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Chris Unwin notes: \u201cA job entitles you to have dreams about the lifestyle you would like, but an opportunity allows dreams to become goals which then become reality.\u201d These two articles from Chris ask you to reflect \u2013 at least a little bit - on who you are and where you\u2019re going, as Chris considers the Importance of Purpose and the Importance of Attitude...<\/h3>\r\n<\/div>\n

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The Importance of Purpose<\/h3>\n

“It’s just as hard to get somewhere if you don’t know where you’re going as it is to come back from somewhere you\u2019ve never been!”<\/em><\/p>\n

So, how possible is it to get somewhere if you don\u2019t know where you\u2019re going? Impossible<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve previously looked at the difference between a job and an opportunity<\/strong> and that difference could be summed up in one word, namely control<\/strong>. In a job someone else has control of your income, so someone else has control of your lifestyle, but in an opportunity you have control of your income, so you have control of your lifestyle.<\/p>\n

A job entitles you to have dreams about the lifestyle you would like, but an opportunity allows dreams to become goals which then become reality.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A job entitles you to have dreams about the lifestyle you would like, but an opportunity allows dreams to become goals which then become reality. Being in the financial services industry is like being in the driving seat of a vehicle that can take you wherever you want to go. But where is that vehicle going to take you if you don\u2019t know where you want to go?<\/p>\n

Hence the importance of purpose<\/strong>:
\nWhy did you get up this morning?
\nDo you let days happen or do you make days happen?
\nDo you live to work or work to live?<\/p>\n

Once you have stumbled across an opportunity, it becomes absolutely crucial that you have a primary personal financial goal<\/strong>. I say personal<\/strong> financial goal as distinct from a business goal. In my experience business goals will usually be based on what it is that the individual wants to achieve\/acquire in their personal life i.e. they are a business means to a lifestyle end.<\/p>\n

In order to qualify as a goal<\/strong> rather than just something that would be nice as long as it\u2019s not too hard, there are a number of criteria that need to be met:<\/p>\n