For many people the prospect of dramatically increased income
is frightening. As they lack a clear purpose for their life or their
money, the possibility of greater income brings up anxiety about
loss or making mistakes. Having a noble and consciously chosen
purpose provides you with a framework for making decisions about
the effective use of your growing income.Why Bother to Declare Your Purpose?
Life has no meaning until you give it one. Choosing a consciously
declared purpose ensures that your life has the meaning you prefer.
Without purpose, accomplishment is less than satisfying because it
tends to be motivated by unconscious desires. Goals become things
you should do, rather than things you want to do. Without purpose,
decision making is unduly difficult because of lacking a framework
for evaluating the pros and cons of any important choice; it may
lead to a great deal of second guessing. You may have experienced
the conflict of “analysis paralysis” in the past.
Declaring your own purpose is the first step in moving ahead. By
choosing a purpose, you have a consciously devised filter through
which to consider which desires will benefit you.
Goals naturally flow from your expression of purpose in a men-
tal hierarchy that looks like the chart in Figure 6.1.94 Your Recovery from a Good Upbringing
FIGURE 6.1 Hierarchy of Your Goals