I read an article the other day titled… 

“Economy Squeezes the American Dream” 

In it, it talked about the current economy’s effect on the “American Dream.”  From the very first sentence, I knew that the writer knew NOTHING about what the American dream was.  The very first sentence of the article was…

 ”Work hard, play by the rules and tomorrow will be better than today.”

 Are you kidding me, I thought?

 The “work hard” part I got.  It’s a necessity to be able to live your dream lifestyle no matter where you live.  But, “play by the rules and tomorrow will be better than today.”

 Excuse me, but that is crap!

 Here is what happens when you play by the “rules” that society has laid out for you….

 1.  You go to college and spend a ridiculous amount of money on a degree you in most cases will never use or need.

 2.  You get a job that pays you little, but forces you to work 50 to 70 hours per week to make ends meet.

 3.  You most likely have no job security and a boss and employer that cares little about you.

 4.  You get the “privilege” of taking one vacation a year if you are lucky.

 5.  You work until you are at least 65 and possibly longer so that you can have just enough money to live out the rest of your days.

 Sound like the “American Dream” to you?

 Sounds more like a nightmare to me.  If you “play by the rules” that is a pretty likely scenario for you.  Truth is, the article may have had good intentions, but was WAY off.  Those that have been able to live the “American Dream,” or to live their dream lifestyle no matter where they are from, have never played by the rules.

Yes, hard work has ALWAYS been a requirement to living out your dream lifestyle.  But, those that have dream lifestyles almost always create their own rules.  They are what is called “self-made.”

In fact, of the 15 wealthiest people in the world as of 2009, 10 of them are self made and 5 of them inherited the money.  Of the 10 that are self made billionaires, a whopping 9 are high school or college dropouts!  Am I preaching to not get educated?  No.  But, if you want to live your dream lifestyle, you have to TAKE CHARGE of your own life.  You have to make your own rules.  And, you have to make things happen for yourself.

A few years ago, after being let go from my job 3 weeks before Christmas with an 8 month old little girl at home and our second baby on the way, by an employer who cared little about me or my family no matter how hard I worked, I took charge of my life.

 Today… I work when I want to, I play when I want to, I vacation when I want to, I can afford the things that I want, I am my own boss,  and…. I definitely DO NOT play by the “rules”.  I make my own.  If you want to play by the rules, go ahead.  But, don’t expect any sort of dream lifestyle out of it. 

The point I really want to drive home is that YOU are in charge.  you can do ANYTHING you want in life and have anything you want in life if you truly belive that you deserve it and are willing to do what it takes to accomplish it.  I life a life of tremendous abundance that goes way beyond what money can deliver.  I have the freedom in my life to be able to focus on today, to be able to focus on RIGHT NOW and appreciate life and all of it’s wonder.

My ultimate goal in working with people just like you is to allow you to take charge of your life in EVERY way so that you can feel this same abundance in life.

Your Mentor to Life Change,
Nick Bramble

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