“If your only goal is to become rich,
you will never achieve it.”
-John D Rockefeller
Goals make all the difference between success and failure; they are the engines that run our lives. Without a purpose, without a goal to achieve, there is no reason to get up and go to work every day. Some people have simple goals – work for someone else, collect a meager paycheck that will barely cover the rent, and have enough cash left over to buy groceries. These are the tiny goals of the vast majority of the world – but – there is a very small subset of people who dream of more.
We entrepreneurs want more out of life than making ends meet. We feel a compulsive drive that pushes us to be bigger and better than we were the day before. Our goals are above and beyond those of the average person, however, we must be realistic in our aspirations.
If you dream of being rich, GREAT! YES! By all means, let that be one of your goals! There is a but here, though, and it’s a big but…
BUT… We need to comprehend that there is more to life than getting rich. We need to have other objectives to focus on, things that will make our lives full and rich in other ways than success in business. For what is success, if you’re miserable? If you live in a city that doesn’t offer the kind of life you desire, for instance a beach, a nightlife scene, or a peaceful rural setting, then you owe it to yourself to set the goal of moving someplace that DOES offer what you want. If you wish to see the world, then find a home near an international airport, grab your passport, and go! Explore this planet if that’s what you desire! Make time for your happiness, don’t wait for happiness to make time for you!
John Rockefeller said “If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it,” and it is easy to understand that being rich is not simply about having a lot of money. There are many kinds of wealth, but being truly rich comes from being happy and living a full and pleasant life, and the way to make that happen each and every day is to have a list of goals, both short and long term. Daily goals can be as simple as taking care of the dry cleaning or mowing the lawn, and long term goals as complex as retiring to Belize before reaching a certain age. Others are goals ABOUT goals, such as sitting down and planning your next vacation, or taking time to schedule next semester’s classes… Whatever it is that you desire, whatever achievements you hope to make a reality, whatever personal mountain you want to conquer, IT IS POSSIBLE! All you need to do is set your sights on numerous finish lines, and focus focus focus on having the discipline to cross them one at a time, and before you know it, you will be both financially AND spiritually rich beyond your wildest dreams!
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