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Money Won’t Make Me Happy
But if it weren’t an issue, life balance would be easier to achieve
This story is a response to a writing prompt, asking how I would live if money were no object. Thanks to Kristi Keller for an open invitation to participate.
In my mind, happiness is a balance. As a life coach, there are seven main life areas I look at that help someone bring their life into balance.
Having money would make a lot of those a lot easier to manage, and therefore increase my ability to be my best self. Here are the seven life areas, and why I believe having unlimited funds would make them all easier.
Contribution
Living in a developing country, it’s painfully obvious that there are places where even a little bit of money would make a big difference. But I understand Shelly McIntosh when she explains how so many ways “giving back” end up causing more harm than good.
That’s why I would want to focus on giving my time and building human connections with the people that I can reach…
