Some Things Just Can’t Be Postponed!
Sometimes, I can’t believe I’m 41.
Jeepers, I’ll be 42 this July.
Not too long ago, I was a 13 year-old skinny kid preaching to a roomful of ancient adults. For years, I was always the youngest in the room.
Wherever I went, they called me, “Bo Sanchez, a young Preacher…” Recently, I’m quickly losing that title. People just call me, “Bo Sanchez, a Preacher…”
Ouch. Quietly, the word “Young” has been dropped.
Oh, once in awhile, it still happens. Like when I was introduced by a guy who was 86. I think he called everyone young.
But that’s not too bad.
Would you believe I now have meetings where I’m the oldest in the room? I get the heebie-jeebies just thinking about it.
And this is what scared me: One of these days, I’ll be announcing in this newsletter that I’ll be 50.
My gosh, that’s just 8 years from now!
Do you know that 8 years is nothing?
In a wink, 8 years will pass, and kaboom–I’ll be half-a-century old.
Hey, don’t get me wrong.
I believe 50 is young today. (Ask Edu Manzano.)
There was a time when 50 was ancient.
Not anymore.
My father died at 88.
So if I hit 50, that still gives me 38 fantastic years!
That’s a lot.
I can still write a lot more books (2 to 3 a year) and preach a lot more talks (300+ a year). I can still have a lot more dates with my lovely wife (52 a year–and that’s the minimum!).
But I realize now that I have 4 big goals before I hit 50–because I may not be able to do these things after I hit 50. All these 4 biggies are time sensitive and have tight deadlines.
Here are my 4 golden goals before I reach 50:
1) I’ll play with my kids more
2) I’ll date my mother more
3) I’ll build my investments more
4) I’ll build my health more
First Goal: I’ll Play with My Kids More
My supercharged, nuclear-powered boys are 8 and 3 today.
So everyday, they ask me, “Daddy, can you play with me?”
But when I hit 50, they’ll be 16 and 11.
Yikes. There’ll be teenagers in my house!
By that time, I don’t think they’ll be asking me to play with them that often (Unless it’s tennis or badminton or something like that).
Honestly, now that their 8 and 3, I don’t welcome their question every single time they ask me to play with them. Because often, I’m buried in my work.
I work from home.
And we don’t send our kids to school but homeschool them ourselves. (Crazy, huh. We’ve been doing it for four years now and have seen the great fruit of homeschooling. If you want to know the 16 reasons why I homeschool our kids, read my article at www.catholicfilipinoacademy.com You’ll also learn the 10 powerful principles of homeschooling.)
So unless I have meetings or talks, I’m at home with my kids.
And whenever I’m home, my boys would come up to me often and ask, “Daddy, can you play with me?”
Sometimes, it’s pokemon cards.
Sometimes, it’s cars and rocket ships.
Sometimes, it’s a computer game.
Sometimes, it’s a wrestling match on the floor.
I decided long ago that should they ask me that question, my answer should always be Yes. Not later. Not tomorrow. Not next week.
Just a simple, happy, beautiful Yes.
Even if every part of me wants to say, “No! Can’t you see I’m busy? Can’t you see I’m saving the world? Can’t you see I’m writing a book that will be read by a million people? Can’t you see that I’m helping the Pope run the Catholic Church? Can’t you see I’m building the Kingdom of God and without me, this universe will fall into the abyss of eternal Hell?”
I don’t say any of that silliness.
All I do is beam a smile at them and say, “Sure, son! What do you want to play?”
My plan is to keep saying Yes to that request while its there.
Because a day will come when they will no longer ask me that question.
Second Goal: I’ll Date My Mother More Often
Let me explain.
I’m the youngest of 6 kids, so Mom is 82.
She’s still as strong and bright as ever.
But that also means when I hit 50, she’ll be 90. (Hey, she could live until 110–which is great. But I’m hedging my bets.)
So this too is a time-sensitive goal.
Dad passed away last year, so Mom is mostly by herself.
Her friends are all dying out on her too.
Each morning, as morbid as this may sound (and believe me, we’ll all reach this stage), she checks the obituaries in the newspaper if another friend has died again. Sheesh.
So now, she has very few people to call up on the phone.
Except for her 6 children.
Who are caught up in their busy lives.
