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You have stumbled onto another episode of Get Your FILL, the podcast where we explore the path to financial independence and long life. Listen to the intro episode for a full explanation of the format & the backstory but basically we’re working our way throughout a week of content with a theme for each day. #GetYourFILLPodcast

MIM: We have a special guest to help us move it today. Elif i̇rtemçelik-Kozak, my good friend and a talented singer, guitar player, dancer, and yoga instructor is going to teach me how to do the Mountain Pose. Go to the website, getyourfillpodcast.com if you’d like to see the video for this. #Elifyoga #YogaMountainPose

TAGRT: In the intro to Napoleon Hill’s book, Think and Grow Rich, after he’s told us about Edwin C Barnes, who was so persistent in pursuit of his goals that he put all of his effort and focus into achieving his burning desire, becoming the business partner of Thomas Edison, he tells the story of someone who didn’t follow the 13 success principles and stopped 3 feet from gold. #Threefeetfromgold #RUDarby #NapoleonHill #ThinkandGrowRich

You can imagine what happened, this guy went west to dig for gold, bought a mine, bought all kinds of equipment and machinery, dug and dug and then gave up. The next guy comes along, buys the mine and all the machinery for pennies on the dollar, consults some experts and discovers that the first guy was off in his digging by three feet. We’ve all done this, right? We’ve all thought we knew what we were doing, didn’t ask for help and then quit when we didn’t succeed.

Guy #1 is just described as the uncle of R. U. Darby so we’ll call him Uncle Darby. Uncle Darby was looking for easy money. He thought he was going to go dig a hole and millions of dollars were going to spring from the ground. They did spring from the ground but not for Uncle Darby so the moral of the story may seem obvious: ask for help, consult the experts. That’s definitely part of it but I think the bigger lesson is – like in Acres of Diamonds – that the gold that you’re searching for is in your own back yard. As Uncle Darby is setting off for the west, Napoleon Hill says, “He had never heard that more gold has been mined from the minds of men than was ever taken from the earth.”

That which you seek is already within your possession. Uncle Darby ends up becoming an insurance salesman. He sells millions of dollars of insurance because he never takes no for an answer. He believed that hearing the word no meant that the negotiations had begun. He was determined to never again stop three feet from gold. If you’re looking for a path to financial independence, look within yourself at your talents, the things that bring you joy and discover your own path to success.

WAIW: – So – status update. How are you doing? Have you set some goals for yourself? I can tell you that I’m feeling really great right now. I feel my goals speeding toward me like a steam train. I imagine that I can actually feel the air displacement from the train. It’s an awesome feeling! I hope that your goals are also speeding toward you or are at least beginning to come into focus. I hope so, I hope you’re finding great success!

TYT: – This is my favorite part of the broadcast where we stop and take a breath and think of someone who has brought some positive energy to our lives. For me today, it’s Ann McNeill. You’re going to meet Ann in a future podcast, she’s an amazing person, a force of nature. She has probably done more to change my life i