Things That Determine Your Wealth
What does your wealth consist of?
What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?
Book of Matthew
Who ever desired poverty? How many people desire wealth? Why do I desire wealth? How much is enough? These are fundamental questions concerning wealth.
There is the wealth of a person. I believe it resides in their heart. You can immediately sense the energy of a wealthy person. Most wealthy people did not start with money or may not have much money when you meet them. You just feel their inner being radiate energy, ambition, dreams and focus.
Even when a person is born into wealth, if they don’t have this wealthy heart and mindset, they will have a hard time retaining that wealth.
Where does this source of wealth come from?
Desire comes from a deep seated lack
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not lack.
King David
King David suffered a lot, a fugitive of his own country, with his own king seeking to kill him, fearful of the power David had. Eventually David became King, but then his child Absalom tried to kill him for the throne. Can you imagine? Yet, he said he did not lack. What would life be like if you had and felt no lack?
If you lack the basic necessities of life- oxygen, water, food, clothing, shelter, money, you will greatly desire them. It is the primal motivation for survival.
Once you have enough of these necessities, your thirst and appetite for them is quenched, all except possibly the desire for more money. Do you desire more oxygen, water, food, clothing or shelter than you need? Ask yourself why?
Money is the currency that allows you to exchange it for other things you may desire. In the past, this was livestock that represented wealth, then metal coins, then paper coins and now digital currency such as bitcoin and ethereum.
So the desire for money stems from its ability to acquire other things. The question is how many things do you need?
Wealth comes from a deep rooted mission
Your why is your north star.
Dr. Kevin Ham
Things just represent something for you. It’s not the thing you want, but what that thing means to you. Every time you desire something, ask yourself why and what it means to you.
There is a powerful driving force inside a person who sets out to be wealthy. A self-belief in both their desire to become wealthy and them becoming wealthy. It typically isn’t a question of if but a question of when and how.
But what is the purpose of becoming wealthy? It stems from a dream or mission to do something bigger than yourself. Perhaps its roots sprang from being scorned as a poor person like Rockefeller was when he was asked to leave his classroom, when the group photo was being taken or not seeing one’s own family not having enough to eat or seeing their church always being in need of money to do its missions. Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos built their companies so that they could be stepping stones to venture into space in their lifetimes. Mine is to build a health and wellness centre, make some movies and do health and missions philanthropically.
What’s your life mission? If you don’t have one, you do have one but just haven’t discovered it yet.
Things May Matter but People Matter More
Without money, the currency of the world, it is hard to live. We need money to buy things like food, clothing, shelter, cars, plane tickets, hotel rooms etc.
But what if you were the only person left in the world? What would your life be like? What would your wish be?
There is a deep seated desire to matter to people, especially to the people closest to us. It may be your parents, your spouse, your family, your friends, your peers, or your nation. At the heart of this need is the desire to love and be loved. This transcends all things. Transcendence is to matter much to those around us and giving more than taking.
A person who is surrounded by love has the greatest wealth.
You Matter Much
There is a finality to life. We know our end, just not how, when, where, and why. As we live, we become very unique individuals. No other person in the world or in history can ever compare to you. You are unique. And with this uniqueness, you are part of the fabric of society and history. You’ve made good and poor impressions on people and the world as you observe and interact with it. But the question I’d like to ask of you is, “What is your full potential, and how can you realize more or all of it?
Life Question:
What is your life mission and values?
Write down three of your life values
Write down your life mission
Post these on your bathroom mirror and read it morning and evening
Next week:
Things Determining The Size of Your Wealth
See you next Thursday!
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