Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Numbers That Can Help Save the Environment
18% of all greenhouse gases come from livestock. Producing and consuming meat takes 16 times more energy and resources than its vegetable equivalent. For every .45kg of beef we do not eat, we save 11,000-19,000 liters of water we avoid polluting our streams and rivers better that any other single recycling effort, we avoid the destruction of topsoil and tropical forest if the average car produces 3kg/day of CO2 to clear rainforest to produce beef for one hamburger produces 75kg of CO2 the same damage as driving your car for more than three weeks. 37,000 cows consume 25 tons of corn every hour. 4.5 liters of oil are used to make the fertilizer for each bushel of corn. The cow will have consumed 1,000 liters of oil. Livestock now produces 130 times the amount of waste that people do--bubbling with chemicals and disease-bearing organism that are poisoning rivers, killing fish and getting into human drinking water.
Friday, March 05, 2010
Save Water Tips
Get hold of a wrench and fix all dripping faucets, pipes, water containers and toilet tanks.
Use a glass of water when brushing your teeth. Don't let the water run while you're brushing your teeth, shaving or washing your face and hands.
Use a pail and dip (tabo) when taking a bath, keep your bath short, and use just enough water.
Fill up a half gallon container, seal and put inside the toilet tank to cut on water use in every flush.
Collect water dripping from air conditioners, use it to wash your mop or water the plants.
Organize your laundry schedule and wait until you have a full load before you use the washing machine.
Use laundry water for cleaning used bottled, cans and other recyclables, blinds, rugs, doormats and car wheels.
Keep a bucket in the bathroom and laundtry area for the grey water. Use this water to flush your toiler, clean the laundry area and car port or to dampen dustry roads.
Do not hose down your driveway or footpath. Use the broomstick to sweep the place clean.
Wash fruits and vegetables in a basin instead of running water from the tap, reuse the water for watering the plants.
Do not throw rice wash down the drain; use it for washing dishes or watering plants.
Thaw frozen meat in the refrigerator overnigh, not on running water.
Use fewer cooking and dining utensils and dishes to cut down on the water needed for dishwashing.
Never waster water served during meals; drink it up.
Harvest rainwater through the gutter and use the water collected for your essential needs.
Use a glass of water when brushing your teeth. Don't let the water run while you're brushing your teeth, shaving or washing your face and hands.
Use a pail and dip (tabo) when taking a bath, keep your bath short, and use just enough water.
Fill up a half gallon container, seal and put inside the toilet tank to cut on water use in every flush.
Collect water dripping from air conditioners, use it to wash your mop or water the plants.
Organize your laundry schedule and wait until you have a full load before you use the washing machine.
Use laundry water for cleaning used bottled, cans and other recyclables, blinds, rugs, doormats and car wheels.
Keep a bucket in the bathroom and laundtry area for the grey water. Use this water to flush your toiler, clean the laundry area and car port or to dampen dustry roads.
Do not hose down your driveway or footpath. Use the broomstick to sweep the place clean.
Wash fruits and vegetables in a basin instead of running water from the tap, reuse the water for watering the plants.
Do not throw rice wash down the drain; use it for washing dishes or watering plants.
Thaw frozen meat in the refrigerator overnigh, not on running water.
Use fewer cooking and dining utensils and dishes to cut down on the water needed for dishwashing.
Never waster water served during meals; drink it up.
Harvest rainwater through the gutter and use the water collected for your essential needs.
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
How to Get Things Done
Capture and document the things that you are strugglng with.
This might be a project which maybe little or big, easy or difficult that you need to deal with all the time. Jot down information you want to remember, your dreams, the things you want to do and your future plans. This will clear the brain from the need to store and recall all the things, people, events, cues and details you need to recall. Keeping a journal will be helpful in storing all these as they may come in handy later on.
Clarify and clean your list.
After capturing process, go through each item and determine which entries requires immediate action or attention of which one can be phase in or put off. Continue to write new ideas that come your way.
Organize to have control
It simply means making sure you can find what you need when you need it. Knowing where to find your stuff.
Reflect of deflect failure. Reflecting is spending ample time to make sure things haven't fallen by the wayside or through the cracks. It is ensuring that you are on the right track with your project and that your data storage and management hasn't fallen apart. You have to review, review and review every step of the way.
Engage both heart and mind. In doing your project , it is clear that you are not doing this in a vacuum. You engage and affect other poeple as you perform all that, and as the series of action moves, you should consider the impact you create when you reflect on the choices you're making. A key part of the engagement process is putting to heart the true core values of your life. Distinguish the essential from non essential. It makes you manage the elements of control you have over your time with more effectiveness and efficiency.
