Decisions

I have never made a life decision solely on money.
Money cannot be your only goal and your compass, - are you happy ? Can you contribute? Are you adding to your quality of life ? Can you help others?
Those are the questions that you need to ask yourself.

Yes, you should watch your dollars and live within your means and want to do better but I was in a senior meeting one day and we went around the room as asked what our personal goals were and as we went around most said family, kids, spending more time with loved ones but when we came to one senior member he said “ to make as much money as humanly possible “ - the room went silent for a few seconds because we were flabbergasted to hear some one articulate out loud that was their one major goal in life. And sure enough that person rose through the ranks and makes a lot of money and has a huge house and boat and lots of “ stuff” and he is also very much disliked and no one respects him and business wise he is leading the business to ruin and as a business they loss the path of profit and growth mostly because a business takes on the character of the leadership.

My daughter loves to learn and has worked hard to gain her masters and her PhD in education, she always wanted to teach and is an amazing teacher, through her education she moved from the classroom to the head office in the department of education and was doing an amazing job at that but she missed what she really loved- teaching , helping young people and reaching out to those that may not have the same opportunity as others. She left the office job and is back in the classroom and loving life. She did not make her sole decision on money, power or titles and I am so very proud of her.

My decisions helped me lead the life that I wanted and through that my reward is watching my kids grow and put what they have witnessed into their every day lives and now with their own families.
Treat others with respect, love your family with all your heart and do not ever make money your God,
There is so much more in life that you cannot measure with a bank account or the size of your house and the amount of your toys.

My daughter Jillian is the young woman on the left with the sunglasses and here she is taking her class on a field trip on a hike up a mountain and loving life !