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Episode 933 · Mar 5, 2024

Declare What You Want: You Get What You Deserve

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George Wright III opens this episode of The Daily Mastermind with a question worth sitting with: how is your year going, and are you actually getting the things you want from your life? The answer, he argues, depends less on wanting and far more on declaring, deserving, and doing.

Why Most People Never Say What They Really Want

Most of us think about what we want. Some of us even talk about it occasionally. But very few people truly declare it to the world. George identifies three reasons: you may not know what you want, you may fear what others will think, or you may be afraid to put it out there and still not get it. That last fear is the most paralyzing of all.

The result is hesitation. And hesitation keeps you from building a life filled with happiness, prosperity, and success. As George puts it directly, this is no way to live.

The Charlie Munger Principle

To drive the point home, George cites a quote from Charlie Munger, vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett's closest partner and right-hand man:

To get what you want, you have to deserve what you want. The world is not yet a crazy enough place to reward a whole bunch of undeserving people.

The implication is clear. Wanting is not enough. Wishing is not enough. The universe rewards alignment between what you say you want, what you do about it, and the person you are becoming in the process.

The Poem That Changes How You Bargain With Life

George shares a poem called "My Wage" that crystallizes the idea:

I bargained with life for a penny, and life would pay me no more. However I begged at evening when I counted my scanty store. For life is a just employer, he gives you what you ask, but once you have set the wages, why, you must bear the task. I worked for a menial hire, only to learn, dismayed, that any wage I had asked of life, life would have paid.

The poem is a gut-punch. Life is a fair employer. It pays exactly what you ask. If you have been settling, the question is not whether life cheated you; the question is what wages you set for yourself.

Are You Visible About What You Want?

George offers a simple, practical diagnostic: if someone scrolled through your social media or spent 48 hours in your circle of influence, would they know what you truly want from your life? Or would they have to ask you?

If they would have to ask, you have not declared it. And if you have not declared it, you are making it much harder for the universe, your network, and your own brain to work toward it.

The 12 Prosperity Pillars as a Foundation

George closes by reviewing the 12 Prosperity Pillars he developed over 25 years working with thought leaders and mentors. They serve as both affirmations and operating principles:

  • I create my life.
  • I take personal responsibility.
  • I act in spite of my mood.
  • I surround myself with positive people.
  • I focus on solutions.
  • I create an attitude of abundance.
  • I choose to be happy.
  • I always think win-win.
  • I am committed to lifelong learning.
  • I create daily rituals.
  • I attract success.
  • I visualize and manifest my life.

These are not platitudes. They are a structured way of becoming someone worthy of the life you are declaring.

Action Steps

  • Write down exactly what you want your life to look like, with specifics, and share it somewhere visible: social media, a conversation with a trusted person, or a journal you revisit daily.
  • Apply the Charlie Munger test: are you becoming someone who deserves what you are asking for? Identify one area where your actions and your stated goals are out of alignment.
  • Read the poem "My Wage" and ask yourself honestly what wages you have set with life. Are you bargaining for a penny when you could be asking for far more?
  • Work through the 12 Prosperity Pillars and choose two or three to focus on this month as daily affirmations.
  • Audit your circle of influence; the people around you should know what you want, and they should be people who lift you toward it.

You don't get what you want. You get what you deserve and what you are willing to declare. It is never too late to raise your wages with life and start living the life you were meant to live.

