| Dear John,
The person who says: “Money can’t buy happiness.” has never had any money.
There are things you can do with money that can make life easier. Money offers you options. Options provide freedom of choice, and that autonomy makes people feel more in control. People are happy when they have the perception of control over their future.
So, money can indeed buy you SOME happiness.
But TRUE wealth is AUTONOMY on a broad scale.
There are five factors to this state of autonomy.
First, you must have physical health. Nobody is perfect. We all have non-life-threatening conditions we address on a regular basis. That’s the key to addressing this factor of your freedom. Exercise, diet, regular medical and dental visits and an active lifestyle will help put you in a place of control of this factor of your autonomy.
Second, you must have financial security. This doesn’t mean you are independently wealthy. This means you have the money you need to support your current lifestyle and you have a reserve fund to address most reasonable contingencies. If you’re not at this point, but you have a plan to get to this point, you are addressing this step in your journey toward autonomy.
Third, you must feel like you belong to a group, organization, or a tribe. You must have a place where you “fit in.” Unfortunately, most of us are finding this place online these days. Facebook and other manipulative forms of media have created a sense of belonging among those folks who have neglected this specific need for too long. If you need a litmus test to determine if your “group” or “tribe” is healthy, ask yourself: “Do I learn, grow and help others in my tribe? Are we bound together by a sense of common purpose? Is this purpose legal, moral, and ethical? Does the mission of our group make the world better?” If you answer “YES” to all those questions, stay with the group if it serves both you and the community. If you find that your group exists because of a shared grievance and that is the only thing holding the group together – run away as fast as you can.
Fourth, you need to have a mission or a purpose to your life and you need to feel good about it. Once your three underlying needs are met, you can set your sights on a grand vision for your future. Notice the place for this in the hierarchy. Your mission, your purpose comes after you’ve achieved your own personal needs. You CANNOT help others until you are safe and secure, yourself.
Fifth, you must be working toward achieving your potential. By this point, you’ve evolved in your personal journey. You are keeping yourself physically fit. You have a way to cover your financial needs (you have more money than you need but less than you want). You belong to a community that is healthy and nurturing. You’ve got a personal mission and you are working on that mission each day.
Each of these things is helping you grow – personally and professionally. Your knowledge is expanding, and you feel challenged and stimulated.
In case you have not noticed, these levels build upon each other. You must have the foundation first and then you can really have the feeling of autonomy we discussed.
That’s what making a great living and living a great life is all about. It is a journey.
My goal in writing you these emails is to help you understand where you are on this journey and help you formulate a plan to get to the next level.
If you’d like some help in working through this process, I invite you to book a consultation with me to help assess your position and formulate a plan for your own personal happiness and FREEDOM.
The investment you’ll make in the 1-hour consultation is $550 but it will provide you with the insight you can use to get back on track. Follow the link below to book the consultation.
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While I do a great deal of work in helping people improve their sales, I do MORE to help people improve their lives.
My mission and my purpose is to help over 1,000 business leaders each year Make a Great Living and Live a Great Life.
Reach out today and take the first step on your journey toward freedom.
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