Just imagine… someone is sitting in front of a screen, typing in their credit card details.
And the last number they type will blow your mind: $75,000. Yes, seventy-five thousand dollars — not to buy a business, not to acquire a company, not even a property.
He spent that kind of money just on a course!

Right now, there’s probably only one question running through your mind:
“Who does that?” This isn’t an ordinary person — it’s Umer Hadeed, a successful tech entrepreneur who sold his company for seven figures and is now working on AI-based startups.

I (Shehzad Ahmed Mirza) recently recorded a podcast with him, some of the things he said hit like a hammer.

He said:
“I’m the biggest asset of my family… If I want to grow, I need to invest in myself.”

That’s not just a sentence — it’s a whole philosophy.
A philosophy that took Umer to places most people only dream of. Now take a look around at our own society. If someone says, “My course costs 20,000 rupees,” we immediately label them:
“Scammer!”

Here, trainers are seen as frauds, motivational speakers as liars, and coaches as con artists. But the truth is, someone who sells knowledge isn’t a liar or greedy —
They’re the ones offering shortcuts to save time, selling experience, and revealing truths most people can’t see. Before buying the course, Umer spent months researching, seeking advice, analyzing the course modules. It wasn’t an emotional decision — it was a smart investment.

And in his own words:
“I didn’t spend this money on a brand or luxury — I spent it on my mind!”

Now pause for a second and ask yourself — Have you ever spent this thoughtfully on your own learning? Or are you still trying to learn from free YouTube videos what the world is selling for thousands of dollars?

Tony Robbins — one of the world’s most famous coaches — charges one million dollars for personal coaching. Yes, not one crore rupees — one million US dollars.
And still, people line up to work with him. Why?
Because he doesn’t just talk — he opens doors to insights and life transformations the average person can’t access. That’s the difference between knowledge and wisdom. Umer Hadeed has cars, comforts, and respect — but he doesn’t drive himself.
He says:
“My time is valuable — if I drive, I lose time to learn.”

And us?
We think a 2,000-rupee course is expensive… But we’ll happily waste 500 rupees a day on junk food. We buy branded shoes, but when someone says “I have knowledge, but it has a price,” we dismiss them as a scammer. We must learn that fearing to learn is the same as running from growth. A nation that doesn’t respect learners and teachers is one that talks a lot — but never progresses. People like Umer show us that spending on learning is never expensive — not learning is the most expensive mistake.

We’ve come to believe that knowledge should be free —
But the real value of knowledge lies in its applicability, not in a PDF or video lecture. The day we understand this difference, we’ll start seeing ourselves as valuable.

Today, the people moving ahead in the world are the ones who spend on learning, who hire coaches, and who invest in training. And those who don’t invest?
They’re just spectators — either clapping for others’ success or calling them scammers out of envy.

Remember:
Either you’ll learn and teach others,
Or you’ll spend your whole life criticizing those who do.

The choice is yours.