'We are capable of doing so much, yet most achieve so little...desire by itself is not enough'.
What Future Will You Create?
It is important to realise that you currently have a high probability of being ten years older than you are now. With effective learning and different knowledge you can have a completely different existence ten years from now, five years from now, or three years from now, if you so choose. You can be full of energy, be vital and be financially free if you want to. Alternatively, you can remain as you are and contemplate what might have been.
Confucius said ...
“If you ask a dumb question, you only remain dumb for a minute, however if you do not ask questions you remain dumb for a lifetime.”
If you want to journey forward now is the time to start asking questions to which you can find liberating answers.
Knowledge is Key
The only thing that separates people from a life of choice, from financial freedom, from the security and reassurance that leads to peace of mind, meaning and ultimate happiness is the knowledge they possess and the application of that knowledge. In a country where opportunity abounds, the only thing that separates the wealthy from the non-wealthy is the knowledge they have and the choices they make.
Seventeenth century French philosopher, mathematician and physicist Blaise Pascal encouraged people to think about their present by examining their present thoughts. And when they did they found them occupied with the past and the future, not the present. In terms of change we scarcely ever think of the present so we ‘never live, but we hope to live: and as we are always preparing to be happy, it is inevitable we should never be so’.
The Clues are in the Language
Today little has changed and if you listen to the language of most people you can hear the language of regrets, of past mistakes, of misdemeanours and in effective decisions. So many people constantly speak from the past as if life has passed them by. Their language is that of capitulation. It is the language of existence within their current means. There is no suggestion of progress and no suggestion of energy. There is little evidence of thinking which has the potential to improve their lot in life.
If you are to succeed on your adventure, it really is time to start thinking about your present. Are you happy with your present situation and are you taking steps towards a different lifestyle? If you have convinced yourself that you are just in the preparation stage of happiness, is it an effective, positive preparation or is it just another dream on your wish list?
Are you physically, emotionally and psychologically taking action and employing doingness? Are you laying solid foundations towards a future based on choice or are you still trying to win Lotto?
Be Your Own Witness
We are capable of doing so much, yet most achieve so little. Everything to do with wealth is predicated on the initial desire to be wealthy. However, desire by itself is not enough.
- Witness the millions of people who relentlessly do the same things over and over again.
- Witness those who consistently react to any given stimuli in the most predictable of ways, forever on the go but never getting anywhere.
- Witness those prepared to work all year long making money for others, and yet, are no better off at the end of the year than they were at the beginning.
- Witness the spending of years as if they are an unlimited resource with little return for their effort.
ACTION: Take a few minutes right now and examine your present circumstances. Are your current thoughts and actions laying solid foundations towards a future based on choice? Let me know in the comments section below.