cked the brains of experts in the field and are ready to go, the next thing you want to do is set goals for yourself. Goals are very crucial to attaining financial freedom as they will be the motivating factor for you to forge ahead when you face challenges and difficult times.

You need to set different levels of goals i.e. short term goals – what you need to achieve in order to take care of your immediate needs; medium term goals – steps to taking care of obligations that are not too far away like college fees and long term goals – when you want to retire, how much you want to retire with and what activ

You cannot attain financial freedom by ‘a stroke of luck’. There are certain preparatory steps you need to take, without which you cannot become wealthy.

Even those who win the lottery have prepared themselves for the windfall by taking certain steps –for example, studying numbers and previous winning patterns, buying lottery tickets and submitting same correctly at the stipulated time.

But then, history shows that a high percentage of lottery winners quickly went back to being poor. That is to say, though these people won millions in lottery, they never attained financial freedom because they were not properly equipped (intellectually) to handle the money. There is a science to attaining and sustaining financial freedom!

Another example is that of people who were born into rich families but were never taught the art of handling money i.e. making, using, saving and investing money. Research shows that a lot of these people squander their inheritance and end up their life in poverty.

In order to make good money and thus attain financial freedom, you must have something to offer - either product or service - for which people will give you their money. It is pertinent that you pick something that can help people solve their problems or satisfy their yearnings. When you have decided on what you are going to offer people in exchange for their money, the next step is for you to sit down quietly somewhere and think of all you need to do in order to be able to deliver quality service or product.

Next, commit your thoughts and decisions into writing. This is going to be your working plan.

There is the saying that ‘those who get trained for it get hired for it’. The number one item on your plan should therefore be how to acquire requisite knowledge in the field or business which you have chosen to undertake in order to acquire wealth.

You’ll acquire knowledge quicker through training seminars and workshops. Seminars give you access to information that has taken the resource persons, many years and experience to learn. You will also benefit greatly from a business coach or mentor.

Being knowledgeable in your chosen field will give you the confidence to forge ahead, even in the face of difficulties. It will make your journey into wealth-land quicker and smoother. You achieve more within a shorter period.

Now that you have chosen your business, you have been trained for it, you have picked the brains of experts in the field and are ready to go, the next thing you want to do is set goals for yourself. Goals are very crucial to attaining financial freedom as they will be the motivating factor for you to forge ahead when you face challenges and difficult times.

You need to set different levels of goals i.e. short term goals – what you need to achieve in order to take care of your immediate needs; medium term goals – steps to taking care of obligations that are not too far away like college fees and long term goals – when you want to retire, how much you want to retire with and what activ

not properly equipped (intellectually) to handle the money. There is a science to attaining and sustaining financial freedom!

Another example is that of people who were born into rich families but were never taught the art of handling money i.e. making, using, saving and investing money. Research shows that a lot of these people squander their inheritance and end up their life in poverty.

In order to make good money and thus attain financial freedom, you must have something to offer - either product or service - for which people will give you their money. It is pertinent that you pick something that can help people solve their problems or satisfy their yearnings. When you have decided on what you are going to offer people in exchange for their money, the next step is for you to sit down quietly somewhere and think of all you need to do in order to be able to deliver quality service or product.

Next, commit your thoughts and decisions into writing. This is going to be your working plan.

There is the saying that ‘those who get trained for it get hired for it’. The number one item on your plan should therefore be how to acquire requisite knowledge in the field or business which you have chosen to undertake in order to acquire wealth.

You’ll acquire knowledge quicker through training seminars and workshops. Seminars give you access to information that has taken the resource persons, many years and experience to learn. You will also benefit greatly from a business coach or mentor.

Being knowledgeable in your chosen field will give you the confidence to forge ahead, even in the face of difficulties. It will make your journey into wealth-land quicker and smoother. You achieve more within a shorter period.

Now that you have chosen your business, you have been trained for it, you have picked the brains of experts in the field and are ready to go, the next thing you want to do is set goals for yourself. Goals are very crucial to attaining financial freedom as they will be the motivating factor for you to forge ahead when you face challenges and difficult times.

You need to set different levels of goals i.e. short term goals – what you need to achieve in order to take care of your immediate needs; medium term goals – steps to taking care of obligations that are not too far away like college fees and long term goals – when you want to retire, how much you want to retire with and what activ

t can help people solve their problems or satisfy their yearnings. When you have decided on what you are going to offer people in exchange for their money, the next step is for you to sit down quietly somewhere and think of all you need to do in order to be able to deliver quality service or product.

Next, commit your thoughts and decisions into writing. This is going to be your working plan.

There is the saying that ‘those who get trained for it get hired for it’. The number one item on your plan should therefore be how to acquire requisite knowledge in the field or business which you have chosen to undertake in order to acquire wealth.

You’ll acquire knowledge quicker through training seminars and workshops. Seminars give you access to information that has taken the resource persons, many years and experience to learn. You will also benefit greatly from a business coach or mentor.

Being knowledgeable in your chosen field will give you the confidence to forge ahead, even in the face of difficulties. It will make your journey into wealth-land quicker and smoother. You achieve more within a shorter period.

Now that you have chosen your business, you have been trained for it, you have picked the brains of experts in the field and are ready to go, the next thing you want to do is set goals for yourself. Goals are very crucial to attaining financial freedom as they will be the motivating factor for you to forge ahead when you face challenges and difficult times.

You need to set different levels of goals i.e. short term goals – what you need to achieve in order to take care of your immediate needs; medium term goals – steps to taking care of obligations that are not too far away like college fees and long term goals – when you want to retire, how much you want to retire with and what activ

o undertake in order to acquire wealth.

You’ll acquire knowledge quicker through training seminars and workshops. Seminars give you access to information that has taken the resource persons, many years and experience to learn. You will also benefit greatly from a business coach or mentor.

Being knowledgeable in your chosen field will give you the confidence to forge ahead, even in the face of difficulties. It will make your journey into wealth-land quicker and smoother. You achieve more within a shorter period.

Now that you have chosen your business, you have been trained for it, you have picked the brains of experts in the field and are ready to go, the next thing you want to do is set goals for yourself. Goals are very crucial to attaining financial freedom as they will be the motivating factor for you to forge ahead when you face challenges and difficult times.

You need to set different levels of goals i.e. short term goals – what you need to achieve in order to take care of your immediate needs; medium term goals – steps to taking care of obligations that are not too far away like college fees and long term goals – when you want to retire, how much you want to retire with and what activ

cked the brains of experts in the field and are ready to go, the next thing you want to do is set goals for yourself. Goals are very crucial to attaining financial freedom as they will be the motivating factor for you to forge ahead when you face challenges and difficult times.

You need to set different levels of goals i.e. short term goals – what you need to achieve in order to take care of your immediate needs; medium term goals – steps to taking care of obligations that are not too far away like college fees and long term goals – when you want to retire, how much you want to retire with and what activities to undertake during retirement.

Once you have the plan which you will work in order to attain financial freedom, and you have set all necessary goals, you need discipline. Yes, you have to be quite disciplined in order to work your plan effectively and focus on your goals.

There are bound to be a lot of distractions, for example, you are going to be bombarded by so many adverts promising that you will make millions overnight if you buy into their systems/programs. You must be focused on your decision and chosen plan of action until you achieve your aim which is financial freedom. Shun get-rich-quick syndromes.

Bear it in mind at all times that there will always be difficult times, as I have said before, but you must persevere. You cannot afford to give up your dream of financial freedom - no matter the challenges, you must forge ahead. Only those who persevere will prevail.