Wealth and Wellness Foundations Day 6: What Would You Do If You Weren’t Afraid?
Good morning, millionaireME family— Let’s rise up to 30,000 feet for a moment. We’ve been talking about budgeting, saving, and financial strategy. But today, we zoom out to ask a deeper question: What if the key to your next level of income isn’t more hustle… but more alignment with your gifts? David Brooks once challenged his audience with a few questions that hit hard and deep. Here are some of them—answer honestly: - What are you afraid of? - What would you do if you weren’t afraid? - What talent do you hold that you’re not using? - What commitments have you made that you no longer believe in? - If this five-year stretch of your life was a chapter—what would it be about? - In a year, what will we be celebrating together? Let’s linger there. What gift are you sitting on that could solve a real-world problem, ease someone’s burden, or brighten someone’s path? What message, skill, or solution have you been postponing, minimizing, or rationalizing away? All that is not shared is lost. It’s not just poetic. It’s practical. If you possess a solution to a problem in this world, you have a moral obligation to share it. And sharing it—whether through teaching, creating, consulting, building, coaching, writing, leading—is often the very path to higher income, deeper impact, and a legacy that echoes. Your generosity and your profitability aren’t in conflict. They’re intertwined. Here’s a bold idea: This week, revisit your Aikigai—your reason for being. The place where: 1. What you love 2. What you’re good at 3. What the world needs 4. What you can be paid forAll intersect. Then, ask: - Where am I playing small? - What am I afraid to launch, say, or sell? - Where could I step out in faith—and in doing so, unlock both impact and income? This isn’t just self-improvement. It’s stewardship. You’ve been gifted. And the world’s waiting. Now it’s your move.