Are you making it about money?

Words SONYA DRIVER

It’s really ironic that I’m writing about money and finances because in my lifetime I have been super poor and super rich, financially. What I’m here to tell you is that I can do both. What I have observed in others, and always check in on myself, is whether or not money is my love or my goal. As an entrepreneur, I know that anytime money is your goal, focus, or prize, you will not succeed. It comes with its own curses. You see, if you’re on a venture and money falls to the side, you’re going to quickly jump off that path, trying to find it once again. Let me tell you, it is not the best motivation for anything.

A saying that is absolutely total BS is this one: ‘You need money to make money’ – YOU DO F%@$ing NOT. What I live by, is: ‘The effort determines the result – do the grind’. The advice I give to people when I do business mentoring is to know what your foundation is and to build from your foundation up. It has to be a desire that will drive you, even in the tough times. For example, what is it that you love doing that? What is your genuine calling? Write a simple business plan on how you can make your passion commercial. That gift, or calling will be your motivator down the line. This will bring money. Are you following what I’m saying yet?

Another spiritual law that I can attest to is: be generous with your money, hold it loosely and believe it will keep flowing to you, because I know this much is true. Don’t stop the flow. Don’t overcommit, because then you’re stressed out and so far behind actually having money because you’re in debt. Debt is the sucker of joy and life from your soul. Yes, a certain amount of debt that is sustainable and doesn’t put unsustainable pressure on you is one thing, but excessive consumer debt will always bite you in the back.

Be generous with money and money will be generous with you. Once again, trust your gut feeling when it comes to money but don’t give it mental power. Believe it will always flow to you, it will always come and it will be so.

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