There’s a big difference between two engineers with the same experience — one ends up ruling the market, the other gets pushed out of it. The difference isn’t in the certificates. It comes down to one thing: are you betting on yourself, or waiting for someone to open the door for you?
"May God bless you in your house and family, but just point me to the market."
There’s an old story that captures this perfectly. When Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf migrated to Medina, leaving behind all his wealth and trade in Mecca, his companion Sa’d ibn al-Rabi’ offered him half his house and one of his two wives. Abd al-Rahman declined, replying with that simple line above.
He entered the market with no capital, no ready-made connections — just confidence in himself and his skill in trade. Before long, he became one of the wealthiest men in Medina.
That’s the core of self-investment: it’s not the money you have or the connections around you that determine your market value. It’s your confidence in your own skills, and your willingness to enter the market and prove yourself instead of waiting for a ready-made opportunity.
The engineer waiting for the “connection that will open the door” stays exactly where he is. The engineer who bets on himself and enters the market on his own skill — he’s the one who ends up ruling it.
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