Why You Actually Should Get Rich

Oct 04, 2018

By chris danilo on Oct 03, 2018 05:00 am
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I was recently in a meeting with a client who was criticizing the cash flow of a project.

Basically, she was saying that we weren’t helping enough people because we were a “for-profit” project.

I can see this point of view, I spent some time in academia after all

The trouble here is her assumption that money is the only or top goal.

Money is a tool, just like any other resource. We just get it directly from our customers, and you get it from donors or government stipends.

But guess where that donation came from?

Someone built a business and then invested the earnings on Wall Street—and then decided to donate to you.

If you got your money from the government, the money can from taxpayer dollars.

You can’t help people if you’re broke.

In fact, you might not even be able to help yourself.

Money is oxygen. It will fuel everything you want to do. It the means to an end—get this inverted and you will be very unhappy.

It’s what you want to do with that resource that’s the important part to focus on.

Yes. You should get rich.

Then take that money and use it to solve problems for people.

How are you building your financial security and stability?

Take 2 minutes right now to download an investment app like Stash or Acorns or iBillionaire.

You don’t have to spend a whole day looking at Black Rock mutual funds. You can do that later over a slow weekend.

Just take this moment to consider your financial trajectory and if that maps to your vision for where you want to be.

If the answer is “I don’t know,” or “I don’t have a vision,” then you know where you need to start.