In current American culture, it’s alarming to consider the extent to which “the engineers of consent” have succeeded. Individuals may feel they are conscious and in control of what they need, desire, and buy—but are they really? If the media is constantly conditioning us to desire more and more of things we don’t need—which, in effect, makes us believe we need more money than we really do—how can we maintain a sound and rational sense of who we are vis-à-vis our current and prospective monetary assets?
The happy and successful FP not only does his best to avoid (and encourage his clients to avoid) the pitfalls of consumerism. He also needs to have the integrity and self-esteem to go beyond the account balance and paycheck. His life and soul must be held as sacred and above the cutthroat world of Wall Street. This is why your Gyroscope must be sacrosanct.
In other words: money is not you, or at least it should not be the only thing you are about, because money alone cannot make you happy and productive.
Money is not the bottom line. Money is the bottomless line; its pursuit a race without end.