SOLACE ATTITUDE

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Growing up as a child, I remember my mum always told me she wanted me to study law at the university. I loved the idea and I already started telling my friends in school that I wanted to become a lawyer. Although as I became more mature, I started discovering my true passion and I was amazed it was quite different from what mummy wanted for me. Of course, I had to pursue my passion. Discovering my passion and potentials was one of the craziest tasks I ever performed. It took me years and even up till now I keep discovering new passion and potentials. Well, it's no wasted years cos it’s the pursuit of those passions that makes the better person I am and of course, I’m striving to become the best I can be. That’s not even the main point of this article. After spending 5years already in the university and about beginning the 6th year journey which is my final year, I began to wonder how the outside world will be like. One of those days as I was meditating, it occurred to me that I needed to be financially free before I leave the university system. so I began to think on what to lay my hands on to do but I remember a senior friend once said “for you to earn you must learn” so I thought it wise to get books about money and then learn. Glory to God, the first book I laid my hands on was MONEY WILL NOT MAKE YOU RICH by Sunday Adelaja. I started reading that book and it transformed my life completely. The first thing I learnt

from that book was that money will not make you rich as the title goes. I understood the real definition of financial freedom then I was challenged but not condemned. It was amazing to know that it is not when you’ve gathered so much money that you become financially free. Money is the last thing that comes, in pursuit of financial freedom he stated. Going further into the book, Dr Sunday began to teach about the laws of money and the number one law he stated was, know your passion. Now this will lead me to the main point of this article. Many years ago, many Nigerians were more interested in farming because they were


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