I have always hated money. It's stupid and people obsess over it. Money determines what you eat, where you live, what you wear, what your drive, where you go, who you can go with, who can talk to at certain hours of the day and for how long, who you spend time with, when you spend time with people and pretty much everything you and I ever do.
As a person who hates money and never wants to think about it, I have learned one thing: If you don't want to care about money then you have to have a lot of it.
Think about it: how crazy is it that a boss can deny you time off because your child is sick and you need to be with him/her? Is it fair that some companies actually require a death certificate to prove that the deceased person's funeral you attended was a "first relative"? Who ever came up with what your hours were worth? What are your hours worth to you or the people you care about?
Even further: WHY DO PEOPLE CHOOSE to work for some random company for more hours out of their lives than they choose to spend with their spouses, friends or family?
When your working, if it feels like work than you are in the wrong field. I also truly believe that if people were given the chance to choose to work in any field - regardless of the compensation plan - than we would have a happier society and people that were devoted and passionate. Seriously, if you knew that your finances were totally set for life, would you not feel less "held down" by your job? Would you not choose to work somewhere that you felt happy to be part of the team?
THE TRUTH. If you want to be happy in life, you have to choose to do things that make you happy. You have to believe that what you do every day has a purpose that fits into the purpose you determine for yourself.
THE BIG QUESTION: This is your last five minutes, what do you wish you did more of? Is it work more hours at your job? Is it make more money? Probably not. Your answer probably evolves more around a specific person you wanted more time with, a project you had dove into or a place you wish you had seen. While both options seem to be opposites they are directly related. In order to pursue the latter, you must conquer the first.
While there is no "right answer" for everyone, I do believe that this question merits serious thought and consideration. Now that you are directly aware of what stand in your way, what do you plan to do to get to the place where you belong, to the grand place you are meant to be?
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