A Fun Exercise to do This Weekend

Life is just so much more fun when you don't have to worry about money.

Yesterday, it was my finance's birthday and instead of working, we decided it would be fun to go out and play for the day. We had breakfast by the sea, we got chiropractic treatments, we shopped, had lunch at a street-side cafe, shopped some more, and ended the day sharing a four-course "picnic in bed!"

What occurred to me while doing all of this was that my life was not always like this. In fact, for most of my life, I would not even dream of just taking the day and spending all kinds of money without a care in the world!

What used to be very real for me was spending time worrying about money instead of enjoying the day at hand. It took a lot of the fun out of holidays, birthdays, and celebrations.

It was a horrible way to live, yet I know many people continue to live this way and are desperate for way out. I was there too, and like most people I did what I thought would help.

I read books and learned a lot from what I read, yet none of what I read really worked for me. Maybe the trick to making some of this stuff work really was in the fine print that I never read.

For years, I searched for answers to the money shortages I was experiencing. Friends would seem to pull out of their money shortages, but I never could.

When I did finally hit into a nice bump in income, it was usually gone immediately paying off the many late bills that had piled up on my desk. Even the joy of those cash-rich days was somehow ripped away from me.

It was frustrating, painful, and it cost me in the areas of my health, relationships, and of course my credit scores too.

One measure of success that I truly respect is what I refer to as tenacity. This is the power to keep going no matter what.

Even with nothing in the bank, an empty fridge, and half a tank of gas left in the car, I never lost sight of what I wanted my life to look like.

Today, I can look back at those times and be ever more thankful for having never lost sight of my dreams.

Imagine for a moment what your life would be like if only you stood firm in the face of great challenge and your dreams became a reality.

Is it worth the effort?

Do you enjoy where you are right now?

Is this the easiest your life could be?

Does it really get any better than this?

The good news is that it does! The bad news is that there isn't a box of goodies on the market that can make your life any better than it is right now.

The answer to having a better life has been with you all along. The challenge is that nobody has shown you where to look to find it.

Do you want to know the answer?

Do you want to know how to really turn things around?

Give it some thought and I'll be back in your mail box next week with some answers.

In the meantime, take this weekend and have some fun!

Stop worrying about money, even for a day, and see how much richer life can be.

Go do it and we'll speak again next week.

Be outstanding!
Robert Imbriale
The Motivational Marketer