Environments can be magical!
We just never knew.
One silent discovery I’m making right now is that everything truly changes with the environment. An environment can trigger a dopamine rush for greatness, pushing you toward intentional growth and development.
Where I grew up, poverty was the norm. People did things the way they had always been done. Struggle wasn’t seen as a problem — it was just life. No one questioned it.
Now, having grown and achieved many of the things I once dreamed of, I realize something strange: wealth, success, and even comfort still feel somewhat foreign to me. It’s as if my mind hasn’t fully adapted. I have heavy goals and relentless ambitions that keep me awake, constantly engaged in battles within my own head. The world outside often feels secondary. To avoid slipping into mediocrity, I deliberately choose new challenges, almost as a way of measuring myself against the tendency to settle.
But here’s what I’ve discovered — a quality environment has a way of shaping you. At first, it challenges you, forcing you to rise to its standard. Then, in the most silent yet powerful way, it inspires you, making you believe in possibilities you never considered before. In certain spaces, you develop a dangerous confidence, one that propels you toward massive achievements. Sometimes, you only realize how much you’ve done — and how recklessly ambitious you’ve been — when you step away from that environment.
So, the real question is: Do you stay in such an environment and let it push you further, or do you step away before it takes you too deep into the chaos of building big?
