If you’re a parent or a deeply caring friend, you’ll resonate with today’s message. You know that feeling when you try so hard to get your kids to understand important life lessons or when you’re trying to pull a friend out of a destructive situation, and they just look at you like, “You don’t get it”? That’s exactly what I’m talking about.
I’m always hammering the message of saving and investing into my kids’ heads. I didn’t have the advantage of financial education growing up—I got the formal education instead. Thankfully, I caught on before it was too late, and now I’m determined to see my kids financially independent, out of the rat race early. But the funny thing is, when the message comes from someone too close to them, it rarely sinks in.
A few months ago, my daughter called me after a night out with her colleagues. She met one of the directors at her job, a young woman just a few years older than my daughter. This young director was talking about how she budgets, scrimps, saves, watches her spending, and how, at just 27 years old, she’s already bought her own three-bedroom house in London.
That call was my daughter’s *eureka* moment. She suddenly saw the light, not through my words but through the vision of someone in her age group. She was inspired and started planning how she was going to change her habits, save more, and work toward her goals.
That’s the moment when the penny drops and clarity kicks in—the moment when understanding floods in, and you realize that everything you need to be who you’re meant to be is already within you. You are a complete package, lacking nothing.
So, here’s my message for you today: You are part of a fully functioning, unique whole. No one else can be you. Your thoughts, your style, your ideas, your skills, your habits, your face—everything about you is yours alone. You are special, and you already have everything you need to live a happy and successful life. The tools are within you.
Start with self-love and appreciation—embrace all of you, both the hardware and software.
Identify your natural gifts.
Find where your skills can solve a problem for others.
Get your audience.
Deliver your value.
Figure out how to monetize what you bring to the table.
Success will follow.
It all happens in that one moment! #YHTK
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