I have wasted years being comfortable.

Here is how it happens...

You get a job or you go to a new company. Everything is going good. Maybe you got a pay raise to make the move and you have a little bit extra money in your pocket. Maybe you left your last job because you didn’t get along with your boss. Now you have a new better boss that you love. May be you’re waiting for something better to come along. All of these things keep you comfortable and secure. If they don't you go to where you are more comfortable.

I lived in the same house for 8 years. We had a little 5 acre lot with a really nice barn. It was close to the store. The kids had a lot of friends and liked their school. We had great neighbors. The community had a pool and a club house and an arena that we could use to exercise our horses. It was comfortable. We had a trained house goat (my wife can train any animal). The goat stayed inside and rang a bell when she wanted to go out. According to the Home Owners Association we had to get rid of the goat or they were going to sue us. We ended up giving the goat away. So, at this point we are now uncomfortable. We started casually looking around. We went to a land auction and came home with 160 acres.

The point is that as long as you are comfortable you will not get anything better. You are stuck with what you have right now. So learn something new and become uncomfortable for a while. When you have learned some new skills and you are comfortable again, go out and do something else. Sacrifice is giving up something good for something better.

The main difference from the have’s and the have not’s is the difference between the ones that do and the ones that do not. The rich do the same things as the middle class. They just do more of it.

Let’s get things done.

Bret