2014 has been a year of change. It’s something I never saw
coming, God did, and I never made
provision for, God did.
I have come from a life where I had all I needed. But did I
really?
I look back over my shoulder on my route to success and
question “what is the thing that changed me to demand more”?. By demand more I
don’t mean a fast car, swimwear model girlfriend, tons of money in the bank… No
just more in terms of contentment, happiness and a single Dollar (or any
currency for that matter) more than I need?
Where does contentment lie? How much is enough? Where and
when is happiness at its optimal peak?
The answers to these lie in being knocked out of the ball
park and landing in a sandpit being forced to find your way back with no limbs
to not even first base but simply the entrance gate to the park at the back of
a queue. The mind races at this point, when you have this all hell is breaking
loose and nothing feels quite right. No matter how little feels right it is as
this time that you know exactly what is just perfect, your own goldilocks zone
because it’s what you wish for.
When you look around at the bottom, the scrap heap of life
and one is scrambling to find the top, the choices made are the ones that will define,
secure and sustain the guaranteed success that the person seeks. Values change
from brand name and newness to functionality, purpose and reliability. Those
changes matter, whilst a millionaire may own a few Ferraris and nice houses he
may not be truly happy on the inside, the cars and fast life may mean very
little – what purpose do they truly serve? The truly most successful don’t waste their
time, money or effort their life, they know their happy spot in life, they can
afford the fast car yes but know they don’t really need it. The wealthy as
opposed to the rich are very different, they have matured from being a
“teenager” in terms to money and lifestyle buying things they want but don’t really
need to an “adult” where they are comfortable and need no more to express who
they are by possessions – they know who THEY are!
How are you defined? How do others see you? How do you want
others to see you?
I used to believe the fast car, the nice big house with the
pool was sign I had made it and that others had made and were doing well. Now
at the bottom I see that is far from true. I know now that 90% of what people
have is pretty much mortgaged and whilst they may be their own boss or in a position
earning a five or six figure salary, they are no less a “pay day to pay day”
person like those down the ladder. Down here I find my reality, I find me and what
and who I attract now will more than likely be there appreciating me as I am
when I am richer financially and in a position to do for them what they are
doing for me whilst I have nothing or indeed less than nothing. Aren’t those
the things and people you want in life?
Learning to make do is key to success, if you can do what
you do and be you on a shoestring or even a frayed shoestring held together
with a knot in the middle, you can and will become a better person and a
stronger person, able to motivate and inspire others with humility and reality.
I make do with what I have down here, my knock in life has
shown me reality. I am lucky to be me, lucky to have my faith and hope and
blessed indeed to be who I am and able to share my story with you. Mine is not
a story of hope, I am the one who has to have hope; mine is a story of life
from a man who lives and grows and shares. This is me, this story is who I am,
my Facebook page has my daily affirmation and my whatsapp with friends is my
encouragement, my words of support individually sent from me a humble and true open
man. What you are reading is me, on a journey to success and I am happy and
grateful you are joining me.
I am living with second hand, I have my fears and my
concerns but what I know is that my life is truly first class. I won’t
compromise on my values and I know what I need and what I don’t, accepting that
has been an eye opener and it’s that I share.
Thank you… and yes… its nearly weekend!
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