You Don't Have to Survive!

Most times when I watch television and see less priviledged Africans speak, all they talk about is survival...."we have to look for something to ea"t! Majority of them ALWAYS talk about looking for something to eat. And I then wonder if that is all there is to life....what to eat.

Unfortunately, it is this idea of being concerned ONLY with looking for what to eat that has kept Africa where it is and usually at the mercy of rulers who refer to themselves as "leaders". 

The bad news is that most people just cannot figure out what to do and continue to believe it is the duty of the government to do everything for them!

The good news is that your situation does not have to be like that. Get this into your inner being that "there is no hopeless situation, only people who have grown hopeless about their situation" as truly said by a war general. 

So what makes the difference? Information! Some people may think I am talking about formal education here, but you may want to read my previous post on that subject.

Creating true wealth requires information especially in this age of ours.......the information age. In Sacred Scripture we see King David teach his son Solomon the value of wisdom in Proverbs 4:5-10, "Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth. Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you; Love her, and she will keep you.

Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding. Exalt her, and she will promote you; She will bring you honor, when you embrace her. She will place on your head an ornament of grace; A crown of glory she will deliver to you. Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, And the years of your life will be many". (New King James Version)

Note verse 7 that says Wisdom is the principal thing! What this means is that we all need Wisdom in EVERYTHING we do, whether it is relationships, work, business, name it. 

Wisdom is the principal thing and only those who find wisdom find the true meaning of life! So, just what is wisdom?

....................to be continued next week

(c)copyright Gabriel Ama

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Overcoming Setbacks (2)

The first advice I want to offer and it is a very very important one: never get desperate about trying to overcome setbacks. Once you get yourself in that mode, it would be one wrong decision after another, more desperation and more wrong decisions one after another!

And if this cycle of wrong decisions persist, it could lead to depression, then chronic depression and finally a desire to take one's own life when one feels that all is lost and nothing can be done to change or remedy the situation.

So you must never ever get desperate during a set back so as not to destabilise your mind and ability to think clearly.

The second advice I offer is found in sacred scriptures, Proverbs 3:5-6 (New King James Version), "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths."

Just like sacred scripture tells us, you cannot rely completely on your reasoning to get certain things done because there is a limit to human reasoning or the senses.

This advice is the most important in dealing with any kind of setback one encounters in life because you simply do not know what the future holds for you. Can any human say for certain what would or could happen in the next hour? Most certainly not!

Your absolute faith in God determines that and if you simply trust in Him and offer your fears, worries and concerns, He will surely come to your aid. How do I know this? Again, God's word provides the answer in Hebrews 13:5-6 (New King James Version), "Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For God Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you. So we may boldly say: "The LORD is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?"

Dealing with spiritual setbacks especially from real enemies is by prayer and constant devotion to the word of God. Things such as spiritual setbacks may not be common in the Western world but they are prevalent in Africa and can only be dealt with in such ways.

Your prayer life must be constant and persistent because evil people are never resting in their desire to destroy someone. Our Lord Jesus Christ assures us in Luke 10:19, "Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over ALL the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you."

Notice Christ said authority over ALL the power of the enemy, not some. But you can only exercise such authority with prayer using the name of Christ Himself! There is no other way of dealing with spiritual setbacks except by spiritual actions too. So CONSTANT and PERSISTENT prayer is a MUST for anyone who is serious on overcoming spiritual setbacks.

The third advice is for physical setbacks. In trying to reach your goals, you definitely must have strategies in place and smaller goals in between as a way of encouraging one to go ahead. With persistent setbacks, you need to look at these strategies very critically to see what needs modification.

As simple as this sounds, it could make the difference between moving forward and remaining in the same spot more like a tree shaking its branches violently from the winds and not moving anywhere!

For example, a company selling milk was losing revenue greatly and in trying to find a solution looked at what their competition was doing. Their competitors were making milk and selling in sachets in addition to tins and sales were hitting the roof.

A senior person in charge of sales of milk in this company trying to improve sales said, "how can we begin to sell milk in sachets?' He was vehemently opposed to the idea of the company condescending to sell milk in sachets.

