I know a guy, lets call him Mark.
If you look up the word "loser" in the dictionary, you will see a picture of Mark.
Mark is 25 years old and still lives with his parents. He wrecked his car a few years back so his parents gave him an old beater. Since then he managed to rack up a whopping $10k in credit card debt and decided to claim bankruptcy so he wouldn't have to pay it back.
Mark works sporatically doing odd jobs for my business partners, all of whom are well connected and well to do financially. He does a pretty good job (which is probably the only reason why we keep him around), but trying to get him to show up is like pulling teeth. He always expects lunch to be bought for him, always needs gas money, snack money, money to buy supplies, money this, and money that. He is always standing right there with his hand out waiting to get paid the SECOND he finishes with a job.
Mark is the kind of person who thinks that people who are successful are simply lucky. He doesn't give anyone credit for creating their own success, and he refuses to take responsibility for anything bad that happens to him. I have found that people like Mark usually receive more than their share of "bad luck". Could their attitude have anything to do with it?
If Mark would take his head out of his ass long enough to look around him he would see that he is surrounded by people who are very smart and talented when it comes to money. In fact, one of my partners tried to train him to learn the ins-and-outs of his business, yet Mark would rather sit around all day and complain how he isn't making enough money rather than work, listen, and learn from people who know how to make lots of money. Mark has SO MANY opportunites staring him in the face, yet he is too ignorant, lazy, and [insert word for someone who always blames others for his situation] to open his eyes and see it.
Don't be like Mark. Get out there and work with someone who is well on their way to becoming wealthy. A business owner, real estate investor, someone who is going places. Offer to work for free (yes, I said FREE) in exchange for him or her teaching you what they know about money. The first question you should ask them is, "What can I do for YOU?"
Don't go through life like Mark blaming everyone else for your problems. KNOW that the art and science of building wealth is something that can be taught and learned, and it is entirely within the grasp of anyone who is willing to do what it takes to get there.
And don't be so stupid as to file bankruptcy for a measly $10k in debt. Mark will never learn, but YOUR credit score is FAR too important to ruin because you are too lazy to work off a debt.
If you look up the word "loser" in the dictionary, you will see a picture of Mark.
Mark is 25 years old and still lives with his parents. He wrecked his car a few years back so his parents gave him an old beater. Since then he managed to rack up a whopping $10k in credit card debt and decided to claim bankruptcy so he wouldn't have to pay it back.
Mark works sporatically doing odd jobs for my business partners, all of whom are well connected and well to do financially. He does a pretty good job (which is probably the only reason why we keep him around), but trying to get him to show up is like pulling teeth. He always expects lunch to be bought for him, always needs gas money, snack money, money to buy supplies, money this, and money that. He is always standing right there with his hand out waiting to get paid the SECOND he finishes with a job.
Mark is the kind of person who thinks that people who are successful are simply lucky. He doesn't give anyone credit for creating their own success, and he refuses to take responsibility for anything bad that happens to him. I have found that people like Mark usually receive more than their share of "bad luck". Could their attitude have anything to do with it?
If Mark would take his head out of his ass long enough to look around him he would see that he is surrounded by people who are very smart and talented when it comes to money. In fact, one of my partners tried to train him to learn the ins-and-outs of his business, yet Mark would rather sit around all day and complain how he isn't making enough money rather than work, listen, and learn from people who know how to make lots of money. Mark has SO MANY opportunites staring him in the face, yet he is too ignorant, lazy, and [insert word for someone who always blames others for his situation] to open his eyes and see it.
Don't be like Mark. Get out there and work with someone who is well on their way to becoming wealthy. A business owner, real estate investor, someone who is going places. Offer to work for free (yes, I said FREE) in exchange for him or her teaching you what they know about money. The first question you should ask them is, "What can I do for YOU?"
Don't go through life like Mark blaming everyone else for your problems. KNOW that the art and science of building wealth is something that can be taught and learned, and it is entirely within the grasp of anyone who is willing to do what it takes to get there.
And don't be so stupid as to file bankruptcy for a measly $10k in debt. Mark will never learn, but YOUR credit score is FAR too important to ruin because you are too lazy to work off a debt.
