How Wealthy Am I?

 

The author was inspired to write this after listening to a Christian Radio Program by Chuck Swindoll  who is a Pastor and Bible teacher at Insight for Living in the United States of America. We typically know the names of famous artists in the world but what about the unsung Hero's in our lives, or do we even have at least 3-5 people whose names we can call out to as our Unsung Hero's.

Time to Self-Check: How wealthy are you, really!

When we hear the word wealth, our minds often go straight to money, net worth, properties, assets. stocks, or luxury.  But what if I told you that real wealth has nothing to do with your bank account? Don’t get me wrong.  Money is a necessity for providing things for your living.  But wealth?

What if the truest form of richness lies in the quality of your relationships? Your attitude and the positive outcome you generate in your surrounding. 

You Are Richer Than a Billionaire If you can name 3 to 5 people in your life who:

·       You can call at any hour of the day or night and they’ll stop everything to be there for you.

·      You can talk to for hours yet never run out of things to say or sit in silence and feel completely    understood.

·       You can both laugh and cry with, without fear of judgment.

·       Inspire you every day, just by the way they live their lives.

·       Have taught you valuable life lessons you still carry today.

·     You have, to look up to as mentors, people you’re willing to learn from, submit to, and seek advice from when life throws tough decisions your way.

·       Have made a positive change in their lives because of you. 

If you have these people, you are not just fortunate but you are abundantly wealthy in the ways that truly count. It also shows that you have the above qualities too. 

What If You’re Not There Yet?

Here’s the good news: even if you are low in some of these areas, you have the power to create that wealth by becoming that person for someone else.

Here’s how:

·     Be Available. Make yourself approachable that someone can call you anytime. Show up. Be willing to drop what you’re doing when someone needs you.

·    Be a good Listener. Not everyone needs fixing.  Sometimes or rather most times they just need to be heard. Offer your ears, not always your advice.

·   Be Emotionally Present. Be the person who can laugh and cry with someone. People remember how you made them feel more than anything you say. 

·    Inspire Through Action. Let your daily life be an example with kindness, perseverance, resilience, honesty, integrity, forgiving, bringing out the good in others. You never know who’s watching.

·       Share Your life Lessons. The experiences life has taught you are more precious than silver and gold. Don’t keep them to yourself, pass them on. You will never know how your experiences will help someone else make the right decisions in life. 

·       Be a Trusted Mentor. Everyone loves to give advice, but few are truly heard. Build trust so that someone will lean on you, listen to your wisdom, and grow because of it.

Because Wealth Is Relational

In the end, the most valuable “assets” in your life are people, those you invest in, and who invest in you.  When you pour into others, that wealth often circles back in ways you never imagined. We all come into this world empty handed and will go empty handed. There will never be a U-Haul behind the Hearse. Money is tangible that is left behind in the bank account, but what you leave behind in people’s hearts and lives is intangible for generations to come. 

So, take a moment to reflect.

Ask yourself: How Wealthy Am I, in reality?

  

Joy D’Penha

Certified Freelance Writer & Life Coach