The way to wealth is to serve more people.
This can be done slowly or scaled by leveraging others time and talent.
Why is this so important to realize? Because many of us are selfish.
I’ll admit, I’ve been selfish myself. It’s part of human nature to want to survive and worry about ourselves, until we reach a point where we are not worried about the basic needs. See: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Once we have what we need, we can begin to work outside of ourselves and focus more on giving to others. This in turn leads to great life satisfaction and increased earnings over time.
Make sure that whatever you do in life is fulfilling so as not to have a hard heart or a weary soul. Your health is greatly affected by what you do and those you surround yourself with. There was an interesting article written about the health affects of different levels of affluence called Be As Healthy As the Wealthy . I think this article points to a significant issue that plagues many people: their chosen vocation doesn’t give them the overall life satisfaction that they need in order to remain healthy.
Health is about way more than money: it’s about having a sound mind, body, and spirit. The foundation for being able to develop these areas of your life is best laid when you aren’t so worried about money. This should be good motivation to find what it is you like, find a way to serve more people, and reap the financial rewards for doing so.
