When it comes to the subject of money, many people have different views on the subject let us say it is different strokes for different folks. But there are three misconceptions people have about money which should be cleared
1 Money is Everything: Nothing could be further from the truth because if it was everything Chief M.K.O Abiola of blessed memory was one of the richest men in Africa in his time yet his wealth could not prevent his detention and eventual death in 1998. A wise man said, 'If every problem could be solved by opening your wallet, then it is not a problem it is only an expense'. Money can acquire a lot of things but don't mistake it for everything because if it was Don Cornelius, the creator of Soul Train would not have committed suicide by shooting himself in the head in his Beverly Hills mansion in 2011. Many people have died from too much money than from too little. The long and short of it is that the rich also cry and the rich are not always as happy as the poor expects.
2 Money Is The End: Money is never an end rather it is a means to an end, many millionaires like late Aristotle Onassis built their empires with little or no money of their own rather they built it with financial intelligence and to them money was a vehicle that took them from point A to point B rather than the destination itself
3 Money Is To Be Pursued: It is most amusing when the average Nigerian say they are looking for money or they are pursuing money. The bitter gospel truth is that money is not to be pursued rather it is to be made by solving problems for others for an agreed fee or for meeting the needs of multitudes. A wise man said that 'If one must have any greed it must be the greed of meeting needs'. To be a millionaire one should sell one thing to a million Nigerians and make at least one naira gain on it. In a nutshell, don't run after money, make money run after you by giving quality service to your clients.
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