Then when I was in college, I got an interview at Microsoft. They flew me to Seattle, put me up at a swanky hotel, and effectively gave me an unlimited spending account while I was in town. I had no idea what to do with my unlimited budget, but man, I was excited.
That night was the first time I'd ever ordered room service. It felt like being in a movie. I could call downstairs without a care in the world and get WHATEVER I wanted. I decided to go all out and order an appetizer, a burger, and a drink. Total price was over $50 plus delivery fee and tip. 50 BUCKS FOR A BURGER!!
All of a sudden, as the attendant wheeled the food into my room and whisked the metal tops away, I realized that there was an entire world all around me -- a world of MORE -- but I had no idea how it worked.
What really pushed me forward was knowing that I didn't understand the game being played around me. All I saw were people telling me NOT to want more -- to be satisfied with what I had.
I realized that most people want you to stay exactly where you are in life -- and if you explicitly talk about how you want more, they get really uncomfortable.
This is why you see people telling you to "just be happy you have a job in this economy" if you talk about finding a Dream Job or advancing in your career.
This is why if you tell your friends you're staying in tonight to find your first freelance client, they'll say, "Come on, man...it's Friday. You can do that any time."
And this is why if you finally pursue your dream of starting an online business, someone will inevitably ask, "Why don't you get a real job?"
They want you to cut back on everything. Spending, fun, ambitions -- until some mythical day when you retire and you can sparingly enjoy a few things.
I wanted MORE. And I wasn't going to wait 30 years to get it.
The Power of MORE in 2020
In a couple of days, 2019 will be over. When you look back on this year, what do you see? Did you make progress toward your Rich Life? Did you improve your life with a new job, new skills, or more time? Did you create the space for MORE?
From now on, instead of cutting back on everything in life, we're going to demand MORE of ourselves.
More fun. More success. More investing in ourselves to take us to the next level.
It could be an insane once-in-a-lifetime event you go to next year: