Who are You Building For? I Want to do More than Survive

In this episode of the Financial Griot podcast, we are taking you to task as a listener and asking “Who are you building for?”

Around this time of the year, New Year’s resolution are a thing of the past. You are likely back to paying bills and surviving again. The question is why? Are we doomed to recycle the flow of each year or can we escape the loop to start building toward the future?

Lovely, Lawrence and Alainta share their own shortcomings as an olive branch so that you can set forth and do your own introspection. The goal is to reassess your “Why” and gain an understanding that “although you are entitled to the work, you aren’t entitled to the outcome.”

This is where it stings a bit since not all hard work is equally rewarded, as such you need to remember “Who are you building for?”

Table of Contents

Building for yourself versus Striving with Others

First, you have to build something for yourself. Without purpose or passion, it’s hard to commit and finish self development.

You have to be the first person to value and respect your time. By doing that, you are setting value added boundaries so you can accomplish the important things. If you don’t, then no one else will.

Your priorities, your goals and dreams, should come first in your schedule, within reason.

Specifically, you need to become Financially literate by taking real action.

Here are the top selfish success tips:

Define what’s most important to you. Better yet, write down what you want to be remembered for. Sometimes it helps to begin with the end in mind.
Iterate and Integrate one goal with others when possible. For example, you want to lose some weight. Sign up for a 3k at the end of the quarter so you can commit to the process. Mid year run a 5k and at the end of the year challenge yourself with a Turkey Trot run. Anything to level up your joy.
Be productive and in balance. This means cutting off the TV and cranking out everything on your to do list.
Don’t multi task. While listening to music can be soothing and relaxing while cleaning, it might be even more rewarding to clean in quiet and solitude. Basically, force your brain to re-learn focus.
Do a SWOT analysis on yourself. SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis is a framework used to evaluate a company’s competitive position and to develop strategic planning. In your case, you will be have to treat yourself as a company. Assess your internal and external struggles, as well as current and future potential.

Just in case you wanted to build a better community with us

The Financial Griot podcast strives to mix great stories, perspectives and actionable ideas that can take you from doing the micro level work (i.e. selfish success) to macro level changes with us.

Can you imagine being a Millionaire in 20 years or less? Yeah it’s possible.

Now imagine what you are building or striving for. Does it align with your great purpose and goals. Are you becoming successful merely to use resources and time?

Or are you adding it back?

I know you are wondering why others don’t seem to give back to you. Well don’t. They are free to decide the life they want to live and so are you. It can seem unfair but that’s life.

What I can say unequivocally, is that success is WIN-WIN. It’s in abundance and like energy, it can’t be destroyed. When you are building for something significant, the world moves in sync with you. Your destiny is waiting for you until the clock runs out.

So be selfish with your goals so that you can be a better team player in the long run.

Alainta Alcin – Blogger, Travel and Money Enthusiast @alainta_alcin
Lovely Merdelus – Entrepreneur and Small Business Growth Specialist @lovelymerdelus
Lawrence Delva-Gonzalez – Federal Auditor, Blogger and Tax Specialist @theneighborhoodfinanceguy