Bankruptcy to Millionaire

You know, I’ve heard it (probably) hundreds of times before:

“You can’t just want to ‘get rich’. You have to love what you do. You have to want to provide value to others. You must have a passion, or you’re never going to find long term ultra-success.”

I’m heard this over and over (and over and over). And I fundamentally “heard” it. I heard the words they were using. But I wasn’t listening. I wasn’t comprehending the true message. Because I always wanted the quick score. I thought “loving” the money would be enough. Hell, I have a passion for being rich! That’s all I need.

HA!

This is so false! And the reason I have tried and failed so miserably so many times before. I was just trying to make as much “cash” as possible. I wasn’t worried about what I was providing to others. Hell I didn’t care what it was that I was trying to sell. If I thought I could make money with it. That was good enough for me!

It’s not enough! After a ton of soul search, thinking to myself (you do a lot of that when you’re poor and have no money to spend on anything.) I’ve realized where I’ve gone wrong. I spent a large portion of my life thus far trying to “strike it rich” for all the wrong reasons. Don’t get me wrong… I still wish to be successful.

But it’s occurring to me more and more how much financial success is completely irrelevant if you don’t absolutely love your life. If you don’t love, and believe in every ounce of what you do. Then what’s the point?

I believe in this blog. I love every ounce of it. It means so much to me, and the progress I’m making in my life. Sure, it doesn’t make any money, and it probably won’t be the new hit of the web. BUT, I believe several things about this blog to be true.

I believe in the long run, I will be able to refer back to these writings and view my progress. I believe that my words will also help to inspire others who are in a similar situation as myself. I believe that I can create a system to help aide in the success of others. By “cracking the code” myself. By doing it first and documenting it in real time, I will have accomplished something on the internet, that I believe no other person has yet to do… Become RICH in every sense of the word. Not just financially, but emotionally and personally as well.

Thank you so much for letting me share my journey.