"some people are so poor, all they have is money"


“Some people are so poor, all they have is money.”
- Bob Marley

As I think about the work I am and will be doing with LifeDesign+, I believe the majority of the people I will work with will understand that while we cannot escape the need for money and that having money is not bad, it also will not lead to a sense of purpose and fulfillment.

Purpose and fulfillment are found by finding, living, and evolving with your authentic life.

Through personal experience and observation, I know you can have purpose, fulfillment, and money—they are not mutually exclusive. I also know you don’t have to find purpose and fulfillment first for the money to follow—although this is one way. It is also possible to accumulate money to seek purpose and fulfillment, aligning the three.

There is no “right path”.

The beauty of LifeDesign+ is that the relationship will allow me to meet people where they are. They can be seeking purpose and fulfillment by moving closer to their authentic lives to align and grow their finances, or they can be the version of “poor” described by Bob Marley, having the money and looking for their authentic life.

I’ll be writing more and updating my website to bring more attention to LifeDesign+ (and a couple of variations—one specifically for my financial advisor peers and another to act as an outsourced life planner for financial advisor firms) now that I have confirmed that path that I am on is the right one for the present.

If you find your Self seeking to find purpose and fulfillment by moving closer to your authentic life in hopes that it aligns and improves your finances, which it will, or you already have financial success but lack purpose and fulfillment, I’m only a reply to this email or DM away to chat about LifeDesign+.

I’ll be here when you’re ready.


Note: This quote is also credited to Patrick Meagher, but according to the internet, it is most often credited to Bob Marley.

See you tomorrow and keep pursuing,

JC

connect spirit, mind, body, and money w/ Justin Castelli

I'm on a mission to help more people find and live their authentic life. Check out my Daily Notes where I write a short note each day about the connection of spirit, mind, body and money on the Pursuit of your authentic life.

Read more from connect spirit, mind, body, and money w/ Justin Castelli

“We are all labeled when we are young, we are all subject to well-intentioned social expectations. We all fall into the rhythm of automatic behavioral patterns, unaware routines, and the suppression of our authentic selves for the sake of fitting in. We limit ourselves so completely that we hardly know what it means to reach our full potential, let alone come close to realizing it. Humans are naturally creative beings – we create every moment of every day. When we create from a place of...

“So live your life (Hey), ayy, ayy, ayyYou steady chasin' that paperJust live your life (Oh), ayy, ayy, ayyAin't got no time for no hatersJust live your life (Hey), ayy, ayy, ayyNo tellin' where it'll take yaJust live your life (Oh), ayy, ayy, ayy'Cause I'm a paper chaser” -T.I. and Rihanna This evening, after working out outside, I hopped in the pool and kept listening to my playlist (the MNDFL playlist for Mindful Mondays), and "Live Your Life" by T.I. and Rihanna came on. As I floated,...

Short and sweet, since it was Labor Day weekend and I spent most of it driving to Milwaukee, watching Leo's soccer team play, and driving home from Milwaukee. Let's just get straight to the Notes... 📝 this week's Daily Notes 8.31.26 #1291 creativity and intelligence 9.01.26 #1292 what are you measuring? 9.03.26 #1293 embrace delusion 9.04.26 #1294 comfort is a monster 9.05.26 #1295 don't delay your dreams 9.07.26 #1296 money and your soul Note: I'm going to no longer include the thumbnails...