John Assaraf

And the first question when I flipped over the page, Charles, was at what age do you want to retire? And I'm like, excuse me, what am I supposed to put over here? He goes, pick a number. And I was 19 at the time. And so I said, well, like, what's a good number? He says, pick, you know, 20, 30 years. And I said, it's like 45. Okay. He goes, sure, put it down.

And the first question when I flipped over the page, Charles, was at what age do you want to retire? And I'm like, excuse me, what am I supposed to put over here? He goes, pick a number. And I was 19 at the time. And so I said, well, like, what's a good number? He says, pick, you know, 20, 30 years. And I said, it's like 45. Okay. He goes, sure, put it down.

The next question was upon retirement, how much net worth do you want to have? I'm like, net worth? I said, excuse me, sir, what does net worth mean? And he explained to me what net worth is. I said, okay, how much should I put there? He goes, well, you're going to need probably a few million dollars, you know, if you want to retire at 45, and you're going to live to probably, you know, 75 or so.

The next question was upon retirement, how much net worth do you want to have? I'm like, net worth? I said, excuse me, sir, what does net worth mean? And he explained to me what net worth is. I said, okay, how much should I put there? He goes, well, you're going to need probably a few million dollars, you know, if you want to retire at 45, and you're going to live to probably, you know, 75 or so.

The next question was upon retirement, how much net worth do you want to have? I'm like, net worth? I said, excuse me, sir, what does net worth mean? And he explained to me what net worth is. I said, okay, how much should I put there? He goes, well, you're going to need probably a few million dollars, you know, if you want to retire at 45, and you're going to live to probably, you know, 75 or so.

He said, so put a few million. So I put $3 million. The next question is, what kind of car do you want? Mercedes-Benz convertible. What kind of house do you want? Oh, four-bedroom house, two-car garage. Where do you want to travel? All over the world. How do you want to dress? With Italian clothes. Who do you want to help? My mother and father. I wrote down all of the answers to these questions.

He said, so put a few million. So I put $3 million. The next question is, what kind of car do you want? Mercedes-Benz convertible. What kind of house do you want? Oh, four-bedroom house, two-car garage. Where do you want to travel? All over the world. How do you want to dress? With Italian clothes. Who do you want to help? My mother and father. I wrote down all of the answers to these questions.

He said, so put a few million. So I put $3 million. The next question is, what kind of car do you want? Mercedes-Benz convertible. What kind of house do you want? Oh, four-bedroom house, two-car garage. Where do you want to travel? All over the world. How do you want to dress? With Italian clothes. Who do you want to help? My mother and father. I wrote down all of the answers to these questions.

That was just a bunch of bullshit answers.

That was just a bunch of bullshit answers.

That was just a bunch of bullshit answers.

Just out of my ass. And he looked at the questionnaire and he said, well, this seems like it would be a great life, wouldn't it? I said, yeah, it would be awesome. And the back of my head, I'm thinking, but there's no way I'm going to achieve that. I don't know how to achieve that. And he asked me one question, Charles, and the answer to this one question changed my life.

Just out of my ass. And he looked at the questionnaire and he said, well, this seems like it would be a great life, wouldn't it? I said, yeah, it would be awesome. And the back of my head, I'm thinking, but there's no way I'm going to achieve that. I don't know how to achieve that. And he asked me one question, Charles, and the answer to this one question changed my life.

Just out of my ass. And he looked at the questionnaire and he said, well, this seems like it would be a great life, wouldn't it? I said, yeah, it would be awesome. And the back of my head, I'm thinking, but there's no way I'm going to achieve that. I don't know how to achieve that. And he asked me one question, Charles, and the answer to this one question changed my life.

And here's what the question was. He leaned in, he looked at me and he says, son, are you interested in achieving these things? or are you committed to achieving them? I'm like scratching my head. My brother's sitting next to me, and I looked at him and said, excuse me, sir, what's the difference?

And here's what the question was. He leaned in, he looked at me and he says, son, are you interested in achieving these things? or are you committed to achieving them? I'm like scratching my head. My brother's sitting next to me, and I looked at him and said, excuse me, sir, what's the difference?

And here's what the question was. He leaned in, he looked at me and he says, son, are you interested in achieving these things? or are you committed to achieving them? I'm like scratching my head. My brother's sitting next to me, and I looked at him and said, excuse me, sir, what's the difference?

He said, well, son, when you're interested, you allow all your present circumstances and your old results and stories and reasons and traumas and excuses, you allow those to control your present decisions and your focus. He said, but when somebody becomes committed, I'll never forget this. He says they upgrade their identity to match the destiny.

He said, well, son, when you're interested, you allow all your present circumstances and your old results and stories and reasons and traumas and excuses, you allow those to control your present decisions and your focus. He said, but when somebody becomes committed, I'll never forget this. He says they upgrade their identity to match the destiny.

He said, well, son, when you're interested, you allow all your present circumstances and your old results and stories and reasons and traumas and excuses, you allow those to control your present decisions and your focus. He said, but when somebody becomes committed, I'll never forget this. He says they upgrade their identity to match the destiny.