The Fast and Easy way to Build an Empire
Every single person wants their life to be the way they want it to be. If you can get past concepts such as selflessness, altruism, charity, etc., you will realize that every single person on planet Earth wants it their way.
Yes, there are selfless, altruistic, and charitable people, and more power to 'em if that is their thing. However, that doesn't change the fact that they are selfless, altruistic, or charitable because that is the way they want to be.
Photo by ertugrulmAll throughout history, every saint, sinner, hero, or demon did what they did because they wanted whatever it is that they wanted. Point blank, straight up, no-holds barred; that's the truth of our existence.
So, how do you go about building a successful empire full of whatever it is that you want your empire to be full of?
By making sure that every single act is one that creates that empire.
The simple fact of the matter is that almost every single day almost every single person does at least one thing that takes them in exactly the opposite direction of what they are trying to attain. Our lives are so full of "hurry up and get something done" that we often rush right by opportunities to attain our desires. In fact, we tend to rush in the opposite direction of our goals half the time!
- If your empire is one where you are lean, sexy, and attractive, do you really think that scarfing down a pizza or a 1/4 pound of chocolate cake is an act that will help to build that empire?
- If your empire is one where you are wealthy and successful beyond your wildest dreams, yet you spend your entire paycheck and never save or invest a dime, is doing that every week going to help turn you into a financial juggernaut?
- If your empire is one where you are happily involved in a long-term relationship with a healthy and loving family, do you think that hanging out at single's bars and watching Jerry Springer is feeding your mind with the right type of information to build a happy and loving foundation?
Yes, this all sounds like common sense, but unfortunately common sense is something that is often not as common as its name implies.
- Yes, we all know that a healthy body means proper diet and exercise.
- Yes, we all know that financial success means creating more wealth than we spend.
- Yes, we all know that happy relationships begin with a happy state of mind.
Then why is it that there are so many people who are not happy with their bodies, are not happy with their finances, or are not happy with their relationships?
The reason: Because people say they want one kind of empire, but their thoughts, feelings, and actions take them in the opposite direction of the success that they claim to desire.
Here is the Fast and Easy way to Build your Empire:
From now on, every single time you get ready to say or do every single thing, ask yourself this one simple question:
Is what I am about to say or do something that will help me to create the empire that I want to live in?
If the answer is no, then just don't do it!
Pretty simple, right? Almost like common sense.
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