Reblogging this because I love the message. Also, if you have a goal, don’t be afraid to go for it, and don’t be afraid of failure!
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What Would You Do With an Unlimited Budget for 24 Hours?
Now, this is a dream-come-true situation! Everyone wants an unlimited budget. No one wants to decide if they should buy A instead of B, but they want both! When I saw this question, I thought, oh dang, this is a business owner’s dream come true! No more prioritizing software subscriptions or delaying the purchase of new equipment because the budget says no.
So here’s what I would do if I could go wild with the spending for just one day.
The Spending Spree
With unlimited funds and a ticking clock, I’d start with my wish list and buy the best office setup available: an ideal office chair, the most up-to-date monitors and keyboards, and a year’s worth of subscriptions for all the software I need and wish I could try out.
Next, I’d lock in memberships. Industry associations with annual fees. Premium networking groups. Masterminds I’ve admired from the outside. One year, paid in full, before the clock runs out.
Beyond the Business: The Fun Part
Here’s where it gets fun. Elite credit cards with eye-watering annual fees? Applied. Exclusive dining clubs? Joined. I’d prepay for a year of reservations at restaurants I’ve only read about. (Or buy gift cards to them.)
And yes—I’d buy a house, mortgage-free. It’s going to be a busy day, but you can get a lot done in a short time. And I have a year or more to enjoy all that I bought within 24 hours.
The Real Takeaway
This thought experiment is the ultimate way to ask ourselves what we really want if money weren’t an issue. I would surely take advantage and make a great life for myself.
What would your 24-hour list look like?
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Should You Make New Year’s Resolutions?
Do you believe that a new year brings a new you? Some people make New Year’s resolutions and set new goals for the new year. January 1st is a reminder to turn over a new leaf and to make a list of self-improvement goals. And for some ambitious people who like New Year’s resolutions, the first of January is a time to reflect on the past year and see how many of their resolutions from the past year were achieved.
Now, if you’re one of those who cringes when you think of the resolutions that you abandoned in the first months or (gasp) the first month of the outgoing year, you’re pretty normal. According to the Pew Research Center, at the start of 2024, “Of the 70% of Americans who did not make any New Year’s resolutions this year, a majority (56%) say their main reason for not doing so is they simply do not like to make resolutions.”
In the same survey, the Pew Research Center found that “Three-in-ten Americans report making at least one resolution this year, with half of this group making more than one.” The numbers aren’t high.
I used to make a list of ten New Year’s resolutions in January, and in December of that year, I was usually dismayed to find that perhaps only three of the ten items were completed and maybe an additional two were started and not finished. Perhaps I set the bar too high for myself. Or maybe I needed to review that list more often than twice a year. After a few years of making resolutions, I quit. They weren’t lists of resolutions. They were lists of dreams!
If you can make New Year’s resolutions and accomplish them in twelve months, that’s amazing! I’ve found it more practical to make a weekly to-do list. Maybe it’s the same thing, but the terminology (“to-do”) certainly seems less intimidating. Stuff that you just have to do is more bite-sized than Resolutions that have a vow-taking status.
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How a Positive Attitude Brings You Abundance
Believe it: how you see yourself and the world around you affects your abundance. A positive attitude is crucial if you want to take the next step in your personal growth and expand your wallet. Having a positive mindset will affect your income, appearance, friends, and actions.
Attitude of gratitude
If you approach life with a positive mindset, you will focus on the winning aspects of life. One way is to have an Attitude of Gratitude. Think of all the things in your life that you are grateful for, such as family, friends, health, wealth, a vacation, or even the weather. Sometimes it becomes too easy to get caught up in everyday problems such as mortgage payments, a lousy commute, or an annoying coworker. These issues can drag you down and bring you negativity.
Instead, focus on the positive aspects of your life. Be grateful that you have a good friend who is there to listen when you need some advice. Be grateful that you have a source of income to pay for your upcoming credit card bill.
Having a positive mindset is the foundation for additional growth. You set your own boundaries on what you deserve. If you believe you are someone who owns a one-bedroom condo and your income is $50,000 a year, then that will set the limits of your life. You can dream about increasing your income to $1,000,000, but until you believe you deserve it, your situation isn’t likely to change.
Thinking positive starts the foundation for increasing your limits. People who are negative tend to be more cynical about opportunities. As a result, they limit themselves. What makes you money—and the income you deserve—is what lifestyle you believe you deserve. Only then will changes occur.
You are the average of your social circle
“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”— Jim Rohn, motivational speaker
Having a positive mindset is key to bringing positive changes to your life. But your circle of friends also affects the outcomes in your social life, career, and family life. There is a saying that you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with, whether those five people include your significant other, friends, or coworkers.
One way to think about that average is this: What are the life goals of these five? What is the average of their income? What do they do in their free time? What is their health and fitness level like? When you have the average for all of these answers, figure out where you fit in. Is your income the highest? Is your health somewhere in the middle?
