by Gilbert Motsaathebe

Created on: September 30, 2005   Last Updated: January 15, 2007

The reason you can't be rich is either because you don`t know how or simply because you don't want to. In order to be rich you have to give in something. What you get in return of what you offer is what makes you rich. We all want to be rich, but believe me, we can't all be rich. Those who become rich have something special that those who remain poor do not have. They have figured out how to unlesh their money making potential...that's waht you need to work on...

Now I will tell you how you can become rich.
Start your own business.It has been proven over and over that the majority of people who become very rich operate their own businesses. You can start anywhere you like. my advice is you must start small, but you must aim high. Alternatively you can start big, but beware of the risks. However, you must know that in business terms there is nothing such as risks - these are basically challenges taht you need to face and overcome because once you overcome them - you would have what you wanted. It is a secret that will take many to realise. In order to make it big, you must be prepared to take risks. You can take risks if you believe you can make it. This will carry you through. So do not limit yourself, go ahead and start that massive project taht you have always wanted. Go ahead and open that modern resturant that you had always dreamt of. Approach financial institutions if you do not have the start-up money, if you can convince them that you belive in your ideas, they will finance you. Remember taht you cannot hope "to discover new oceans if you are not prepared to leave teh shore"

Now commit time everyday, in which you sit in a corner somewhere at your business place thinking about how to improve the service you offer and how to increase the bottom line. You will notice that everyday you come up with a brilliant idea that you have the opportunity to experiment with, if it works then you have hit the jackpot, just find a way of improving on it. The reason most businesses tend not to flourish is because owners do not spent time there assessing or thinking about what is working and what is not working. It does not matter what kind of business as long as it has clientele, it has the ability to make very rich.

Work hard. To stay ahead of your competitors you need to steer clear of them by means of hard work and offering quality and reliable service. Take care of the service and the marketing wil take care of itself. People know when the service is good and they will always come back for the good service and will not hesitate to recommend it.
Safe. When you make money. Safe a certain portion no matter how small it is. You can make a lot of money, but if you cant safe it, then you will never become rich.

Pay your debts. Debt is one of the things that can stand in your road to riches. Debt is the complete opposite of accumulation of wealth. It eats away whatever you try to accumulate and it can cause lot of pains.

In deed, the man who wins is the man who thinks he can. So stay there (in that small restaurant, that keeps on expanding and expanding) and make those millions that you have always wanted. Be ruthless. When you are in business you need to become a shrew, simply because you can lose lots of opportunities if you are not ruthless. Remember the lost opportunity seldom returns!

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