Making the first million is hard, but making the second is inevitable

Making the first million is hard but making the second is inevitable

Some people feel they can luckily earn a lot without having to stress or having to give in their best. Yes, I guess the chances are about 1 in let's say 1000. These people are the ones who win the lottery or those that have some rich heritage.
However, most people who have gotten to a certain milestone did not do it by luck. Most of them went through the process. They built in habits that millionaires built.

This is why most times when a person hits a certain achievement from the scratch he can do it over and over.

For example, when I look at the life of one of my lecturers he makes me understand this phenomenon. He is someone who has made money from the scratch over and over.

So what are these financial habits? Habits are formed as a result of constantly doing certain things over and over.

A man once told me that the greatest asset a man has his the people he keeps around him. Another man also said to me that you are an average of 5 of your closest friends. I didn't understand this statement until I got to my final year. This simply means that if you have 5 friends who are financially literate, it should rub up on you. I also learnt this on hive and leofinance that the people you keep are the ones that either push you up or bring you down. if you notice most of the great account on hive have their roots based on relationships that have been formed over the years.

Most of the people I look up to are people who take opportunities as soon as it presents to them. They don't wait for later. There is no such thing called procrastination in their dictionary . They also have a way of identifying opportunities and trust me it is not by chance. They actually know what they are doing. I have seen people do it again and again.

I started #dcity sometime in August and I wanted to start selling out of my cities anytime I needed something. @gamsam would frown at me and go on to say that there was no need to sell the city instead I should use my sim payout to fulfil that need. He would also say if I need to get it ffaster, I should work harder when recycling my cards. Today my city is worth over 6000 hive because of him. I have seen most people here on hive benefit from thinking long term. They don't just invest in things that don't have prospect with their capital. They invest in things that have a future. One of those is investing in relationships.

Meriam Webster dictionary defines discipline as control gained by enforcing obedience or order. When a man enforces control over something that is for his greater good in a consistent manner he is termed to be disciplined. This is one of the core values most achievers have. People who have achieved a lot financially are very disciplined. Their consistency is second to none. They are disciplined with their funds. They are disciplined with their routines. Anytime you ever want to see an example of disciple study the account of people who have a reputation of 77 and above on hive and you will see what discipline and consistency is about.

Focus is one thing that is hard to keep due to the fact that there are a lot of distractions everywhere. There is distraction from social media, shitcoins, the opposite sex and all sort of things. I must say the distraction is a handful for one to leave most things undine.. People who have achieved a Certain level of financial freedom have learnt the act off curtailing their distraction and they do so through prioritization. Financial achievers set their priorities right.

There are other habits but I think I need to stop here so I can get other things done.

In summary

choose your friends and know who to follow
Jump on opportunities or find someone who is good at identifying opportunities and follow the person till you learn how to identify them.
think long term
Be disciplined
Be focused

In all trust the process and find your passion.

Cheers.