I believe that in order for one to be noted as "financially successful" one must be able to have a peace of mind about their cash flow. It's not all about how much you make a year, but how you handle your earnings. More stable people usually tend to budget their finances so as not to overspend, while other not so stable people tend to end up in debt. Being able to have that peace of mind about your finances means that, if and when an incident occurs, you won't be devastated by any financial setbacks. It's also a plus to see a positive trend in your bank account, whether it be a slow and steady growth or a rapid one.
Giving to others isn't exactly an easy task. Sometimes in order to give, you'd end up having to go out of your way to do so, putting yourself in a compromising position. I think that several chances to give to others are taken up by the spur of the moment opportunities we see to help ourselves. For example, that chocolate bar in the store that looks delicious then but you'll just end up complaining about later. Sure, it's just a small amount, but hey, we end up with a lot of those small amounts don't we? If we can become not so eager to spend that money that might be burning a hole in our pocket, we would find that our ability to give to others would increase by quite a bit. This way we can show compassion in serving others without decimating our finances as well.
Sunday
Reputation's Meaningless
He's the football hero. She's the popular one. He does everything right. When people have a common opinion of someone about something, that's a reputation. What I've come to learn in the past is that it doesn't matter how great of a reputation you have or don't have. Reputation means nothing. Sure, it can help in a few things along the way, but it doesn't last long at all. For example, you could have someone who always does the right thing and people could know that person for years and see that he stands by his words and thoughts. But once a small rumor starts about something he may have done that completely challenges everything he believes in, what are the results? Do people say, "him? nah, he'd never do anything like that." No. The outstanding majority of the people almost immediately believe that this could happen. It's almost as if people's natural instincts are to believe that everyone will fall. That's why I say forget about what people may think of you. Focus entirely on who you are and not who people think you are. Work with your own character and leave the reputation behind. It's people who do this that stand out in the crowd and have a positive impact on others. Reputation is who you are when people are watching you. Character is who you are when no one is around.
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