1. To be a wealthy person is not how much money you make but how much you save. For wealth is not cash but wealth is wisdom and people.
2. If you borrow another man’s legs, you will go only where he directs you. So my final advice to you is: Direct Yourself.
3. “I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor. Believe me- rich is better” (Sophie Tucker).
4. “Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how devilishly expensive it is to be poor” (James Baldwin).
5. To smile is to gain but a frown is like a good picture in a bad frame.
6. “I found the road to wealth when I realized that a part of all I earned was mine to keep” (Clason, 1988).
7. Don’t waste these vital three, Money, Time and Energy. But control these vital three your, Finances, Desires and Tempers.
8. “I count him brave who overcomes his desire than he who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is victory over self” (Aristotle).
9. The best way to handle mistakes which soon become history is to: Admit it quickly, Not dwell on it, Learn from it and Never repeat it. These will guide you not to assign blame or to make excuses.
10. Abraham Lincoln (AL) persisted in life and overcame personal tragedy and a failed career:
At age 21, AL failed in his business
At age 22, AL was defeated in a legislative race
At age 24, he failed again in business
At age 26, his fiancée died
At age 27, AL had a nervous break down
At age 34, he lost a congressional race
At age 45, he lost a senatorial race
At age 47, AL lost a vice presidential race
At age 49, he lost another senatorial race but
At age 52, Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16th President of the United States of America.
Lincoln’s story shows that “patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success” (Hill, 2004).
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