Imagine if you were given £10 million. How would you feel? There
are very few people out there who wouldn’t be thankful for such a gift.
When I think of life I imagine it as being a gift of £10
million, to be used however you wish. But how many people wake up every morning
thankful for the £10 million they’ve been given?
What would you do
with £10 million?
The Careful
There are some people who appreciate just how incredible a gift £10 million
is. So they cherish it, and as a result put it in the bank to keep it ‘safe’.
They might occasionally spend some of it, but overall it’s pretty much
untouched, but at least they’ve still got their £10 million right?
Some people are the same with life. They realise how
important and precious life is and so as a result they’re incredibly cautious.
They don’t like to take risks, don’t like to get out of their comfort zone, and
as a result don’t necessarily use their life to its full potential. This isn’t
to say that they don’t have fantastic lives, as I’m sure many do, but there’s
always that little bit more they could have given, or that little bit more
potential they could have unleashed.
The Party Animal
There are some people who are somewhat less careful and who may start to
use the £10 million very quickly. They might spend it partying, living a lavish
lifestyle, buying the best cars, the biggest house and the most expensive
holidays. Unlike the person before, they are using their £10 million and they’re
using it FAST! And unfortunately, unless you plan on getting given another £10
million (not going to happen I’m afraid), that sort of lifestyle is
unsustainable so eventually there’s nothing left.
Some people are the same with life. They might be ‘living
their life to the full’ and having a great time, which is awesome, but
ultimately they are floating from one high to the next. They are the sort of
people who live for immediate gratification and as a result they don’t look and
plan for the future. They end up living their life in an unsustainable way and
unfortunately they eventually max out.
The Wise
Now in my opinion, the wise would realise how precious a gift of £10
million is and as a result want to use as much of it as possible. But unlike the
person before, rather than spend it living an unsustainable lavish lifestyle
they decide to invest it. They’re sick of the crappy 3% interest the ‘careful’
person is getting from the banks and decide to invest it in property, business and
the stock market and become wealthy as a result.
This is the same with
life.
Everybody’s life is their £10 million, so make sure you
invest yours. Invest in yourself. Invest in your own self-development and work
hard to continuously learn so you can become the best person you can be. Then
you can start to unleash your full potential. Invest the time to seek what you’re
passionate about, and start ‘inventing a life you love’ rather than just ‘making
a living’.
More importantly invest
in the lives of others. Offer support, advice, compassion, inspiration
friendship and love towards other people. If you can use your life to help make
every group of people you come in contact with better, then you will become
infinitely ‘wealthier’ as a result.
After all, what can you actually achieve in life without
other people? Could you run a business? Start a family? Could you be truly
happy? The answer to most people would be a resounding no. There’s very little
you can do in life without others. So be grateful for the people you share your
life with and seek to make their lives better.
Invest your £10 million and you will become wealthier as a
result. Invest your life and you will Make Your Difference.
