WHY YOUR FORTUNE IS SLIPPING AWAY

We often discuss how to build our fortune.

However, it is just as important to consider the ways we may cause our fortune to slip away.

Let’s look at three main instances that can decrease our fortunes.

The first instance is LAZINESS: letting others do our work and/or never helping others out. For example, I know a man who sits at home all day, while his partner is in the kitchen bending her back with the daily household chores. As she struggles to do everything for the family, he continues to sit there, watching idly. We shouldn’t let our partners carry our weight, especially if we are capable of helping

Another way that we let our fortune slip away is FEAR: the fear of not speaking the truth or standing up for what is right. There have probably been a couple of times where someone says something that isn’t right, and instead of correcting them, we just let them be. In other words, it’s like seeing the sun, and instead of embracing it, we hide away in the shadows. 

Lastly, there is GREED: When we expect life to always go our way, while never giving anything back in return. Such as when you’re cashing out, and the cashier gives you back too much change, and instead of letting them know, you pocket the change and never say anything.

And before you know it, you’ll continue to see your life unfold alongside your fortune as it slips between your fingers. 

Rather than letting our fortune slip away, we should train ourselves to be more courageous and kind. Helping out where we can, using your voice to speak up, or quietly correcting others’ mistakes. And over time, something in you changes, and slowly the world around you changes for the better. 

Again, fortune does not rush in. It quietly returns when we take the first step now. The next time, your body says “I don’t want to”, move anyway. That’s how fortune finds its way home.

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