Journal Entry 83

Location: West Palm Beach, FL - Posted on Tue 17th January 2006 3:02AM

My eyes have been opened. It took me a while, but I think I'm starting to understand. All this time I have been searching to find some way of becoming a millionaire, but that is not where my focus should have been. Back in Tallahassee, I was trying to find many ways to make a little money. It's been a real long journey for me, but I've finally figured out what I will concentrate on: computer programming. It took some guidance, but the question is what I am going to do with the information that I just received.

Money is not real. The only reason it's real is because we put a value on it. From the beginning when I told myself that I needed to make a certain amount of money, meant I was headed in the wrong direction. It is not the intent of making a certain amount that matters, rather it's the point of serving people that does. If an individual designs a plan that will help serve people, then people will pay for that service. If you do something you love and you create a concept to help others, the money will eventually come. This is a very important lesson that I have learned and it is one of the major keys in becoming prosperous. It is critical that you review what I have just written here.

Another thing that I've learned is if you are trying to get to the next level, you need to write things down, or you will fail no matter what. How can you trace in the dark if you do not have a flashlight to guide you? This is the same concept I must use in business in order to reach a certain level or amount. You must write every bit of information in a clear and tangible way in order to guide you in each step you take. You must have short-term, mid-term, and long-term goals written down, that you must follow through with each day.

When most people see a millionaire, what they usually say to themselves is that he or she must be very smart to have accomplished so much. On the contrary, the reason for their accomplishment is not based on how smart he or she was, but on how they disciplined themselves. The way millionaires achieved their goals was by having a plan and following through with it. Discipline is what I must have if I am planning on accomplishing my aspirations.
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