The other day, I bumped into an old friend who I hadn't seen for years. She looked great, but when I glanced over at her car, I got a little worried. You see, in the past, Ellen wouldn't have been caught dead in a car that small or that old.
And yet, there she was smiling and talking about how great everything was. I guess my poker face wasn't so good because she finally stopped and said, "You're staring at my car." I admitted it and then she said, "The truth is I have enough money in my investments to buy 50 cars but that's just not one of my goals right now."
Goals? Investments? Who was that woman and what had she done with my materialistic friend?
After some kidding, Ellen admitted that she had really heard all of my preaching and one day her focus just shifted from spending money to accumulating it, and she had been on that path ever since. I told her how happy I was for her and we made plans to get together again soon.
So often, like the Ellen I once knew, we live in the day-to-day, allowing the demands of the present to swallow up our time and our money, and we don't make time to set goals and prioritize where we want our money to go. But some amazing things can happen when you do that, including accomplishing some really big things. (Note: I did the math and if Ellen can afford 50 cars, she must have around $1 million stashed away.)
Source: Black Enterprise | Patricia Stallworth
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