14. Their Parents Encouraged A Traditional Path
Most people living in the middle class have a traditional 9-5 job. They have a good salary, vacation time, a health insurance plan, and a little money set aside for retirement. And in this generation, most of these people went to college to get at least a bachelor’s degree. All of this is because their parents probably encouraged them to go down a traditional path to “success.” There is minimal risk involved and a high level of security. After all, who doesn’t want to make sure that their children have a comfortable, secure lifestyle that will keep them from experiencing the difficulties of poverty?
There is nothing wrong with this. In fact, these parents have done a fantastic job making sure their kid doesn’t end up in poverty. However, most people who become rich are not going down the traditional path. They are taking risks and avoiding 9-5 jobs like the plague. Instead, they try to forge their own ways, sometimes through opening their own companies, writing books that end up selling well, or going into creative enterprises that are far less secure but far more rewarding and fulfilling. Anyone who grew up in a middle-class family might struggle to step off that path, especially if their friends and family disagree with the idea.