So, I have a question for you.
Like, what's the number where life would finally feel,
okay, like you wouldn't have to worry anymore,
where you could say, I made it.
Is it a half million a year?
Or maybe it's a monthly number, 10,000 a month,
20,000 a month, 50,000 a month.
Whatever that number is, we all have one.
And it's ingrained in us to chase that number,
to fight for that number, to manifest that number,
like to speak it into the universe.
And I want to challenge that idea this morning.
Hell, I'm challenging it for me.
I'm just speaking it and sharing it with you
in hopes that maybe this causes you to rethink
what that number is.
And I hope by the end of the episode
that you'll look at that number differently.
And maybe even suspend the number altogether.
Because truth be told,
I don't want to live in just enough,
but I don't want to chase more than enough either.
I really believe that real freedom
comes when you stop chasing a number after all.
And this is radical, man, because I was like, whoa, that's,
that's not, that's not how I've been raised.
That's not how society has raised me.
That's not what all these books that sit behind me tell me.
And so I challenged the number
and now look at adopting a mindset of enough.
And I could tell you what triggered the thought this morning.
I was reading Tolstoy about to go to another book,
never even got to it.
Because I pay attention to things that snag my soul.
And I read it and then I kept coming back to it
and I just was like, I can't go to anything else
and write about it enough was the word that just kept popping up.
And he wrote this, riches never satisfy.
The more you have, the more you want to have
to a swage, your appetite.
A swage means to satisfy your appetite.
Riches never satisfy.
And you've been rich in some area of your life.
You've had more money than you've ever had before.
And you've been in a place where it's like, damn, dude,
Because the more you have, the more you want.
He said, even the greatest riches cannot satisfy the person
who is seeking more, more wealth.
That is the line right there that may be stopping
ask the question, like, Marsh, what's your number?
And dude, I have struggled with this number my entire life
because I thought I had to have a number.
But the number always moved.
And I've never really, like, emotionally tied into a number.
Is it five hundred thousand?
I mean, I've been all over the place.
And I've never, like, emotionally just latched in
And I think back to when I first started in car sales back in 1998
and I was standing outside
on point for those of who were in the car business.
We're standing outside on the lot, waiting for a customer to come in.
And I was talking to another salesperson,
bacon in the Louisiana heat.
And he said, you see that sales manager right there?
They were dressed nice.
They're always starched, just clean.
He said, man, those guys haven't made.
They make like six grand a month.
And I remember, I mean, to this day, 28 years later, I remembered to the day
where I was like, bro, if I could only make six grand a month,
life would be great.
That would be more than enough.
Only years later, a blue rub past that number.
What about eight thousand?
Because when riches become the object of your desire
There's always another level.
And you can always justify it.
There's always a reason why you need a little bit more.
And this hit me this morning.
Maybe the problem isn't the number.
Maybe the problem is thinking there should be a number after all
because numbers move, numbers change.
They're based on your current circumstances, your obligations, your fears,
But life doesn't stand still.
Problems never stop.
And the unexpected should always be expected.
That's why I don't want to live in just enough.
When people say I want to have just enough,
they're taking their current circumstances and situation,
but they're putting a cap on it and saying,
this is just enough.
But see, just enough is fragile because it only solves the problems of today that you see today.
But you're not factoring in the unexpected.
Then you get to scrambling.
But there's a very fine balance to this because I don't want to chase more than enough either.
Because more than enough becomes insatiable, addictive even.
The more you achieve, the more you accumulate, the emptier you feel.
Because along the way,
something gets sacrificed.
Some things get sacrificed.
Your faith, your family, your fitness, your fulfillment, something always gives.
I know because I've lived that.
So instead of chasing a number,
I started thinking about this differently this morning.
My number is no longer a number.
My number is enough.
Because I believe enough is the greatest mark of wealth.
Enough isn't measured in dollars.
Enough is measured in mindset.
Enough keeps me grounded.
Keeps me hungry, but not full.
Secure, but not spoiled.
And here's the beautiful part of enough enough from the outside.
You would think saying enough would make you complacent.
It's not that way at all.
Because think about it enough frees you to compete.
You're no longer chasing money.
You're chasing mastery.
You're chasing growth.
You're chasing involvement.
You're chasing better.
Because in the betterment,
I'm developing within the five life skills.
I'm being a better communicator.
Not only with myself, but with others.
Instead of making judgments, I'm asking questions.
I'm creative, not bitching about what I don't have.
I'm a continuous learner and I apply it to action every single day.
And I'm productively confront.
See, I'm developing in those in those five skills.
So that even when life knocks me down,
I can always create enough
That's real security.
It's not found in a number in the bank.
It's in the unlimited capacity
And this is something that I'm realizing.
Enough is something
that I get to choose every single day.
That's why it's called present for a reason.
Every day stands on its own.
Some days I fall short.
I get to do it again.
The enough keeps me grounded.
The enough keeps me grateful.
It keeps me growing.
So maybe the real question
may be the real question is
what does enough look like for you today?
