The Quest Continues

Remember what I said about living like no one else so later we could live like no one else? I had to apply that principle to a temptation this past week. How could I pass up a girlfriends trip to Disneyland? Take a couple days vacation, stay at an old friend's house and in general have a great time- I tried to make it work. I got the vacation approved at work. I didn't spend any money from my "blow" envelope all weekend. But any way I looked at it, the only way to make the trip happen was to temporarily abandon my current financial plan. Skip a mega payment on the car.
So, the short of it is that I faced the facts and decided to accept any displeasure my friends may have at my decision. Not bragging- just telling of the "teachable moment" I had with myself. If I start making trivial exceptions to the plans I have now, I'm sure to make dozens more in the future; causing me to reach my goals later than I anticipate. Discipline- it is a rough thing to impose on one's self. I am NOT very good at it. But I guess if I can manage to conquer myself like this once in a while, I might just get better at it.

Dave always says that maturity is the ability to delay pleasure. I feel a hundred years old today.

On another note, I just finished listening to the audio book of The Millionaire Mind this morning. This is an official recommendation.