Questions that will Guide you
What is your next step?
Whatever fire needs to be put out at the moment but at other times, the choice is profound.
What projects should give you immediate action?
It depends on the relative importance of the project. How you define the relative importance of the actions you have to take relies on your own "of the moment" perspective.
What facets of your life need to be protected?
Two things come into play here focus and responsibility. What are your areas of focus? What is you priority?
What do you want to achieve with your life? Assess what you have accomplished in the last 10 or 20 years of your life. Was it too much or too little? Was it extraordinary or commonplace? What mark are you going to leave in the world.
What and how much else can you achieve? What do you want to be written on your epitaph. Beyond your life goals, purpose and principles that will put you in the place where you actually want to be.
From the Book Making It All Work by David Allen
This might be a project which maybe little or big, easy or difficult that you need to deal with all the time. Jot down information you want to remember, your dreams, the things you want to do and your future plans. This will clear the brain from the need to store and recall all the things, people, events, cues and details you need to recall. Keeping a journal will be helpful in storing all these as they may come in handy later on.
Clarify and clean your list.
After capturing process, go through each item and determine which entries requires immediate action or attention of which one can be phase in or put off. Continue to write new ideas that come your way.
Organize to have control
It simply means making sure you can find what you need when you need it. Knowing where to find your stuff.
Reflect of deflect failure. Reflecting is spending ample time to make sure things haven't fallen by the wayside or through the cracks. It is ensuring that you are on the right track with your project and that your data storage and management hasn't fallen apart. You have to review, review and review every step of the way.
Engage both heart and mind. In doing your project , it is clear that you are not doing this in a vacuum. You engage and affect other poeple as you perform all that, and as the series of action moves, you should consider the impact you create when you reflect on the choices you're making. A key part of the engagement process is putting to heart the true core values of your life. Distinguish the essential from non essential. It makes you manage the elements of control you have over your time with more effectiveness and efficiency.
Questions that will Guide you
What is your next step?
Whatever fire needs to be put out at the moment but at other times, the choice is profound.
What projects should give you immediate action?
It depends on the relative importance of the project. How you define the relative importance of the actions you have to take relies on your own "of the moment" perspective.
What facets of your life need to be protected?
Two things come into play here focus and responsibility. What are your areas of focus? What is you priority?
What do you want to achieve with your life? Assess what you have accomplished in the last 10 or 20 years of your life. Was it too much or too little? Was it extraordinary or commonplace? What mark are you going to leave in the world.
What and how much else can you achieve? What do you want to be written on your epitaph. Beyond your life goals, purpose and principles that will put you in the place where you actually want to be.
From the Book Making It All Work by David Allen
Monday, March 01, 2010
The Only Hope for the Philippines by James B. Reuter, S.J.
Our republic has become one of the weakest nations, steadily left behind by its more progressive neighbors. Forty years ago, we were only second to Japan in economic stature, and way ahead of Singapore , Hong Kong , Malaysia , and Thailand . Today, at our present growth rate, it will take us 30 years to get to where Thailand is.
Our national debt is estimated to be at US$200B (compared to US$28B when Marcos fled). We will be competing, not against Thailand or even Vietnam , but against Bangladesh. We will be the most corrupt nation in Asia , if not in the world (we're already ranked 11th most corrupt nation by Transparency International) ...
The signs are clear. Our nation is headed towards an irreversible path of economic decline and moral decadence. It is not for lack of effort. We've seen many men and women of integrity in and out of government, NGOs, church groups & people's organization devote themselves to the task of nation-building, often times against insurmountable odds. Not even people's revolutions, bloodless as they may be, have made a dent in reversing this trend. At best, we have moved one step forward, but three steps backward.
We need a force far greater than our collective efforts, as a people, can ever hope to muster. It is time to move the battle to the spiritual realm... It's time to gather GOD's people to pray for the economic recovery and moral reformation of our nation.
Is prayer really the answer?
Before you dismiss this as just another rambling, I'd like you to consider some lessons we can glean from history. England 's ascendancy to world power was preceded by the Reformation, a spiritual revival fueled by intense prayers.
The early American settlers built the foundation that would make it the most powerful nation today --- a strong faith in GOD and a disciplined prayer life. Throughout its history, and especially at its major turning points, waves of revival and prayer movement swept across the land.
