"Mom, why are you cutting off the end of the ham before you cook it? Because that's the way my mother did it. But why did she do it? I don't know dear, she just did. Oh, okay... Mom, can I call Grandma?"
"Um, sure."
"Grandma, why do you cut off the end of the ham before you cook it? Well dear, my roasting pan is too small for the whole ham"
Do you do things because that's the way things have always been done? An honest examination of our behaviors can reveal habits or practices that are perpetuated with no real reason. Some of these behaviors can be damaging. Many can impede you from going where you want to go.
In his book, "Killing Sacred Cows", Garrett Gunderson explores many of the financial myths that he says are keeping us from going where we want to go financially.
He teaches that you need to gauge your financial success, not by net worth, but by "human life value." In other words, is what you are working for making you happy, are you fulfilled and living your purpose?
If not you should reevaluate what you're doing.
A good honest look at your self can be painful, but truly great change can only begin with that first step.
Are you living the life you want to live? Are you making the difference you know you can make? If not then let this be a wake-up call. Life is short, make the most of it.
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