things I only dreamed of as a kid. Most importantly, I get to use my time however I want.
The freedom to do whatever you want is priceless.
Speaking of which, there’s a lot of new projects I’m working on this year so life has been getting pretty crazy. I still want to give you guys as much content as possible, so I’m having my team write their experiences with me in the blog. My best friend and Manager, Eric, and content manager, Eli, will be posting on the blog so I’m excited for you to learn from their insights as well.
Cheers!