When sales plummeted further, the manager in charge of milk sales was relieved of his job and replaced by someone who immediately advised sale of milk in sachets and sales improved drastically! So in dealing with setbacks, you have got to get rid of pride and look critically at your past decisions and strategies. What worked well sometime ago may not work well again now.

I once heard a story of a guy who was a graphic artist before computers became very popular. His business was doing fine and he used to have lots of customers.

With use of computers simplifying the process and producing better results, this fellow refused to go and learn the new technology to help him improve his business and retain his customers.

He was scared of using computers or looking like a fool in front of others while using it. What happened? Technology overtook him and his business and nowadays, he feels sorry for himself and is quick to tell anyone who cares to listen how the advent of computers threw him out of business. How pathetic!

The fourth advice I offer is that you must never lose sight of your overall goal. Keeping your mind focused on what you want to achieve and where you want to be in life is very important no matter the setback you encounter.

Except a person born into wealth and trained in the proper management of it, there is absolutely no one who did not encounter setbacks on the way to achievement.

Even after achievement, other setbacks crop up but you must never forget what your goals are. You must muster that spirit of determination that no matter what happens, you will get there.

The fifth advice I offer is closely related to the fourth and has to do with avoiding dream killers: it could be loved ones, relatives, neighbours and friends. All in a bid to offer advice, they can make one lose direction in the pursuit of valuable and worthy goals. This is so because they do not really understand how to deal with setbacks, make temporary sacrifices and move on to the top.

I recently saw an inspirational television story on the program Turning Point about a former chief executive of a company in Kenya who while attending a conference in the United States suddenly got an inspiration to return to school.

And he wanted to go to a bible school in the U.S. So he went back home, discussed and convinced his wife and left with his children for the U.S. His friends thought he had lost his mind, leaving a lucrative job as a CEO for study in a bible school.

When they got to the U.S., all he could afford was a one room apartment and all he could get was a job as a janitor! His wife and kids however supported him and at the end of his study, he had two offers: one from Coca-Cola International and the other to become president of the college where he studied. He took the offer to become college president and today that school has been upgraded to become a full-fledged University.

He started with a vision and knew what he had to do to get there. He had setbacks along the way but never lost focus and came out the better for it. These are the ways to overcome setbacks on your road to achievement.

Never think for once that you cannot have setbacks. And never think for once that you cannot overcome them. With such determined spirit, you will always rise again. See you next week.

(c) copyright Gabriel Ama

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Overcoming Setbacks

First of all, I want to apologise once again for leaving this blog without a single post for over a year now. If I try to offer excuses, it might be difficult for readers to understand. I'll just offer my apologies once again and continue the write-up with the hope that it will be regular this time around.

I equally appreciate my readers, who have patiently waited for me for so long to continue the posts, especially Kiibaati who asked if I was not posting any more. Thank you so much for your patience.

My experience in the past year is what has prompted this topic: overcoming setbacks. When we set out to achieve a goal or goals, there are usually those unforeseen factors that have been aptly named contingencies.

They can come when we least expect them and they can also come at times in torrents.... one after the other, one after the other and one after the other. They have a way of destabilising one and if care is not taken, can make one give up on his or her plans.

Does anyone ever fully plan for failure? I doubt it. Most people believe it cannot and must never come. So when it does come, it devastates them completely. They cannot understand what hit them!

Recovery for such people usually takes a long time and a whole lot of effort. Others know such things could happen but being human, are never really ready for it. So when it does come they are hurt but know such could happen and are not as devastated as the first group.

Do setbacks announce their intention to come? Not at all. Setbacks could be frustrating, especially so when you keep making attempts to get over them and nothing and nothing seems to be working. When it does appear one is about making progress to get out of the setback, something happens and spoils everything.

Setbacks could come in one or a combination of different ways: death of a benefactor or a loved one; fire, earthquake, flood or other natural disaster destroying one's business premises; disappointment or betrayal by a perceived benefactor or loved one; armed robbery attack on one's business; examination failure; loss of one's job; change in technology in one's business; arrival of new competition in one's business type; loss of a large number of one's employees to competition, etc.

