Financial success is not the property of the privileged, neither is
it the bounty of the fortunate few; financial success is the certain
possession of the individuals who are willing to follow the principles
of financial success.
These principles that I’m referring to will work for anyone who
applies them; no one can apply these principles and not succeed, anymore
than someone can add 1+1 and not get 2.
Note that the advice in this article is based on my personal experiences as well as my private observations.
The 3 Keys to Financial Success:
1. Experience
“Good judgment comes from experience.Experience comes from bad judgment.”- Jim Horning
We live in a society where people often want something for nothing,
or at least very little. They want to diet for a week and then be thin
for a lifetime, they want to save for a month and spend for a year, they
want to invest a dollar and make a million, but it doesn’t work that
way.
To succeed financially you need experience; you must first “put in
the time!” There are no overnight successes; it takes years of focus to
grow into an individual that it is capable of providing enough value, to
enough individuals, to reap a significant financial harvest.
There may be people who “seem” to have had overnight successes, but
things are not always as they appear. You are unaware of the summation
of their childhood experiences, you are ignorant of the price that they
have paid; while you were “hanging with your friends,” they were
preparing for greatness.
It takes time to succeed! This is why it’s critical to work in an
area that you love! It will serve you well to do something that you
thoroughly enjoy, something that you’re passionate about. It’s your love
that will allow you to work when everyone else has gone home; it is
your passion that will drive you to the finish line.
Financial success takes time and experience! Often someone will see an
individual who seemingly experienced an overnight success and try to
duplicate that success. The problem is that they don’t know the story in
its entirety. They are unaware of the many years of preparation this
individual had to tread through; they see the results and assume they’re
easily duplicative.
2. Impact
“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle,and the life of the candle will not be shortened.”Buddha.
Who are you impacting? Put it another way, “Who’s problems are you
solving?” You will only be rewarded in this lifetime for the problems
that you solve for other people. To have great financial success you
must solve the problems of a great number of people.
Michael Jordan has entertained millions of people, which is why he
has millions of dollars; Bill Gates’ software has improved the lives of
billions of people, which explains why he has billions of dollars. How
many people are you influencing, your financial success lies in your
ability to impact the masses.
This is why growth is so important. When you take time to grow and to
expand your mind through reading, studying and experiences, you become a
better you.
As you grow, your ability to influence increases; you must “grow-up”
before you can wield your influence. Two people stuck in quicksand can’t
help each other. To the degree that you grow, is to the degree that you
will attract people who want to be influenced by you. If you become
worthy of being duplicated, then people will want to duplicate your
activities, they will want to do what you’re doing, but this only
happens when you make the conscious choice to “grow-up.”
If you want little financial success, grow a little, and help a small
number of people. If you want great success, grow big, and help a great
number of people. The choice is yours, no one can stop your growth
except you.
3. Vision
“Where there is no vision the people perish.”– Solomon
Helen Keller said, “
It’s a terrible thing to see and have no vision.”
You can’t get to a place you can’t see! You can’t become a financial
success if you relentlessly see yourself as “poor.” You can never rise
above the image that you have of yourself. If you see struggle, you must
struggle.
Your vision must be fixed on your goal like the commander of the ship
is fixated on the dock in the port in which his ship is being directed.
This is why the imagination and visualization is so important. Your
imagination gives you the ability to pre-play your future; your ability
to visualize may be the greatest gift you possess. Are you using it? Its
visualization that allows you to conceive the possibility of a better
life; it is through visualization that the gift of financial success is
conceived.
Conception first takes place in the mind, and through the process of
“experience” and “impact,” financial success is birth into your world.
But you must first see it in your mind. If you can’t see it, you
can’t have it. Your financial success must first be conceived in the
very real world of your imagination.
When you see it in advance, you’re not surprised when it happens. If
you would be astonished with a million dollars in your bank account,
then that’s a sign that you’re not ready for it, it’s a sign that you’ve
not yet had the experience, the impact, or the belief in the vision to
turn that thought into a reality.
If you can’t see it, you won’t manifest it, and you will consistently
grasp defeat from the jaws of victory. But if you can see it! I said,
…”
But if you can see it!” The word “but” disqualifies the previous statement, and places the emphasis on the upcoming statement.
Written by Derek Walker
The Federal Controller
of Works, Lagos, Mr Godwin Eke, said on Sunday that the Federal
Government was set to begin rehabilitation of the Apapa-Oshodi
Expressway and other federal roads in Lagos.
Eke told newsmen while inspecting the highway that construction giant
Julius Berger had submitted cost estimates for the repairs of the
Ilasamaja/Berliet/Iyana Itire sections of the Apapa/Oshodi expressway.
He, however, said that the Federal Ministry of Works was waiting for
approval of the 2016 budget, to begin the repairs.
Eke said that the site inspection became necessary, “to assess the
current situation of the highway’’.
The Controller expressed sadness over the failed portions and apologised
to road users on behalf of the federal government, stating that all
failed sections will receive priority attention.
He appealed to road users on the Apapa-Oshodi expressway to be patient,
adding that government was pained by the hardship faced by motorists due
to the bad portions.
Eke said that government was also set to begin the rehabilitation of all
federal roads across the country.
“The Ilasamaja/Berliet/Iyana Itire sections of this Apapa-Oshodi
expressway are in deplorable condition.
“We have made some proposals and designs on how to fix the highway and
other federal roads in Lagos, but it is tied to the 2016, 2017 and the
2018 budgets.
“The Minister, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has given his word that the
Apapa/Oshodi expressway and all other federal roads in Lagos and
throughout the federation will be fixed soon.
“We are assuring the public that as soon as the budget is passed, we
will mobilise the contractors to site to begin repairs on these critical
sections, that is, the Ilasamaja/Berliet/Iyana Itire sections,’’ he
said.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/04/fg-begin-repairs-federal-roads-appeals-motorists-apapaoshodi-expressway/
