The Power of Hope and Dreams.

The recent PowerBall gave millions of people something to dream about, something that would make your life radically different. You could have anything you want. What would it be?

That’s the power of hope and dreams. Narrow it to those things that aren’t over the top. Do you really need a multimillion dollar motorhome? If you want to travel, how do you do that on a budget?

Places you visit will be the same whether you travel their first class or hitchhike.

Your experience is yours to control. Enjoy the places you visit. Enjoy the people you’re with.

Hope and Dreams: If you think you’ll use your new PowerBall money to change the world, then you are a philanthropist. But you can do that without a vast fortune. If you don’t have money, volunteer your time. Change the world for one person at a time. See how they appreciate it. Is saving the world about them or about you?

Reality says that the only reason you’d be treated like a king or a queen is so people can get a cut of your money. How can that stroke your ego? What if they treated you like royalty because that is how you treated them? They do it because they want to and not because they are getting paid for it.

Hope and Dreams

You can have that now. It will be more sincere and have a much greater value. On your deathbed, how will people look at you?

PowerBall money will change your life, but not in a good way. Your privacy will disappear, and you will lose the ability to trust people. Too many will look at you enviously. It’s not a pretty sight. Your life won’t be better, easier maybe, but not better.

Take your hopes and dreams from the recent PowerBall (three winners yesterday, so it starts over) and put into action what you really want from life. It will take time, but everyone has a chance to win their own lottery. This is the United States, a place where anyone can win.

We didn’t buy any PowerBall tickets. We took that money and a bit more and bought stocks from solid companies while they are in a down cycle. In five or ten years, we’ll cash in. That is our lottery win. It’s boring, but no one will know. Most importantly, it won’t change who we are, because we are already living out our hopes and dreams.