Greetings to you my friend. Welcome to a little fire-side chat with me @kenmelendez today as I communicate with you from my automobile...better known as my car. Today I am extremely relaxed and in a state of deep thought. I feel like when I express my ideas to you in different mental and emotional states, you then get to experience different sides of me that you may not have known existed.
I'd like to spend a moment with you focusing on material possessions. Now, right out of the gate, you might have preconceived notions regarding that topic. Perhaps you have certain beliefs surrounding the attainment of possessions. You may have been raised in a home where you felt you didn't deserve to have nice things. Perhaps your parents kept telling you that they couldn't afford different items that you really wanted as a kid.
This message serves to smash the negative and dis-serving beliefs surrounding material possessions, and to help you realize that it isn't wrong to desire them. It isn't a bad thing to WANT material possessions. Obviously, there is a line we shouldn't cross as we do not want to idolize our things. People and God are always more important and more valuable.
To me, physical or material possessions represent who we have grown to become as human beings. To break that down a bit more, I basically am saying that the more we grow as leaders, as entrepreneurs, as business experts in our industries, we naturally will tend to express that growth in the form of physical things.
For instance, I desire to own a fancy sports car as well as a 5 bedroom home with a hot tub in my bedroom. It is not inherently wrong to desire those possessions. I use them as visualization techniques to help motivate me to take action. The action then moves me closer towards my goals, specifically in business. As I take more action, I am consistently improving my skill sets along with my mindset. Personal growth and self-development are critical to the success of any entrepreneur.
Like I mentioned in the video, I am calling this post Car Talk because sometimes I like shooting from my car. It's quiet and I feel like I can get REAL with you guys and truly open up. I feel like @dnews right now actually. Vince! Where are you bud? Haven't seen a post from you in a while, hope you are doing OK.
Anyways, when you are becoming more, when you are living up to your full potential, you are naturally going to attract more of what you want in your life. For me, I want solid relationships, massive wealth, and crazy awesome health. In order to attain those things in my life, I need to become better each day. To fulfill the vision God has for my life, I need to break out of my shell and grow into the fullness of who I was created to be.
So, to wrap this up, there is nothing wrong with desiring possessions... just don't allow them to possess you! The more you grow and the more you live up to your full potential, then the more you have the opportunity to attain as far as physical items. Or, if you prefer the minimalistic lifestyle instead, then absolutely that works too. Whichever lifestyle you prefer, then live it out to the best of your ability.
Remember this my friend... whatever you want in life... you can have. I didn't realize this earlier in life, but I do now. That is why I pay close attention to where I place my focus and what my desires are. I recently posted about a similar topic here if you want to take a look.
Feel free to check out the video to hear these words spoken straight from my mouth. I care about you, I love you, and I appreciate you. Hope you have an incredible rest of your day. As always, leave your thoughts and comments below as I read each and every one of them.
-Ken
P.S. What is something that you've always wanted but didn't think you deserved to own?
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