Especially her youngest boy who has become an International Preacher, Bestselling Author, and all-around Handsome Hunk whom girls can’t resist. (The last description is a result of my fasting too much this Lent.)
She sometimes calls me and I can’t be reached because I’m gallivanting somewhere in the world reaching to the lost.
But I’ve decided that this will be my second golden goal before I hit 50.
While Mom is still strong, I’ll call her up regularly, bring her out on dates, and take her along in some of my trips.
Like last year, I brought Mom with me in my US preaching trip. (Thank God for frequent flier miles!) She had a wonderful time meeting the few friends who were still alive and who can still carry an intelligent conversation. When they do talk, their topics revolve around their aches and pains, what medicines they take, their most interesting “senior citizen discount” stories, and the awards of their many grandchildren.
Mom loves to talk.
And I love to listen.
It’s a great combination.
Third Goal: I’ll Build My Investments More
They tell me that only 2% of people above the age of 65 are financially independent. That means 98% of elderly people have to depend on their relatives to survive, or live in charitable institutions (like our Anawim), or keep on working until their 80’s…
That’s tragic.
When I’m 70, I don’t want to be calling up my son, saying, “Uh son, can you give me and your mother… uh, some money to… uh, buy groceries? We’re down to our last can of sardines. If you won’t give us money today,we’ll be eating the expired noodles that were handed out last Christmas in Church…”
No way.
I don’t want to grow old.
I want to grow old and rich.
Correction.
I want to grow old and rich and generous!
Because I still believe that the purpose of wealth is to help others.
Look, it doesn’t take much to make millions if time is on your side.
Or billions, if you prefer. (I’m not kidding.)
Do you know that if you invest P1,000 a month at an equity fund or stock that grows at 12% per year, you’ll be a billionaire in 80 years?
I’m not kidding. Do the math.
I’m already 41, so If I invest P1,000 a month, I’ll be a billionaire when I reach 121 years old. Ha, I wonder how I’ll look like by that time.
But I don’t have to wait for that long.
Because I can invest more than a thousand bucks a month.
Much, much more.
So I won’t complain if by 80, I’ll have half-a-billion pesos.
I can live with that shortfall. Can you?
Do you also want to grow old and rich and generous?
Or do you just want to grow old?
The choice is yours.
(Note: If you want to know more about how to grow your money, attend my powerful and life-changing How To Be Truly Rich Seminar on April 5, 2008. You’ll learn how to expand your income. For more details, log on to www.bosanchez.ph/get-ready-for-abundance now!)
Fourth Goal: I’ll Build My Health More
Here’s my goal: I want to be strong until I’m 99 years old.
By that age, I’ll still be walking around with a sharp mind and a contagious laugh. I also want to die in my sleep and wake up in Heaven.
So I want to listen to my body more.
It’s just like my investments. What I do for my 40-year old body will show up magnified in my 80-year old body.
Little things count.
· I’ll do more breathing exercises
· I’ll drink more fresh water
· I’ll take more veggie juices
· I’ll eat more veggies and fruits
· I’ll exercise more
· I’ll rest, sleep, and take vacations more
· I’ll get rid of emotional garbage and think positively more
Speaking of health, I met a wonderful and wise 63-year old Wellness Teacher by the name of Amado Samia. I was very impressed as he shared with me the power of touch therapy and other ancient health techniques that are drawn from both science and faith. Yes, Amado is a committed Christian and marries what he teaches with Biblical truth.
Because I was going out of the country, I asked him to give his unique Wellness Seminar to my team. Needless to say, my team were wowed by their experience with Amado. They told me they learned how to heal themselves and how to stay healthy and happy. He’s a jewel.
(Note: I asked Amado to give another Wellness Seminar this May 17. If you want to join, email Beckie at beaconlightevents@gmail.com. She’ll send you a fuller description of his seminar.)
Preparing For the Second Half of My Life
Basically, this is what I’m doing.
I’ve got 8 more years to reach the mid-point of my life.
The first half of my life has been exceedingly happy.
By doing these 4 big goals, I prophesy that the second half of my life will even be happier and more successful.
Oh, by the way, when I reach 99–you can start calling me old.
Before that–don’t you dare!
May your dreams come true,
Bo Sanchez
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