Building an Empire

Building an Empire 

Building an empire sounds big. Heavy. Hard. 
And it should. 

Because for you, it might be the hardest thing you'll ever do. 

You’ll start at the bottom — no money, no powerful friends, no one handing you anything but excuses. 

And then you’ll look across the fence. 
You’ll see some man laughing with his rich friends, living easy with his beautiful wife and fat bank account. 
It feels unfair. 

If seeing that makes you whine — makes you mutter “Why not me?” — then let me be clear: you don’t deserve an empire. 
You don’t deserve that home. You don’t deserve that woman. 
Because you're wasting your breath crying over what another man built. 

A real man sees the same thing — and thinks two things: 
One — he has something. 
Two — I can build something better. 

You can cry about it. 
You can blame the world. 
You can sit in the dirt, nursing your hurt feelings. 

Or you can do what men were made to do: 
Build. 

Maybe you ask for help and they turn you away. Maybe you get laughed at. 
So what? 

You get up. 
You square your shoulders. 
You start building — brick by bloody brick. 

You’ll stumble. 
You’ll smash your toes. 
You’ll bleed. 
And you’ll keep going. 

Because that's what builders do. 
That's what men do. 

Or you can stay weak and teary-eyed, watching the life you could have had walk right past you — 
The kind of woman you dream of—the one thanking God she never settled for you. Why should she? Why should she breed weakness? 

No, we don’t all start in the same place. 
Some men start miles ahead. 

But somewhere down their line, someone didn’t. 
Somewhere, a man started from nothing — and he built something worth carrying forward. 

Now it’s your turn. 

You can stay where you are, stuck in the mud. 
Or you can rise. 

Stand tall. 
Chin up. 
Back straight. 
And build. 

But understand this: 
If you build only for money, maybe you’ll get rich — maybe. 

But it won't last. 
And neither will your name. 

If you want to build something that matters — something worthy of being passed down — 
you must build what you believe in. 

Build an empire of legacy, not just wealth. 

Build something so real your children look at it and say: 
"My father built this from nothing — and I'll build something even greater in honor of him and my family." 

Be a man. 
Start dressing like one. 

It’s the first, and easiest, step toward the life you were born to lead. 

Written by The Boss, Founder of DapperChaz.