Do you dream of getting rich or do you want to be rich?
There is nothing wrong in dreaming of getting rich; except that
you will get the dream, not the real thing.
There are three steps to wealth. I am reaching only the first
one (so far), and I will speak only about what I know.
The first step to getting rich? A family income of $50.000. It
may be more or less, depending on your location.
Why is it the first step? Because from that point you will be
able to invest money, that is to say: to make money work for
you. Until then, you have to work for money.
Work? Yes! Do not tell yourself anything you would not tell your
kids. You know that people who get a degree, or higher diplomas,
earn more than people who have never attended college, and more
than people who went to college but failed to graduate. There is
a lot at stake for you to stay at an elementary level and keep
saying: "I know X who was a failure at school and nevertheless
he has made it!" The lazy path provides 99.99% of its lovers
with debts and broken dreams. The few who actually succeed
struggle for 30 years. It would have taken less time and efforts
to follow any course!
Choose carefully the domain of knowledge you want to master. It
has to meet 3 requirements:
-- You like it. If you cannot stand the idea of meeting the
critically ill all day long, drop studying medicine, even if a
cancer specialist earns a lot. You do not want to be rich to
afford antidepressants.
-- It is of high demand in growing companies: for you to grow as
high and quick as the company.
-- Either it is difficult to master or it can be blended with
other specialized scope of activities: the narrower the niche,
the higher the income.
Avoid the mistake I have made for years: do not work for almost
nothing for the only reason that you like what you do. I liked
to teach, was a good teacher and knew nothing about the other
two requirements. I still like to teach, and I still am a good
teacher. The very difference is that now I teach adults who are
craving to learn French because they do have a project: to reach
the first step of wealth. In their case, they need to master
French and to blend it in their specialized scope of activity.
And you? What are you going to choose? Mining and Chinese?
Refining and Arabic? Art History and Italian?
The first choice is rather simple: to dream of getting rich or
to want to be rich.
About the author:
Gabrielle Guichard is a French teacher who helps you to learn
French online on http://www.HowToPronounceFrench.com
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