Dear Paul,
I’ve learned today that you have a
very direction oriented view of the future. There are specific ideas that will
make you feel like “mission accomplished,” but the exact details of such aren’t
going to be concrete. This is something that you will have to build along the
way. Be open-minded! Your personal vision is to be in a state of freedom,
control, and happiness. Perhaps another way to interpret happiness is filled
with positivity and optimism.
The first learning goal that will
help achieve the vision is to learn how to be financially successful in the
stock/bond market. The idea here is that owning companies brings in money for
the duration of the company, owning gold does not. If you own enough companies,
essentially you will not have to work. Two of the milestones take on a learning
objective of listening to podcasts and reading books. In regards to podcasts,
your commutes have the potential of being very long. Rather than play music,
play something where you can learn and be productive. Reading books is another
alternative; perhaps look at the Intelligent Option Investor for starters. That
doesn’t mean get into options, but simply learn about everything there is to do
about stocks. Another milestone is the idea that practice makes perfect. Set
money aside! Invest it, see how you do and see how you learn. Be willing to
lose it for the sake of learning.
The second learning goal would be
to learn to be more attentive and aware of your surroundings. Life might feel
like its in autopilot right now, but that will go away if you can live in the
moment. Find people who are knowledgeable in the subject and talk to them! For
starters you can talk to Adam, who has practiced it for years. He could give
great insight with regards to the subject. Something else you can do is
actually start practicing! 5 minutes every day, that’s all you have to do. See
what kind of a difference it makes you and then perhaps build on that. Gain
insight from others and insight within yourself to figure out the optimal amount
of time you should spend each day with this type of behavior.
Your final learning goal will be to
add more positivity in your life. Okay, this one is a little bit trickier but
remember Barbara and her talk about trying to keep an ideal positivity ratio of
3:1? Remember how emotions tend to spread? Remember how you can have a better
influence on people when they’re in that PEA state? Well, the first job is to
become more aware of what’s going on around you. Gee, I wonder how you can do
that. Practice mindfulness! You can’t be aware of the positive things around
you if you’re not seeing it. So really try to learn that second goal of being
more attentive. Next change your mindset. Be more open, more transparent. No
need for secrets, just be honest. Also be appreciative. Only practice makes
perfect, so give it a try.
So tying these three learning goals
together, being financially secure, being more mindful, and being more
positive, all tie into your vision on being free, in control, and being happy.
I know your future is wide open, but perhaps that’s just the way you like it.
After all, your vision includes being free. Follow these guidelines and I
believe you will be well on your way.
Thank you,
Kind regards,
And take care,
Paul
P.S. If you ever have kids, give
them the marshmallow test.
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