What Do You Love to Do?

In light of Valentine’s Day yesterday, I wanted to touch on a subject that hits home: love.

I absolutely love flying helicopters and airplanes. And I love the fact that I get to wake up every day and go serve with and lead junior Sailors at my Navy job. I love the fact that I get to come home every day to my bride and two children and they are normally waiting with open arms to be hugged and kissed. I love the fact that I have such a passion for real estate investing, creating wealth and financial freedom through passive income, and writing/talking about my experiences which gives me a chance to teach others within my network about these concepts. And I love the fact that all of these facets within my life give me the opportunity to serve others. Serving others is what I love to do!

Today I interviewed a veteran couple who absolutely love what they do as well. Ken and Anna Hummel decided to get out of their military jobs to pursue their passion in residential real estate. They both love to take a dirty, nasty old house and turn it into a place where they love to live. They both love the idea of sharing the space and renting out rooms to other people to increase their income. Ken calls it the “Super Hack” (check out their video). They both love the challenges involved, getting their hands a little dirty, putting the puzzle pieces back together, the opportunity to be creative, and the idea that they don’t have to wake up and go sit at some boring desk job just to earn a paycheck. They love what they do!

In last week’s Bigger Pockets Podcast, Graham Stephen, talks about how he became a millionaire at the age of 26 because he wakes up every day and does what he loves to do. He says that the steps to financial freedom are incredibly simple. Here’s the formula:

1. Find something you are passionate about and do what you love to do; work hard at it to create a solid income from it.
2. Live below your means and save every penny you can.
3. Safely invest all of your extra savings into an investment vehicle that you understand and that will increase your net worth over time.
4. Do steps 1-3 over and over again until you are financially free.

Our success stems from our ability to do what we love to do. So, here’s your challenge: find something you are passionate about; pursue it and work really really hard at it and the rest will fall in place.

Do what you love to do.

Written by Stuart Grazier