Acquire These 3 Things That No One Can Take From You

Howdy this is Devin Rose with Lionheart Catholic

In this video I'm going to share with you a mindset that has helped me grow as a person over the past several years and I think will help you, too.

You probably have a regular job, work 5 days per week, and most of your productive time is taken up at that job.

If you lose that job, you typically leave with almost nothing: none of the work you did there belongs to you; you built products and services that the company owns.

So what you should focus on in your time outside of work is to build things that no one can take from you, that you don't lose if you lose your job for instance.

There are three categories of thing that you should acquire and build for yourself: intellectual knowledge, physical strength, and spiritual strength.

1. Intellectual knowledge: start learning something valuable.

Could be learning to play a musical instrument, or learning how to program, or learning history or economics, or learning to become an author.

These skills will stay with you no matter what and even could lead to a new career down the line, or a new business that you start.

2. Physical Strength

Lift weights, build muscle, do cross-fit, go for a walk.

Improving your health is something that will benefit you in every aspect of your life, no matter what job you work at.

So if your job is requiring so many hours that you can't exercise, you should rethink that job.

Most jobs and companies will happily see you burn yourself out for them.

I personally follow the Starting Strength model for lifting weights, works great.

3. Spiritual Strength

Grow in virtue. Read the Bible, follow the Church's teachings, go to Mass and Confession, especially go to the Latin Mass.

Start praying the Rosary everyday, and start doing Mental Prayer every day.

St Alphonsus Liguori said that "every saint became a saint through Mental Prayer."

It's the second level of prayer after vocal prayer, and it is spending quiet time with God.

Learn about how to do Mental Prayer here in this short post: https://www.lionheartcatholic.com/blog/what-is-catholic-mental-prayer

Growing in virtue, in holiness, cannot be taken away from you, and is the journey to Heaven.

To sum up: always be improving yourself, in ways that are not dependent on the whims of a particular company or person or industry.

God bless.