your quickest way to wealth: dissatisfaction
The difference between Aridni readers and all of our friends is our dissatisfaction with our current state. We want something more. Our friends feel content. As a result, we’ve got the drive to move further.
Do you love your job?
Yes: You’re not going to look for something better—more fulfilling, more benefits, more rewards…
No: dang—you are going to hunt to the end in search of satisfaction outside of this dead-end gig
Being dissatisfied is really where I prefer to be because this feeling makes me keep dreaming and working harder. Some days, I feel sick of my lack of contentment, yet I keep going. My peers are going nowhere. They’re content… though they’re going nowhere.
Ardini, dissatisfaction and the desire for better things are important to make improvement in our lives - not just financially, but in social justice, in the environment and just having more and different kinds of fun! But there must be a balance here. How much do you have to have before you are content? How much are you willing to sacrifice to get more money or more “stuff?” In the world of physics, a major rule is every action has an equal and opposite reaction. In the world of money, I think the same is true. Whenever you gain one thing, you lose something else. Someone said to me once that “Your money can’t hug you at night.” We should never be content when things are bad or could easily get better, but I think there’s a line that we can cross and it’s debatable whether it’s worth crossing…
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Being discontent isn’t only about wanting more money or stuff. Why do people go to college? Run for an election? Sew a quilt? Read a book?
I find these things enriching–satisfying and rewarding. Most people who do these things don’t stop there. They keep pushing. They take a quilting class, run for another office if they lose or try again at the next election, or continue to take classes or learn new skills.
The purpose of Aridni is to figure out how Todd and I can build the financial ability to continue to enrich ourselves with the things we enjoy. Anyone dreaming of a trip to Antarctica better be able to pay $5,000 per person– and that’s after your airfare and visa reperosity taxes you’ll have to pay to get to Chile where Antarctica trips all begin! The job I currently hold and find dissatisfying right now only makes me want to work harder and reach higher so that maybe, just maybe I can join the masses able to glimpse at our coldest continent… maybe even read a book there or bring along a quilt I made.
May 3rd, 2006 | #