Last Sunday morning in church our pastor made some comments that got more than a few people riled up.
Funny…
When you talk about munee, a lotta folks tend to get uncomfortable.
The pastor was quoting a verse in the bible that says, “The love of munee is the root of all evil”.
He went on to explain that a lot of people have misconstrued that verse and mistakenly believe that it says “Munee is the root of all evil”.
Lisa and I were sitting in the back of the church when the pastor began his sermon, and it didn’t surprise me in the least to see so many people start squirming in their seats.
Like I said, when you talk about munee, a lotta folks get uncomfortable.
You see, most folks have this notion that munee is in short supply.
When you were growing up, you may have heard your parents say things like, “Munee doesn’t grow on trees”, or “Do you think I’m made of munee”?
You also watched how they used it, and how they handled it.
And make no mistake about it, all of this has had an effect on your own thought’s about munee.
Think I’m kidding?
Let me give you a personal example.
When I first met my wife Lisa several years ago, she was a single mom raising four children.
Needless to say, munee was tight in their household.
I can remember the first time I took Lisa and the kids out to dinner at Red Robin, and how bad it hurt me to see their reaction as they looked at the menu.
All of them (including Lisa) were in shock when they saw the prices.
In fact, Kaitlynn even whispered to her mom, “Oh my gosh, it’s so expensive”.
If you’ve ever been to Red Robin, you know that it costs about 8 bucks for a burger.
And at the time, this seemed like a lot of munee to Lisa and the kids.
Now…
Fast forward to today.
You never hear comments like that coming from Lisa or the kids any longer.
In fact, our youngest daughter Kaitlynn has absolutely no problem asking for what she wants – regardless of how much it costs.
At this point, you might be thinking to yourself, “Of course they don’t have a problem Kevin. You’re a successful business owner, and now that you’re involved in their lives, munee isn’t an issue”.
And if that’s what you’re thinking, you’d be wrong.
At the time I met Lisa, I’d just sold my cleaning business and was making a major transition in my life.
I had the munee from the sale of that business, but in the process of selling it, I’d also given up a big source of my monthly revenue.
In addition, I’d just taken on a lot of financial responsibility for Lisa and the kids.
Needless to say, we didn’t have a lot of expendable income at the time.
But…
Even though munee was a little tight, I understood that the situation was only temporary.
And there’s one other thing I knew.
Being broke never helped ANYONE.
It takes munee to make a difference in this world.
It takes munee to help other people.
It takes munee to help yourself.
And there’s something else I’ve discovered over the years.
Making munee is just like any other task, in the fact that it’s a skill that can be taught.
If you wanna know how to make more munee, all you gotta do is have a teacher that knows how to do it.
Dedicated to your success,
Kevin Thompson

