During one of my early morning walks in NY, I overhead two middle-aged men discussing their lack of funds. One randomly asked the other; “If someone gave you $1M right now, will that be enough for you?” The other quickly responded, “I will be the same person.” What’s interesting is that the question was not directly answered. It required a simple yes or no. However, the respondent had been preconditioned to believe $1M is not enough to ameliorate his financial state.
One could presume that $1M is indeed no where close to helping him attain his goals. Totally fair. However, this thought process usually trickles down into many of us feeling stuck in our respective predicaments- despite the seemingly “small” breakthroughs. In fact, the conversation is quite analogous to the amount of time we have all been blessed with. If asked whether the rest of this year is enough to bring our resolutions to fruition, you too may quickly respond, “ah well, I’m sure by the end of this year, I will still be the same person. 2023 will be different though.” Another cycle continues.
The challenge most of us face is that regardless of how much time we have been given, we may never feel it’s enough to catalyze our destiny. We immerse ourselves in flawed thought processes, and accept the status quo as the way things will always be. And this is often regardless of the miracles we know we are bound to receive once we learn to believe.
Fam, it’s about time your mindset evolves. For it’s the last quarter. Which means it’s not too late to learn to rise up early, and operate from a mind-frame of abundance. There’s still enough time to keep persevering without evidence- embracing at your core that the hurdles are only laid on your path to make you a polished storyteller. Stop waiting until next year to restart- you do possess the power to do something extraordinary between today and December 31st. Let’s move!