Climbing Out of Debt

Just read this post on Tim Ferriss' blog and I couldn't help but post the video here as well and say a little something about it. If you're crunched for time or just impatient forward the video to the 2 minute mark...



It's amazing how easy it is to forget how fortunate some of us are. Sadly, I'm guilty of it on a daily basis. I stress about my job, my financial situation, my future, lately I've been stressed about most everything. I worry too much about my life and spend way too much time dwelling on work and what people think of me. This type of behavior is what allows life to go by unnoticed. I should instead realize that I really I have a lot going for me.

I think this is pretty much the story for everyone, but when I was 13 or 14 years old I used to think about how I couldn't wait to be in high school 'cause it would be better then.

I got into high school and immediately started looking forward to college and moving out of the house 'cause it would be better then.

When I was in college I worked hard and looked forward to graduating so that I could make some real money and start my career and become "successful" 'cause it would be better then.

I graduated with no credit card debt, took a low-paying entry level job, applied for my first credit card and used that (and then others) to fill the gaps in my life and buy myself things that I couldn't afford 'cause I figured I could easily pay it off down the road when I become "successful".

Now I'm in that career I wanted, over $25,000 in credit card debt , and questioning what "success", in fact, even means to me and I often regret how fast high school and college went by.

And while I can't go back, I can at least try to teach myself to reflect upon why I'm looking back at all and realize that my attention should be on what I have right now - at this moment - just as it should have been at those times in my past.

Sorry for the rant - but I saw this video and this is what I thought about.