“What Solves Your Money Problems…and What Doesn’t”
Author: Steve Little16 Apr
I usually limit my blogging to 3 days a week, but this morning I was so inspired by what I just finished reading I wanted to share it with you right away.
As I mentioned yesterday, I read between 4 and 6 books a week. I recently completed a book called “Increasing Your Financial IQ - Get Richer By Getting Smarter” by Robert Kiyosaki. In my opinion it is a must read for any resposible adult.
The excerpt from the book I read in an article this morning is what inspired me though. I have adapted it here:
“Learning at an early age that we all have money problems - no matter how rich of how poor we are - is an important lesson. Many believe that if they had a lot of money, their money problems would be over. Little do they know, having lots of money just causes even more money problems.
The world is full of people who win millions and then end up deeply in debt just a few years later.
Money alone won’t solve your money problems. That’s why giving poor peopl does not solve their money problems.
Hard work won’t solve money problems. The world is fileld with hardworking people who have no money to show for it; hard working people who earn money yet grow deeper in debt needing to work even harder for even more money.
Education won’t solve money problems. There are plenty fo highly educated poor people.
A job won’t solve money problems. There are millions who earn just enough to survive but cannot afford to live happy and satisfied. Many people with jobs can nto afford their own home, adequate healthcare, education, or even set aside enough money for retirement.
What CAN solve money problems is financial intelligence. The truly financially wealthy take on financial problems and know that solving them will increase their financial IQ.”
I write a great deal about the personal and spiritual growth necessary to experience true and complete success.
I know from personal experience that having lots of money does not, in and of itself, create the gratification and accomplishment of success.
As I describe in my free reports, “The Secret to Astonishing Entrepreneurial Success“, and “The Secret to an Abundant, Joy-Filled Retirement“, once you find you purpose, you must get into commited action to fulfill it and realize the successful and abundant life you desire.
I also note in these reports that you will want to do a skills assessment and create an action plan to develop the skills necessary to maximize purposeful accomplishment of whatever you are truly and passionately commited to.
Developing your financial IQ is part of the action process.
As I wrote about in my article yesterday, there is a champion within you.
Let me encourage you to take on the Goliath of financial ignorance to accelerate your personal success.
Have an amazing day.
Gratefully and Sincerely,
Steve
“Your Success Champion”
PS - Please feel free to comment on this or any article. I am always open to hearing what you want to know about.
PPS - I will be back on Friday with the next of the 4 Success Saboteurs.
3 Responses for "“What Solves Your Money Problems…and What Doesn’t”"
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I recently came accross your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I dont know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog.
Tim Ramsey
The best piece of financial advice my father ever gave me was when I was 18 and he said: “Get a checking account. Then get a credit card, use it every month, and pay it off in full every month.”
Little did I realize at the time how much wisdom was included in so few words. I also didn’t know at that time the difference that good credit makes.
Fortunately, I listened to him. I also read several of Robert Kiyosaki’s books, and learned quickly that I would much rather have money work for me than have me work for money.
What I didn’t realize until *just now* as I was writing this comment is that the same principle applies to everything in life. The more we learn how to leverage knowledge instead of labor, the more enabled we are to succeed in the world.
It’s not how long somebody meditates, it’s how effective she meditates.
It’s not how many employees Ford has, it’s how effective the production line is.
The list goes on and on, but it’s just interesting to see how a simple financial lesson can impact so many other facets of life.
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