Money Is NEVER a reason… (I’m on my soapbox… sorry)
Posted In: Confidence, Finance, Money, Passion, Power, Social Media
Comments: 5 Responses
I am beginning to feel the RAW and all encompassing power of Social Media and the many implications that is has, and will have, both good and bad, throughout the many years in which it will play a role on our lives and surely the lives of our children. (the internet itself is only 14 years, ya know…)
Lately, I have been upping my involvement on the Social Media Sites, and I have been often attempting to provide legitimate “conversation starters” to hopefully provide a few more relevant conversations than the usual; “I just ate a Tuna sandwich for lunch” or… “I was just thrown up on by my child, etc…”
That being, said, I posted a comment on Facebook the other day, and had quite a powerful dialogue that ensued. I posted the the comments that were made, along with the original comment as well. Please read through the original dialogue, and I will comment further below…
IF YOU CHOOSE NOT TO READ FULLY THROUGH MY SOAPBOX, THEN ADD ME ON FACEBOOK, AND CALL IT A DAY!
ORIGINAL POST:
Parker Smith – money should NEVER be a reason to do or not do anything…
COMMENTS:
Brennan… I feel that ones reason to do or not do anything should be driven by an inner soul purpose. (I know that comes across cheesy, but here me out…) example: I sell houses for commissions it true, but what if my singular goal was to assist in home ownership creation instead? I would create something and give people something that they could not have without me, all the while, still make those same commissions.
Point being, that when a persons “anything” is driven by soul purpose or a deeper desire for a greater good, then income follows, and greatness occurs. … Read More
Love you all and appreciate your listening to my soap box rant…
Onward…
Commission jobs are a great way to maintain that mindset!! Then there’s the addage-If you find a job you love, you’ll never work a day in your life!Brennan, love it man. I’d love to join one day.
Jimmy, that’s true, commissions do assist in keeping sharp in that arena…. Read More
Ali, what does reality tell you?
Even if it is about money (there are realities to budgeting money, and at times perhaps you can’t afford the proverbial baseball) you should offer something else to the kid. This provides a positive gain in their life (”we get to spend more time together this summer, exploring”) rather than a negative, or a loss (we… Read More have to lose something, like baseball). Perhaps the kid was already enrolled in several activities and one more would break the bank, or at the least be excessive. Instead explain that it is about balance in schedule. Kids, whether rich or poor, need to know there are limits- but we all know that if something were very important to us, money would not be the thing keeping us from it. So this parent just sent the signal to the kid that something so trivial as money kept him from socializing with friends and feeling included. Tsk tsk!
1. MONEY SHOULD NOT BE A DRIVING FORCE AND IS NOT A LEGITIMATE REASON TO DO OR NOT DO ANYTHING (if you are involved in a business venture, and the only reason that you are involved is because if not, you will miss out on MONEY, I’d run away and fast)
2. IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN AND WANT THEM TO GROW UP AS PROSPEROUS AND FINANCIALLY SAVVY PEOPLE, PLEASE DO NOT START THEM OFF IN SCARCITY (that means that YOU, yourself must not operate in a scarcity paradigm and say things like; “I am sorry Tommy, but baseball is too expensive for you to play”. there are 1,000 different and better ways to express the same point, without teaching “tommy” that lack of money is driving this ship)
More where that came from; PLEASE ADD ME AS A FRIEND ON FACEBOOK
Great blog!!
Thanks for sharing.
Parker-
Let me proudly be one the first to post on this blog…
As you well konw you are one of my closest friends and therefore i have consciously made the decision that you are person of worth and value in my life. I hope this feelign is reciprocated. I love the deep and thought-provoking topics that you share with the rest of us. It is nice to be reminded that there are more people out there who share a common goal in bettering the world around us.
Eric-
that was awesome to read my man. Thanks a ton. And yes, you are very much that in my life as well. I’m pumped to hopefully live in the same city again at some point.
I really appreciate your thoughts. I do try to rock people boats a little bit and I’m glad that there is a value add there at least for you!
Talk to you soon my man!
Wow! Powerful and thought provoking. So, you are connected with Lyndi Reed? I miss her so. Fun to see Eric’s words as well. There are so many who think very highly of you – myself included. I am so proud of all you are accomplishing and the wonderful human being you are!! Onward…keep up your good work. Mom
Well Mother… You are a bit biased, but I appreciate the comments nonetheless. You are a good woman, and many important principles that I implement daily, are from ideologies that you had the foresight to implement into our lives. Love… Thanks for adopting the ONWARD… Its an important phrase in my life, that will take all that use it ONWARD…