Attracting Money

Today, let's talk about money. Do you desire to be rich like I do? And do you charge people for your services as I do these days? Yes, I charge people for even offering a piece of advice since I need money to put food in my stomach. Need I say what else I require money for?

People may say contradicting things about money but the fact remains: money makes life easier for those who have it. If you have ever been poor, then you understand what I mean.

Having money is important for as long as we are alive on this planet. It's due to the importance of money to put food on the table that forces some people to engage in crime. It's also due to the importance of money that some women have vowed never to marry a poor man.

William Shakespeare quipped that "poor and content is rich and rich enough." But you know what? Shakespeare was himself a very wealthy man. I therefore don't think he understood how unwise it is to be content with poverty.

From experience, I can tell it is very frustrating to be dependent on others for our needs. And a certain cousin of mine has taught me that even asking money from relatives is improper. The cousin really ticked my brothers off by regularly texting them to request for financial assistance.

In the United States, the world's richest nation, being on welfare is something that is frowned on. One American is reported to have become so happy when she landed a job that she boasted of moving from welfare to being well and fair.

The necessity of having money explains why I charge people for my services and why I have become money-conscious. Sometimes when I see a domestic animal such as a hen strolling by the roadside, I say to myself, "Now, this is money walking!" My point is that I can sell the hen for KSh 800 and buy something valuable in a supermarket.

I have become money-conscious because I want to mould myself into a self-reliant man. Not only would I like to be rich enough to meet my needs but also to visit my friends and relatives at their time of need and leave them with some money the way people did to us when Mum died early this year.

Motivated by that desire to be self-reliant, I have been reflecting on how I can attract money into my life. One thing I know for sure is that the art of making money relies more on our thinking ability than on the resources we have.

Take for instance India which is not blessed with abundant natural resources but has become a hotbed of computer and software development. Or Hong Kong which has little natural resources but is a leading destination for investments.

On the other hand, we have nations like the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) which are endowed with plenty of natural resources but remain poor and troubled. Just last week, violence erupted in some parts of DRC, leaving several people dead.

The art of making money is indeed more mental than physical. Robert T. Kiyosaki, author of the bestselling Rich Dad Poor Dad, had it right when he wrote, "The single most powerful asset we all have is our mind. If it is trained well, it can create enormous wealth in what seems to be an instant."

Now that I have realized the art of making money is more mental than physical, I will continue working on my thinking ability. I will strive to think clearly, to grow in knowledge and to apply that knowledge in my day-to-day living. Knowledge is power for shizzle.

I will also love people so much that they will want to do business with me. By loving people, I mean wishing them well in their endeavors and celebrating their successes. (Trust me, that's something many individuals find it difficult to do.)

In addition to that, I will continue working hard in my blogging career and do my work (writing, singing and making speeches) with a spirit of excellence. Like Thomas Jefferson, I am a great believer in luck and I am finding that the harder I work, the luckier I get.

My beloved reader, I implore you to also become money-conscious and think of ways of attracting money into your life. Don't just enjoy showing off how funny, clever and talented you are, also think of how you can make money from those show-offs. That's all I am saying. Sayonara!

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