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More to Life than Money
Your financial freedom will largely depend on how well you control your own finances. However, if your monetary goals are in conflict with other things in your life, you’ll never be completely free. You’ll recall how important it was to keep your values, goals, and needs in mind when you first developed your financial philosophy.
Remember your financial philosophy is the rule that affects how you think about and use money. You must also remain true to those guide- lines when making plans to increase your productivity and income. Then you’ll not only be more successful, but also happy and fulfilled when achieving your goals.
Decide what level of independence in your work is important to you.
If you have too little freedom you may feel manipulated and controlled. Too much freedom may leave you feeling lost and out of control.
Be prepared to correct your course if you swerve off the planned path. Since your most important product is you—be willing to learn from your mistakes and your efforts. You need to be open and flexible enough to make changes when necessary; it’s vital for any self-improvement.
Your Super Highway
Be ready and willing to raise your expectations, and deal with the challenges and opportunities that come with success. Increased productivity brings new benefits, skills, friends, and opportunities into your life—sometimes new problems too. The challenges of maintaining a super highway are quite different from those of keeping up a bumpy country road.
With increased productivity, you’ll improve your own road to financial freedom and be able to travel faster and farther than ever before. Be watchful for speed traps and detours that can catch you off guard. Follow your roadmap wisely; only make changes to your route after careful thought and planning. Then as you progress toward your goal, just think of the new sights and experiences that will open up through your hard work!
“Money is that dear thing which if you’re not careful, you can squander your whole life thinking of.”
~ Mary Jo Slater
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