READ THE FULL TRANSCRIPT

all right welcome back to the daily mastermind George Wright the third here with your daily dose of inspiration motivation and education today is Tuesday and I tell you what today we're gonna get into some topics that I hope will really be a little bit different for you I've talked about this topic before but here we are going into the the beginning of June we're already mid June I can't believe it already and how's your year going so far how's it going for you are you accomplishing the things that you want to accomplish in your life you know there's a quote that you've probably heard before that says tell the world what you want and you've probably also heard the quote you don't get what you want you get what you deserve and I want to talk about that a little bit today with you because I love the idea that you need to tell the world what you want but how many of us have really done that not not many in fact many times in my life I haven't. We might think about what we want all the time. We might even talk about it once in a while to some people. But most of us don't declare or tell the world what we want for a lot of different reasons. We don't tell the world what we want because we either don't really know what we want. And that's the biggest problem people have. But maybe you're just afraid of what people will think if you say that. Or maybe more importantly, we might actually just be afraid that it's not something that we can really have and we're afraid to put it out there. But the problem with this is that we hesitate and keep ourselves from creating a life filled with happiness and prosperity and success because of fear and hesitation and doubt And this is no way to live You must find the courage to find out what it is that you want and what you want your life to be like and then declare it to the world because it's only then that we can truly get what we want. It reminds me of something that Charlie Munger said. And for those of you that don't know who Charlie Munger is, and I think he's like 89 years old right now. No, 98 years old. He's 98 years old. But he's an American billionaire investor. He's a businessman. He was a real estate attorney. He's the vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway. And Warren Buffett has described him as his closest partner and right-hand man. So, you know, you've heard the name Warren Buffett. You may or may not have heard of Charlie Munger, who is his right-hand man, helping him to make the decisions. But this is what Charlie Munger said. quote to get what you want you have to deserve what you want the world is not yet a crazy enough place to reward a whole bunch of undeserving people i'm going to read that again to you real quick because this is a guy who is responsible for a massive amount of wealth definite happiness to get what you want you have to deserve what you want the world is not yet a crazy enough place to reward a whole bunch of undeserving people. Did you catch that? You don't get what you want, you get what you deserve. So I want you to think about what you really want, like we've talked about over and over on this podcast, but I also want you to make sure the world knows what it is that you're wanting and that you're deserving of that, and then work like crazy to get it. I have this poem that I love You probably heard me say it before and it called My Wage and it goes like this I bargained with life for a penny and life would pay me no more However, I begged at evening when I counted my scanty store. For life is a just employer, he gives you what you ask. But once you've set the wages, why, you must bear the task. I worked for a menial hire only to learn dismayed that any wage I had asked of life, life would have paid. I love that poem. So here's the question. And think about it for a minute. What are you asking out of life? And are you settling because that's all you've asked for? So if someone were to look at your social media or they were to be around your circle of influence or be around you for 24, 48 hours, would they really know what you want, what you truly want in life? Or would they have to ask you? Would they have to say, what is it that you want in life? Meaning you've not put it out there. See, that's the key. Find out what you want and ask the universe for it. Declare what you want to the world because you're not gonna get it if you don't ask for it. Now, before I go, I wanna give you a quick reminder of some things I feel that can help you to create your best life. And this always comes back to the 12 prosperity pillars that I put together after 25 years of working with some of the greatest thought leaders and mentors and experts out there. I really believe that these 12 pillars are things that can guide you and shape your thinking. I create my life. I take personal responsibility. I act in spite of my mood. I surround myself with positive people. I focus on solutions I create an attitude of abundance I choose to be happy I always think win I am committed to lifelong learning I create daily rituals. I attract success. And my favorite one, I visualize and manifest my life. I hope those are things you can live by. Those are great affirmations if you want to add them to your mix. but these are principles that I believe will help you to create your best life and remember if you don't know what your best life is it's going to be really hard to get there and if you don't have a roadmap you're going to be going anywhere and so that's my thought for you today you don't get out of life what you want you get out of life what you deserve and what you put out there and so don't be afraid to put it out there it doesn't matter what anybody else thinks now before I go I want to just mention to you again we've got an amazing ebook that we're given away that my business partner, Justin wrote called Show Me the Profits. It's a way that we've used strategies to uncover thousands of dollars in immediate revenue for businesses that we've worked with. It covers the five levers of what you can do to increase your revenue and profit. It talks about the 20% you should be focused on that create 80% of the results and shares eight specific strategies. And it's at showmetheprofits.com. Showmetheprofits.com. It's just a free download go download the book get a copy of it use it in your business and let me know how it goes I'd love to get some feedback from you if you want to increase your revenue if you want to increase your profit you want to grow your business this is the book that'll help you to do it so that's my message for today my name is George Wright III this has been the daily mastermind make it a great day

About the host
George Wright III, host of The Daily Mastermind

George Wright III

George Wright III is an entrepreneur, investor, and the host of The Daily Mastermind. Over more than two decades he has founded and scaled several multimillion-dollar companies and built a renowned seminar business that put some of the world's biggest names and brands on stage. With 25+ years across marketing, sales, and executive leadership, he's made a career of turning bold ideas into results — and momentum into lasting growth.

Today his mission is singular: empower driven entrepreneurs everywhere to master their mindset, unlock their potential, and live their ultimate destiny. Through The Daily Mastermind, George shares the Prosperity Principles and strategies that help people create massive change — in their business and in their life.

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