In recent times, we see Korea as a nation experiencing revival and in the process producing the largest Christian church in the world today, led by Rev. Paul Yongi Cho. No wonder it has emerged as a strong nation when other economies around it are faltering.
Even from a purely secular viewpoint, it makes a lot of sense. For here, there is genuine humbling & seeking of GOD through prayer, moral reformation necessarily follows. And this, in turn, will lead to general prosperity. YES, we believe prayer can make a difference. It's our only hope.
Today, we launch this email brigade, to inform Filipinos from all over the world to pray, as a people, for the economic recovery and moral reformation of our nation. We do not ask for much.
This is the kind of resolve and unity which can make a big difference. Of course, if you feel strongly, as I do, about the power of prayer, you can be more involved by starting a prayer group or prayer center.
We have tried people power twice before; in both cases, it fell short. Maybe it's time to try prayer power. GOD never fails. Is there hope? YES! We can rely on God's promise, but we have to do our part. If we humble ourselves and pray as a people, GOD will hear and heal our land. By GOD's grace, we may still see a chance of a better future for our country.
'If My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from Heaven, and will forgive their sins, and will heal their land...
(2 Chronicles 7:14).
If you care for your children and grandchildren, let's not abandon the Philippines.
Our national debt is estimated to be at US$200B (compared to US$28B when Marcos fled). We will be competing, not against Thailand or even Vietnam , but against Bangladesh. We will be the most corrupt nation in Asia , if not in the world (we're already ranked 11th most corrupt nation by Transparency International) ...
The signs are clear. Our nation is headed towards an irreversible path of economic decline and moral decadence. It is not for lack of effort. We've seen many men and women of integrity in and out of government, NGOs, church groups & people's organization devote themselves to the task of nation-building, often times against insurmountable odds. Not even people's revolutions, bloodless as they may be, have made a dent in reversing this trend. At best, we have moved one step forward, but three steps backward.
We need a force far greater than our collective efforts, as a people, can ever hope to muster. It is time to move the battle to the spiritual realm... It's time to gather GOD's people to pray for the economic recovery and moral reformation of our nation.
Is prayer really the answer?
Before you dismiss this as just another rambling, I'd like you to consider some lessons we can glean from history. England 's ascendancy to world power was preceded by the Reformation, a spiritual revival fueled by intense prayers.
The early American settlers built the foundation that would make it the most powerful nation today --- a strong faith in GOD and a disciplined prayer life. Throughout its history, and especially at its major turning points, waves of revival and prayer movement swept across the land.
In recent times, we see Korea as a nation experiencing revival and in the process producing the largest Christian church in the world today, led by Rev. Paul Yongi Cho. No wonder it has emerged as a strong nation when other economies around it are faltering.
Even from a purely secular viewpoint, it makes a lot of sense. For here, there is genuine humbling & seeking of GOD through prayer, moral reformation necessarily follows. And this, in turn, will lead to general prosperity. YES, we believe prayer can make a difference. It's our only hope.
Today, we launch this email brigade, to inform Filipinos from all over the world to pray, as a people, for the economic recovery and moral reformation of our nation. We do not ask for much.
This is the kind of resolve and unity which can make a big difference. Of course, if you feel strongly, as I do, about the power of prayer, you can be more involved by starting a prayer group or prayer center.
We have tried people power twice before; in both cases, it fell short. Maybe it's time to try prayer power. GOD never fails. Is there hope? YES! We can rely on God's promise, but we have to do our part. If we humble ourselves and pray as a people, GOD will hear and heal our land. By GOD's grace, we may still see a chance of a better future for our country.
'If My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from Heaven, and will forgive their sins, and will heal their land...
(2 Chronicles 7:14).
If you care for your children and grandchildren, let's not abandon the Philippines.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
7 Secrets of the Rich
The following are list of things that were probably not taught to many of us in our younger years. Things that maybe we regret not knowing from the start, yet we will appreciate once we start practicing them now. This listing is based on the experiences of successful businessmen & experienced financial coaches themselves.
1) Rich people believe failures are essential part of growth and success. It is not a few times when we have been conditioned not to make mistakes -- whether at home, school or work. Most of us grew up "afraid to fail" because we're used to have it accompanied by a punishment. The worst is people in our past used these failures and mistakes against us, that made us go for the safer sail. Notice therefore that 90% of Filipinos would go for job security (afraid to take risks) rather than aim for perfection in business . Because we're afraid of the unknown and the unfamiliar, we'd rather not talk about money and instead go on with our mediocre life expecting everyday to be the same at the office. Yet, when you think of the most successful and the wealthiest people on earth, none of them talked about a perfect journey while in the process of getting rich. The successful people have also their share of downfalls & failures before and yet they made it to the top. The secret therefore is to strengthen your tolerance to failure, and to get yourself educated to lower the risk especially in doing business and investing.
