What is your relationship with money? Misery or Mastery?
There is this popular quote credited to Bill Gates which says that if you were born poor, it is not your fault but if you die poor, it is your fault. What does it really mean to be poor?
Poverty simply means Lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in a society.
Having defined Poverty, could it be synonymous with Misery?
Misery is a state or feeling of great physical or mental distress or discomfort.
Can our lacking sufficient money to live a normal life lead to physical or mental distress or discomfort? The Answer is YES!
So there are 2 relationships one can have with money, its either one of Mastery or Misery. In the case of the former, the individual understands the science of wealth, He or She has a perfect understanding of the rules / Laws of money and is efficiently applying same. On the other hand, the individual does not understand the science of wealth, he or she lacks understanding of the fundamental rules of money and as such constantly feels mental or physical discomfort / distress.
Let me make one fact crystal clear here, It is either you rule money or you are ruled by it. Remember, this has absolutely nothing to do with how fat or thin your bank account is.
People who allow themselves to be ruled by money are those who do not have an understanding of how money works, often times, such people find it difficult to spend due to the belief that spending will make them poor. Such people deprive themselves of the good things of life. They are always anxious with negative thoughts, these thought patterns are usually the “WHAT IF” kind of thought. These people are so insecure that every dime spent is rationalized and must make sense by their own standard of reasoning. Whereas people who have mastered money and it’s principles are risk takers, they believe that money is meant to solve problems, they freely give back to the society as well as understand the law of vacuum prosperity.
Unfortunately, most people have a misery relationship with money which is why the anxiety level is so high today. Majority of Nigerians don’t take risks and would rather prefer to remain in their comfort zones to investing in new ideas and markets. Many of us have lost big opportunities simply because of our misery relationship with money. A classic example is what I hear people say today about the real estate boom of few years ago. Many of us lack foresight and would never try out new things but guess what, every successful man you know today at one point or the other took some risks, some lost so much but gained the experience which is priceless today.
So I encourage you to not just work so hard pursuing money but try to understand the rules that govern money, try to understand the compounding nature of money, leave your comfort zone which has already become your danger zone and go into a better relationship with money today.
Do not be in traffic, Be the traffic.
Take control. Think, create, grow.
