04/17/25 - Wakie Wakie 4:44

Welcome to Your 444 Newsletter!

Where wealth, purpose, and real talk collide.

Today’s topic?
The uncomfortable truth about hitting your first big financial goal.

Most people think their first million will fix everything. The problems. The doubt. The identity. The pain.

But here’s the part no one warns you about…

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4 Thoughts to Reflect On

1. Hitting your first million doesn’t give you peace.
   It just gives you options. The real clarity comes from knowing what to do next.

2. You can’t out-earn self-doubt.
   If you don’t fix your mindset, the money just magnifies the cracks.

3. Success without direction feels like an empty win.
   The bank account grows, but your fulfillment might not.

4. The number in your account isn’t the finish line.
   It’s the fuel for what you’re supposed to build next.

4 Lessons I’ve Learned

1. Making money is the easy part.
   Believing you deserve it takes real inner work.

2. There’s no “arrival moment.”
   No parade. No confetti. Just the next challenge to solve.

3. Most people chase a number.
   The wise ones chase a mission. The money follows the mission, not the other way around.

4. If the money doesn’t have purpose, it will start to feel like a burden.
   You need both the income and the impact.

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4 Challenges to Tackle This Week

1. Ask yourself why you want to hit your next financial goal. 
   Is it clarity or ego driving the vision?

2. Write out what “winning” actually looks like for you. 
   If it’s just a number, dig deeper.

3. Look at your current success. 
   Are you fulfilled, or just busy? The answer matters more than the balance.

4. Define one way you can use your money to build something meaningful this month. 
   Not someday. Now.

A million dollars won’t change who you are.
But it will expose what you believe.
If your purpose is weak, the money will feel meaningless.
If your purpose is clear, the money becomes a tool for legacy.

Let’s build something that actually means something.
See you on April 24.
Mark Evans DM

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