Salaam and Good Blessings,
We habitually take things for granted, sometimes just too much more than necessary, and often pay the
price for this delayed attention.
It often takes a painful and at times shocking event to occur to make us realize that we have not done enough to protect our goals. We would be lucky if such painful event don't befall upon us but instead, it is the misfortunes of others that we draw our life lessons from. We blow a sigh of relief and hope again that we will be equally lucky to just be an observer and not the main character of the next painful event.
The first instance of taking things for granted is already a grave mistake, but the next (bigger) mistake is - (after having known a particular fact)...we
DONT respond to it completely!...let alone immediately!
Here is the cycle...you take something (or some issue) for granted, then something happens, (either by way of your own misfortune or that of others) and as a result, you get reminded. Then you begin your emotional cycle of fear, anger and pain...and then there is a sense of confusion and indecision. This drags you further, spinning and spinning as you try to grasp for "air" to retain normality.
Just as soon as that emotional cycle subside, you are back to point zero again - you K.I.V the issue and take it for granted and HOPE you don't have to be reminded again!...FAMILIAR?!! Yes, pretty much huh?
Right about the time when the emotional cycle begins is actually the best time to react and make a responsive decision to change! This is not professing to react under duress or stress, which is bad, but it is really during this time that your " REAL" passion and interest about your own personal success comes into play.
The REAL emotions involved when you are Taking Interest in your Personal Success (TIPS) is at its purest and you will be completely guided by it. It is during this time you make your genuine decision about your NEED to secure your future and having decided upon it, you will have a feel good factor last a long time.
Frankly speaking, this is not far off from a scenario when you are
"invited" to purchase that
70% OFF item at your favorite shopping mall - it draws upon your emotion too. Except the difference is...it was not drawn by your REAL emotion for T.I.P.S. It was playing on your sense of "WANT"....an illusion create for you, and it often does NOT carry a long period of "FEEL GOOD" after the purchase.
(I know some of you will debate about this one...ya! ya!...a pack of cigarettes has a looooong feel good factor! I'll take that up in another posting)
We all should learn from our past mistakes, (and also from other peoples too) and should continue with the LEARNING process. Events happen to jolt us off our seats and remind us that we need to do this or that! Information that come our way is for us to digest it, to improve our knowledge and our own personal standing.
In one of his book called GOLDEN NUGGETS, Dwight Anthony, (a renown financial advisor based in the US) shared one of his many Financial Planning tips -
"On Going Learning."
He explains that we often look at learning in a frozen image of classrooms, schools, colleges, universities and the academic institutions. As a Financial Freedom Chaser, we must commit ourselves to lifetime learning. but an elevated form of "learning".
LEARN from ourselves and
LEARN from others...the mistake makers and the success rollers alike have plenty to share!
Pick up concepts of
LAWS of ATTRACTIONS, The FINANCIAL PHILOSOPHY, VISUALIZATON and the ART OF GOAL SETTING and HITTING THE TARGET! These things they don't teach you in Universities.
REMEMBER...
.KNOWLEDGE is power...but
APPLIED KNOWLEDGE is empowering!
Till next time....Salaam