Unfortunately in Africa, setbacks are usually viewed as attacks from one's own enemies, both real and imagined. Some may go to the extent of visiting spiritual homes and witchdoctors with a view to finding out the source of the problems.

Unfortunately too, most of the so called spiritualists and witchdoctors capitalise on the person's desperation and begin to point the person in the wrong direction of accusing siblings, in-laws, relatives and even friends!

There's no doubt such evil things do happen in Africa because of the prevalence of idol worship and occultism there. But setbacks may not always be traceable to these sources alone.

So just how do we deal with setbacks?.....................to be continued next week

(c) copyright Gabriel Ama

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Becoming Like Wealthy Individuals

First I have to apologise sincerely for my inability to post a message last week. It was due to events beyond my control. First of all, the server where I post my messages was unusually slow and the owners were unable to get it fixed on time.

Secondly, time was not just my friend and flew so fast and I was so busy that I never realised another week had gone by. Even getting this post on has been a herculean task but thank God I've been able to do it.

Once again, my sincere apologies for the delay. I do hope I'm forgiven by my readers and I would try not to allow it happen again. Now to the week's post.............

Have you ever come across any wealthy individual that had only one stream of income? Rarely is there such a thing. They always have multiple income streams. It may be like shares in blue chip companies, several houses on which they collect rents and many other business interests they have.

On the other hand, most people who struggle only have a job to contend with while waiting to collect their pay check either weekly fortnightly or monthly. They hardly ever have another source of income to give them leverage to pay their bills.

It all has to do with one’s thinking. If you change your way of thinking about how you see money, it would surely occur to you that money is not that piece of paper we chase day in day out through physical work. Money has more to do with the kind of ideas we can generate in our minds.

Even if you are an employee as you currently read this piece, take time to study the lives of wealthy individuals. You would surely find that they own or have several investments that yield their fortunes for them.

The reason for having multiple income streams is for the simple fact that where one is having problems with one income stream, the other one or ones are still generating income while one tackles the problems with the faulty income stream.

That way, wealthy individuals are able to leave their lives comfortably, at least financially. If your desire is to create genuine wealth, then you should begin today to think and act like wealthy individuals. Begin to come up with simple ways of generating multiple income streams.

I’m not saying you should start multiple business ventures at once. No, far from it! Begin by writing down all the money generating ideas you have. Remember we’ve dealt with how to do that in a previous post on this blog entitled, How to Create Million Dollar Ideas.” When you have identified the ideas that you are really passionate about, start with only one of the ideas and nurture it with all your attention until it is able to stand firm, in terms of the income it produces.

With the extra income from that idea, begin to implement the second money making idea and so on and so forth. Notice that I have used the word “passionate” to qualify the money making ideas you want to create and implement. Without passion to carry you along, you would soon burn out and loose interest especially where you meet stiff challenges.

Passion would see you through the initial hiccups until you meet your goals on any idea. Determination and courage would make you surmount every obstacle until you achieve your goal(s). Whatever it is that is your goal, you will surely achieve it as long as you do not give up.

There you have another wealth secret!

More next week.

© copyright Gabriel Ama

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Job Versus Business Ownership: The Pros & Cons (2)

In business, one cannot rule out the possibility of making mistakes. It could mean the temporary end of the business.

However, while a business owner that understands this fact would forge ahead with the experience behind him or her and eventually achieve success, most organisations would fire an employee who makes a costly mistake.

Notice I used the word temporary because every bad experience can be overcome, every difficulty can be conquered and there is no problem without a solution.

Once you understand this, your approach to problems will certainly change from one of fear to one of a valuable learning experience.

There is a limit to the amount of money one can earn from paid employment and any increase in employees’ earnings is dependent on the organisation’s earnings because an organisation cannot pay more than a certain amount as salary to enable it meet its other financial obligations.

Secondly, one’s earning capacity as an employee is dependent on one’s efforts alone because you are paid for the work you have done for the period under consideration.

In business, one’s earnings is dependent on your effort and the efforts of employees and one’s earning capacity is therefore higher because you are the owner and are paid for everyone’s efforts.

