A buddy of mine and I have accountability meetings on the last Thursday of the month. We are wired similarly and we both benefit greatly. He tends to be financially driven to the point of out of balance. Today part of our discussion was about goals. He's a big producer at Northwestern Mutual and he mentioned some of his peers trying to influence him to set huge goals. Way beyond what is achievable in a short period in my opinion. I could tell it really had his wheels spinning seeing just how much money he could reel in.
I told him it was a bad idea. Don't sell your soul to get what you want. He has 3 young boys and a wife. His cholesterol is 220, he could use a few more work outs and better nutrition. He doesn't NEED to make more money, his energy would benefit him in other areas of his life. Franky, areas that need more work and will lead to great payoffs.
I hope he progresses in his business but not by moving the balance beam to far. Money is important but not at the cost of others. Especially your family and friends.
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Todd
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