I was reading Strength to Strength by Arthur C. Brooks and he talked about the formula for a satisfied life. What you do is add up everything you have and then divide by everything you want. The more you have, and the less you want, the bigger your satisfaction number.
I Ziglarized that formula a little bit. Add up all you have and all you are grateful for (hint, the more gratitude you have, the bigger the number). Now divide by what you want. Now do this: Look at each thing you have listed that you want and ask yourself, "if I pursue this want, will it take me closer to, or further from, my purpose?" If it doesn’t take you closer to your purpose then take it off your want list!
“The number one reason people do not achieve their goals is they trade what they want most for what they want now.” Zig Ziglar
Choose To Win!
Tom
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