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ted　a　stronger　mind　and　a　dynamic　spirit。

Thus；　he　rarely　gave　Mike　or　me　anything。　Instead　he　would　ask；　〃How　can　you　afford　it？〃　and　that　included　college；　which　we　paid　for　ourselves。　It　was　not　the　goal　but　the　process　of　attaining　the　goal　we　desired　that　he　wanted　us　to　learn。　The　problem　I　sense　today　is　that　there　are　millions　of　people　who　feel　guilty　about　their　greed。　It's　an　old　conditioning　from　their　childhood。　Their　desire　to　have　the　finer　things　that　life　offers。　Most　have　been　conditioned　subconsciously　to　say；　〃You　can't　have　that；〃　or ；

〃You'll　never　afford　that。〃

When　I　decided　to　exit　the　rat　race；　it　was　simply　a　question。 〃How　can　I　afford　to　never　work　again？〃　And　my　mind　began　to　kick　out　answers　and　solutions。　The　hardest　part　was　fighting　my　real　parents'　dogma　of　〃We　can't　afford　that。〃　Or　〃Stop　thinking　only　about　yourself。〃　Or　〃Why　don't　you　think　about　others？〃　and　other　such　words　designed　to　instill　guilt　to　suppress　my　greed。

So　how　do　you　beat　laziness？　The　answer　is　a　little　greed。 It's　that　radio　station　WII…FM；　which　stands　for　〃What's　In　It…For　Me？〃　A　person　needs　to　sit　down　and　ask；　〃What's　in　it　for　me　if　I'm　healthy；　sexy　and　good　looking？〃 Or　〃What　would　my　life　be　like　if　I　never　had　to　work　again？〃　Or　〃What　would　I　do　if　I　had　all　the　money　I　needed？〃　Without　that　little　greed；　the　desire　to　have　something　better；　progress　is　not　made。　Our　world　progresses　because　we　all　desire　a　better　life。 New