Wealth and Wellness Foundations Day 6: What Would You Do If You Werenāt Afraid?
Good morning, millionaireME familyā Letās rise up to 30,000 feet for a moment. Weāve 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 isnāt 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 themāanswer honestly: - What are you afraid of? - What would you do if you werenāt afraid? - What talent do you hold that youāre not using? - What commitments have you made that you no longer believe in? - If this five-year stretch of your life was a chapterāwhat would it be about? - In a year, what will we be celebrating together? Letās linger there. What gift are you sitting on that could solve a real-world problem, ease someoneās burden, or brighten someoneās path? What message, skill, or solution have you been postponing, minimizing, or rationalizing away? All that is not shared is lost. Itās not just poetic. Itās practical. If you possess a solution to a problem in this world, you have a moral obligation to share it. And sharing itāwhether through teaching, creating, consulting, building, coaching, writing, leadingāis often the very path to higher income, deeper impact, and a legacy that echoes. Your generosity and your profitability arenāt in conflict. Theyāre intertwined. Hereās a bold idea: This week, revisit your Aikigaiāyour reason for being. The place where: 1. What you love 2. What youāre 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 faithāand in doing so, unlock both impact and income? This isnāt just self-improvement. Itās stewardship. Youāve been gifted. And the worldās waiting. Now itās your move.