Don’t Miss the Season to Create Exceptional Wealth
If we slow down enough to consider what we value most, we recognize that loved ones and relationships are our most valuable assets.
After almost 30 years working with successful business owners, I have learned many things. One is the cycles of business. Our economy has cycles and different businesses respond differently to the various cycles. Businesses can experience great growth when the cycle is favorable, if they are ready to take advantage of it. Successful business owners know their best cycles and ensure they are ready.
Life has cycles too. Nature has cycles, we call them seasons. Successful people recognize the season and take advantage to make great gains in life.
If we slow down enough to consider what we value most, we recognize that loved ones and relationships are our most valuable assets. Unfortunately, much of the time we may not live accordingly.
One of our objectives at Trinity Family Wealth Advisors is to help people create wealth beyond money. An example is helping people prioritize loved ones and relationships that are closest to them. Relational wealth is more valuable than money, it’s treasured more than money and money is not valuable enough to buy it. Relational wealth, like other currencies, is created over time by making more deposits than withdrawals. It compounds, like other currencies too, – in either direction. Make consistent deposits over time and you begin to experience interest being earned on your interest. Deposits are made in units of connectedness, and connectedness takes time. It can’t be rushed. You also won’t find it at a drive through.
Relational wealth is more valuable than money, it’s treasured more than money and money is not valuable enough to buy it.
Summer is the cycle, or season, with ideal conditions for creating (relational) wealth. Why? Summer is when we slow down. Summer is when work and busyness become less important. Summer is when we take time off. What happens? Our loved ones and relationships are not usurped by busyness and regain the place at the top of our treasures.
Successful people recognize the season and take advantage to make great gains in life. So, what does this look like? Relational currency deposits are made with connectedness which comes from time together where others have our attention. That’s it. To improve your return, learn what is important to your loved ones. What are the things they really enjoy, things that light them up, things that energize them? Each person will be different, so “speak” to them in their “language”. My wife, Kathy, likes extra time together without an agenda. I’ve got invites out for lunch dates with each of my kids, their choice, my treat, my only stipulation is it must be a patio and no cell phones. So don’t call me on a Friday in July, you won’t get an answer, I’m creating wealth those days. If being proactive is new to you, or relationships are strained, start small and have low expectations. An hour in an evening or on the weekend, a sports event, theatre, outdoor concert. Others are at a place where they will spend some of their holidays together.
I recognize creating financial wealth takes sacrifice. Often relational wealth has been sacrificed and the account balance is low or in default. I encourage you to start making relational deposits and rebuild your account. Starting may look like an apology and asking for forgiveness. Don’t expect a quick return, it took years to get where you are, it will take time to reverse course. Be patient and persistent. Recognize you can control your intention and effort, but not the result. However, know the result will be worth the pain of the journey.
Self worth is wealth too. This summer, give yourself the gifts of; rest, no agenda, no To Do’s, just me time. This is healing, refuels and creates excitement. It creates a better you to connect with others, but most important it is simply good for you and your soul.
Successful people recognize the season and take advantage to make great gains in life. Here’s to a wealthy summer. Cheers!!!