When one is in paid employment, you are under someone’s supervision and that makes you do things you would not feel like doing: resuming work at the right time to do your job and also putting it the extra hours required to finish special projects.

As a business owner, you are free to do your own thing. But there is a time discipline that is required at the initial stage similar to when you work as an employee to allow the business grow.

You’ve got to remember this very important point because it would mean doing things when you don’t feel like even though you are the owner of the business and can do things when you want.

When you are in paid employment, there is a way things are done that you may not like and you would want a change. If your employers do not agree with your views, there is a limit to the impact you can make, even if it is a positive one.

As a business owner, you make the decisions and are free to apply whatever views you feel is necessary to carry your business to great heights. It means you must have vision as the leader of the organisation.

But you’ve also got to note that your employees that do the actual job have their own views for you to consider and apply on how to improve the business.

It would certainly make them feel as a part of the organisation and would help them come up with better views next time.

All said, which of the sides would you want to be found, employee or business owner? If your decision is paid employment, always remember that a day would surely come when your services will no longer be required and you would have to do something to fall back on.

You certainly would not want to start working at an age when you should be retiring and resting. No matter how much work experience you have in someone else’s organisation, it may not be sufficient to see you through your own business at the initial stage unless you reached the very top as CEO as an employee.

There are certain things required as a CEO who oversees all aspects of the business quite different from someone working in one department.

If it is a business owner you want to become or are already one, I encourage you to forge ahead because in your latter days in life, you would always have something to fall back on as an experienced business owner and would hand over to competent hands to carry on when you retire from active work.

Great wealth can only be gotten as a business owner for the aforementioned reasons in this piece.

More wealth secrets next week.

© copyright Gabriel Ama

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Job Versus Business Ownership: The Pros & Cons (1)

For most people, going to formal school is with the aim of finishing with good grades so that one could land him or herself with a white-collar job. The call to finish with good grades is usually from parents, relatives, and at times classmates at school.

Very few people talk about starting their own business on completion of formal school (at least the first degree). The reason is because majority of people in the world are in paid employment working for very few individuals who have gotten themselves to think outside the idea of working for others to creating employment themselves for others.

Majority who work for business owners are very rarely able to think of life as their own boss. They are so used to receiving salary either weekly or monthly that they become relaxed and assume it would continue to remain so.

Even though some people dream of becoming their own boss someday, very few are able to actualise this dream. The fear of failure and what people might say is what keeps them hanging on in paid employment.

However, Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad best selling novel said there are two possibilities for folks in paid employment: the first is for one to leave and become his or her own boss and the second is for the employer to ask his employee to leave, and the probability of the second happening is higher for everyone.

It takes a great deal of courage for one to leave a steady paying job to enter the rather uncertain terrain of business. One is not sure if what he or she ventures into would succeed, and is therefore not sure of paying his or her bills.

But the truth is, how certain is paid employment when one could be asked to go at anytime? With this uncertainty of paid employment comes the desire to increase one’s income by investing in places like the stock market so that one could have what to fall back on if asked to leave paid employment.

But again, whether one likes it or not, a day would surely come when one’s employers ask him or her to leave because he or she is no longer productive and has become a burden on the company’s resources.

It is at that stage that many realise they need to get some kind of business running – something they had been avoiding during their younger days. With no business experience, they jump into the next idea that comes into their head and invest their savings and severance benefits.

When things do not go as envisaged, which is not uncommon for a start-up business, they become jittery and start looking for another business idea. They continue this way jumping from idea to idea and before long all their savings is gone and they are back to square one with no money and as though they never worked before.

Another group of individuals work in organisations that make them look as though they are whiz kids with the Midas touch in business. They are able to analyse business ideas and provide very professional advice that would work if applied.

But outside of that office, if asked to start their own business, they would continue to analyse and analyse all business ideas they have and look for reasons why it cannot work.

Eventually, they also would not be able to start anything because they are still looking for the best idea with the most ideal conditions under which to implement them. In essence, they are waiting for everything to be right before starting.

