Financial Freedom?

Financial freedom, really is that possible?

I thought about that answer. It is a common one when I asked "what do you really want out of life?"

What does that mean, let's dig deeper ... never to pay bills again? That would have been my answer a few years ago. I truly believed financial freedom was to never "have" to pay bills again.

Does it mean, to have all the money you want whenever you want? Once again, I remember this dream type feeling, "Yes if I just had as much as I wanted then I would be happy."

I laugh now at how foolish I must have sounded. My ah ha moment came when I realized it wasn't money that 'made' me happy it was 'having' an attitude of gratitude for all I have now that generated those peaceful happy feelings.

Financial freedom seems to stem from the desire to take back control. To be in control of your own life, your own time, eliminating the "have to's" in life. No more governmental control of how much money they take first out of your paycheck, no more employment control dictating how many days you can be sick in a year or how many days you can use for vacation. You are looking for a way to be your own boss and manage your own money. With that said, are you ready for that?

Let's see if you are. Try this on for one week. Say these two simple statements (they come from T.Harv Eker) in the mirror every morning and night with your hand over your heart

1. I am truly grateful for all the money I have now
2. I am an excellent money manager

No regrets!

After hearing about my two inspirational friends who died in the airplane crash at the Wendover airport, I am more determined now to strengthen to live my motto ... "No regrets."

I have regrets with not enough courage to pursue a dream, regrets in not doing what I felt prompted to do, regrets in not being better at something, etc. I was getting proficient in beating myself up, believing my 'humility' was in suffering. Not true! Beating myself up helped no one, especially me and humility is simply the acceptance to grow.

I learned from Matthew Ferry to play the perfect game. Try this out for one day, experience a day with no regrets! Here you go! the assignment for a day

Whatever is offered, take it
Whatever is suggested, do it
Whatever happens declare it perfect

You only have right now. You can not go back in time and the future hasn't happened yet. You have right now, let's all learn to accept who we are (good, bad, or the ugly), become even better day by day and live with no regrets.

Why we do what we do?

I'm sitting here reflecting on my WHY, why I do what I do. It all comes down to fear. When I began my real estate business, I moved forward with ignorant faith. I felt like a teenager in the face of danger. Thinking it's ok, it won't happen to me. I believe I shut off the caution button in my brain, I didn't want to know the hardships ahead.
Now looking back, the only hardship I faced was my own fear. It was hard only making $16,000 then after expenses having a net income of $7,000 my first year. My second year not much better, going 6 months without a commission check. Wow, I felt then I really made a bad mistake. I hated knowing I failed my family. My fears were coming true.

What I learned, fear is always there. So how did I make it through another 7 years of that? I started to identify my fears. I know now I was working out of obligation. Obligation stems from Fear of loss and Fear of rejection. You got it, I feared I would lose everything and my family would be out on the streets. ALL because of me. That was a heavy burden!

If you want to learn more about where fear comes from, a great book to read is "Think and Grow Rich." It lays out the 6 major fears ALL fears come from. Here is something easy to do, write one of your greatest fears on Facebook for all to see.