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"I Live in the Real World!" (Money Insight) | Dean Graziosi

8 Sept 2024 · 1 min

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Dean Graziosi argues that emotional freedom and financial freedom are different things. While some people find contentment through meditation alone, most people with families and ambitions to travel or build a legacy need money to achieve those goals. Financial freedom isn't a moral compromise, he says, it's a practical requirement.

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Do you think someone can feel emotionally free in life if they are not? Some level of financial freedom?
Of course. Some of the happiest people in the world have found that, right? And if that is your path, then amazing, right? But I also live in the real world. There's about 3% of people that could probably 5% that could meditate and love it. And I admire those people. I learn from those people. I love reading their books. I love listening to their podcasts. They make me a better version of me. But then I get to the real world with four kids and a wife, and I want to travel and I want to do things and I want to impact others. I want to leave a legacy. I want to change the world. I want to make this place better than I found it. All those things, in most cases, Lewis, require money. I don't care what anybody says. If you think that's conflicting to your values, I'm sorry, but in most cases, that's a fact.