Chapter 19
The Big Reveal
Several years ago I was walking down the street in Geneva, Switzerland, looking in the jewelry shops. My focus was on what I could not afford. There was a part of me thinking about those who could purchase whatever they wanted. I decided to change my focus by asking myself, “What would I buy, if I had the money to purchase anything I wanted?” The shift was quite dramatic when I allowed myself to afford. What I found was that I was just as discriminating, but enjoyed the process more. I purchased a bracelet that I could and would purchase at any level of my net worth and did not feel that I was settling.
What if you gave up the idea that you did not presently have the resources to be the kind of trader that you wanted to be? What action would you start to take? Or, what is really behind your not taking action?
