The world is an interesting place, its full of people fed up with their lives. The funny part is, a lot are comfortable with their situation. I’ve heard it said before, that the definition of Insanity, is doing the same thing and expecting different results. If things have not changed up until this point, then what makes you think they will be any different?
Big actions equal big results, like actions produce the same or not results. It’s really about changing your thinking, and in all honesty, reading Robert Kyosaki made a huge different for me. Yes, it seems cliche, but the man is a genius. We all have wants and needs, but the difference in people that have money versus those that do not is a lot of mindset.
There is a trap, and its called the middle class trap, its a lot of wants we all want the house, we all want the car the family; those are all beautiful things. There is an order of magnitude to obtaining them.
It usually works like this; you start buying all those things, and you need more hours to keep supporting that life. Eventually you pile up the debt, and run out of hours. You have to keep working to keep it up, slip up, and bankruptcy is calling.
How do people do it? Its knowing the difference between an asset and a liability. A liability is something that costs you, and an asset is something that generates and ongoing revenue to pay you over time. I’m sorry to say it, but a house is not your biggest asset, its your biggest liability. A true asset takes little to nothing to maintain. A house costs you in repairs, it can depreciate and to have a house, you have to pay property taxes.
How do you make things easier? You do not live off your paycheck! You have to create enough assets, or things that pay you with or without your own effort. That is how you do it the smart way.
If your first question is “How much does it pay?” Then, you are asking the wrong question. The right question is “Based upon my time investment, how much can I make it pay?”
So, I want to clear something up here: its not about making money off other people, that’s morally wrong. Sure, robber barons have done it for centuries, but there was not real ethic level there.
What if there’s a way that you can get paid to help other people? Is there a catch? Of course there is, everything has its stipulations. You only make money if the people you help make money. Well, now, whether you’re ethical or not, you’re going to care a lot more about making others successful. Sounds a lot like religion right? Why can’t why all just be more ethical here?
I must say, I’ve changed a lot over the last year. For some it has become uncomfortable, for some it has been the positive change they have been waiting for. I am the same person at my essence, but with major improvements. I have become more able to confront things around me, and help to create positive action from it. I’m closer to God, to may family and I’ve become more spiritual. I’m building a future and building a life.
When you step outside of the box of what people expect of you it scares them, because they can’t step out of the box themselves. I wasn’t meant for a box, none of us were. My goal here is not to convince you of anything, rather to just help you to help yourself, whether you know you need it or not. You can join me if you like, but only if you really want change, in your life as well as your thinking. However, all the purpose of this monologue is to just to have you reach out for the data, whether it be from me or from an economic author out there.
Step out of the box, love mankind and most of all love your family.
-Happy Lifting,
JR
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