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| “Red Ant So Tired” by SweetCrisis |
Change starts with a decision!
So many times we hear the saying, 'If you do the same things over and over, you will get the same results' but very few people realise how true this saying really is and how we easily fall into this trap.
We are so blinded by making a living, frantic to put food on the table, that we forget how to 'live' and so often, we're fooled into believing that we cannot achieve more. We're made to believe that dreamers are just that...dreamers! We're constantly reminded that we should be grateful for what we have...that the grass is never greener on the other side of the fence! We find ourselves waking up in the mornings following our daily routines, going to work, putting up with the same nonsense our working environment dishes us, dealing with stress, waiting for weekends and payday. Complaining about salaries, complaining about bosses and wishing to win the Lotto!
Well, that was once me...until one day I made a decision, a decision that things were going to change, and when I say change...I mean really
CHANGE...like at that very moment!
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| “Hardworking Businessman” by bplanet |
No excuses!
Since I'm the 'over thinking' type person, I would sweet talk myself out of just about anything. Finding another job scared me...'rather the devil you know than the devil you don't!'
Get a part time job, a second income... nope, no time. As it is, running my household, my family of five, was hard enough and I never sat down for a minute, let alone consider a second income. I might as well never sleep!
I guess the desperation to hold onto some type of security was an excuse on it's own. The security of having a salary given to me on a monthly basis, even if the cheque was peanuts...my thoughts were, 'well at least it's something...right?'
WRONG! We should not be making excuses to prevent ourselves from bettering ourselves, our income, our lifestyle or just plain living a better life.
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| Future Business Program” by Stuart Miles |
Plan! Plan! Plan!
As soon as I realised how much money would see my family through the month, and when I say
see my family through the month, I mean, the amount of money that would be enough to pay bills, pay debts, buy groceries and supplies, pay for the odd school outing or birthday present and be able to take the kids out for an ice-cream if we felt like it.
Once I had an amount of what my minimum financial income should be, that is when I could then break it up to what that meant as a daily basis figure...and guess what, it didn't look all that unreachable! In fact, I knew I was making more than that, daily, for my employer...so why the hell could I not do that for myself!?
That's when I knew I was ready!
I had researched enough information to start my own public library! I had skills...we all do...that I could use to generate my daily income and ultimately reach my financial monthly income goal.
I was on my own personal mission to become financially free from living with the 'pay-cheque to pay-cheque' job and I believed that money was there to be made, and that I was going to make it!
Figure out your top skills and start a business, if you're unsure
here are a few ideas. My opinion, be creative, talk with family...think (don't over think) and just do it! Your first 10bucks will turn into your first hundred...and that's exactly what I did and that's how I was able to start generating my own money. Let me tell you, the first time I generated my own money...the money I made for myself, felt like I won the Lotto!
So, think about how much you need, break it down to what that means on a daily basis and apply your skills. Start small and work your way up, start part time if you can. Surround yourself with positive, like minded people who can benefit from your skills as you can from theirs.
Share ideas, join a networking group, market business online and through other channels...what ever you do, never stop 'planting seeds' and remember "No Rich Man, got rich by himself" Each and everyone of them had help, be it a team of friends, each with their own skills, family advice and support, a mentor...whom ever...and so neither should you.
Success is determined by your daily agenda!
Plan your day, take action, and plant seeds.
- Dedication
- Repetition
- Resources
Stay motivated,
Isabel Beukes
