Less than Adequate - Part 2

Why is money called dough? Because we all knead it.

 If only we knew what we needed instead of what we wanted, life would have been a lot simpler. In this case I'm not specifically pointing at money, rather the definition of poor - less than adequate.


Our attitudes filter through our daily lives in everything we do and say - transfomation of the mind is the only way to correct bad attitudes.

Each of us wages a private battle each day between the grand fantasies we have for ourselves and what actually happens.

He who works his land will have abundant food, but the one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty. - Proverbs 28:19

All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.  - Proverbs 14:23

 We could say we all live in a fantasy because we each have a different perspective on the world. Although this is not to be considered as bad, always talking and never doing something is.

Some people are talkers, while others are doers - it's important to remember to keep a balance. Just talking or just doing can have equally devastating results. It takes courage to be a planner and a doer - and to make money. Set realistic goals - more short term than long term!

How little do they see what really is, who frame their hasty judgment upon that which seems. ~ Daniel Webster

The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty. - Proverbs 21:5

He who ignores discipline comes to poverty and shame, but whoever heeds correction is honored. - Proverbs 13:18

Laziness and hasty usually goes hand in hand - getting things done quicker to become lazy again. The cure for this compulsion is to be diligent in everything you do.

Definition: Diligence
Diligence is a zealous and careful nature in one's actions and work, exemplified by a decisive work ethic, budgeting of one's time, monitoring one's own activities to guard against laziness, and putting forth full concentration in one's work. 

You simply can't expect to get more out unless you put more in! Diligence in itself is effective, but seeking guidance and advice - heeding correction -
while being dilgent produces far better results.

Happiness is different from pleasure. Happiness has something to do with struggling, enduring, and accomplishing.

He who loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and oil will never be rich. - Proverbs 21:17

Simply said, chase happiness rather than pleasure. Chasing pleasure as a primary motive is destructive, yet so is anything that unbalances your life.

Some would considering chasing pleasure - whether it is watching tv, movies, listening to music, going clubbing or going on vacation - a means of investment in oneself, which it is.

But unless you invest in that what makes you monies, over investing in yourself can only make one succumb to poverty.

Stay tuned for more tips & lessons on how to make money!

Less than Adequate - Part 1

Poverty - The state of living on less than $2 a day, according to the World Bank.

Another definition of Poor is

Less Than Adequate

 Considering adequate is a relative term. Is being poor the way the world sees us or the way we see ourselves?


Today on It's all about the Money, we are going to  look at defeating poverty.

For Greed, all nature is too little. ~ Seneca

A stingy man is eager to get rich and is unaware that poverty awaits him. ~ Proverbs 28:22

 Unless it is obvious to everyone - to make an adequate amount of money, requires money. Also, money ain't what it used to be, in other words - it is always losing value.

Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of filling a vacuum, it makes one. ~ Benjamin Franklin

 The cure for this insanity is contentment. The greedy man lives in the future and constantly looks back at what he does not have. Clearly this is madness! Greed causes blindness to all the feasible opportunities that can make you money!

Being content provides an adequate view on what is going on now and opportunities than can shape your future.

Laziness travels so slowly poverty soon overtakes him. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth. ~ Proverbs 10:4

So true it's almost a cliche - a man who does nothing, has nothing. Another way to look at it, if you spend no time doing something, then you can clearly not benefit - because Time is Money!

The cure for this insanity is diligence. Set your mind on what you want to accomplish and do it. The key to success is to keep on doing it if it delivers good results and stays feasible!

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and governments. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare.- Proverbs 20:13

This proverb requires clearer explanation. The moral of the proverb is: Don't keep all your eggs in one basket. What makes a man poor is not that he keeps on doing what he is doing, rather that he stops setting goals and is soon overtaken by others who chase accomplishment.

In order to succeed and grow in the long haul, it is neccesary to expand. Usually it is good to have at least 3 lines in your business in order to survive the waves of the economy.

Idleness leads to boredom, boredom to resentment and resentment to laziness and then to poverty.

The cure for this madness is faith. Consider:

Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. ~ Hebrews 11:1

 Stay tuned for more tips & lessons on how to make money! Less than Adequate - Part 2 coming soon!