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| Folorunso Alakija, Richest Woman in Africa |
You have to get
up early, work hard all day and go to bed still working on your objective. Yes,
money does sometimes grow on trees – or so it seems. Yes, people do win
the lottery, the jackpot, the big prize. People do get sudden inheritances from
long lost relatives.
up early, work hard all day and go to bed still working on your objective. Yes,
money does sometimes grow on trees – or so it seems. Yes, people do win
the lottery, the jackpot, the big prize. People do get sudden inheritances from
long lost relatives.
Yes people do suddenly find fame and fortune where they
sought for none. But it isn’t going to happen to you. Well, the odds are that
it won’t. If you set your objective as: Win the lottery and live in the
lap of luxury for evermore then read no further. Put this book down and go
and buy lottery tickets. If your objective is a little more realistic then read
on.
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Most people are
too lazy to be rich. They may say they want to be, but they don’t. They may buy
a lottery ticket as a sort of half- hearted gesture of wanting to be rich, but
they aren’t prepared to put in the work. They aren’t prepared to make
sacrifices, study, learn, work their socks off, put in the effort and make it a
determined and concentrated focus of their life.
too lazy to be rich. They may say they want to be, but they don’t. They may buy
a lottery ticket as a sort of half- hearted gesture of wanting to be rich, but
they aren’t prepared to put in the work. They aren’t prepared to make
sacrifices, study, learn, work their socks off, put in the effort and make it a
determined and concentrated focus of their life.
“Most people are too lazy to be rich. They may say
they want to be, but they don’t. They may buy a lottery ticket as a sort of
half- hearted gesture of wanting to be rich, but they aren’t prepared to put in
the work”.
And for a lot of
them – not you – it is because they believe that if you do so you are somehow
tainted with evil (see Rule 6 tomorrow). But is it OK to work hard to
make money? Is it a worthwhile thing to want? It depends on why and what you
are going to do with it I guess (see Rule 8 later).
them – not you – it is because they believe that if you do so you are somehow
tainted with evil (see Rule 6 tomorrow). But is it OK to work hard to
make money? Is it a worthwhile thing to want? It depends on why and what you
are going to do with it I guess (see Rule 8 later).
Most people
don’t want to do the work. Yes, they want the money but only if it comes to
them by accident, by luck, by chance. Then it’s OK. Then it’s not tainted with
sweat and work and passion and focus. I think if you look at anyone rich enough
to be a role model – Bill Gates, Richard Branson, Alan Sugar, Warren Buffett, Gordon Ramsey, James Dyson,
Petr Kellner – you’ll notice only
one thing in common … they work their socks off. They might make their money
from computers, sales, cookery, business, the film industry, vacuum cleaners,
pop music, and radio stations, whatever. But the one thing they all share is
the ability to do more in a day than most of us do in a month.
don’t want to do the work. Yes, they want the money but only if it comes to
them by accident, by luck, by chance. Then it’s OK. Then it’s not tainted with
sweat and work and passion and focus. I think if you look at anyone rich enough
to be a role model – Bill Gates, Richard Branson, Alan Sugar, Warren Buffett, Gordon Ramsey, James Dyson,
Petr Kellner – you’ll notice only
one thing in common … they work their socks off. They might make their money
from computers, sales, cookery, business, the film industry, vacuum cleaners,
pop music, and radio stations, whatever. But the one thing they all share is
the ability to do more in a day than most of us do in a month.
And that’s the wonderful thing about wealth – it’s
lying around waiting to be claimed (remember Rule 1). And those who
claim it are the ones who get up early, work hard and put in the hours. And you
are going to have to as well. I don’t have loungers, weight shifters or
decorative spongers on my team. I want hard- working, dedicated, focused,
ambitious, driven money makers. With a sense of fun of course.
lying around waiting to be claimed (remember Rule 1). And those who
claim it are the ones who get up early, work hard and put in the hours. And you
are going to have to as well. I don’t have loungers, weight shifters or
decorative spongers on my team. I want hard- working, dedicated, focused,
ambitious, driven money makers. With a sense of fun of course.
From The Book; The Rules of Wealth by
Richard Templar
Richard Templar
(Read Rule 6
of Rule of Wealth tomorrow on Asabeafrika)
of Rule of Wealth tomorrow on Asabeafrika)
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