How to get what you want out of life

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How do you define a successful person? Success is defined in relation to a set goal. And goal is a function of interest which is a function of value and value is a function of purpose. We had discussed how to discover your purpose in life, checkout the four podcast on the website. Someone whose goal is to have a company cannot count himself successful if he purchased a car unless the car is a milestone towards the goal. There are people who value family life and are willing to give up wealth to enjoy a peaceful and happy family.  If you can define your purpose in life then your value and interest can easily be captured and your goals will be clear. Then you can be certain to a large extent of what you want out of life.

I am proposing that your investment should be towards achieving what you want in life. At CODEF we encourage people to think of investment to go beyond money to the three Ts of Time, Talent and Treasure which include money of course. So I should be able to tell what you value in life by what you are willing to trade your time for. And you know time is the basic unit of measuring life. So it is called life-time. Time is your most important investment. What is taking your time?

Do you have an idea of what you want out of life? I encourage you to pause and write down. As you return to it from time to time, it will become clearer. Every investment is for a return. As you get the returns you are building the company. So I cannot invest in things that are anti God’s kingdom because that is my utmost value. I will resist investing in ponzi schemes because it will surely hurt someone badly at the end, in fact we have seen occasions where people committed suicide because the scheme is like robbing Peter to pay Paul and the guys who set it up can crash it and go with the money at any time.

I give my time, talent and treasure to what I value and it makes me very happy. I also invest my time, talent and treasure in things that will give me the ability or resources to achieve my interest or life’s purpose. In doing this ensure not to lose your investment capital.

So how can you get what you want out of life?

1. It starts from the mind. The mind is a set that everyone owns. It is called your mindset. You cannot have the mindset of a beggar and expect to be rich. You cannot attract what your mind has not envisioned. Strong desire is the spring board of achievers.
2. Concentration: Here I mean focusing your time, talent and treasure on it. What you don’t pursue you don’t truly desire. What do you spend your time reading, what do you practice and how do you spend your money? Focus it on that which you desire from life.
3. Relationship: One of the greatest treasures you will have is the people around you. Wealth is in people not in things. Value people and groups. Relate. Participate. Ask questions. Learn and share. Who do you spend your time with? Do they add to you or reduce you in relation to what you want out of life? If you answer this then do the needful.
4. Sacrifice: That is another term for investment baptised in religious cliché. What are you willing to give in return for what you want out of life? The earth is programmed for a seedtime and harvest time. If you do not plant then don’t expect harvest. Even when you got it by some other means, it will leave you because the harvest is programmed to go where there is sowing, effort, sacrifice, investment. So do something in incremental measure no matter how little. Read a book, listen to a podcast, put a little amount in savings, practice some more and try. The gods of fortune rewards those who don’t give up.

If you stick to these steps it is a matter of time the world will answer to you. Remember you have God for your help.

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