Wishing Life Was More Like A Grocery Store And Not McDonald's

Alone I sat trying to figure out my new vision map, and as I slaved away trying to forge a path tonfulfil my dreams, I had a sudden realization. Wouldn’t life be great if it was more like a grocerynstore and less like McDonald’s!!!

I know this may sound completely out of left field, so allow me to elaborate. When visiting angrocery store the world is your playground. You are able to walk up and down the rather largenair-conditioned aisles, picking up fruit and checking the firmness, taking a look at the meat andnchecking the expiration date. You can fill your large shopping cart till it overflows.

Then you take your cart to the cashier and pay for your purchases. So, you receive and then pay (stay with me - I am creating an analogy here).

At McDonald’s you also have a wide selection of items to choose from, however the ability to mixnand match is not quite as large and no one can really guarantee that the item you want will look likenit does on the menu. The largest difference, however, is that at McDonald’s, after you choose thenitem or items you want, you pay first and then receive.
Let’s review. Grocery store - select, receive, then pay. McDonald’s - select, pay, then receiven(hopefully what you asked for).

So where is the parallel between life and McDonald’s as opposed to the grocery store and life? It’snreally simple, and since I am writing a book, I will spell it out for you. In life you must first pay thenprice to receive the rewards. If you set a goal, or define a vision for your life, before you will eve
experience it, you must first pay the price. Someone who is overweight would never be able toncreate a vision to become as chiselled as A
old Schwarzenegger was back in the day, go to bed,nwake up being ripped and then start going to the gym. The math doesn’t work that way. To put it innthe most basic form that I can - the cost is the continued action and dedication you must show tonprove, not only to yourself but the Universe at large, that you truly want it.