Some people are poor but live with a rich mind, while others are rich yet live with a poor mindset. Poverty compounded costs, and wealth compounded profits. All of them operate on the principle of compound interest. Poverty costs a lot. So, what’s the difference between a rich mind and a poor mind? Their attitude toward time varies significantly. Not everyone, but when a poor person suddenly becomes rich, they still pay the cost of poverty. The most common form is installments. Thus, even if people are rich, they often live with a poor mindset, sometimes thinking of it as savings. Even if you are poor, you can live with a rich mind, which increases your chances of getting wealthy. Debt pulls the future into the present. Drawing the future ahead of time makes people slaves. They say they are slaves of money, but in reality, they are slaves of time. If you gradually change the habit of bringing future time into the present, your attitude will shift, and your behavior will change. We want...
In 2019, the coffee shop franchise Banapresso had 47 branches in Seoul, 35 of which were concentrated in the Gangnam and Seocho districts. There were even other Banapresso stores within 200 meters of each other. It was denser than Starbucks. 100% of orders were placed through kiosks and mobile apps. The elders thought it would be hard to place an unattended order, but when they tried it, they were impressed with how seamlessly they were connected to the register. An Americano costs KRW 1,500 (about USD 1.27). There was only one employee. Everything was ordered at the touch of a button and the coffee was served within 40 seconds. All the bread was made at a nearby headquarters and distributed in batches. Banapresso was the antithesis of a traditional coffee franchise. Its parent company is an IT company that operates a ride-hailing app. The same business can be completely transformed into a different business model, due to the interpretation and context. - Joseph’s “just my thoughts”