Many associate success exclusively with money, suggesting people who have a lot of money are “successful.” Nothing could be further from the truth. You must deeply evaluate your personal definition about money and success. I don’t consider myself religious, although I certainly have a deep enough spiritual understanding that religion’s objective is to ‘show you the path’ to a virtuous and abundant life, a life in which you are able to give unlimited value to others. This is my definition of success.

While some religious beliefs practice a lifestyle without money and material possessions, these individuals are absolutely not without success.

Consider my role… The more I learn and the more successful I become, the more I’m able to contribute to lives like yours, which, in turn, you will use that to contribute to others, and the cycle continues. I believe it is our spiritual responsibility to become as successful and we can, whatever it takes.

There’s a spiritual law that says each member of a species must work to perpetuate the species, and the members who do not contribute will be withdrawn. This is why we’re taught rules like ‘do unto others’ and ‘give and receive.’

Ultimately, even those who do work to become successful only for greed and material possessions and live an unfulfilled life, after they leave this physical plane (whatever you believe that to be), all their material possessions and accumulated money will eventually still go to benefit others. It’s just a spiritual law.

Mike Lewitz