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ANASTASIA SOARE

I have the best life – like a movie. I do what I love. How blessed are you when you do what you love? I enjoyed the journey, and I still enjoy every single day like it’s a new day. It’s the best feeling to have no regrets at the end of life.

The ultimate reward of the success of your dream does not mark the end of the journey, but the beginning of another. Suddenly, financial rewards and countless opportunities to expand or build on your dream will flood into your life. The money, opportunities, and success bring with them a glorious sense of freedom, but they don’t compare with the overwhelming joy and satisfaction that you
did
it – out of nothing, you made something.

PAUL ORFALEA

Every morning I start by asking what I want to do with this particular day. That’s freedom.

MASTIN KIPP

I have the freedom to travel and freedom to create and design my life however I want. I’m completely location-independent, so I can run my business from Bali, from Maui, from India, from South Africa, from New York. That freedom is so cool; even though I’m traveling I’m still able to make money and run a business. That’s just thrilling. And the coolest thing is I can wake up whenever I want. I used to hate getting up for school in the morning; it was the worst.

ANASTASIA SOARE

The bigger the dream of course the bigger the money is. Any dream has to have a financial reward.

When success comes most likely you will find yourself standing in a place where, perhaps for the first time in your life, you can buy things you’ve always wanted to buy, you can travel to places you’ve always wanted to go, and you can do things you’ve always wanted to do. Along with that, you have the incredible opportunity to be able to share your success with family and friends, so that their lives can improve too.

MASTIN KIPP

There are two things that have been extremely rewarding – being able to give back, and having the resources to help other people. I finally am able to give at the level that I’ve always wanted to give.

LIZ MURRAY

The people I was struggling with when I was homeless are my family to this day. People I have known now for sixteen, seventeen years. And when I had a little bit of money I got so excited because I was able to create experiences for all of us. We started with our needs: we all went to the dentist. A couple of my friends needed rent and an apartment; we took care of the rent. My friend’s dad had cancer and needed surgery; we were able to get him the surgery. I was able to have a roof over my head. Being able to take care of the people that I love, being able to contribute something and make people’s lives better, brought me tremendous joy. That’s been one of the most rewarding experiences in my life.

I was born into quite humble beginnings, and while we didn’t have much money, we had each other. I was very fortunate to have been brought up in an environment of safety and security, surrounded by the love of my family. My parents worked really hard all their lives, but they never had much money. When my father died, my mother was not only left without the love of her life, she was also left with little money, and she had no income. My father died before the success of
The Secret,
so he never got to see that dream materialize. But my mother did. She had spent her whole life barely making ends meet, and then after
The Secret,
all of that changed.

I remember one particular day when my mother called me in tears. She had gone into a store and purchased several items of clothing for herself. She was in tears because for the first time in her life she had purchased clothes without having to ask how much they cost.

If you’ve been lucky enough to have a parent who has dedicated their life to your growth and wellbeing, then you will understand how I felt that day. Nothing I could ever give to my mother would equal what she had given to me in my life.

PETER FOYO

Some people say, “Why do you still work?” And I say, “Because I’m making a difference, and I’d like to continue to do that while I’m here.”

Working for the Joy of It

There’s no better feeling in the world than to have found your dream and be living it. To work for the sheer joy of it, to wake up and be really excited on a Monday, to love what you do so much that the idea of a long vacation seems boring – that is living!

PETER BURWASH

Back in the late 70s, early 80s, I lived in Hawaii. At 6 o’clock in the morning I’m on the elevator, I’ve got a 6:30 tennis lesson, and I’m looking around and I’m thinking, “These poor people have to go to work at this hour.” I just never really felt like I’ve gone to a job or done any work at all.

JOHN PAUL DEJORIA

I love what I do. I look forward to going to my office. I look forward to seeing people I work with. I chose this way of life and it’s a good one.

PETE CARROLL