Fortunately or unfortunately, things cannot be 100% right for one to start a business that would become world class with excellent profits in later years.

I say fortunately because history has shown over and over again (though most of us are either unaware or refuse to be aware of this fact) that every successful business started small with many challenges that had to be surmounted.

Anyone who applies the same principles would equally achieve success in his or her business endeavour.

I say unfortunately because those who want ideal conditions before doing business are living in the wrong world because it cannot happen here. You have to make the conditions right and push yourself in the direction you want to go because that is the way it works in our world.

One major difference between paid employment and owning your business is that in paid employment, you have to be there all the time to earn your living, that is, earn as you work.

In business on the other hand, you do not have to be there to earn your living because you are making use of other people’s talents and time to achieve the same objective of earning a living.

I wish to point out something here. If you say you are self employed and always have to be there for things to run smoothly, that is certainly a job and not a business. You need to put things in place to change it to a business to free you to do other things that are important to you.

Of course, it all depends on what your objectives are. Some may argue here that if you are not there, your employees would take advantage of your absence and create problems. But I know that most people would prefer others to work for them than to do it themselves always.

We may also wish to ask those who prefer to be there always how successful organisations are run. The owners of such businesses are usually not there and where they have locations in several places, they cannot be everywhere at the same time.

So it therefore means there are things they have put in place to ensure smooth operations (it may not be 100% okay in all locations) whether they are there or not.

Something else about a business is that there are usually teething problems at the beginning cause by inexperience or lack of finance, but they are certainly surmountable to enable one achieve success in his or her heart’s desires.

This is usually the stage where most individuals chicken out because they have a wrong understanding of the word failure caused by their formal school and family experience where failure is a word that should be avoided at all costs.

But as motivational speaker Anthony Robbins put it, “Success is the result of good judgement; good judgement is the result of experience and experience is usually the result of bad judgement.”

.......................To be continued next week

(c)copyright Gabriel Ama

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Form A Group With Same Vision & Purpose

There is this popular saying, “Two heads are better than one.” Whoever coined the saying must have had experience on the power available to tap from talents of more than one individual in trying to solve problems.

This apt saying equally applies in the pursuit of wealth, fame or recognition in life. It is simply not possible for one man to have the solution to all problems. He needs the co-operative effort of others, whether their time, talent or other resources.

For the purpose of this piece, we limit it to talents. In a study conducted in a University on students of a particular class, five of the most academically intelligent students of the class were separated to form study groups.

Three of the students were to study together throughout that semester while the other two students were to read individually on their own. At the end of that semester, the three students who studied as a group had better grades than the other two who studied individually.

The study showed that if two or more persons are united together with a definite purpose or mission, they are able to come up with solutions and achieve results faster than if they tried it individually on their own.

In your pursuit of genuine wealth or achievement in any field, you need the co-operative effort of others, particularly their mind power.

Note that the people with whom a group is formed MUST be united in vision and purpose; otherwise confusion would result when they are at cross purposes and this would defeat the aim of the group.

This is one reason why musical groups usually break up with their members pursuing solo careers. They were never united with a vision and purpose. Some members had their plans in their minds and were able to leave easily to carry on on their own.

Some may want to argue that at times those who pursue solo careers from such musical groups also do well. But let us not forget that the work is not done by such a person alone.

He or she still needs the co-operative efforts of others in his or her vision before the world notices that such individual has become a success.

Great achievers and exceptional leaders are able to produce better results in their fields because they surround themselves with people who are united and whose vision aligns with theirs.

The value of surrounding oneself with people who are united in purpose and vision cannot be overemphasised. Even sacred scripture attests to this fact in the story of the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11 verses 1-6.

In verse 6 it is written, “And the Lord said, See, they are all one people and have all one language; and this is only the start of what they may do: and now it will not be possible to keep them from any purpose of theirs.”

Even if you have to start on your own with your vision in life, at a time you would surely need the co-operative effort of others if you have a very large vision. The bigger the vision the more one needs others to be able to achieve it.

Again, remember, such group must be united in vision and purpose. I really need to emphasise this particular point. If you doubt what I’ve just said, please take a study of the reasons behind all successful organisations.

