When Effort Is Wasted & Time Teaches You the Lesson

LINK TO EP 21 IN THE END OF THE BLOG

We’re taught one thing from the beginning:

Work hard.

Show up.

Be consistent.

Results will follow.

But no one prepares you for the other side of reality—where you do everything right and still walk away with nothing.

This episode exists because of one such day.

I was called for a meeting nearly 40 kilometres away.

Two hours of travel.

Hope in the back of the mind that this could finally convert.

I reached the location.

And then came the sentence that silently breaks a lot of people:

“Let’s meet tomorrow.”

No meeting.

No discussion.

No clarity.

Just six hours gone—cleanly erased from the day.

This isn’t about one meeting.

It’s about a pattern most people don’t talk about.

The Hidden Cost of “Opportunities”

When you’re building something from scratch, you chase chances.

You follow up.

You wait.

You adjust your schedule for others.

And slowly, without noticing, your time starts belonging to people who aren’t serious.

In real life, the math is brutal:

Out of 100 businesses approached, maybe one converts.

Not because you lack skill.

Not because your work isn’t good.

But because the other side isn’t committed.

At some point, effort stops being noble and starts being misplaced.

The Question That Changes Everything

There comes a moment where you have to pause and ask:

Is this really the best use of my time?

That question is uncomfortable—

because answering it means letting go.

Letting go of:

• People who keep delaying

• “Almost confirmed” projects

• The hope that this time it’ll be different

  
  

That’s where the shift in EP 21 begins.

Skill vs Chasing

Instead of spending all my energy chasing uninterested people,I started investing it back into my own skillset.

Because here’s the truth no one argues with:

• Skills compound

• Passion multiplies

• Time spent building your own thing is never fully wasted

  
  

Even if it fails, it pays you back in growth.

Waiting on others rarely does.

Know When to Walk Away

This episode isn’t about quitting.

It’s about:

• Respecting your time

• Recognising dead ends early

• Choosing growth over validation

• Building something that belongs to you

  
  

If someone doesn’t want to grow, you can’t drag them.But you don’t have to stay stuck with them either.

Why You Should Watch EP 21

If you’re:

• Constantly following up

• Waiting for replies that never come

• Travelling, adjusting, and sacrificing for “maybe” opportunities

• Feeling busy but not moving forward

  
  

This episode might quietly force a rethink.

Not through advice.Not through motivation.

Just through truth learned the hard way.

LINK TO EP - 21 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea1hXlJNw84

Watch The Billionaire Challenge – EP 21.Sometimes, the lesson isn’t in working harder—it’s in choosing where your effort belongs.