Thought for the Day

I've known a lot of rich people who weren't living rich lives. They may have had a lot of money, but they weren't happy; they weren't fulfilled. A good friend of mine says,"No matter how much money I make, I just never seem to be happy.". That's because he's attaching happiness to future financial goals rather than being happy and going out and making money today. The reason why my friend never feels satisfied, no matter how much money he makes, is that he has linked his happiness to something he will never achieve. Learning to manage your emotional state is what enables you to be successful in the largest sense of the world. So does detaching your emotional state from future outcomes. The secret to living a rich life is not attached to your bank statements, now or in the future. Authentic wealth is something you achieve right now, through the choices you make about your attitude toward what you already have in your life." -Christopher Howard, Instant Wealth