One thing you would SURELY find common to all of them is unity of purpose and vision of staff. Very important!

There you have another wealth secret.

More secrets next week.

© copyright Gabriel Ama

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The Greatest Wealth Secret Ever

For years and decades on end, man has always searched for the meaning of life. Unfortunately, for the most part, man has gotten his answers from wrong sources and always ended up with the wrong results.

At times, those results seem right initially, but later circumstances and events prove that man had taken a wrong step for which he pays dearly.

In the quest for wealth, fame or recognition, most of us take very wrong steps that give us initially what seems like the results we desire but we then go ahead and indulge in things that destroy everything we thought we had achieved.

If you doubt what I’ve said, I’d like to ask at this point, why is that most people of financial success and fame are involved in taking hard drugs, alcohol and other self-destructive habits? I need not mention any names here but if you look closely or study the lives of such individuals, you’d clearly see what I’ve said here.

Stories abound in the print and electronic media of the crises they have in their lives. The truth is, most of these people have certain qualities that drives them to achieve, but they lack other qualities that would enable them sustain success for as long as they want.

It’s all a lack of understanding of what is the true meaning of our existence here on earth. Things should be done with a sense of purpose. When one takes hard drugs, narcotics, excessive alcohol, what exactly is the person trying to achieve?

Obviously there is an underlying problem that drives them to such destructive habits. The bad habit is just the result of a symptom that requires an urgent check. Having achieved success, such individuals have a vacuum that must be filled with something. Unfortunately, they fill that vacuum with hard drugs, alcohol and other destructive habits.

Whatever it is one wants to achieve in life, there is only one way to go about it for one to have a lasting success. Any other way would work initially and then things would go awry after sometime.

Once you master the principle of lasting success by using it in your daily life, you would begin to understand the true meaning of life and there is absolutely nothing that would distract you to take on a path of self destruction.

The greatest wealth secret ever is simply trust in God. The reason is quite simple and is even stated categorically in sacred scripture: “For all things are possible with God (Mark 10:27).”

Do take note that the verse did not say some things are possible with God. It said ALL things are possible with God. Trust in God is the only guarantee of a lasting success in whatever we want to achieve.

A story was told of a man who fell from a mountain side and was now hanging dangerously from a cliff. Below was a large and dark abyss where no one who fell to would ever be found, talk less of being alive. The man starting shouting at the top of his voice, “Is anyone there please, I need help?”

After a short while a voice came that asked, “what help do you require?” the man answered, “Please help me out of this cliff before I fall to my death.” The same voice then said, “Okay, let go of your hold on the cliff and I will help you.”

The man was shocked at this response and kept quiet for a while. After some time, he shouted again, “Is there no one else there?” As amusing as this story may sound, it depicts clearly the level of trust most humans have in God.

Most of us trust God to the extent we believe in our minds that He can help us. Thereafter, we resort to doing things on our own. The result? Again, I ask you to look at the world around.

All the wars, financial crises, marital crises, famine, murder, arson, larceny, envy, etc, etc point to the fact that man tries to do things on his own most of the time.

A person who trusts in God can never fail because as stated earlier from the bible, “All things are possible with God.” Regardless of one’s circumstance in life, trust in God would make the person come out unscathed whether physically, emotionally or psychologically.

So how does one develop trust in God as the greatest wealth secret? The bible, the WORD of God provides all the answers. In the word of God is found revelations and secrets for daily living that would amaze anyone. It gives direction on the true essence of life and makes one have a clearer understanding on how trust in God is the greatest wealth secret!

It is stated in Hebrews 4 verses 12-13 (New King James Version), “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.”

The bible contains so many promises that we can use to commit God to honour His word when we use it in talking to Him in prayer. The Book of Numbers 23 verse 19 says, “God is not like men, who lie; He is not a human who changes his mind. Whatever He promises, He does; He speaks, and it is done.”

In the book of Isaiah 55 verses 10-11, God says, “My word is like the snow and the rain that come down from the sky to water the earth. They make the crops grow and provide seed for sowing and food to eat. So also will be the word that I speak – it will not fail to do what I plan for it; it will do everything I send it to do.”

