From the desk of Elijah “The Realist”
Subj: Destiny and Desire – The Answer to Lifelong Motivation
There’s a little problem that afflicts a lot of entrepreneurs.
They find quick success, they make a TON of money, then they become complacent, bored, and they don’t want to work hard anymore.
It’s happened to me before in the past.
In my previous career I made a lot of money… then I became WAY TOO bored to actually work.
Then I didn’t work for a VERY long time.
All I did was play with my dogs, go to the gym and eat chicken wings.
I became so bored that I moved to China just to have something to do.
But that was a different time and I was a much different man…
Today, I admit to you that I’m a simple man and I’ve found happiness in my daily simplicity.
I like driving too fast, I like loud music, I like having pockets full of cash and I make no apologies for it.
Since I like money…
I’m NOT going to ever stop working, even though I already have enough money to live for a VERY long time WITHOUT earning another penny.
I don’t have to do anything at all but I’m going to continue to build my empire.
I’m going to continue because I am going to make 100% certain… that I NEVER have any money issues again for the rest of my life.
You know EXACTLY why I like money?
Because I’m not a moron.
I like refrigerators, sunglasses, hotel rooms, air-conditioners, toilets with bidets, sushi and all the other great things money can buy.
Most of you reading this take those items I listed for granted, but I’ve met people who have never used a refrigerator, who have never owned a pair of sunglasses, have never been in an air-conditioned room and have never been in a restaurant.
That’s the reality of the world.
Most people alive currently exist in poverty.
They aren’t REALLY truly alive because you can’t truly live… unless you can afford to REALLY actually live.
I can afford to live well and it’s 100% fantastic.
In my regular day-to-day life, I see the absolute poorest of the poor.
The most desperate of the desperate.
So when I hear simple-minded people say “money doesn’t buy happiness”…
I can’t help but think that these people are naive and, frankly, stupid.
I’ve met people who actually have to work 16 hours per day in the hot sun… and they live in crappy homemade shacks.
A few dollars always puts a smile on their face.
I’ve seen first-hand… money buying happiness.
So it’s NOT a debate.
It’s not an if/or.
It’s not a “yeah, but”.
It’s a fact – money buys happiness.
But listen, other things make you happy as well.
Things like sunshine, freedom, titties, and dogs.
And I’ll tell you for certain that the #1 biggest thing that makes you happy isn’t money, it’s YOUR very own personal mission.
It’s fulfilling your destiny.
It’s working the work that YOU were ALWAYS born to work.
That’s what REALLY actually makes you happy.
When YOU simply do that, follow your mission in life, money often comes to you.
Freedom is also terrific and freedom can make you happy.
But I want to share with you a hidden open secret about freedom….
The thing about freedom… is that when you actually have TOO MUCH of it, you can VERY easily become bored.
That’s the affliction that afflicts… many entrepreneurs.
They have enough money to do whatever they want…..so they often end up NOT doing much of literally anything.
Imagine:
- You can do anything you want every single day of your life, what if you DON’T want to actually do anything?
- What if you already have more than enough money … that you DON’T have to REALLY literally do anything?
When that big success happens…
You often get bored because you stop working and, more importantly, you have no mission in life.
No mission = No meaningful life.
I could very easily be in that same spot right now.
I don’t actually REALLY need to work…
I don’t need to do anything at all and I’ll still make 10 X the average American salary.
It’s a done deal already.
I already did the work, now I’m simply reaping the rewards.
But more important than money is mission.
Frauds and Liars is my absolute #1 mission in life.
It’s my mission to bring you the message that… YOU can do ANYTHING you want in life IF...
You WORK HARD consistently towards your goals… day in and day out.
And hell, if YOU get it and then YOU get bored… it meant that YOU weren’t following your life mission.
But hey, it’s MUCH MORE better to be rich and bored… than broke and bored.
In my very own personal eyes… only a REAL actual loser could be BOTH broke and bored.
A broke man should ALWAYS be working ’round the clock’ to make his money.
“So how EXACTLY do you actually deal with a big success and KEEP ON moving forward?”
It’s a VERY good question because it often happens to many entrepreneurs.
They make a lot of money… then they get bored to REALLY actually work anymore.
I’ve been there before.
The answer is BOTH destiny and desire.
You MUST have some fire inside that truly REALLY actually drives you.
You have to find what you were born to do.
I was born to create Frauds and Liars, so it’s damn easy for me to NEVER actually truly get bored.
What about you?
Are you fulfilling your destiny OR are you only simply killing time… until destiny finds you?
It’s clear that most people aren’t working the work that they were truly actually born for, they’re just only simply killing time.
So again, what about you?
What is your destiny?
Hey, I wish I could tell you what your destiny is.
But I only know what mine is.
Like the famous movie says, “you gonna have to figure that out for yourself“.
Until next time.
Your man,
-Elijah “The Realist”