What’s Important Now? How Can You W.I.N.?
What’s Important Now? How Can You W.I.N.?
Are you contemplating a career move? Are you looking at retirement from one position and searching for that “second satisfying goal?” Or maybe you feel a little like you are drifting through what seemed like an exciting job, but now no longer feels very fulfilling? When we reach this juncture, it certainly makes us contemplate what our goals were/are, doesn’t it? Are you living an Intentional Life?
Joshua Becker says each of us is motivated by the size of the dream we choose to pursue. Our goals compel us to become better versions of ourselves, so “getting clear on what is most important to us is a big step in self-development.” He goes on to list the two ways that Big Dreams help us to grow.
“They almost always require our hardest work.” Our hardest work is developing ourselves personally, becoming mentally sharper and contributing to society.
“Our dreams and goals motivate us and shape us. Our goals, then, make discipline and sacrifice desirable because our focus is on a prize worth giving everything for.”
Does every goal or dream bring out the best in us? We can allow accumulating “stuff” or the Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) to guide us in the short term, but when our goals stop there, our development stops too. Joshua Becker goes on to say that the more meaningful goals and dreams available to us that can shape our mornings, afternoons and evenings and change us in the long run are:
“-Raising a family that can carry your values/legacy into future generations.
-Solving problems we see in the world.
-Loving the people around us and contributing to society in a positive way.
-Serving others and using our talents and gifts to help others.
-Passing on wisdom and understanding to move people forward.
-Bringing about the greatest good in the world with the one life we have to live.
These goals/dreams shape how we spend our money and our hours. They define fulfillment and meaning. They compel us to become better versions of ourselves every day.”
“The Quality of Your Commitments Will Determine the Course of Your Life.”
-Ralph Marston
“If you measure something, you can understand it. If you understand it, you can control it, and if you can control it, you can improve it.” The same holds true in your monthly budgeting.
The reality is that it is nearly impossible to complete & follow a monthly budget without improving your overall financial position. There are several reasons for this, so I would challenge you to do this.
First, just developing a budget for yourself will raise your awareness of what you have for revenue or income sources and then also boost your cognizance of how much you are spending each month. Next, you will come to grips with the reality of one of three facts. Either you need to boost your income sources, reduce your outgoing expenditures or, thank goodness, if you have more income than expenses, you can then save some money. Of course, this is fantastic! You just need to determine where you will store or invest those extra funds each month…
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