an emotional WHY

a what?
it's a phrase that was the topic of a bo sanchez mp3 i was listening to last night. it talks about finding your emotional WHY - the very thing that makes you wanna pursue a dream, or the very reason that will make you quit a bad habit. in that talk, he painted this very vivid picture. it goes something like this: a person talking to a father (my way of saying, i can't exactly remember if it was a make-believe story by bo sanchez or if he was talking about a real conversation he had with another person who was having a difficult time breaking the habit of smoking. anyway, i'm digressing.

Father: help. i really would want to stop smoking. but i really just can't. i've tried countless of times, but i just can't do it.
Man: do you love your daughter?
Father: yes, i do.
Man: what would you do for your daughter?
Father: i would DO ANYTHING for my daughter.
Man: ok. imagine this.
someone is holding your daughter hostage. the man has his arm around your daughter, and the other is pointing a gun at your daughter's temple. the hostage taker, then says, "i'm going to blow your daughter's head's off, if you don't quit smoking. it's your choice, your daughter's head or you quit smoking?

SO, what's it gonna be?

think about something similar. and think about what you are going to do given the circumstances. what are you going to do? this little exercise is something that is helpful if there is something that you truly wish to break, but is having a hard time doing it.
that talk led me to think that, boy, i don't have an emotional why! i've been meaning to control my finances. while my finances is not as bad compared to others i know, i believe my efforts at trying to reach my financial goal is simply wanting. more often than not, i lose the battle against restraint in spending money. and my vice is simply this;

yeah, 5 more unread books. did i mention i have 3 others coming my way, too and i haven't paid for them, nyahaha.

• the 15 invaluable laws of growth - john c. maxwell
• the generosity factor - ken blanchard and s. truett cathy
• spirit brides - kahlil gibran
• the beloved - kahlil gibran
• the vision - kahlil gibran

in my defense, i don't lose the battle on purchasing books that often. but each time that i go inside a bookstore, the desire to get at least a book or two is getting stronger. well, at least i only spent 59 pesos on the john maxwell book. the remaining 500 was paid for with a gift certificate from metrobank card. so lucky me. as for the others, well forget about them. let's just say, a girl sometimes has to raise her white flag and give in to her heart's desire. scratch that. lame excuse. didn't i just say i'm trying to fix my finances? oh well, i should really find that EMOTIONAL WHY, and pronto!
or be serious about becoming truly rich! haha. <----click the link to take the first step.