If You Are Still Poor At 35, You Deserve It

“If you are still poor at 35, you deserve it!” - These are the words of Billionaire Jack Ma,  founder of the popular eCommerce website, Alibaba. Hear what he has to say.

Jack Ma: Before I founded Alibaba, I invited 24 friends to my house to discuss the business opportunity. After discussing for a full two hours, they were still confused — I have to say that I may not have put myself across in a clear manner then. The verdict: 23 out of the 24 people in the room told me to drop the idea, for a multitude of reasons, such as: ‘you do not know anything about the internet, and more prominently, you do not have the start-up capital for this’ etc etc.

There was only one friend (who was working in a bank then) who told me, “If you want to do it, just try it. If things don’t work out the way you expected it to, you can always revert back to what you were doing before.” I pondered upon this for one night, and by the next morning, I decided I would do it anyway, even if all of the 24 people opposed the idea.

When I first started Alibaba, I was immediately met with strong opposition from family and friends. Looking back, I realised that the biggest driving force for me then was not my confidence in the Internet and the potential it held, but more of this:  “No matter what one does, regardless of failure or success, the experience is a form of success in itself.” You have got to keep trying, and if it doesn’t work, you always can revert back to what you were doing before.

As with this quote by T.E. Lawrence – “All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream in the dark recesses of the night awake in the day to find all was vanity. But the dreamers of day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, and make it possible.”

Jack Ma: People lose out in life because of these 4 reasons:

1. Being myopic to opportunity
2. Looking down on opportunities
3. Lacking understanding
4. Failing to act quickly enough

You are poor, because you have no ambition.

Ambition is living a life of great ideals; a magnificent goal in life that must be realised.

In this world, there are things that are deemed unfathomable, but there is nothing in this world that cannot be done. The depth of one’s ambition determines the potential of one’ future.

I am not Alibaba, but I have a business Opportunity (as good as Alibaba's) to show you, would you take it? or would you just pass as usual. The choice is yours. If you dare to be different, write me through my contact page.

Entrepreneurial Spirit

Entrepreneurs are the richest people on earth, we know the names of the famous entrepreneurs: Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga, Donald Trump, Richard Branson, Oprah Winfrey, Ted Turner I can go on and on. But most wealthy entrepreneurs are people you and I will never hear of, because they don't command media attention, they just live quiet rich lives. 
I often hear people debate the question, "Are entrepreneurs born or can they be developed?" Some think it takes a special person or a certain magic to be an entrepreneur. To me, being an entrepreneur is not a big deal; you just do it.
Today, there are millions of people who dream of quitting their jobs and becoming entrepreneurs, building and running their own businesses. The problem is, for most people, their dream is just a dream. So the question is why do so many fail to go for their dream of becoming an entrepreneur?
The problem is that they don't have the spirit of an entrepreneur. They have a certain way of doing things and a peculiar mindset. 

Wale Adenuga

Aliko Dangote

Donald Trump

Richard Branson

Entrepreneurs;
                         " don't look for work they create work
                    don't look for a job they look for an opportunity
                         don't look for security they seek freedom
                don't work for money they make money work for them".

The major obstacle to gaining the entrepreneurial spirit is because we went to school, I wrote an article some time back; "If you want to be rich and happy don't go to school". Schools don't teach financial intelligence. The only thing schools prepare us for is to work for the entrepreneurs, therefore the more education or certifications we acquire the more we lose the entrepreneurial spirit i.e schooling is inversely proportional to entrepreneurial spirit. The annoying thing is that these entrepreneurs use us to build their wealth after which they  throw the bombshell; "due to on going re-organisation and re-structuring, your services are no longer needed, please hand over all company property and vacate". Then what would you do?.... look for another job? Gone are the days of the industrial revolution when jobs were available and secure, we are in the entrepreneurial revolution! Only those who have the entrepreneurial spirit will be successful.

You must learn to develop your entrepreneurial mindset. Your mind determines your life. The bible admonishes us to guard our heart with all diligence, and as a man thinketh so he is. Our mind is infinite but your doubts are limiting. Ayn Rand, the author of Atlas Shrugged, said, "Wealth is the product of man's capacity to think". So if you are ready to change your life, gain the entrepreneurial spirit, I would like to introduce you to an environment that will allow your brain to think, act, earn and become wealthy.

The only way we can prosper as a country is if more people develop the entrepreneurial spirit. Contribute to the growth in Nigeria, Share the message on your social media sites, ensure all your friends and acquaintances get this message. God bless you.