There is value to be found in a life lived without materialism. But there's a difference between materialistic gluttony and seeking the financial prosperity you need to provide for your family, and recognizing that is a vital step in following the path to success laid down before you.

The Difference Between Prosperity and Materialism

Before you can begin following the path to prosperity without guilt and free from fear, you have to first understand that there is a difference between prosperity and gluttony. As with all things, the difference lies in both your actions and your motivations.

Before you crack open another audio book on amassing wealth for dummies, before you start praying for your lottery ticket to bear fruit and before you put your money on yet another sure-fire investment scheme, stop yourself. Ask, “What am I doing this for?”

The answer may astonish you. Most don't search for prosperity because they want to sit around and do nothing for the rest of their lives. Being rich to be rich is not everyone's goal or prime motivator. For the majority of people, the drive to gain financial success is based on a very real desire to eliminate financial stress from their lives.

Being stressed over monetary issues keeps you from doing what you want to do, like relaxing and joining in family fun. Financial stress causes fights between spouses and deprives them of time spent in amusement with family and friends due to monetary constrictions. You can't even treat your community and favorite charities the way you wish you could.

When That's Your Motivation, There's an Opportunity Out There Waiting for You

There is a path to success out there waiting for you. And it probably doesn't involve winning the lottery. Every man, woman and child has a lifetime of happiness waiting for them if they know where to look.

There will always be tough decisions to make in life. Some look at a glass as half-full other see the same glass as half-empty. Whatever, the truth is there is water in that proverbial glass. That glass is rarely full to overflowing or totally empty. That's an oversimplification of course. Now you're the only job left to you is to decide how you perceive that glass and go from there.

Call it kismet, call it the Force, call it your inner substance with keys to the cosmos. Whatever you call it, your beliefs will lead you where you want to go. The only thing standing between you and success is you.

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