When I was creating “The Intentional Prosperity™ System” I really had to think about how I was going to define prosperity. I mean, It is a loaded word! It means something very different to each and every one of us.

For some people, prosperity refers to having money and living the good life. For others it can actually bring up a great deal of resentment and bad feelings. This is because of personal issues and the kind of day to day struggle which is the antithesis of what most of us would probably equate with prosperity.

The definition I came up is simple and to the point:

Prosperity is never having to deny yourself anything that is good for you and good for those you love and care about.

You see, the term “good” is something each one of us defines differently. Obviously what is good for one person may not be good for another person. Thankfully the framers of the US constitution understood the power of this revolutionary concept and guaranteed it’s citizens “the right to pursue happiness”…

This created a national culture which indulged and empowered individuals to follow their dreams and if they so choose, to personally define what their prosperity and abundance would look like and feel like.

For over two hundred years the pursuit of happiness has empowered individuals to find and follow their passion…And in many instances we citizens of the world have all benefited from this unique trial and error system which enables an individual to succeed… as well as fail.

When you think about it, having the freedom to fail, then pick yourself up and then try again may be the ultimate definition of a prosperity.

I have always equated the freedom to try different things as the true measure of my own prosperity experience.

Having the freedom and power to change the direction of my life because I was following my passion always provided me with a sense of pride and accomplishment.

-Bob Baran