What Would You Do If Money Did Not Matter?
Here’s a challenging question to ask yourself – If you didn’t need money, what would you fill your days with?
I’m not saying that you imagine you are super wealthy, at least not from a financial standpoint – but you are from a time freedom standpoint.
You can do anything you want with your days and you don’t need to worry about making money.
Some people would say they would go on a never ending stream of holidays. Others might claim a desire to “do nothing”, which I always find silly – how can you do nothing?
I’ve often asked myself, would I do what I do without there being a monetary incentive? Would I keep blogging, teaching and writing?
It’s actually quite hard to answer this question because the financial reward is so tightly tied into the motivation. It’s not the only reason, but it’s a strong factor. You enjoy the process, the intrinsic rewards, the people you connect with, but given how our society is structured, money is ALWAYS a factor, it’s part of our culture and our value system.
It’s scary to think that. Money is a part of us.
What Would You Do If All You Cared About Was Money?
Here’s the opposite question. If all you cared about was earning as much money as you can, what would you do?
Blogging is definitely not the best choice if you only care about the money. Compared to other means of building wealth, blogging is slow, the points of leverage aren’t nearly as strong as other methods and let’s face it – it’s hard work to be a blogger.
If I only cared about the money, perhaps Pay Per Click marketing affiliate products is a better choice? Or as I’ve said before, I’d probably spend my time just buying and selling websites, since the return is much higher given the effort required.
I’m pretty sure I’d be doing Internet business of some kind if I was going to focus on financial wealth only, but blogging would not be the first choice.
It’s Not Black and White
Ultimately this question is challenging because at the root of it is the fundamental question about your purpose in life.
Many people have different beliefs about why they exist but I don’t know many people who would say their purpose is to accumulate as much money as they can, yet that seems to be the driving factor for most of us in Western cultures.
So…what would you do if money did not matter?
