Day One

Today is the day that I decide to commit to becoming 'affluent.' I'm still not totally sure what that means, exactly. It's more of a mish-mash of thoughts, feeling and impressions - most of which, unfortunately, have come from the movies.

But here's what I know: I want to become the fullest version of myself, and I don’t want to have to subjugate myself to others, simply because I don’t have enough money.

I’m turning 40 this year. I just bought a nice, but small, house. I’ve been stuck in middle-management for too long. My beautiful, loving wife makes more than I do. When I was young, I wanted to be rich – super rich, and for all the wrong, arrogant reasons.

Now, I just want to provide for my little family. And travel places. And have nice things. And give my as-yet-to-be-conceived children a life full of opportunity and possibility – not pain and low-self-esteem.

I’ve read the book Secrets of the Millionaire Mind, which identifies the perspectives of the rich, poor, and middle-class.

I am so middle-class. My I’m-not-good-enough-I-can’t-do-it-being-rich-is-for-jerks approach to life has kept me stuck for the last 20 years.

I want the next 20 to be awesome!