The Key to Making More Money Starting with What You Have ( Part 2 )
In the first part of this article we talked about the “secret key” to making more money, in this part, we give you some tips that will help you to get started…
Our biggest problem lies between our ears. Your current level of thinking is what got you where you are… If you want to change your level of income, you must first change your level of thinking. This is the greatest challenge that you will face, and it is a challenge that all of us, regardless of our level of income, face each and every day.
I would suggest that you start by taking the time to meditate each an every morning. There are tons of guided meditations available on youtube, and with the internet, almost everything that you need is available with the few clicks of a mouse.
Take Inventory of Yourself….
Start by taking inventory of what you currently have. Do you have a special skill set, or knowledge that you can share with others? Do you have a trade that you can parlay into a small business? I know that you may not believe that you have anything of value to offer, but God/the Universe provides each of us with a set of gifts, its up to you to express that gift in a way that it serves others.
Brainstorm…
Ask yourself, How can I earn an extra “X” dollars this month? And then let your mind answer that question. Don’t put any judgment on any of the answers that your mind produces, this is a time to let your mind’s creativity work without you putting any restraint or limitations on it.
Get Your Ass to work – Chose one path and decide to make it happen.
Once you have brainstormed and created a list of at least 20 things that you could do to serve others and create additional income. Pick the most plausible idea, the one for which you have all of the resources necessary to get started on … And get Started… Don’t procrastinate. When you procrastinate, you sow the seed of doubts in your mind, and if left to its own devices that seed will grow into fears which sometimes seem unsurmountable.
Get New Friends…
A person who has never earned more than $1000 can’t show you how to make $1000. The person who has never made $10,000 a month can’t show you how to make $10,000. I can’t teach you how to make $100,000 a month because I haven’t done that yet… ( it’s something that I’m working on, but I’m not there yet ) and that’s why I hang with people and follow the model and advice of others who have. If you want to change your level of income, you must find new friends to hang around… People who have serious goals and whose level of thinking, discussion, and experience will help you raise your level of thinking.
About 20 years ago, I took a new job in the Atlanta area and I roomed with a co-worker of mine as I searched for a home for my family. My co-worker had this gorgeous home. It was probably valued at around $275000 ( which according to the standards of some, is just a moderate home ) but my first home cost me only about $30,000 and my second about $87,000. I had never considered purchasing a home like my co-workers because it was above my level of thinking at the time. It’s not that I couldn’t afford it… I had simply never seen, up close a house of that value. And I recall as I lay in bed one night, thinking… “Why not?” Ultimately, my wife and I built a new home in an that was not too far from my co-worker’s home.
My point is that being exposed to environments and concepts that were at a “higher” level, my level of thinking changed.
Now one other reason that you will need to get new friends is that your current friends if they are satisfied with where they are, will do what they can to keep you right where you are. In the black community, we say that they are like “crabs in a bucket”… Each time one of the crabs gets a little closer to getting out of the bucket, another will pull them back down. I won’t go into the reasons behind this, but as they say, “It is what it is”. So be prepared to lose some friends on the way.
So that’s it… To recap, the secret key to making more money is..
- Learn how to provide service to others.
- Create Value
- Help as many people as you can, get what they want.
Peace and Blessings.
