rosa41
08-02-2009, 11:05 PM
I have been thinking about this lately and thought I would post it. It has helped my clarify my goals in life and, I think, made me more successful.
Some one asked me a long time ago "Do you know what you would do with a million dollars if you had it?
She followed with the statment "you'll never have a million dollars if you don't know what you would do with it!"
I was young and didn't really know how to respond. I couldn't wrap my head around 50K much less a number with that many zeros. Over the years, I have always tried to keep that thought in my mind so that I would stay focused. I've read a lot since then and know that most of the people that have millions of dollars, have always done the same thing. Decide what you want...think about it everyday. In other words, focus your thoughts....daily!
I read about Jim Carey at some point. He wrote himself a million dollar check, went to the same lookout spot everyday after work (I think it was a hill over LA) and pictured himself cashing it.
Set a goal, constantly remind yourself of it and you will attain it.
This is what I'm going to do with my first million.
I've known single parents and have really come to understand the huge hardship they face when being a single parent so...
I'm going to start a non-profit business that builds complexes with single-family homes for single parents. The company would help them qualify for the home and would give the parents the opportunity to save money by helping with the building process (learning a trade) if they wanted to. The complex would include courses on managing money and personal credit, educational and job training, aid with transportation and on-site daycare, amoung other things. The goal is to help single parents with all of the hurdles that are in the way of one parent trying to raise a child by themselves, so that they can spend more time with their child and less time worrying about everything else. There is much more to it than that but those are the baiscs.
I've though about this for years and have been studying and learning ever since.
My question is....do you know what you would do if you had a million dollars?
Retire to the Bahamas? Buy lake front property? Build your own house? Start a business? Travel?
I would love to hear other people's answer to this question and anything else that has kept people motivated.
Some one asked me a long time ago "Do you know what you would do with a million dollars if you had it?
She followed with the statment "you'll never have a million dollars if you don't know what you would do with it!"
I was young and didn't really know how to respond. I couldn't wrap my head around 50K much less a number with that many zeros. Over the years, I have always tried to keep that thought in my mind so that I would stay focused. I've read a lot since then and know that most of the people that have millions of dollars, have always done the same thing. Decide what you want...think about it everyday. In other words, focus your thoughts....daily!
I read about Jim Carey at some point. He wrote himself a million dollar check, went to the same lookout spot everyday after work (I think it was a hill over LA) and pictured himself cashing it.
Set a goal, constantly remind yourself of it and you will attain it.
This is what I'm going to do with my first million.
I've known single parents and have really come to understand the huge hardship they face when being a single parent so...
I'm going to start a non-profit business that builds complexes with single-family homes for single parents. The company would help them qualify for the home and would give the parents the opportunity to save money by helping with the building process (learning a trade) if they wanted to. The complex would include courses on managing money and personal credit, educational and job training, aid with transportation and on-site daycare, amoung other things. The goal is to help single parents with all of the hurdles that are in the way of one parent trying to raise a child by themselves, so that they can spend more time with their child and less time worrying about everything else. There is much more to it than that but those are the baiscs.
I've though about this for years and have been studying and learning ever since.
My question is....do you know what you would do if you had a million dollars?
Retire to the Bahamas? Buy lake front property? Build your own house? Start a business? Travel?
I would love to hear other people's answer to this question and anything else that has kept people motivated.