I started thinking about something the other day that I believe holds great significance.
 
I imagine all the people in the world being part of this gigantic tapestry being made to hopefully (one day) be completed.  (Maybe then the secrets to the universe will be revealed in the picture that's been woven.)
 
Each person is a thread in this tapestry.  Without one another (good or bad), we can't exist.  After all, without the dark we never know the light.  (Right?)
 
Except, of course, the tapestry would turn out much better if we all did the right things but, most importantly, we help other people.
 
I think the most important threads in the tapestry are those who can enrich other people's lives daily.
 
This is what I try to do with my students.
 
As I've neared my "I Quit!" date (next month on the 31st), I realize that I have too much work left to do.  And when did this whole thing become about me?
 
I think I got to the point where I wasn't seeing the purpose of all this.  I was in the "me-me-I-I" mode of thinking...becoming a whining little nag about students that wasted my time or drained my energy.
 
And always forgetting the students who have empowered me over the years with their success stories and their "ah-ha" moments I helped get them to.  Or their pleas of "don't leave us now, Monica."
 
Because, after all, somehow I made it about me and not about you.
 
And it's always been about you.  Or at least it should have been.
 
I think both teachers and students help each other learn.  They always say, if you want to learn a topic super fast, teach it.  Nothing is more true a statement than that.
 
I have found that my students have taught me a lot, made me strong/brave to do things I perhaps feared, and have given me a purpose all of these years.
 
As I'm nearing my "end date," I'm thinking..."Now what?!  I thought I had it all figured out but it seems that I don't."
 
I do realize that I'm going into a different direction now.  I think my students know too.  I'm getting more away from the real estate training and more into the Aggressive Income stuff.
 
Starting next year, I'm going to be expanding on the Aggressive Income side as well as adding onto my Wealth Attraction stuff since that's done so phenomenally well for my students.
 
I don't want to be done teaching.  I've realized that teaching/mentoring is part of my "thread" in the greater tapestry of life and that without that element, my life would essentially bring no meaning to both myself or anyone else.
 
What is your thread?
 
Sometimes it's not all about making money.  You have to be a thread somewhere otherwise you become insignificant and basically a waste to the valuable resources on this planet.
 
For example, if you make a lot of money with a business or real estate, are you contributing to any worthy charities?  Even better, are you planning on creating your own non-profit organization?  (This is something that's been heavy on my mind lately -- creating a non-profit to directly benefit people.)
 
It's been said before that there's only one difference between heaven and hell; this difference is in whether people help one another...or not.  And you can probably guess where you're at if everyone is selfish, only out for themselves.  In the other place, everyone is a servant to one another, giving selflessly to benefit other people.
 
I've come to realize lately just how incredibly lucky I am.  And I make it a point to feel that gratitude into the pit of my stomach each day.  Yes, I have "problems."  Who doesn't?!  But the more I focus on how awesome things are, awesome things continue being part of my life.
 
If you want to start changing things around for yourself, I suggest you start being grateful for all you do have.  No, this shouldn't be some once-a-year deal around Thanksgiving where you sit at a table, reciting a short list of everything you're grateful for.  It can be something you do each day when you're driving on the freeway to work or driving home...or when you're at the store because you can buy things or when you're at home because you have running water.
 
I know...this all sounds trivial and you're thinking, "But Monica, you don't have any idea about my problems, do you?"
 
No, I don't.  And I don't care.  Do you want to know why?  Because I've had battles in this lifetime that I wouldn't wish upon my worst enemy.  That's why.  And I've gotten through them.
 
So unless you're on trial right now for a murder you didn't commit, you can't possibly top me in the problems you have that I haven't battled personally in this lifetime.
 
I get so tired of everyone being so "touchy" and "offended" and "appalled" by things these days.
 
Right before Halloween Walmart pulled a child's costume called "Naughty Kitty" because someone was offended by the name of the costume.
 
Puulllleeezzzzeeee!
 
I wish people would start finding a purpose on how they can benefit others rather than bitching about every freaking thing.
 
[In a whining voice:]
 
"Oh, that lady offended me because she said an ethnic explicit comment...to someone else other than me!"
 
"Oh, that company made a shirt with an offensive picture so they need to stop selling it otherwise I'll continue being 'offended.'"
 
"Oh, that manufacturer named a Halloween costume something I find to be 'dirty' so therefore they need to stop selling it to make me 'happy.'"
 
"Oh, that politician was texting a woman pictures of his gentiles so therefore he and therefore he should be fired...and then I'll be 'happy'"
 
"Oh, that guy over there looked at me and therefore he should be arrested because...well, he looked at me and he wasn't smiling...so I'm 'offended.'"
 
Is it just me or is it getting ridiculous.
 
To all these people who are so easily offended, I have this to tell you.
 
Think about people (who were perhaps even your own family members) who had to sit in a concentration camp for years!  Then, imagine that had to be you.
 
And think about how many of the stupid things that would offend you right now that would really bother you if you survived something so extraordinary!
 
Absolutely nothing would bother you.  That's what!
 
My point in all this?
 
If you're not contributing, you're not a good thread in society.
 
If you're one of those whiney people and complaining is your "thread," find another thread because you're destroying the tapestry.
 
Write a book.  Teach a class.  Donate your money or time to a charitable cause.  Go help cook Thanksgiving dinner for homeless people.  (If you ever do that, I guarantee you that all the things you thought were "offensive" will immediately disappear as you see the belly of what skid row looks like...and how fortunate you really are.)
 
My thread is to help people find financial freedom.  And I've always enjoyed helping people find success in their own lives.
 
I should also mention that 2014 is my year for Aggressive Income.  This means that Passive Income won't be something I'll be covering a lot of during 2014.
 
See you at the top!
 
Your mentor,
 
Monica Main
www.MonicaMain.com