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Life or Living

Making a living is not the same as making a life. When we make a living we find a job, plot out a career, work daily, pay the bills, raise the kids, and then die. About once a year we take a vacation to rest the brain cells, maybe some weekend outings, nights out with friends, just the usual daily living routine. And we call this routine life.

For over sixty years this is the way I have lived my life. Sometimes there was plenty of money but many times there wasn’t. Sometimes life was pleasant, but many times stress raised its ugly head and caused all types of problems. For sixty years I accepted this form of life as normal, because I was instructed from childhood that this was the way life must be lived.

This way of life was encouraged by our noble and infallible political leaders, and reinforced by teachers and clergy, as the "American way of life" because this is the way it must be, and heaven forbid you desired something better for yourself. For if you did than you were selfish and I didn't want to be selfish, for that was a sin. To desire more out of life was, and even today, considered a sin of the flesh and extremely evil.

But even with all the hype against me I always had my eye on the big boys, those that made millions, even billions of dollars. I always wondered how they did it and why it wasn’t happening to me. I lived in a fantasy world of believing that I would be rich beyond my imagination, waiting for my ship to come in and make me an instant millionaire. But... after all these years I am still waiting, because I was never taught that creating and setting goals, embraced with persistence, was the primary ingredient of establishing a great and fulfilling life.

Then something happened to me, an epiphany of sorts, an awakening if you will. I knew in that instant why I am not rich. I knew where I messed up and how much time I wasted. I also knew that making a billion dollars was probably out of the question, not impossible, but I’m not going to hold my breath over it either. But I can, and I know I can, still make a lot of money in the time I have left on this old planet.

So the question becomes – why? Why do I want to make a lot of money in my old age? The answer is simple – because I can. I can still make a great life for my wife and me. I can still think, plan, and act to make my life the way I want it. I know it will not be easy, but it is very possible because having a solid bank account means freedom and liberty. Being broke means misery and despair. You do the math.

As I look at my life and where I am today I have come to the belief that I am in the position Divine Providence wants me in at this moment in time. My website, The Politics of Self-Improvement is unique as I can’t find anything like it on the web. One may exist, I simply don’t know, but my instinct tells me that the service I am providing is unique to the self-improvement crowd.

My website is only seven months old, just a baby really, but I sense the importance of it and how it can help others in ways I can’t even imagine. That is my goal, and my plan.

Yes I want to make a lot of money but that has been the reason I never did. I never took the time to help anyone else achieve their dream or make their life a little better. Bill Gates created a software program that helped millions in the business community. George Lukas created a world of heroes and villains who thrilled us with daring feats and encouragement to overcome huge odds. Others have provided services that have both helped and destroyed lives, because the same universal laws that apply to good also apply to evil.

I failed in many areas of my life but the most damaging aspect I did to myself was never living up to my own expectations. By doing everything half-measure, if that, I failed to assist others achieve their dream and the result is a mediocre life for me. The words I write here are to encourage you in these dark and confusing times. But they also are written to help me; to help me live up to my own expectations, to help me overcome my own doubts and fears, but most of all to help me remember that I was placed on this Earth for a purpose, a purpose I finally found in these trouble times. And that purpose is:

To raise hell, kick political bs butt, encourage others, to dream big, and become the best I can be despite the odds!

I challenge you to follow suit, if you dare. The choice is entirely up to you.

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