Why Finding Fulfillment Leads to Financial Freedom
Money is a tool. Period. It is meant as a tool to exchange value. Though others treat it as a toy and still others treat it as an enemy.
The truth is that one of the most important life lessons is learning how to interact with money and use it to your advantage.
But money often consumes us. It becomes our dictator. So how do we escape that?
Pursue a fulfilling life rather than a successful life. Let me explain.
As a coach, one of my main focuses is helping 20–30 something professionals find what fulfills them in life.
Once we get into our careers and day jobs, we sometimes realize that perhaps the career isn’t what college cracked it up to be. It loses its appeal. The Romance is dead.
So we begin looking for more in life. And that “more” can be (if we do it right) what I call fulfillment. The idea is that we start to form our lives based on our true individual natures, aspirations, and desires. Not based off of what society has told us is what life should look like.
So what does this have to do with our relationship with money?
When we progress in our careers and start making more money a lot can change.
- We start to realize just how much money we have to…