Motivational: Accepting A Life Of Simplicity

Accepting A Life Of Simplicity

Written by Heather J. Tait

Once we discover our purpose we then have to make a commitment to pursue that purpose. Often we discover that our lifestyles will be altered once that commitment is made. Perhaps we have to live with less. We are then challenged to redefine our basic needs verses wants. Some people never assess their primary needs. They continue to pursue their “wants”. If people really assessed their primary needs and concerns they may realize that putting in that overtime at work wasn’t really necessary. They could have put in some overtime with their family or loved ones instead. Or they could have put some overtime in on doing something they really loved to do. Material items do not replace time. Sometimes we have to do without basic utilities, fancy clothing, and even vehicles. If we stop to recognize what we really need, we realize how insignificant material items truly are. In fact we may even learn that our focus on ourselves reaches a higher level of concentration when we do not have added extremities to concern ourselves with.

Forget "Thinking" Outside The Box....GET Outside The Box

Written by Leo J Quinn Jr

I happened to overhear a conversation repparttar

other day between two men…

Young man has started learning about real estate investing. He has read books and attended seminars put on by some gurus who make more money selling information about real estate investing than they do investing in real estate BUT at least he is taking repparttar 122632 initiative to learn more. This is more than most people will do.

Old man owns his home. Young man wants to buy real estate as an investment….apartment buildings, office buildings…that type stuff. Old man has o experience in this area. During repparttar 122633 conversation old man says to young man…"are you doing anymore of that real estate nonsense?"

By "nonsense" I know old man was referring to attending repparttar 122634 "get rich quick" type seminars and not a condemnation of real estate investing. BUT it came across as a condemnation of repparttar 122635 young man’s process of educating himself about something new...something that could improve his life and repparttar 122636 lives of his family.

Unfortunately, you probably have people like that in your life. You may BE a person like that in someone else’s life. People in your "box" don’t want you getting out!

You know repparttar 122637 type. Negative about any attempt you might make to improve your life…to be different…to stand out….to be more successful than they are.

I heard a great analogy for this by attending a free investment seminar. I knew this guy would be advocating some risky financial moves but I figured since I was in repparttar 122638 seminar giving business myself, that I might be able to learn something useful. I did.

The people you associate with most are probably just like you. You have similar educational backgrounds, families and incomes.. You live in houses and drive cars of similar value. You attend repparttar 122639 same church…your kids attend repparttar 122640 same schools…you shop in repparttar 122641 same stores. You get repparttar 122642 idea.

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