2) Rich people are not the smartest, they just have better money management habits. The wealthiest of men practice proper handling of finances and allocating their income into different purposes (e.g. 50% of income goes to Necessities, 10% goes to Charity or Give Account). The discipline to stick to the habit is already within their being since they have been practising it for years. They are also skilled in differentiating Assets from Liabilities, and in handling their Financial Statements. They know for instance that Assets are properties that put money INTO their pockets while Liabilities are things that take money OUT of their pockets. The wealthy are skilled in updating their financial statements, means they're taking account of every peso & every centavo. For ordinary Filipinos to have access on how to start writing a financial statement, the rich recommend getting a mentor who can teach you the basics of personal & business finance. You'll discover that it really is just simple math, you don't need to be a wizard in order to become financially successful.
3) Rich people value the spirit & culture of sharing. In a world where most people think scarcity, the rich believe that resources are abundant and that the world is overflowing with opportunities. While the poor practice the infamous "crab mentality" habit (pulling down whoever's on top), the rich like the idea of seeing everyone succeed in business & life. You may have witnessed this among the circles of Chinese businessmen where they push each other to become richer because by then, their own businesses improve as well (i.e. they get more potential investors, people have more purchasing power, the economy gets stronger). The wealthy recommend an average person to practice sharing everyday -- share information, ideas, opportunities and resources to others so that once wealth is in his hands, he is ready to grow it. If one wants to be successful and truly wealthy, it is crucial that he gives up attachment to money and material wealth. The most valuable factor in your journey to becoming financially free is the mindset. It's not about how much you have now, but how ready you are for future wealth. Share what you have -- be a generous giver and an excellent receiver as well. Feel like you are already wealthy by having the "abundance mentality". The world is full of blessings & opportunities if you just look around & seek for them.
4) Rich people use the art and science of leverage in business. Leverage means using OPR or "Other People's Resouces" (i.e. time, money, talent, skills) to speed up one's growth in business and in life. It is indeed never new to the wealthy to define an authentic business as that with atleast 500 people working for the owner or with the owner as partners. It's just natural (a universal rule), nobody gets successful in life by doing it alone. That's why 90% of small business owners fail in the first 5 years due to mismanagement as backed up by DTI. Small businesses,specifically traditional ones, find it hard to expand with just a few workers because their income reaches a certain limit. The owner of a small business usually runs out of money or energy after a few years of operation. It lacks a system, and the power of leverage. Yet, take a look at what Mark Zuckerberg did with Facebook. As the youngest billionaire quoted by Forbes magazine, he reaches out to billions of Facebook users worldwide and leverage on them & and his system to earn $150 million annually from his advertisers. It means he can leave the business operation to his workers & the system while earning (a great example of "people & system working for him, and NOT him working for the business"). There are thousands and thousands of business ideas being created every hour at different places in the world. Yet, they are not being executed because of lack of knowledge on systems and the use of leverage.
5) Rich people think long-term. While the poor spend for their present lifestyle, the rich think long-term by buying Assets (e.g. real estate properties, businesses) that could generate passive income (income without work) and eventually give them time to enjoy their wealth. The reason most employees remain broke is that they buy liabilities (e.g. a car, a house under years of mortgage) that take money out of their pocket. While the poor and middle class spend for now, the richest of people believe that the secret to long-term wealth is to "delay gratification" . Thus, they add more to their passive income generators (e.g. buy more properties, invest more on paper assets & businesses) so that in the future they could enjoy their wealth. They know for a fact that Financial Freedom means having not only the money but BOTH the money & the time. Lots of people nowadays may find excessive cash is not really that hard to earn, but how many of us can really enjoy these cash? How many can take vacations for the whole year & come back to find their income still flowing or even getting stronger? Not a lot I could guess. Like what my mentors would always say "better work your ass off for the first 5 years & enjoy wealth for the rest of your life THAN work easy all your life without ever having a chance to enjoy what you've worked for." Yet as crazy as it may sound, statistics show that most Filipinos would rather stick to job security than start a business full time. There must be something wrong somewhere with the way we were raised and the values that were instilled in most of us.
