This might be news to some of you: *Money follows passion. Not the other way around.*
[Passion](http://fitlife.tv/3-simple-steps-to-create-your-perfect-life-vision-for-2016-original/) makes you go above and beyond to achieve what others may deem impossible. When you LOVE what you do you will not be counting how many hours you put in a week or how soon you can clock out.
Trust me, even if you have a fantastic salary, but hate your job… what’s the point? You’re miserable for 40+ hours of your week and probably not enjoying all the money you make anyway.
You know the stuff you like to do and the stuff you don’t like to do. You know the type of people that [empower](http://www.drlwilson.com/articles/LETTING_GO.htm) you and lift you up and the people that whine and complain and disempower. Clear your life of the latter and move forward with passion!
Your end goal should not be to “get rich.” This is a vague, ultimately [unmeasurable](http://fitlife.tv/how-to-reach-your-goals-original/) goal that won’t serve you.
Real goals that will help you achieve financial freedom look like this:
– I will be free debt from by [when].
– I will retire when I am X years old.
– When I retire I will have saved up XYZ amount.
– I will have enough money to put my kids through college.
– I will have enough money to go on vacation with my family every year (or multiple times a year).
– I will be able to pay cash for my dream car by [when].
Setting real, measurable goals and tracking them will help you more than just saying you want to be rich someday. When you have [goals](http://fitlife.tv/how-to-properly-set-goals/) you can put on paper and create a PLAN to reach them, you will start to feel more in control and you will realize that you have more power over money than you thought.
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3 Comments
MoneyMom
on September 1, 2017 at 11:19 am
Powerful message.
TerryPotter
on September 1, 2017 at 11:23 am
I love your statement: the goal is not to get rich. That made me really think about how I view money.
NealeGodfrey
on September 4, 2017 at 5:31 pm
When you only chase money, you will never find fulfillment. Money will follow your passion, not lead it. Find what is really going to make you jump out of bed each morning and then you have found your goal. It’s not how much money you have, it’s how you budget it to reach your dreams: stress free!
Powerful message.
I love your statement: the goal is not to get rich. That made me really think about how I view money.
When you only chase money, you will never find fulfillment. Money will follow your passion, not lead it. Find what is really going to make you jump out of bed each morning and then you have found your goal. It’s not how much money you have, it’s how you budget it to reach your dreams: stress free!