Wealth & Happiness
One of the most important steps to pursuing wealth is to understand your “why”. Wealth isn’t really the objective is it? It’s the things that wealth provides that we’re after.
Some people start in the description of what they’re after with “stuff”. You know…the car, the clothes, the house, the boat… But all of this, the money and the stuff, are just means to other things.
For many, it boils down to freedom and experiences. The boat doesn’t do anything for you until you have the experience of being out on the water. The cars and home won’t matter if you’re chained to a desk rather than enjoying them. So, perhaps the more accurate way to express this is that wealth gives you the freedom to pursue experiences that make you happy.
That’s ultimately what all this pursuit of wealth is about. So, it’s important for you to be clear on what it is that makes you happy. For some it is clubbing and dancing; for others it’s reading a great novel on a beach; for others, it is something different yet again. What makes you happy?
Do you know? Are you clear that the business you’re building will give you that?
If any of this is vague, get to work. Write down your reasons for working so hard; for pursuing your wealth. Identify how it will make you feel when your vision is achieved.
Once you’ve done that, review it everyday. It will be the inspiration that drives you forward.