If you’re looking for a drastic change from these five people, this change that you desire may be met with conflict. For example, you may be the first one to get married and have children. Or you may be the first one to want to start a business, instead of working for an employer.
The key in this situation is to stay positive. A positive attitude brings you abundance and gets you closer to your income goals. Positive people see opportunities everywhere. They will not obsess over disappointments or failures. In the long run, even if they meet short-term setbacks, their persistence will help them to prevail and achieve success.
For this reason, it is important to surround yourself with others who share your mindset. For example, socialize with successful people who believe in and support you. Their encouragement will help you maintain a positive attitude as you seek a new form of financial success.
People are attracted to positive people
Positive people attract all kinds of people, whether they are positive or negative because of the energy they radiate. Positive people gravitate toward positive because they lift each other up.
Positive leaders motivate others with their optimism. When they share stories of their struggles, people become inspired by their messages of hope.
Negative people also gravitate toward positive people because of their ability to motivate. Negative people see the problems in the situation and don’t necessarily become proactive about changing their situation. They seek leadership and hope, but can’t seem to keep themselves afloat. They can pull positive people down.
Strong leaders are positive people who can motivate others, regardless of whether they are positive or negative. People are drawn to their ability to find solutions. They’re the ones asking, what opportunities are out there that make you money? Increase your connections? In the business world, these types of leaders are needed to take a business to the next level or to increase its revenue.
Small steps lead to great outcomes
Positive people don’t give up easily. They focus on getting things done instead of putting things off. When faced with a huge task, such as cleaning up a messy house, they will start by picking up one object and putting it away. Large projects start with small accomplishments.
Similarly, when faced with a task, they will not focus on perfection right away. Nor will they set up mental roadblocks for themselves. Procrastination is incredibly destructive.
For example, if the goal is to learn to write a thank you email quickly, they can start with the easy parts, such as typing out the recipient’s name and writing a sentence to explain what they are thanking them for.
They won’t focus on grammar or spelling, fuss about choosing the best words, or research whether they’ve used the latest fonts or formatting styles. Working on any of these details will only delay the process and the completion of the task.
Similarly, when taking on a goal such as increasing their income, positive people will make a plan and stick to it. They will map out the process they need to take to achieve that goal, and they will keep working to reach that goal every day.
Even if they hit setbacks in their plan, they will keep going, knowing that eventually, they will reach their destination. It’s that positive mind that makes you money and improves your financial situation.
Taking action, even if the actions are small, imperfect steps, is more important to them than planning out the perfect result and not taking action at all. They don’t fear failure. They are believers that the tortoise, and not the hare, can win the race.
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How Much Would You Pay for Freedom
I had one important goal in life: to make as much money as I could, so I could be the perfect son and perfect husband to the girl I wanted to marry. To me, freedom meant giving my girlfriend anything she wanted to make her happy. Of course, it was a dream come true when I was given a job offer I couldn’t refuse, a job that would give me everything I needed.
This is what happened.
I was asked to do a day’s worth of consulting work at an office downtown. The interview was peculiar. All I had to do was finish a report within twenty-four hours. After that, I would get ten thousand dollars. Easy money for a day’s worth of work!
Just as I was going to head home, I received an email: work for a week at that office and receive one hundred thousand dollars! The catch was I couldn’t leave the office or talk to anyone for five days. It was worth the sacrifice for what I would get.
A week passed. I wrote reports and then got the cash deposited in my bank account. When my time was done, I called my girlfriend to tell her I was going to see her soon and I had a wonderful surprise. She was overjoyed. Then, I received another email.
This time, the pay was one million dollars. How could I refuse? I could buy my future wife the house we wanted and I could buy a new car!
Time passed. I finished the work, and finally, I was free. I wanted to surprise my love, so I didn’t want to waste any time and rushed over to her house. My mind was preoccupied with thoughts about what I would say to her. I didn’t realize how preoccupied I was until I got to the house and was surprised to see it had changed from blue to white.
I rang the doorbell. Maybe they had painted the house that week. The woman who answered was her mother. She gasped when she saw me, while I asked her if her daughter was home. I needed to speak to her immediately. I had the most wonderful news.
“Oh my gosh,” she said, opening the door a little so I could come in. “Where have you been? And why are you calling me by my mother’s name?”
I followed her eyes to the large wedding photo decorating the wall of the living room. It was a photo of my love as a bride, and the groom was another man. Then my eyes dropped to the baby stroller in the hallway next to me.
This wasn’t her mother. It was my love, many years older. Where had all the years gone? I’d worked so hard to have the life I wanted, to be able to have the freedom to buy her everything she wanted, to give her the life she wanted. And now, she was married to someone else.
I thought of all the money in my bank account. I had everything and I had nothing.
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