We feel it’s probably the most important life lesson a person could have. We have tried to instill in our children and now our grandchildren they can have whatever they want or be whatever they want if they truly believe they want it. Just to relate a short story about us to bring this thought more to home.
We lived in a small town in Kansas where we raised our five children. The last one was leaving the nest and we felt it was time for a change. We both grew up in a much larger city and were actually missing it. We wanted a change, but where? Linda had a brother living in Phoenix Arizona at the time and we decided to visit him. We only spent about 4 days in Phoenix but loved the sunny weather and on our drive home we decided we would move there and set our timeline to be one year. We were in the middle of remodeling our five bed room home but were no where near completion. Driving home we concocted a plan as to what we needed to do to make this a reality. So many of our friends and family told us we wouldn’t do it, or we’re nuts, but we believed in our hearts we were going to do it. Without getting into the particulars we sold our home just before we finished remodeling it. We rented a truck packed it and closed on our house the day before we had set for our time to move. Within 5 days of our year deadline we were driving down from the mountains of Flagstaff into Phoenix. Cold chills ran up and down our bodies as we started seeing cactus, and palms trees as we reminded ourselves we did it. The title firm wired the money after the closing giving us a substantial amount to live on until finding employment, which we did in less than a month. It turned out to be the best move we have ever done for ourselves.
So as you can see you are able to do whatever you want in life if you believe with out reservations it will happen. How important is the right mind set…well we feel it’s the most important thing you can have and it’s something we should all try to teach our children and grandchildren.
In closing, remember you need to believe it, and you will do it, and if you do it you will have it…so believe…what do you have to lose?
