Or do you only have money?
Dear Authentic Introvert,
Everybody spends their whole life chasing one thing, either for need or for greed – money.
I don’t see a problem with that as long as one feels happy about it.
The problem starts when you keep needing more money to be happy and even that doesn’t last too long.
Yesterday, I spoke a little bit about true freedom and left it for you to think about.
I don’t know about you, but I spent a couple of hours pondering over what could really make us free.
Some might say it’s the abundance of money because then you can have whatever you want.
But is it so, really?
Because there is never an abundance of money and even Jeff Bezos would agree to that.
The reality is that the more money you have, the more expensive your ambitions become.
And we’ve become slaves of this system that revolves around money.
You get a decent job; great salary and you feel like this is it.
But soon, you are hoping for a promotion, so you can earn more.
No matter how high up you climb that corporate ladder, you always want more.
And what you lose is time.
The more you get paid, the more demanding your work is and the less free time you are left with.
The same thing applies to business – in, probably, the worst ways.
It’s your business – your baby, so you put in all you have without any external motivation.
Again, at the cost of your free time.
The time that you can spend doing things you love that you’ve always wanted to do but couldn’t do before because you were busy chasing a well-paying job or business.
It is not mainstream for people to increase their free time when they earn more.
They start looking for more ways to earn like side hustle, investments that seek a lot of attention, possessions that need to be supervised and maintained, and so on.
You might start owning all the lavish and expensive things but at the cost of your peace of mind.
How is this freedom?
As introverts, we really cherish the time we can spend with ourselves, and earning more money doesn’t seem to bring that.
So, no matter where you are in your professional journey, make sure you chase the right things.
And treat money as a side product, not the end goal.
True happiness comes from how often we can practice our free will.
Can we take a day off whenever we want – without seeking permission or offering an explanation?
If not, then what’s all the money worth?
We are still slaves – even though by choice.
Key Takeaway:
If you are seeking happiness, choose freedom over money or possessions.
You’re only as rich as the free time you have.
Seeking a rich life,
Sachin Sharma
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