Envision your "why". The "how" will come to you.
Bernard B.
November 11, 2008
Have you ever competed in a marathon? It's 26.2 miles of constant running. Think that's crazy? Try doing it while pushing another grown adult. Dick Hoyt has done that over 85 times with his disabled son, Rick, in a running stroller. Dick has also pulled his son on a dinghy for 2.4 miles and pedaled him 112 miles in a seat on the handlebars during triathlons.
How does he do it? Well, how is not an issue to him. The real question is: Why?
It's because of a comment that Rick told his dad after his father pushed him in their first five mile race. Rick told him:
"Dad, when we were running, it felt like I wasn't disabled anymore!"
Now, it's time to look inside and ask: Why do you want financial freedom? Why do you want to be rich? Why do you want to be wealthy?
My wife and I were asked these questions when we attended a real estate investing seminar one summer. Our teacher instructed us to jot down our reasons why we wanted to be rich.
Here are some of the things we wrote down:
1. Time (family time)
2. Travel
3. Do something we love - won't be considered as "work"
4. Give back with teaching
5. Create a legacy
I remember being a little shocked after my wife and I read this list aloud to the other attendants the next day. When we looked at the list again, we didn't see the word "money" in it. Here we are, at a seminar on building wealth, and our reasons didn't include money. It was just interesting to see what really drives us.
Now, our list is printed out and taped to the mirror in our bathroom. We get a constant reminder of why we are doing what we are doing. I remember telling my wife another big reason: "I never want to tell our kids 'You're the reason why we didn't do it.' I want to tell them 'You're the reason why we DID do it'."
In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen R. Covey, habit two states: Begin with the end in mind. Doing this, you become more deliberate in your everyday actions. Your focus becomes more clear because you now envision your desired results.
This is the law of attraction. As you become determined in what you want, financial freedom, you will think about it constantly. Send out vibrations to the Universe that this is your goal. Things are always created twice: First in your mind, then in reality.
Dick Hoyt has a big "why". It's big enough for him to pull, pedal, and push his son through these gruelling races.
How big is your "why"? If your "why" is big enough, the "how" will take care of itself.
Action Steps
1. Write down your dreams and put them somewhere you can see them frequently.
2. Read them when you wake up in the morning and before you go to bed at night.
3. Share your dreams with like minded people so you are accountable to what you say and do.
Learn how to develop your millionaire mindset.
Visit us at Choose Financial Freedom.
How does he do it? Well, how is not an issue to him. The real question is: Why?
It's because of a comment that Rick told his dad after his father pushed him in their first five mile race. Rick told him:
"Dad, when we were running, it felt like I wasn't disabled anymore!"
Now, it's time to look inside and ask: Why do you want financial freedom? Why do you want to be rich? Why do you want to be wealthy?
My wife and I were asked these questions when we attended a real estate investing seminar one summer. Our teacher instructed us to jot down our reasons why we wanted to be rich.
Here are some of the things we wrote down:
1. Time (family time)
2. Travel
3. Do something we love - won't be considered as "work"
4. Give back with teaching
5. Create a legacy
I remember being a little shocked after my wife and I read this list aloud to the other attendants the next day. When we looked at the list again, we didn't see the word "money" in it. Here we are, at a seminar on building wealth, and our reasons didn't include money. It was just interesting to see what really drives us.
Now, our list is printed out and taped to the mirror in our bathroom. We get a constant reminder of why we are doing what we are doing. I remember telling my wife another big reason: "I never want to tell our kids 'You're the reason why we didn't do it.' I want to tell them 'You're the reason why we DID do it'."
In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen R. Covey, habit two states: Begin with the end in mind. Doing this, you become more deliberate in your everyday actions. Your focus becomes more clear because you now envision your desired results.
This is the law of attraction. As you become determined in what you want, financial freedom, you will think about it constantly. Send out vibrations to the Universe that this is your goal. Things are always created twice: First in your mind, then in reality.
Dick Hoyt has a big "why". It's big enough for him to pull, pedal, and push his son through these gruelling races.
How big is your "why"? If your "why" is big enough, the "how" will take care of itself.
Action Steps
1. Write down your dreams and put them somewhere you can see them frequently.
2. Read them when you wake up in the morning and before you go to bed at night.
3. Share your dreams with like minded people so you are accountable to what you say and do.
Learn how to develop your millionaire mindset.
Visit us at Choose Financial Freedom.