Back in 2021, when we moved to Dubai, we invited a few close friends to visit us. At the time, they were in corporate finance & consulting. Last time we had seen them, we were still kinda broke, pre-bull run. We rented a huge villa on the Palm, brought the supercars, lived the fast life for a few days. They had never experienced anything like it, said it was the best trip of their lives, they were in absolute SHOCK. Shortly after this trip, they quit their jobs and started a company. They said they couldn’t take corporate seriously after that. They never asked us for money. 5 years later, they’re getting life-changing offers for their company. imo they were probably meant to succeed. But those few days were a wake-up call. When you make it, the best thing to do isn’t spoiling people. It’s showing them another path. they either take it or they don’t.