6) Rich people prioritize financial education. One of the biggest myths in business believed by many is that a huge capital (let's say, 20 million pesos) should be available before you can do business to enjoy the success of business tycoons like Mr. Henry Sy. Of course capital plays a role in business, but it shouldn't be the first priority. If you talk to any of the wealthy people living today, they will tell you the same thing -- focus on your financial education first. Get yourself educated in matters of business. There are thousands of books written about leadership, success and getting rich (e.g. "Secrets of the Millionaire Mind" by T. Harv Eker & "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Robert Kiyosaki are highly recommended) . These authors gave us a chance to access the minds of the wealthy & what made them successful. There are also seminars & workshops being held by financial gurus & financial education advocates. Their aim is to make it available for ordinary people the secrets & the values practised by the wealthy. Take advantage of these opportunities. David Bach, an American author once said "financial education needs to become a part of our national curriculum and scoring systems so that it's not just the rich kids that learn about money... it's all of us."
7) Rich people find mentors that they could model and learn from. This is perhaps the most important of all the 7 secrets mentioned above. Because without a mentor, somebody won't know where & how to start. If you do not have a "rich dad" to model, the rich recommend that you search for virtual mentors (i.e famous authors & inspirational speakers)or find a group from which you could learn BOTH the mindset and the skill set to be able to make it successful in business. Remember to look for mentors who have the experience and a good track record that prove their success. One of the great things about having mentors & coaches is that you can leverage on their past failures & experiences. Means, you do not have to undergo the same trials & downfalls because what your mentors present to you is already the proven road. Friends, family members & colleagues who aren't experienced in business don't count. Why listen to these people while deciding for something when they haven't even proven to be financially free themselves? This is insane, yet most Filipinos are guilty of this. Environment, no doubt, plays the most influence in a person's decision. If you want to get ahead of the business game & in life, surround yourself with people who can build you up & people you can model. True enough, if you want to learn yoga, you find a yoga coach. And if you want to learn business, you find a business coach. It's pure simple logic. To learn more about financial education,and to meet other Filipinos of the same wealthy-mindset. ..
1) Rich people believe failures are essential part of growth and success. It is not a few times when we have been conditioned not to make mistakes -- whether at home, school or work. Most of us grew up "afraid to fail" because we're used to have it accompanied by a punishment. The worst is people in our past used these failures and mistakes against us, that made us go for the safer sail. Notice therefore that 90% of Filipinos would go for job security (afraid to take risks) rather than aim for perfection in business . Because we're afraid of the unknown and the unfamiliar, we'd rather not talk about money and instead go on with our mediocre life expecting everyday to be the same at the office. Yet, when you think of the most successful and the wealthiest people on earth, none of them talked about a perfect journey while in the process of getting rich. The successful people have also their share of downfalls & failures before and yet they made it to the top. The secret therefore is to strengthen your tolerance to failure, and to get yourself educated to lower the risk especially in doing business and investing.
2) Rich people are not the smartest, they just have better money management habits. The wealthiest of men practice proper handling of finances and allocating their income into different purposes (e.g. 50% of income goes to Necessities, 10% goes to Charity or Give Account). The discipline to stick to the habit is already within their being since they have been practising it for years. They are also skilled in differentiating Assets from Liabilities, and in handling their Financial Statements. They know for instance that Assets are properties that put money INTO their pockets while Liabilities are things that take money OUT of their pockets. The wealthy are skilled in updating their financial statements, means they're taking account of every peso & every centavo. For ordinary Filipinos to have access on how to start writing a financial statement, the rich recommend getting a mentor who can teach you the basics of personal & business finance. You'll discover that it really is just simple math, you don't need to be a wizard in order to become financially successful.
3) Rich people value the spirit & culture of sharing. In a world where most people think scarcity, the rich believe that resources are abundant and that the world is overflowing with opportunities. While the poor practice the infamous "crab mentality" habit (pulling down whoever's on top), the rich like the idea of seeing everyone succeed in business & life. You may have witnessed this among the circles of Chinese businessmen where they push each other to become richer because by then, their own businesses improve as well (i.e. they get more potential investors, people have more purchasing power, the economy gets stronger). The wealthy recommend an average person to practice sharing everyday -- share information, ideas, opportunities and resources to others so that once wealth is in his hands, he is ready to grow it. If one wants to be successful and truly wealthy, it is crucial that he gives up attachment to money and material wealth. The most valuable factor in your journey to becoming financially free is the mindset. It's not about how much you have now, but how ready you are for future wealth. Share what you have -- be a generous giver and an excellent receiver as well. Feel like you are already wealthy by having the "abundance mentality". The world is full of blessings & opportunities if you just look around & seek for them.
