
Living
Where am I and what am I doing?
Family | Home | Work | Finances
#7 Make a Family
You have to be part of a family. It’s the first circle of safety in the network of relationships we build throughout life. Family is everything. Period.
Deal with your given family
Make your own family
Stop dating, find the person you want to build your empire with
#8 Make a Home
You have to make a home for yourself. Take it seriously, be intentional, and don’t quit until you succeed.
Be Part of a Community
Dealing with Transitions
Don’t Live Alone if you can help it
Keep Your Home Clean and Personal
#9 Make a Career
Finding a job you enjoy, that uses your skills, pays what you need, comes with a good boss, good co-workers, good benefits… guys, it’s like finding a unicorn. So, let’s find your unicorn! This is going to be a lot of storytelling – because if we can find ourself in someone else’s story, we can believe and we can plan and we can make it happen.
#10 Achieve Financial Stability
Fight Materialism
It’s very difficult to achieve financial stability if you’re consumed by, well, consumerism. It’s everywhere, steeped in our culture, and therefore, most likely steeped in your psyche. I did several things to overcome my materialism:
Learn about Minimalism. I recommend watching Minimalism: A Documentary About Important Things just to start opening your mind to the idea that things won’t make you happy - which is the opposite message we receive all day, every day, from everywhere.
Watch this free Yale course on happiness that talks a lot about the science behind what will actually make us happy and what won’t: The Science of Well-Being
Spend Wisely
Get Help
There are organizations out there that advise people on how to get out of debt, how to improve your credit, how to buy a car, etc.