CREATE HIGHWAYS IN THE WILDERNESS

We are now in the second half of the year. Six months ago we were making New Year resolutions for various things in our financial lives. It could have been to get a new job, grow your business, buy a house, get out of debt, earn more money, invest more aggressively etc. We now have another half of the year to go and you may be wondering what happened to the resolutions you set. If nothing changes you are bound to be making the same resolutions next year and the year after. Often if we are honest with ourselves we are waiting for money to come so that we can make money. We are waiting to first have money then we can work on all those promises we made to ourselves like get out of debt, invest more grow your business etc. We think money will solve our problems and put us in a position to work towards our objectives. It’s akin to a farmer waiting for his tomatoes to grow before he can plant tomatoes! It is simply absurd. I am yet to meet the person who made money, achieved their financial dreams by waiting for money to first come.

One of the dictionary definitions of Wilderness is “an unsettled or uncultivated region”. All of us at various points find ourselves in financial wilderness. An unsettled place where things are not going according to plan, there is no progression and you feel stuck. Many people unknowingly choose to stay in this wilderness by doing nothing, avoiding looking at the actual facts surrounding their business or finances, refuse to adjust their lifestyles, continue talking about how broke they are etc. This leads to a continuous cycle of the same thing happening over and over again. The same resolutions being made over and over again. If you want the second half of this year to be different and set you on the path to a different year next year something has to change today……and that change does not start with immediately having money.

Create a HIGHWAY in your personal wilderness! Get ready today for greater things in your financial life tomorrow. There is always something (i.e. an action) you can start doing to make a difference. You may need to; cut down your expenses to free up money to pay down your debt faster, do a course and learn about investments so that even as you look for that job that will pay you more, you will have a definite course of action when the money comes. You may need to get your business profile professionally done so that when the door is opened to a particular opportunity, you are ready for it. Perhaps see how you can better structure your investment group so that it can work for you. You may need to make better use of your networks or start seeing how a hobby of yours can generate extra income for you over the weekends. The starting point in the journey to your dreams is often in your current situation. Financial prosperity comes one day at a time but you need to start and each day you delay taking an action puts more distance between you and your Financial Goals!

Waceke Nduati- Omanga

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