I would say that prosperity is the freedom to live the way you want to live without any financial worries or government oppression. I would guess between 1 – 5% of people achieve this. The other 95 – 99% struggle financially all their lives and then end up packing shelves in a supermarket, or even worse, choosing between eating or freezing in winter.
It appears that most people are very short sighted and are not willing to invest in their long term future through informal (personal development) education and positive action. They are either continually blaming others for their lot in life (like the government, their boss, their wife, their children), or looking to get rich quick via the next hot share tip or get rich quick scheme or for a big lottery win to realise their dreams instead of taking the first small steps to prosperity, which are education and following successful people.
These people are not entirely to blame though because they are continually brainwashed by the mainstream media propaganda (or questionable web sites) into thinking that success is instantaneous, requires no hard work whatsoever and can be purchased with a credit card. Children these days are even proud to have debts! How frightening is that for their future?
For people that think they cannot be successful through hard work, and it is just luck…
“If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right.” ~ Henry Ford
“The common man uses the word luck to defend his normality. Luck doesn’t exist. It is merely the prepared man ready for future opportunity.” ~ Robert Kiyosaki
Are you ready for future opportunities?
So called “experts” and “professionals” that we are all supposed to look up to, admire and idolise are what got us into this financial mess we are in today. The global fiat money Ponzi scheme (run by the big banks in collusion with governments) is collapsing all around us but nowhere in the main stream financial and other media do you see this being discussed with a view to getting people to invest in real assets such as gold and silver. Only the forward thinking Chinese government has done this, as far as I know. Gold and silver have been the only real money, and store of wealth, for over 5000 years. No currency has lasted more than 100 years. The current massive wealth transfer might be a good time to invest in some real assets, don’t you think?
Savings are a good idea for most people, but most people do not have enough spare cash with employers paying below inflationary increases (using the CPLie, not the real level of inflation) and the banksters and government stealing their hard earned money on a daily basis. Since employers do not seem to be willing to give massive pay hikes in this financial climate where are people supposed to find this extra money? The only way for people to achieve true prosperity is to get educated and start their own business. A business gives you massive tax advantages as well as leverage to boost your income that you do not get with a job. These days this can easily be done part time, and in time, with consistent and persistent work over a number of years, the extra cash flow from this business can be used to add to retirement plans, savings vehicles, property, shares and the only real timeless store of wealth in the world, gold and silver.
If you want to be average continue to do what average people do. If you want to be prosperous, do what successful people do. Successful people run their own business, or are in charge of a large business, and anyone who does not want to be average can do this starting today.
So what’s next, continue watching Dead Enders and Procrastination Street on TV and complaining that you don’t have time to be prosperous, or getting educated and securing your, and your family’s, prosperity? Your move.
“People are smarter than you think. Give them a chance to prove themselves.” ~ Tim Ferriss
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