Want a formula for instant wealth?
Trade your expectations for appreciation.
Your entire life will change in that instant. In my experience, lack of appreciation is the only thing that will make you truly poor. I personally define “wealth” as “having enough.” When you have enough of anything, you are wealthy in that thing. Only you can decide when you have “enough.” Unfortunately many of us let others (society, family, friends, work) decide what “enough” is.
I know what you are thinking. Webster defines “wealth” as “a large amount of money and possessions.” Yes, but further on it says “abundant supply”. Now that leaves room for judgement of what “abundant” is as well as supply of what? When your life has an abundant supply of expectations, goals, precursors to fulfillment, it is VERY hard to feel wealthy. You never admit to yourself that you have “enough.”
Appreciation on the other hand works exactly the opposite way. When you have an “abundant supply” of appreciation, it is VERY hard to NOT feel wealthy. You see the value in everything you have and do not pine after more. You have “enough.”
So try it for a day. Whenever you find yourself feeling the pull of expectations, stop and replace it with appreciation. For example, you see a guy in a Ferrari and the expectation that you want one too grabs your brain. Stop, look around your own car. Is it better than the car you had 10 years ago? Appreciate it. Thank the car you have for being there for you. Bam! You are wealthy.
You cannot change the world, but you can change how you react to it.
