3 – Essentials to Any Fortune You Want to Acquire.
Dad To Journal: To My Kids.
There’s something I need to put down on paper, not just for myself, but for my kids, for their future. If there’s one thing, I want them to understand—one lesson that can shape their entire life, it’s this: You MUST think and dream your way to a fortune.
I know that sounds like something out of a fairy tale, but it’s not. It’s a principle as real as the ground beneath your feet. Everything great that has ever been built started with a thought. Every product, every invention, every business, every empire, every fortune, they all began in someone’s mind before it ever took form in the real world. And the same applies to you. If you can see it in your mind and believe it with every fiber of your being, you can bring it to life. But dreaming alone isn’t enough. You need three things: the Thought, the Faith, and the Action.
1: The Thought—The Idea
Every success story starts here. Your thoughts are powerful, they create your reality, they shape your destination. If you fill your mind with doubt, fear, and negativity, that’s the life you’ll build. But if you fill your head with big, bold dreams, if you constantly picture yourself achieving them, then you’ve laid the foundation. A clear idea, a vision of what you want, is the first step. But it must be strong, it must have emotion tied to it. It has to be something that excites you, that pulls you out of bed in the morning, something that won’t let you sleep at night because you’re too fired up about the future.
2: The Faith to Make It Happen
Most people stop at the idea stage. They think, but they don’t believe it. And belief is where the magic happens. Faith isn’t just a nice word, it’s an unstoppable force. After all, if you don’t believe in your own dreams, who will? When doubt creeps in, and trust me, it will, you have to shut it down and remind yourself that every successful person you admire once stood where you are now. They weren’t special, they just believed. They knew deep down that their vision was possible, and they refused to let fear steal it from them.
3: The Dedication and Discipline to Take Action
Here’s the part that separates the dreamers from the achievers. Thoughts and faith are powerful, but without action, they’re just whispers in the wind. This is where discipline kicks in. It’s waking up early when you don’t feel like it. It’s putting in the work when no one is watching. It’s choosing to move forward even when the results aren’t coming fast enough. Consistency beats talent every single time. You have to be relentless. You have to be the kind of person who does what needs to be done, no matter what. Because if you’re disciplined enough to take daily action toward your vision, success isn’t a matter of if but more, it’s a matter of when.
Let Me End by Saying.
If you, my children, ever find yourselves wondering how to create the life you want, come back to this. It’s simple, but it’s everything. Picture your future in your mind, believe in it with unwavering faith, and take disciplined action every single day. Do this, and nothing will be out of reach.
One day, I hope you’ll read this and smile, knowing that the dreams you once had are now the reality you live. And when that day comes, pass this lesson down to your own children. Because the power to think, believe, and build is the greatest inheritance I could ever leave you.
With all my love and my Total Belief in You,
Dad… AKA-RED.
P.S. I thought that there were people out there that needed this as well as my kids. I hope that you enjoyed a little behind-the-scenes look into what goes into my journal.