OK, I admit it. I got swept up in Powerball Fever and bought a ticket. And…I lost. And so did you. Bummer.
Wait a second. I can make this a good thing.
Greg, I love your enthusiasm but losing $1.5B is not a good thing. That’s like saying Jar Jar Binks was a good Star Wars character.
I hear you, (and please don’t ever make me think of Jar Jar again) but you didn’t lose that money, you just didn’t win.
The whole reason I bought a ticket was to try to make my dreams as real as possible. I spent some time imagining what I would do with all that money. I would travel the world (but mostly warm places). I would go on adventures. I would give more to my church, family, friends, and charity. I would take guitar lessons again. I would learn several more languages. I would live by the beach. I would still work at helping people find their Passionate Purpose. I would…
What would you do? Not just what things you would buy, but what you would do? The answer to that might just give you a peak into what you’re most passionate about.
You lost, now what? What if you could still do most of the things on your list? Are there ways you could do that?
Why not turn losing the lotto into a positive thing? It got you to start thinking about what you really want. Now dig a little deeper. Why do you want it? Write it all down. Take those ideas and write down goals that go along with them. Start reading those in the morning and at night before you go to bed. (I know you’ve heard this before, but have you done it? It works! Try it.)
When you get sure on your what and your why, the how begins to appear. You will be shocked at all the ideas that pop into your head when you begin to focus on this. I have seen it happen countless times in my life.
You don’t have to take a huge leap, quit your job, and risk everything to follow your dream. You can start with baby steps and transition to it.
Time keeps ticking by no matter what we do. In a year you will either be exactly where you are right now, or you will be a year along your journey to your extraordinary life.
Which will you choose?
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