It was a massive yacht for such a piccolo Italiano harbor. You fixated on a man standing on the stern of his boat. He looked like any other guy. As if the curtain of awareness had been cast aside - your realm of possibility expanded in that instant.
This happened 30 years ago in Italy’s Porto Fino. You were 21 years old, on the edge of hunger. You set your backpack down and wondered if you could afford a plate of pasta at the harbor’s expensive restaurant. The a blast of a horn from this yacht signaled, “Look at me.” Not like the annoying “look at me” by those certain Harley riders gunning their under-muffled bikes while passing an unimpressed patio of café patrons. This was a horn that signaled the realm of possibility. The blast of two discorded notes translated into a clear message. “You don’t have to live with the scarcity mindset.”
To this day, that moment, that horn, that unknown billionaire left an imprint on yours truly. It was not only a decision to live in abundance. It also became a priority to help others realize the same thing.
A couple of weekends ago, the SCM Realty family included us on their Homes of Hope build in Tijuana, Mexico. The Homes of Hope Mission has facilitated the building of over 4,000 homes for impoverished families. Their undertaking? Help break the cycle of poverty that imprisons people in need. A few families from Texas combined forces to build a home in two days. Between the original shack and the new home a woman gathered her thoughts. This mother of three admitted through tears of overwhelm and gratitude she had no food or water for her children that morning. “Now I hold the keys to a new life.” The obvious physical gift of a new home was dwarfed by the psychological gift only a few of us witnessed earlier that day.
The trip up the highway to the supermarket was the stage for a greater realization. Part of the Homes of Hope gift is a trip to buy food, kitchenware, clothes and some toys for the family. Dumbstruck, they picked out what they needed and we paid for it. The mother and children learned something liberating.
If you want something, go get it.
As you read this eBrief, the Ramirez family is sheltered in a new home where the floor is clean. They have electricity to light the way to higher education. With discomfort at bay they can now flourish more freely with an expanded realm of possibility.
Scarcity is a disease of the mind. Scarcity is both infectious and contagious. Holding on to what you have limits what you could have. Share ideas. Share time. Share what you can. The realm of possibility can be attained through an abundance mindset for a glass of water, a plate of spaghetti, a new home – even – a new life.
If you want something, go get it.
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NY Times bestselling author, Vince Poscente, is the founder of Libretto Publishing and has written five bookstranslated into more than twenty languages. He writes about harnessing the speed of change, the way to reach BIG GOALS in less time, accelerating potential of human capital, how to get out of your own way and best of all, instant impact with lasting influence.
