Achieving your big goals in life

Yesterday we talked about why wealth is worth accumulating.
Today we’ll talk about enlarging your life’s big goals.
Scott Middleton inspired me to give away a million dollars a year.
We talked about Scott yesterday. That was Scott’s big goal.
I remembered a young man who worked at our printing plant.
When we discovered Jimmy could not read, he disappeared.
His painful secret had been found out. He must have felt humiliated.
He had fooled us a long time. Now he had been exposed.
My research found there are 42 million Jimmys in our country.
That was a staggering discovery. 42 million American Jimmys.
As a newspaper editor, I feel everyone should be able to read.
It should be an American right. What are they missing in life?
Helping them became my goal. A million a year wouldn’t do it.
So I set a new goal. $20 million over 10 years.
Could I sell 2 million of my books to raise $20 million by 2018?
Then I heard Jack Canfield tell of selling 1 million books in a day.
Wow! God was talking to me through Jack’s voice. Raise my goal.
So the goal now is 20 million books to raise $200 million.
Is that a big enough goal? For now, that’s God’s purpose for me.
But He may ask me to raise the goal later. And, of course, I will.
What’s your life’s big goal? What purpose are you here for?
Write it down. Tape it beside your desk, beside the bathroom mirror.
Think about it every day. God will show you how to achieve it.
Share it with those you love. Send me an email. I’ll help you.
Next week we’ll talk about planning to achieve your big goal.
For a head start on achieving your big goals in life click here.

The gift of wealth

Yesterday we talked about making a difference in our lives.
Today we’ll talk about why wealth is worth accumulating.
Our friend Scott Middleton is a former minister.
He left the ministry for a new ministry, ministering to senior citizens.
Now he was developed a network of businesses to help seniors.
Scott partnered with other entrepreneurs to serve seniors.
His businesses include retirement and nursing homes.
An insurance company and a real estate company.
Medical supply, pharmaceutical and ambulance services.
Scott had the vision to see opportunities to serve others.
It has made him highly successful.
Scott wants to be able to give away a million dollars a year.
That goal stunned me. I had never thought of a goal like that.
I fell in love with it. It inspired me. A big goal worth pursuing.
I thought, "That money could help 42 million illiterate Americans."
Think about your own big goal. What is it?
Would you like to share my goal? We could do it together.
If you’re interested, drop me a note or comment to this blog.
I welcome all the fellow dream seekers who will share this dream.
Tomorrow we’ll talk about enlarging your big goal.
For a head start on setting your big goals in life click here.

Making a difference in life

Yesterday we talked about teaching children to appreciate wealth.
Today we’ll talk about the bum rap wealth gets.
You read about it in newspapers, see it in movies and on TV.
Spoiled celebrities and the idle rich seem to lead unhappy lives.
They fall prey to narcissism, drugs, divorce, violence and death.
Excessive wealth gets blamed. Not lack of responsibility.
With such a reputation, it’s a wonder anyone strives for wealth.
Yet we know that millions do. And more and more earn it.
There are more millionaires today than there were even last year.
This is the land of opportunity. If you’re not wealthy, it’s your fault.
Accumulating wealth with a specific purpose has positive results.
For example, my 10-year goal is to raise $200 million.
That money is not for me but to fight illiteracy in our country.
42 million Americans can’t read. That’s a national disgrace.
Through my seminars and book sales, we will raise that $200 million.
And a lot of people are already helping me by booking me.
Our foundation will be ready soon to accept donations.
That’s what wealth will permit us to achieve. To make a difference.
How can I help you make a difference in the lives of others?
Tomorrow I’ll tell you about a man who inspired me.
For a head start on making a difference in life click here.

How to teach children about wealth

Yesterday we talked about achieving your financial goals.
Today we’ll talk about teaching children to appreciate wealth.
Our friend Michael Aun learned the value of money as a child.
Michael grew up in a family of 11 children. Everybody contributed.
He has since taught his three children to be responsible with money.
For example, he charged each of his children $228 a month rent.
They paid the rent from money earned from chores at home.
They checked off their chores on a chart as they completed them.
Michael believed in instant rewards.
After they paid the rent, they could start collecting for their chores.
He had a printer glue a stack of $1 bills into a pad.
As they did each chore, his children tore off dollars from the pad.
Michael helped each of them set up a savings account.
They saved for a car, insurance, college and 10% for God.
After that, they were free to spend any part of what remained.
There were consequences if you did not do your chores.
Once Michael repossessed a bicycle and put a "for sale" sign on it.
"Corey’s buddies pooled their money — $25," Michael said.
They didn’t want him to lose his bike.
But they sold it back to him for $100.
What are you teaching your children about wealth?
Tomorrow we’ll talk about the bum rap wealth gets.
For a head start on achieving your own wealth click here.

Can you be happy and wealthy, too?

Welcome to the Labor Day edition of our daily conversation.
If you’re reading this on Tuesday, that’s OK, too. Read on.
Last week we shared with you a labor-saving strategy.
This week we’ll talk about achieving your financial goals.
Novelist Oscar Wilde was well known for a cynical view of life.
Yet he wrote: "Ordinary riches can be stolen. Real riches cannot.
In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken."
In my book, "Your Life’s Great Purpose", you will read:
Have you heard "It’s not the money, it’s the principle of the thing"?
Have you heard that "happiness is more important than wealth"?
Have you wondered if you can be happy and wealthy, too?
This week we’re going to talk about the pursuit of wealth.
We’ll discuss why wealth is a worthwhile goal in life.
We’re going to talk about balancing wealth and happiness.
More than 100 years ago, philosopher Henry David Thoreau wrote:
"Wealth is the ability to fully experience life."
To live a successful life, we must appreciate the role money plays.
Building wealth is not a curse. It should be a blessing.
We should build wealth for the right reasons.
Ask yourself: "Why do I want to become wealthy?
"When I become wealthy, what will I do with my wealth?"
Philosopher Jim Rohn believes that becoming wealthy is a blessing.
It’s not the wealth but what becomes of you in acquiring it.
Your answers will help determine what you become.
Tomorrow we’ll talk about what wealth did for a friend of ours.
For a head start on achieving your wealth goals click here.