Is It Really Worth Sacrificing All That??
That’s the question that was posed to me.
📖 Let me give you some context here.
Someone asked about how to keep up their social life and the “fun life” while also being a 5 a.m. riser and working on their future during the weekdays.
I responded that “I don’t hang out on weekdays, that’s what my weekends are for. I work on building my future during the week.”
In came this question:
“Is it really worth sacrificing all that… just for your future?”
Somebody listening in on the conversation said “Hey I’m curious too! Apparently, it must be, but I can’t justify that way of living”.
It’s a question many people ask themselves
♠️ Anybody that has envisioned a better future for themselves.
♠️ Anybody that knows they can be better, have better, live better.
♠️ Anybody that doesn’t want to settle.
♠️ Anybody that cannot settle.
Anybody that knows they can have a better life than the one they have now has asked themselves this question:
“Is it really worth sacrificing everything… just for your future?”
In comes the mind-shift
Here’s the real question:
“Is it really a sacrifice?”
💰 When you put money into stocks, buying shares in Apple or Berkshire Hatheway, do you look at it as a sacrifice?
📚 When you take the time to learn a skill, to play an instrument, or learn a trade, do you look at it as a sacrifice?
💪 When you go for a hike, hit the gym, or build a tree-house in your backyard for your kids, do you look at it as a sacrifice?
If these things aren’t sacrifices, what are they?
They are 📈 investments.
In all of the above examples, you’re investing either time, money, or energy into something that is more important to you than what the time, money or energy would have been otherwise used for right now.
That is a success mindset
You have no idea what you are capable of, but you know that it’s more than you’ve currently seen.
So whether your big goals are financial, spiritual, philanthropic, physical, mental, all of the above, or more…
… invest in yourself and your future.
Don’t sacrifice, invest!
If you feel like you’re sacrificing, re-evaluate what your goals are and how you're going about achieving them.
❓ Maybe these aren’t goals that truly speak to you. Maybe you heard them from someone and thought “oh, that’s cool, let me do that”.
❓ Maybe you’re taking the wrong actions to achieve your goals. If you’re driving to Disneyland, but you’re driving in the wrong direction, that drive is not going to be fun at all. Make sure you have the right directions!
I highly recommend you read my 4 part series Key to Success: Live With Intent where I really break down figuring out what you want in life.
From the outside, it may seem like you are sacrificing now for some obscure dream of a future, but that’s ok.
You’re doing this for you, maybe for your family or even the world as well, but primarily for you and your fulfillment.
🦁 Unleash your inner lion.
🚀 Keep investing, keep elevating.
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