Mike Black is a rich man. He started his business at the age of 16 and made a seven-figure income.
(Mike Black)
In July 2020, Mike suddenly made a decision, he was going to give up everything he had, the car, the house, the savings, all of them, he wanted to go homeless.
Mike explained that many of his friends lost everything under the impact of the pandemic, and even one lost tens of millions of dollars in business overnight, which made everyone very upset.
He wants to help his friends rebuild their confidence in life, and he wants to show them through his experience that you don't need luck or money to become a millionaire, you just need to work hard.
So he went out with only a mobile phone and a piece of clothing and started his challenge.
(Blake sleeps on the streets)
Then, he hit a wall......
From the moment he became a wanderer, Blake encountered the first difficulties of street life - he had no place to sleep, and it was difficult for him to even drink saliva.
(Blake asks for water)
Thankfully, a kind man allowed him to stay in his campervan for a few weeks.
(Blake's first residence after his wanderings)
Once he found a place to live, Blake started his business.
He searched for free furniture on a website that people didn't want, copied the furniture, sold it on Facebook, and in the first week of the challenge, he made hundreds of dollars empty-handed.
With start-up capital, he rented a spacious office for $40 and started his business.
(Rent $40/month office)
Over the next three months, Blake embarked on his own entrepreneurial journey.
He has tried many jobs, such as becoming an agent, helping others introduce domestic services, and taking a cut of it himself.
After trying and failing in many directions, Blake eventually found a suitable job as a "social media manager" who helped other organizations manage social media.
He then founded a coffee brand to market his coffee to other big companies.
(Blake at work)
At this time, Blake was full of confidence.
He constantly calls big tech companies every day to pitch their business and sell his coffee along the way.
He got a free occupancy in a mansion, how did he achieve it?
He said that through negotiation, he was exempted from paying a deposit, and after moving in, he rented out the other rooms of the villa, and used other people's rent to pay the rent of the entire villa, and he could still earn some money, in fact, he was the second landlord......
But who exactly owns the mansion, and why the landlord trusts him so much, he didn't say.....
Although it is far from the $1 million goal, everything is moving in a good direction.
(Blake's mansion for free living)
But when the challenge went on for four months, the unexpected happened.
On the 138th day of the challenge, Blake learned that his father had been diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer and had just started chemotherapy.
At the same time, his fledgling job as a social media manager also hit a plateau (he was fired), leaving Blake full of doubts about the future.
Finally, in the 10th month, Blake announced in the video that the challenge was over.
(Black announces the end of the challenge)
Blake explained why he gave up, saying that his personal health had deteriorated to the point where he needed to be treated, and that in recent times he has been in and out of the doctor's office frequently because of his irregular and tired life.
The experience during this time led him to suffer from two autoimmune diseases, one of which attacks the joints and causes "chronic fatigue".
In addition, the unsatisfactory work made him tired of shooting, and he lost interest in the challenge, so he decided to end it early.
However, he also said that although the challenge ended early, he still used his experience to show people that if you work hard, you can create any life you want.
In the end, the challenge officially ended in the 10th month, with 60 days left before the original deadline, and Blake earned a total of $64,000, which is $936,000 short of his goal.
(Blake at the beginning of his wanderings)
Now, he's back in his big house, teaching people how to start a business online.
(Video title: "If you don't have money, this is the best way for you to start a business")
But now it is difficult for netizens to trust him anymore......
Many netizens pointed out that his way of making money was full of speculation and cheating (such as being a second landlord or renting a spacious and bright office for $40).
What's more, his experience just proves that this world is not as he said, as long as you work hard, anyone can live a rich life:
"He left himself with health insurance, transportation, connections, and so on.
99.99% of the work he does is call his rich friends and ask them to pay extra for the little things he does.
He started a 'company', and without capital, equipment, or a place to work, one of his buddies magically bought it......"
(Image via Reddit)
"I suggest a different title: 'Rich people think too much and collapse after being poor for a few months. ’”
(Image via Reddit)
"Even if he can really make 1 million, it's nothing.
He was well-connected, knowledgeable, and by no means self-made, and such could only anger the poor. ”
(Image via Reddit)
"Just imagine, if he didn't have any business knowledge or education, had poor social skills, and was in a terrible mental state, how good could he be?"
(Image via Reddit)
"Do you know how many homeless people have access to doctors? So in fact, he couldn't hold on for even ten months, not even a day. ”
(图片来自Dailymile)
He knew in his heart that if he failed, he could go back to his millionaire life. ”
(图片来自Dailymile)
"Haha, the old man quit the challenge early and then brazenly said, 'Hey, I can't do it, but I still don't think you guys have the right mindset to get rich. ’”
(Image from Youtube)
"In the process of cosing a poor man, he actually quit very early because it was too difficult.
He quit: a return to affluence and health.
I quit: dead on the street. ”
(Image from Youtube)
"So, the moral of the story is, when trouble comes, stop being poor? Wow, anyone can do that, right?"
(Image via Reddit)
How to say it, hard work and struggle are definitely good qualities, and "God rewards hard work" is not a joke.
But "hard work can change fate" is just people's wish after all.
It would be arrogant to blame everyone who has not succeeded in using this slogan......