There is a very real possibility that everything you and I have been taught about
how to earn money is so far from the truth that it's almost comical. Earning money
has nothing to do with age, formal education, gender or geography. It has nothing
to do with past experience or your formal years of education or your level of intellect.
Check it out… there are individuals who are functionally illiterate who have
become multi-millionaires, while there are others who are absolutely brilliant and
they are broke. Virtually anyone can be taught how to earn millions of dollars and
yet the sad truth is that 97 out of every 100 people are born, live their entire
lives, and die without ever learning how to earn money. To perpetuate this ridiculous
problem, their ignorance is passed along from one generation to the next.
Our school system has been designed as an environment to enlighten young minds,
to replace ignorance with understanding and thereby improve the quality of life.
Our educational system has obviously been successful in many areas. However, it
has woefully neglected one important subject, "How to Earn Money." You can earn
a doctorate degree in economics and have little or no knowledge of how to earn money.
A lack of understanding in this area is the cause of numerous unwanted and unnecessary
problems, since money is the medium of exchange that is used worldwide for other
people's products and services.
There has always been a small, select group, approximately 3% of our population,
who clearly understand that prosperity consciousness is the primary cause of wealth
and their prosperity consciousness, like ignorance, is also passed down from one
generation to the next.
Let's look at "money." What is it? Money is a reward you receive for the service
you render. The more valuable the service, the greater the reward. Thinking of ways
we can be of greater service will not only help us earn more money, it will also
enable us to grow intellectually and spiritually.