If as you read this piece, you are in a very serious problem for which you think all hope is lost, or if you ever find yourself in such situation, there is but one place to turn to for solace: put your trust in God. He cannot and will not fail you.

If only humans understood this simple fact of life. So many things that go wrong would not be. What I’ve just revealed here is the greatest wealth secret you will ever know in life.

Even the bible confirms this fact with the passage from Matthew 6: 31-33

(New King James Version) that says, "Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?

For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”

Do you truly desire wealth, fame or recognition in this present life? Take the advice from the bible contained in the last two paragraphs and you will be amazed at what you are able to achieve.

More wealth secrets next week.

© copyright Gabriel Ama

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Humility As A Great Wealth Secret

Sometime in year 2002 when I still worked in a large organisation, there was this man who was made Financial Controller on transfer from another department and had to work with external auditors of the organisation.

The man was very arrogant. He had no regard for his subordinates as well as the external auditors. What made matters worse was that he was recently promoted then and he now felt that he was in the good books of his superiors and management and could therefore do as he pleased.

A friend had however, warned the man to be careful with the external auditors because their previous work on the organisation had led to the premature exit of the former managing director.

The Financial Controller turned deaf ears to this advice from his friend and carried on as though he owned the organisation. It so happened that about three months prior to their coming for the final yearly audit of the organisation’s financial accounts, the auditors had sent to the Financial Controller written information in advance of reports they wanted ready.

The Financial Controller in his usual arrogance took the document and kept in his drawer. When the auditors came for their work, the report was not ready. The Financial Controller after an initial denial that he was never given such request for information later found the request where he kept it in his drawer.

That unfortunate incident was one of many that culminated in his appointment being terminated with the organisation – and all these took place within six (6) months of his promotion.

Had the Financial Controller been more in touch with his subordinates, they would have been able to assist him in preparing the required reports. But his attitude towards them made things worse and his downfall never came as a surprise to them.

In fact, his subordinates were too happy to see him leave the organisation. Such is the price people pay when they tread the path of arrogance rather than humility. Arrogance makes people always want to become pleasers of superiors and despisers of subordinates or those they feel superior to.

On the road to genuine wealth, there is an absolute need to be humble. Some people may not want to agree with my preceding statement, but the truth is, how often do you come across someone who made genuine wealth and is also arrogant? Notice I said genuine wealth.

Its really a rare feat. Those who have achieved success, fame and wealth genuinely have learned so many valuable lessons along the way that it practically shapes their thinking.

One of the things they learn so well is the fact that the man you see today who has nothing can surely rise to any level in life in future and then have opportunities to meet with the well-known in the society.

When one is humble, you are not wont to become a crowd pleaser but rather one who has a focus on what he or she wants to achieve. Arrogant folks on the other hand are always concerned about people giving them respect and what those people think of them.

Their actions most of the time is geared towards pleasing the crowd and earning cheap popularity. In the process they lose focus on what is supposed to be their actual priority and concentrate on laundering their image in public thereby missing many valuable opportunities to prove their worth.

On the other hand, a humble person is concerned in achievement that is his main focus and is less concerned about public opinion of him because he understands fully well that a time will come when his achievements would speak for him and would be appreciated by many.

Humility helps one to think straight and do things that are considered foolish or unimportant in the eyes of the crowd. Again and again we read or hear stories of great achievers of both sexes and one of things common to them is their humility.

Unfortunately, most people never learn the lessons from such stories and go ahead to become or remain arrogant.

Even sacred scripture (Bible in Basic English) testifies to the value of humility in Matthew’s gospel chapter 23 verse 12 that says, “And whoever makes himself high will be made low, and whoever makes himself low will be made high.”

The value of humility as a wealth secret cannot be overemphasised. Humility makes one do things otherwise considered unwise by many but which will lead one to his or her destination in life.

Learn to become a humble person because it would open you to many opportunities you would miss if you chose arrogance instead.

More wealth secrets next week.

© copyright Gabriel Ama

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