Some people would want to be rich and successful but, the question they don't like asking themselves is, "Whose business am I in?" You'll find that most people work for everyone else but themselves. They work first for the owners of the company, then for the government through taxes, and finally for the bank that owns their loans, if they have one! The reason for financial struggle that most people go through is often directly the result of people working all their life for someone else. As a result, many people will have nothing at the end of their working days.
Our current educational system focuses on preparing today's youth to become good employees by developing their scholastic skills. Their lives revolve around their wages and salaries. If you ask them this question,"What is your business?" They will say, "Oh I'm a banker." Then if you ask them if they own the bank, they usually respond. "No, I work there." In that instance, they have confused their profession with their business. Their profession may be a banker, but they still need their own business.
After realizing that they are not making enough money, they go on to higher levels of schooling to enhance their professional abilities. They study to become engineers, scientists, cooks, police officers, artists, writers and so on. These professional skills only allow them to work for money. The truth is, there is a big difference between your profession and your business. Professionally, you could be a banker or a salesman, but What is your business?
The problem with school is that you often become what you study. So if you study, say, cooking, you become a chef. If you study the law, you become a lawyer, and a study of mechanics makes you a mechanic. The mistake in becoming what you study is that too many people forget to mind their own business. They spend their lives minding someone else's business and making that person rich.
To become financially secure, a person needs to mind their own business. Your business revolves around your assets, as opposed to your income. The rich focus on their assets while everyone else focuses on their income. That is why we hear so often: "I need a raise." "If only I had a promotion." "I am going to go back to school to get more training so I can get a better job." "I am going to work overtime." "Maybe I can get a second job." "I'm quitting in two weeks. I found a job that pays more."
The primary reason the majority of the poor and middle class can't afford to take risks is that they have no financial foundation. They have to cling to their jobs. They have to play it safe. Start minding your own business. Keep your daytime job, but start your own business. Start buying real assets, not liabilities or personal effects that have no real value once you get them home. This is what Robert Kiyosaki recommends in his book Rich Dad Poor Dad. By doing this, you'll have made the first step in the journey of success.
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