I read a quote earlier this week, and it inspired me to write this post. The CEO of Independent Means, Joline Godfrey, was quoted on CNNMoney.com as saying that we should “Raise our children to make a job, not just take a job. If they don’t know how to create a plan, they’ll always be beholden to someone else.”
I LOVE this statement. It shows the power that your thoughts and your point of view can have on your life and your future. You see, all too often we take the “glass is half empty” approach to life. We are pessimistic, we expect the worst out of life and out of people we know and meet, and more often than not, we shouldn’t be doing that.
I like to say that if you want a different outcome, you have to take a different path, and that you shouldn’t let life happen to you, you should happen to your life. This way of thinking/doing things puts you in a better position to make positive and, on occasion, very lucrative/beneficial decisions for your future because you’re not just following the simple path or a previous path…you’re challenging yourself to be better. This is the same idea behind Ms. Godfrey’s statement. By telling people to raise their children to make a job and not just get a job that someone else is offering, she’s not just telling people to be entrepreneurs, she’s telling them to think for themselves, think of what they can make of themselves, and to learn how to plan for their future. In my opinion, one key difference between the “haves” and the “have nots” of this great nation is that the “haves” have created and are on a plan. They think positively and shape their point of view to the path that best benefits them. It doesn’t ALWAYS matter what plan you’re on…more often than not, it just matters that you’re on a plan.
Just a little food for thought in the middle of your week. Try a different approach. Think positively. Create a plan. See how things turn out.
