I have three pieces of advice and possibly a fourth for you if you are young.
Memorize these words: one car, one house, one office.
One car. You don’t need two cars
If you are thinking of buying that Hummer or that sports car because it looks cool, don’t do it.
You can only drive one car at a time.
Two cars gives double the expenses, double the inspections, double the hassles.
You don’t need that in your life.
If you really feel the need to drive a Hummer, go rent one.
I know, it looks pretty cool in your driveway.
If you have one, get rid of it.
If you don’t have one, don’t buy it.
One house. You don’t need two houses.
And no, that beach house isn’t going to give you the rental income that you think it will.
Like an extra car, that extra house gives you double the expenses and double the headaches.
Plus, once you have that beach house, you will take it for granted and never go out there.
You are much better off renting a beach house when you want to go out to the beach.
And you can take all that money that you are throwing away on a beach house and invest t it in the stock market and make a far better return.
Or you can take that money and put it into your own house.
As with a boat, the two happiest days of a beach house owner are the day he buys it and the day he sells it.
If you don’t have one, don’t buy one.
If you have one, get rid of it.
If you can’t sell it, lower the price. Buyers will appear like magic.
One office.
You can only work in one place at a time.
Two offices, gives double the hassles,and double your medical bills for a little more money.
You don’t want to end up in the hospital.
An extra office will eat you alive in anxiety.
An extra office doesn’t just sit there like a car; an extra office is a live functioning entity that requires tender loving care.
One office is enough.
One office has all the stress you need in life.
Focus on one office and let your customers come to you. Don’t make the mistake of thinking that they won’t travel.
People will travel for a quality product.
You will be able to provide better quality by focusing your efforts on one office.
Splitting your time between two officers will wear you down emotionally and physically. You will provide worse service by splitting your time.
One office. One house. One car.
Burn those words into your memory.
For those of you who are married, here is a bonus.
One spouse.
I understand that your marriage got a little boring.
I understand that you have now heard everything that your spouse is ever going to say.
I understand that the spark has gone out of your marriage
Do yourself a favor: figure out a way to get it back. There must’ve been something you liked about your spouse.
Maybe you took each other for granted. Maybe you are not being civil with each other. Maybe you need to stop the insults and screaming.
Whatever the cause of your unhappiness, do not cheat on your spouse. You won’t get away with it
If you are that unhappy with your spouse, you’re better off just going up to your spouse and saying: I am unhappy. What can we do about it?
If your spouse is unwilling to work with you, maybe you need to get a divorce.
That’s a far better option than cheating and not getting away with it.
And you won’t get away with it.
Honesty is the best policy here.
One spouse.
One car, one house, one office, one spouse.
Sincerely,
Archer Crosley
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