Prof. Tyler yamazaki

Section 2
Dream of The Future
Many of us are so bogged down in getting through our everyday lives that
we don't give much thought as to what we are going to eat for supper, much
less where we want to be five or even ten years from now. Sure, we may
have dreams of the future. We may dream of getting married, buying a
house, having children, getting a better job, going back to school, moving to
the big city, setting down roots on a farm, or any number of things.
However, the number of people who actually work towards making their
dreamed-of future a reality is surprisingly few.
Many people are stuck in wishing for a return to the "good old days." They
are so bogged down in nostalgia and wishing for life to be as it once was
that they are unable to make any plans for the future, and their dreams are
limited to how they remember life used to seem. They may believe that
their best days are behind them and that the rest of their lives will be efforts
to recreate the past. People with this mindset will never become wealthy.
Further, they often become lonely and depressed because life has a bleak
and dreary outlook.
Dreaming of and planning for the future is an important aspect of the
millionaire mindset. Millionaires are constantly planning for what direction
they want their lives to go in. They don't just daydream about what they
want out of life; they make plans for how to make those dreams a reality.
They make financial goals and determine how to achieve those goals.
Maybe achieving those goals will require that they take classes, acquire a
new skill, or hire more people. Then those steps will be taken.
Millionaires know that their best days are in front of them, not behind them.
How do they know that their best days are in front of them? Because they
take steps to ensure that the future is better than the past. Even if the past
was good, the future could be better. While looking backwards at the past
brings depression and loneliness, forward thinking and looking towards the
future brings about the optimism that defines the millionaire mindset.

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Expectations are what determines success. Millionaires expect to earn
money, and more than that, they expect their money to earn for them. They
make decisions that are aimed at the goal of turning their money into more
money, be it from a new investment, a new business, or even a creative
enterprise.
These action-based decisions do not come from nowhere. Rather, they are
the product of vigorous thought processes that helped turn them into the
successful people that they are. Millionaires don't think negatively and
certainly don't see themselves in a negative light. They don't see money as a
bad thing but rather see poverty as a bad thing.
Developing a millionaire mindset won't happen overnight. It may take years
of work to undo some of the negative thought patterns, decide every day to
present your best self, and live an action-oriented lifestyle. However, the
rewards will certainly pay off.
I hope the book was informative and able to provide you with all the
information you need to kickstart your long journey in the investment
world. Happy investing!

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