
Every month, I strive to learn a new skill, build my knowledge in a certain area or work on something about myself. That makes me sound like such a focused person š, but I only started last month so you can also start now. I did Savings last month, which Iāll talk about it in another blog post, but I learnt a lot and I continue to do so.
This month, I was deliberate on knowing more about myself, especially how I view money, my attitude and mentality towards money. I know this is a business blog hence the name WazaBiz and youāre probably wondering, āWhy is she talking about her attitude towards money? Where is the business??ā Relax š With my short time in this world and in entrepreneurship, Iāve come to see and experience that much of the way we think on an individual level affects us also on a business level. So allow me, every so often, to share what Iām learning or working on personally, that makes me a better entrepreneur.
I finished reading Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki about a week ago. Such an amazing read and Iād encourage anyone to read it. Itās because of this book that I did some soul searching and asked myself, āWhat mentality do you have on money? Are you living with a mentality of fear or abundance?ā A mentality of fear makes you a slave of money. Itās what makes you skeptical about most opportunities that involve money. It makes you feel like giving money to a worthy cause will dent you. You feel like you would rather suffer but have money in your account (thatās not growing). Most of the time, you fear that youāll lose money and so you do anything to get the money but nothing to grow it. You slave for that money, you might even play dirty and be corrupt to get it. Youāre so fearful of losing money, that you actually end up losing any opportunity to grow it. So, you play safeā¦very safe. Slowly, that fear starts to move into other areas of your life. You donāt dream big because āyou wonāt be able to affordā. You sell your soul just to get an opportunity because you fear such opportunities are rare. For some reason, everything seems scarce and itās like everyone is fighting for the same things as you. So, because of your fear, 2 things will happen; You will either join the fight and play dirty so as to get that which is āscarceā, or youāll give up fighting, give up dreaming and do any job, as long as it pays.
Then thereās the abundance mentality, where you believe that there is enough money even if you currently donāt have it. And so, when an opportunity comes, your first answer isnāt, āI donāt have moneyā, rather itās, āLet me work smarter to get money for thatā, because you know itās there, you just need to find it. You take big calculated risks because you know the bigger the risk, the higher the return. You see things in abundance, including business opportunities. You donāt fight to fit in, you fight to be different. This kind of thinking is liberating! It allows you to dream big, be innovative and see what others canāt see. This month I made a promise to myself and to God that I will never pay a bribe or do anything dingy just to get a deal, because that sets me back. That will make me operate in fear and doubt the abundance of God.
I have been a slave of fear and I didnāt realize it till this month. Afraid to use money and afraid to invest because the fear of losing blinds me from the opportunity of gaining. Afraid to expand my business, worrying that Iāll put in money that will take a long time to come back. Afraid to dream big because getting there could be such a process, and Iām afraid of going through that process. Afraid to invest in myself. Wanting to be like someone else. Fear does that to you, it narrows down possibilities in your mind so you struggle to be like the others. But Iām leaving all that and Iām breaking that mentality every day.
Iāve been thinking abundance and speaking it into my life more this month. There is money, I only need to find the right way of getting it. There are many opportunities, being denied one does not mean I should stop searching.Ā There are businesses everywhere, I need to find them. I can work and invest in myself, doing so is not a waste of money. Iām striving to be a different kind of entrepreneur. I donāt want to be a copy of my role models and mentors, but instead, I want them to guide and inspire me to be a better version of myself and not a āmini themā.
You can be a prisoner of your own mind without realizing it. The mind is powerful! Think in abundance, not fear. Letās dream big and do big. Learn to let yourself free if you realize youāve been a slave of your own thoughts, especially fear.
Cheers š
Thank you for this insightful read
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ABUNDANCE MENTALITY.
Recently read somewhere that abundance is not sth we acquire rather it’s sth we tune into…You just drove that point home and I Must Thank You.Feeling Enlightened.
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