4) Rich people use the art and science of leverage in business. Leverage means using OPR or "Other People's Resouces" (i.e. time, money, talent, skills) to speed up one's growth in business and in life. It is indeed never new to the wealthy to define an authentic business as that with atleast 500 people working for the owner or with the owner as partners. It's just natural (a universal rule), nobody gets successful in life by doing it alone. That's why 90% of small business owners fail in the first 5 years due to mismanagement as backed up by DTI. Small businesses,specifically traditional ones, find it hard to expand with just a few workers because their income reaches a certain limit. The owner of a small business usually runs out of money or energy after a few years of operation. It lacks a system, and the power of leverage. Yet, take a look at what Mark Zuckerberg did with Facebook. As the youngest billionaire quoted by Forbes magazine, he reaches out to billions of Facebook users worldwide and leverage on them & and his system to earn $150 million annually from his advertisers. It means he can leave the business operation to his workers & the system while earning (a great example of "people & system working for him, and NOT him working for the business"). There are thousands and thousands of business ideas being created every hour at different places in the world. Yet, they are not being executed because of lack of knowledge on systems and the use of leverage.
5) Rich people think long-term. While the poor spend for their present lifestyle, the rich think long-term by buying Assets (e.g. real estate properties, businesses) that could generate passive income (income without work) and eventually give them time to enjoy their wealth. The reason most employees remain broke is that they buy liabilities (e.g. a car, a house under years of mortgage) that take money out of their pocket. While the poor and middle class spend for now, the richest of people believe that the secret to long-term wealth is to "delay gratification" . Thus, they add more to their passive income generators (e.g. buy more properties, invest more on paper assets & businesses) so that in the future they could enjoy their wealth. They know for a fact that Financial Freedom means having not only the money but BOTH the money & the time. Lots of people nowadays may find excessive cash is not really that hard to earn, but how many of us can really enjoy these cash? How many can take vacations for the whole year & come back to find their income still flowing or even getting stronger? Not a lot I could guess. Like what my mentors would always say "better work your ass off for the first 5 years & enjoy wealth for the rest of your life THAN work easy all your life without ever having a chance to enjoy what you've worked for." Yet as crazy as it may sound, statistics show that most Filipinos would rather stick to job security than start a business full time. There must be something wrong somewhere with the way we were raised and the values that were instilled in most of us.
6) Rich people prioritize financial education. One of the biggest myths in business believed by many is that a huge capital (let's say, 20 million pesos) should be available before you can do business to enjoy the success of business tycoons like Mr. Henry Sy. Of course capital plays a role in business, but it shouldn't be the first priority. If you talk to any of the wealthy people living today, they will tell you the same thing -- focus on your financial education first. Get yourself educated in matters of business. There are thousands of books written about leadership, success and getting rich (e.g. "Secrets of the Millionaire Mind" by T. Harv Eker & "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Robert Kiyosaki are highly recommended) . These authors gave us a chance to access the minds of the wealthy & what made them successful. There are also seminars & workshops being held by financial gurus & financial education advocates. Their aim is to make it available for ordinary people the secrets & the values practised by the wealthy. Take advantage of these opportunities. David Bach, an American author once said "financial education needs to become a part of our national curriculum and scoring systems so that it's not just the rich kids that learn about money... it's all of us."
7) Rich people find mentors that they could model and learn from. This is perhaps the most important of all the 7 secrets mentioned above. Because without a mentor, somebody won't know where & how to start. If you do not have a "rich dad" to model, the rich recommend that you search for virtual mentors (i.e famous authors & inspirational speakers)or find a group from which you could learn BOTH the mindset and the skill set to be able to make it successful in business. Remember to look for mentors who have the experience and a good track record that prove their success. One of the great things about having mentors & coaches is that you can leverage on their past failures & experiences. Means, you do not have to undergo the same trials & downfalls because what your mentors present to you is already the proven road. Friends, family members & colleagues who aren't experienced in business don't count. Why listen to these people while deciding for something when they haven't even proven to be financially free themselves? This is insane, yet most Filipinos are guilty of this. Environment, no doubt, plays the most influence in a person's decision. If you want to get ahead of the business game & in life, surround yourself with people who can build you up & people you can model. True enough, if you want to learn yoga, you find a yoga coach. And if you want to learn business, you find a business coach. It's pure simple logic. To learn more about financial education,and to meet other Filipinos of the same wealthy-mindset. ..
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