Money is NOT Important…
When people come to me, they usually present with a financial query or problem.
‘I’ve inherited some money and I need to invest it.’
‘I’ve got all these pensions from old jobs, and I don’t know what to do about them.’
‘I’m having my first child and I want to take out insurance.’
All good reasons to see a financial adviser. But when I first speak to a prospective client, I rarely ask them about their money, even if that’s what they want to talk about.
Q1. I want you to imagine that you are financially secure, that you have enough money to take care of your needs, now and in the future. The question is, how would you live your life? What would you do with the money? Would you change anything? Let yourself go. Don’t hold back your dreams. Describe a life that is complete, that is richly yours.
Q2. This time, you visit your doctor who tells you that you have five to ten years left to live. The good part is that you won’t ever feel sick. The bad news is that you will have no notice of the moment of your death. What will you do in the time you have remaining to live? Will you change your life, and how will you do it?
Q3. This time, your doctor shocks you with the news that you have only one day left to live. Notice what feelings arise as you confront your very real mortality. Ask yourself: What dreams will be left unfulfilled? What do I wish I had finished or had been? What do I wish I had done? Did I miss anything?
Book: The Top Five Regrets Of The Dying (aff link)
