Everything Has A Price
Everyone can have any thing they want most in life.
If that statement sounds false, it’s from wanting many things.
Examples of common human choices for life desires include greatest hits such as “I want to become successful”, “I want a job I love”, “make some more money”, and “travel the world”, or the ever popular “love and be loved”.
These are all terrible goals.
In the interest of self interest, ie. getting what one wants, it’s worth noting that the more specific, realistic (no unicorns, world peace, etc.), and singular the goal is, the higher the chances of attaining it. Bummer, right?
The previous examples only appear realistic, specific, and singular. All it takes is a 2nd look to reveal the impossibility of achieving any of them.
Example #1: What is “successful”?
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Surely it’s whatever you think and say it is, but what are the chances this highly personal definition is clear enough to attain? When will one knows one is “successful”? How does one pursue just “success”?
No matter what your definition of “successful”, THAT would make for a much more effective goal than “becoming successful”. At least you’ve defined it.
Example #2: “I want to be an artist”.
What is an “artist”?
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We all know there is no certification, degree, or any substantiated standard to be an artist. And unlike most “dream jobs” artists aren’t expected to make any money, or even be skilled at their medium anymore. So if being an artist is your dream, and you don’t have to earn money or even be good at art to do it, what is there to stop you from having your dream in life?
If something is “stopping” you from being an artist, it means you want more.
“I want to be an artist” (which implies they can’t), usually means something more along the lines of… “I want to make art all the time; only the art I like the way I like to make it, not have to have another job, get paid “enough” for my art that I don’t have to lower my standard of living too far past what I’m already comfortable with or want, and all without having to sacrifice at all from any other great life experiences like love and family. etc.”
Any one can be an artist, but the chances of making money or even having a semi-comfortable lifestyle are almost impossible. *0.01%
And any one can make money, but making money takes lots of time and makes having any for making art almost impossible.
So, any one, even YOU, can have any-thing they want, but not every-thing.
Now all you have to do is figure out who this “YOU” is.