Who are you when no one is watching

true wealth begins in private moments

December 04, 2024

What’s worth knowing today:

  • The Power of Privacy: Why wealth is built when no one’s looking.

  • News You Need: Elon Musk’s OpenAI lawsuit to the billion-dollar art market.

  • Daily Practices: Simple habits to align your private actions with success.

Success isn’t just about public wins, it’s about what you do when the spotlight isn’t on you.

The world’s wealthiest individuals, whether Elon Musk or Warren Buffett—credit their success to habits formed away from the public eye.

Buffett reads 5–6 hours daily. Musk spent years teaching himself engineering. These quiet efforts laid the groundwork for their extraordinary lives.

What are your private habits?

Here’s how to start shaping your wealth-building mindset:

1. Audit Your Time: How much of your day is spent growing your knowledge or improving your skills?

2. Daily Discipline: Set micro-goals to form lasting habits, like reading for 15 minutes or journaling financial goals.

3. Ask Yourself: Are your private moments aligned with your long-term ambitions?

What else

  1. Elon Musk vs. OpenAI: Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI could reshape transparency in AI.

  2. The Billion-Dollar Art Boom: Contemporary art auctions hit record-breaking highs, reflecting new investment trends.

  3. Millennial Entrepreneurs: A new wave of young innovators is redefining what wealth looks like in the tech era.

Final thought

True wealth begins in the shadows of your daily actions.

Take a moment to reflect: are your habits building the legacy you dream of?

Hit Reply and let me know.

Stay disciplined,
Elias Vane
Old Money Journal