05.10.08
HELP YOUR WAY TO MILLIONS HARD PRINCIPLES ON MAKING MONEY
Time and again, people have been fascinated with wealth.
Treasure hunters, bankers, Las Vegas casino gamblers, kings,
tomb raiders, stock brokers, you and me?all of us want wealth.
The world has been changed because of the search for wealth and
a better place in the New World. Why are we awestruck with money
and wealth? Power. People are enthralled by it. Everyone is
captivated by it or spellbound by its raw ability to change
circumstances and conditions. However, for most of us, wealth is
a very elusive goal. It is like the mystical unicorn or the
legendary fountain of eternal youth. For most people finding
wealth is the Holy Grail quest with which they live by.
Here are down to earth, hard and irrefutable principles on
wealth. Let these things be life principles that you will live
by. Take them as your own, and let the ideas transform you.
Practice this on a daily basis until it becomes a lifestyle. You
should try and live with these principles, in order for them to
be effective.
1. Sow seeds.
One of the most important thing to do is to invest. We can learn
a lot from a farmer. A farmer sows his seeds every planting
season. He does not eat the seeds for the next planting seasons.
He might get hungry for a week or two, but he will be bountiful
for the rest of the year. We should also try to invest. Ask
yourself, what investment should I go into? Is your money just
sitting in a bank? It is a very bad idea. Dont let it sit.
Plant your seeds. Sow them in fruitful endeavors and finally, do
not max out your profits. Try to channel everything back to your
business. Your capital should remain capital investments to
further develop your financial capacity.
2. No pain, no gain.
Hard work is quintessential in the accumulation of wealth. I
have to stress this out in most of my seminars and conferences.
People nowadays are very accustomed to the instant lifestyle. We
want instant success, instant happiness. Our culture is based on
fast food, speed dating, automatic machines and electronic
equipment. Somehow, this concept is carried over to our concept
of wealth. A lot of books these days delve in the topic of how
to get rich quickly. Many people, without having sound
investment plans, are fooled into shady investments and
networking schemes. No pain, no gain. In order to be happy,
suffering is inevitable. Pain is a celebration of life and going
near it is discipline. If you truly want to be rich not just in
monetary aspects, you will undergo this evolutionary process of
making wealth.
3. Live within your means.
People should live within their means. Unlike the West, Asians
have a very good work ethic. Apart from this, they also know
that the secret to success is living a simple life. Most often
than not, they are very modest when it comes to spending and
wise in their investments. There are two kinds of rich people:
the one who has an excess of everything and the one whose needs
are limited but met. Living a simple life means that you will
have more savings and these savings are seeds for investments.
Investments, in turn, creates wealth.
4. Meet the needs of people.
The reason why you are blessed is not because you are lucky.
With great powers come great responsibilities. We are all given
the potential to create wealth. At the same time, we are all
called to be responsible with our use of money and valuable
resources. Meet the needs of people. Why is WalMart successful?
It is because it is meeting the needs of people everywhere!
Where there is a need, there is an opportunity to create wealth.
The war drive in the Middle East, for the most part, is actually
a very fertile soil for investments. Why? Because there are
needs to be met there.
Theres this story about an island where there people dont
wear shoes. Two shoe salesmen went there. The first one said,
there is no market here. I will leave as soon as possible
because people here dont wear shoes. The second salesman
immediately called his company. He asked that thousands of shoes
are needed in the island because the market is huge. Ask
yourself, where can I meet needs? Do we need a restaurant in
this area of town? Can I sell my home made turkey ham because
the needs are great? Who might need something? How can I help?
5. Have a vision.
Vision is important. Vision is the ability to see things that
are yet unseen, and the ability to turn these things into
reality. Studies show that the probability that a vision comes
to pass is increased by as much as 50% when the vision is
written down. Write down what drives you. Meditate on it. What
are the things that I need? Do I need a team to help me out in
fulfilling my vision? Do you know why Microsoft came into
reality? We have Microsoft because a high school kid had a
vision that one day, every household in the world would have a
personal computer. Back then, PCs are luxurious equipment and it
seemed crazy to have such a vision.
Only crazy people can turn the world upside down. Believe in
yourself. Wealth is there, we are all given the potential to
make it. Your past and your failures should drive you to
continue and strive for the best. Excellence should be there in
everything that you are doing. Mediocrity does not have a part
if you want to make millions. Discipline is important. I know
that you can do it. Take heart my friend because great things
start from small beginnings.
