IN THEIR SHOES

What was the goal you wanted to accomplish by reading this book? Did you want to find a viable way to reduce your debt, put more money into retirement plans, figure out how to invest your money? Perhaps you’re thinking, Well, now I know all about wills and trusts, but that won’t help me with my Visa bill, will it?
Oh, but it will. What you need to know and believe is that when you have taken care of others, you have responded to the higher values of your existence—people first, then money. It’s as if, on a material level, you’re giving thanks by taking care of those who helped you enter the world, those to whom you gave life, those who have guided your passage through your life. By taking these actions, you remind yourself of who you really are and what is important to you, what is important in this life. This knowledge is a powerful force. I think it is almighty. The force starts to push forward like a bulldozer, clearing out all the obstacles that prevent you from living the life you deserve to live. As you complete the rest of the steps in this book, these obstacles will continue to be cleared away. Unlikely as it may sound to you now, you will be closer and closer to paying off your Visa bill, taking that trip to Italy, or whatever your goal happens to be.
Please take the actions outlined in this chapter. Do one this week—make a call, get quotes for insurance, ask your parents about what would happen if they had to go into a nursing home. One action this week will clear you to take one action next week, and so on, until you have become responsible to those you love.