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One powerful connection can replace a year of grinding. People think wealth is built by hustling in isolation. Wrong. It’s built by proximity to someone already playing 10 levels above you. Your circle is your ceiling.

Contra 2mo ago

True and false brother. The most powerful position isn’t proximity to someone 10 levels above you. It’s proximity to someone 10 levels above you while knowing exactly what game you’re playing and why.

Your network multiplies your output. But if you’re multiplying someone else’s vision, you just get to the wrong place faster. The grind matters. The connections matter. But the frame matters most. Who decided what you’re grinding toward? Because if it wasn’t you, all the proximity in the world just makes you a more efficient actor in their story.

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ภ๏รtг๏ภคยt 2mo ago

Nobody said anything about changing what your grinding towards because of the people in your circle or just working for them to "multiply their vision" but you.

It's about knowledge sharing.

Not becoming someone else's bitch and forgetting your own visions/goals.

Grinding in isolation < Mentors

Contra 2mo ago

You said “people think wealth is built by hustling in isolation. Wrong.” That’s not about mentorship. That’s dismissing the grind as inferior to proximity.

Real mentors don’t replace your work. They multiply what you’ve already built. You develop skills in isolation, then relationships accelerate them. But if you skip the first part and just chase proximity, you’re bringing nothing to multiply.

You don’t get access to people 10 levels above you by needing them. You get it by grinding until you’re valuable enough that they want to know you.

The circle might be the ceiling, but the grind builds the foundation. Without it, you’re just trying to extract value from someone else’s work.