You have probably
read or heard about various myths (these are the truths that
are valid only for certain cases, but not in general) surrounding
wealth and wealthy people, all of which hinder your quest
for financial independence. Here are the most common and most
destructive:
Myth No. 1: How much you earn
depends on how hard you work
If this were true, then the
physical, blue-collar workers, who have been working hard
for years, would have been the wealthiest people on earth.
Of course, this isn't true. They form most of the workforce
and the vast majority of the middle-class.
If you witnessed your parents
coming home tired from a long day's work in your youth, you
probably learned that money wasn't a sufficient reward for
all that effort. People who work "just" for the
money often have debts because they comfort themselves with
whatever they can buy, beautiful things they lack when working.
Myth No. 2: Being paid for
something you enjoy isn't work and you shouldn't ask for money
for doing something that is enjoyable.
Check this with millionaires.
They all have so much money that they don't need to work anymore.
Nevertheless, they work for other reasons, challenge, satisfaction,
fullness of life, activity, fun ... and all are connected
to a love for their work. If there was no joy in doing a certain
task, they would do something else that would make them much
happier and that enables them to realize their dreams.
In fact, if you don't enjoy
your work, you will never become wealthy doing it! However,
just because you enjoy your work doesn't mean you shouldn't
get paid for it - in fact, that is the ultimate goal, to get
paid for what you already enjoy so it never feels like you
are at work!
Myth No. 3: You need to be
in the right line of business to amass wealth
Do you think so? This must
mean that all the people who are involved in the same business
are millionaires. Of course, this isn't true. In each business
there are winners and losers; winners abound, even in businesses
that consist of distasteful (to most) or "impossible"
work like sweeping the streets, collecting the trash, working
in a factory, pumping gas, selling newspapers, etc. On the
other hand, there are just as many "losers" in businesses
like selling real estate, management or being a stockbroker.
Myth No. 4: You need the right
education to make a fortune
Are the most educated people
really the wealthiest? Not at all! In this case, university
professors would be the wealthiest people on earth. Ask them
about their salaries, if you get the opportunity. The truth
is vastly different - the wealthiest people are those who
can convert their knowledge (or education) into money, in
the best possible way. They can be highly educated people
(like inventors, scientists, etc.) or almost ignorant.
Being formally uneducated
does not equate to poor performance on the job or the inability
to form a strong enough vision to carry a person to success
- they can easily be experts without having a formal education.
Myth No. 5: It used to be
easier
Statistics show an increase
in the number of millionaires in the world every year. Talking
about the "good old times" only offers comfort and
a convenient excuse. If you look around, you'll see there
are people who behaved the same way in the "good old
times" as they do now, yet their success has been recent.
With technology and progress come new ideas, desires and needs
and there are more business opportunities appearing daily
to serve them.
Myth No. 6: I'm too old (young)
If you research the life stories
of some of the most successful people, you'll see that this
isn't true at all. Some became wealthy early in their lives
(perhaps from the stock market), while others found their
fortune in their old age. Ray Kroc, was more than fifty years
old when he bought and made the first McDonald's.
Myth No. 7: I don't have enough
money to start. You have to spend money to make money.
This is no different from
any other excuse or "myth." Like the others, it's
obvious this one isn't true either. Many have made their fortunes
starting from scratch, living in an apartment or working out
of their garage and yet, they developed business empires that
are worth billions of dollars today. The other elements of
success are far more important than having seed money to start
a business.
But yes, often money helps
and it certainly doesn't hurt. Like everything else discussed
in other myths: it probably helps, but it is not always necessary.
Myth No. 8: I'll begin when
I know everything
Do you believe that you will
know everything someday? Or even that you'll know enough to
ever be "really prepared now?" The more you learn,
the more you see what you still need to learn. Success and
obtaining wealth is a dynamic process. Even if you "could"
come out of the gate knowing everything there is to know,
some of those elements will change immediately and many will
change rapidly. If you don't decide now, nothing will happen.
Live and learn.
Some millionaires have even
allowed themselves to go bankrupt and then (even faster) recreated
their wealth, sometimes even greater than before. Money itself
isn't the obstacle that is keeping you from being wealthy.
If you're really good in your business, don't worry, because
someone that will offer you money (a bank or business partner)
will appear who will appreciate your talent knowing you are
a very good investment opportunity. But you can't sit around
waiting for this - make it happen.
Exercise "taking action"
as much as you can. Make your workplace better or more efficient.
After all, even if someone else signs your paycheck, you really
work for you. Even if you are an employee in a large corporation
- it isn't your corporation - but it is the only corporation
through which you can prove what you are capable of right
now.
All of us have what it takes
to become a millionaire! Born winners, yet few of us know
how to take advantage of and cultivate the possibilities hidden
inside our own mind!
No one can ever grant you
greater potential than your heart already holds…you
need only discover its contents to find the one true path
to your success in life. Born with the seeds to our success,
the greatest decisions must always come from the inside! You
will discover a new, deep well of fortune – yourself!
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