It always seemed to me that wealth is a very relative and contradictory phenomenon in our world. What is wealth and what are the criteria for this phenomenon?
After all, everyone has a different attitude towards money. For someone to live on one dollar a day (hello, Elon Musk) is real and possible, but for someone it's real hell.
What kind of person do you see in your imagination when you hear the word "wealth" ? Personally, I do not see someone special, but I immediately recall about that very 1% of “special ones”.
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But what is the main reason for such a financial gap between people? Many people work in the world, they work, they have a dream, but they are not becoming millionaires.Why?
I read a lot of literature about this topic and concluded that wealthy people adhere to certain principles that allow them to be "above":
Your skills and education.
If you follow what kind of education received advanced businessmen or geniuses in certain areas, more than 75% of them have a bachelor's degree. Even so.
Education is not a waste of time and money. This is the coolest investment in yourself, in your life.
The right places.
If you dream of becoming a magician - it's great. If you dream of becoming a rich magician - I think you may have problems. Because there are few such stories.
In search of money, wealth and gold reserves you need to go where it can be obtained as quickly as possible. That is why the majority of successful people are concentrated in the field of finance, science and technology.
Ability to handle money.
What would you do with a million dollars? Would you buy a house? Would you go on a trip? Have you changed the car?
Successful people are used to saving, even when their wealth allows the opposite.
They know the value of money and labor invested in this income. The money received is not spent on trifles, they are invested in profitable projects, real estate or scientific research.
Forget about debts and loans.
This item refers to the previous one. The key to success is to properly allocate your cash resources. Successful people are self-sufficient in this life. They exclude debts and empty loans.
From here my conclusion suggests itself:
There are two types of successful people - rich people and successful - wealthy people
What do you think makes the difference?
All of them have a large income, but rich people are too dependent on finances, and successful - wealthy people control their finances themselves.
That is why in this world you can become a millionaire or poor in a year. Or you can not be born with a silver spoon in your mouth, but achieve great success and control both your life and your income.
And what do you think?