Wealth

“If you want to die the richest man, then just stay sharp. Keep investing. Don’t spend anything. Don’t eat any capital. Don’t have a good time. Don’t get to know yourself. Don’t give anything away. Keep it all. Die as rich as you can. But you know what? I heard an expression that puts it well: There’s no pocket on that last shirt.” - Susie Tompkins Buell

Relationships

It's easy to sit in quiet and think about being kind, and generous and tell yourself the next time the opportunity presents you won't engage in gossip. 
 
Being in a group of people gossiping and refraining when you have something juicy you could drop is another thing. 
 
We use the 'Advice for future you' section of our journals to reflect on how we're doing in this department. With each journal entry, we get closer to what my parents always used to say, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.' 

Freedom

Have you heard of Toyota's 'Five Whys'? 
 
It was originally developed for manufacturing efficiency but we find it equally effective for personal growth.
 
It involves asking “Why?” repeatedly—typically five times. In asking the right questions it forces, like a persistent and curious child, us uncover the deeper cause behind an issue, breaking past surface-level bullshit to reveal hidden motivations or limiting beliefs.
 
Much like with Socratic questioning, we can use the Five Why's to encourage self-awareness and critical thinking.
 
For example, if you struggle with procrastination, asking “Why?” multiple times might uncover fears of failure, perfectionism or simply that something isn't congruent with our values.
 
By getting to the root cause we can take the action that will serve us the best and skip past the surface level mental masturbation that can be so alluring.  
 
Try it now about a problem you're stuck on or a direction you're unsure of taking.
 
Scribble out the results in the weekly reflection page of your journal. 🖊️...