WHAT ARE WE FOCUSING ON?

 A recent graduate told me that he works so hard but his finances are not increasing. We are living in tough times where finances are scarce. What we focus on expands. The mind is a very powerful tool n creating abundance or scarcity.  How come there are people from less privileged families that have built arcades? How come there are educated people who have failed to advance financially? It seems there is a close correlation  between what we focus on and what we achieve in our lives.

Oprah Winfrey was born in a poor family but she always focused on the fact that she had a big dream that she would one day become a wealthy woman and today she is a billionaire. The power of focus enables us to but our energy on things that matter most. When we focus on becoming wealthy we command our mind to get rid of limiting beliefs that we are not good enough to make wealthy. When we focus on making wealth we shall look for mentors and coaches who can speak to us wealth creating opportunities instead of living in fear. So many young people have wasted their scarce resources on gambling instead of developing their minds for wealth creation. When we focus on wealth creation we shall find out that every coin matters and shall be put to good use. 

When we focus on wealth creation we shall appreciate the efforts of other rich and successful people and find out ways in which they made wealth. When we focus we shall be forced to think long term . Most of the successful people did not start from where they are today but had a long term perspective to life. For as long as we are alive our financial landscape can change. Our biggest enemy is doubt and fear. 

There is no little money in this world. Many of the successful men and women started small and today they are rich. A case in point is Professor Mohammed Yunus who started Grameen Bank as a project to support the poor in Bangladesh and today is a pace setter in the world of Microfinance.

HOW TO ADVANCE OUR FINANCES 

1.Think long term

2.Live within your means

3.Spend with a budget

4.Create an emergency fund

5.Save as you earn

6.Research before you invest

7.Learn from past mistakes 

8.Attend financial literacy trainings

9.Start a master mind 

10.Celebrate small wins


What we focus on expands. If we focus on poverty it will manifest at the right time. If we focus on wealth it will manifest. We all have a lot of potential and we should never allow our past to define our money making potential. We can achieve much more than we currently manifest.

Coach Phillip Kiryowa

Personal Finance Coach(CMA)

Master Trainer, Bank of Uganda 

Founder, Advanced Empowerment Link

For Financial Freedom and Sustainable Enterprises

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