1445: To Change Your Financial Circumstances, Choose Focus by Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist

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🗓️ 22 February 2021

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Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist encourages you to first change your focus if you want your financial circumstances to change. Episode 1445: To Change Your Financial Circumstances, Choose Focus by Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist Joshua Becker and his family decided to live with fewer possessions after a conversation with his neighbor in 2008. As a result, they found a better way to live, centered on more important pursuits. Their story has been seen on the CBS Evening News, NPR, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal and countless media interviews around the world. Their books have sold in the tens of thousands. BecomingMinimalist.com is about their journey towards a rational approach to minimalism. It is about the joys and the struggles. It is about the lessons they have learned. It has inspired millions around the world. It is written to inspire you to intentionally live with less, and find more life because of it. The original post is located here: https://www.becomingminimalist.com/financial-focus/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalFinanceDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's a minimalist Monday edition of Optimal Finance Daily, episode 1445.
0:05.8	To change your financial circumstances, choose Focus by Joshua Becker of BecomingMinimalist.com.
0:13.2	And I'm your host and personal finance enthusiast, Diana Mariam.
0:17.6	This is the show where I read to you from the best personal finance blogs on the web,
0:21.8	with the author's permission, of course.
0:24.2	For now, let's get right to today's post as we optimize your life.
0:30.3	To change your financial circumstances, choose Focus by Joshua Becker of BecomingMinimalist.com.
0:40.1	In his New York Times bestselling book, The One Thing, Gary Keller argues for a simple truth.
0:46.8	Quote, when you want the absolute best chance to succeed at anything you want,
0:52.0	your approach should always be the same. Go small. End quote.
0:57.2	He supports his thesis throughout the book by using research, examples, and personal experience.
1:03.0	Extraordinary results are directly determined by how narrow you can make your focus,
1:08.5	he reiterates. This advice is not new or unique. In fact, the truth has been espoused and
1:14.8	modeled by some of the most successful men and women throughout history. Quote,
1:19.2	Be like a stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there. Josh Billings.
1:24.8	Quote, it is those who concentrate on but one thing at a time who advance in this world.
1:30.9	Augmentino. Quote, you must be single-minded. Drive for the one thing on which you have decided.
1:38.9	General George S. Patton. Quote, successful demands singleness of purpose. Vince Lombardi.
1:48.3	Those who are most successful in their life endeavors are those who identify,
1:52.2	define, and pursue their next most important step without being distracted from it.
1:57.6	I find his advice compelling in any area of life but especially in our approach to personal
2:03.0	finance and making the changes we desire. Many of us feel the stress of our circumstances
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