05/04/2022
Many people believe that the best parts of their lives lie outside of them. That some positive external event must happen for their lives to improve.
Everyone is in search of that one-time, big-time bonanza that will finally lead to a breakthrough in their lives.
However, life doesn't work that way.
“Your income will never long exceed your own level of personal development. It may take a jump through happy circumstance or a lucky break but if your own development does not quickly rise to meet that new level, it will quickly bounce back to the level where your personal development limits it."
Water seeks its own level.
These phenomena, by a stretch, explains why heirs who never had to work for their fortune can easily squander it away.
The same with lotto winners. What you keep will always be at the level of your ability to handle it.
The level of internal success within you - discipline, fortitude, compassion, foresight, knowledge will always determine the level of external success you'll keep.