True Wealth

TRUE WEALTH

Having a clear definition of wealth is not just useful but necessary if that is our focus. We cannot simply equate wealth to money. So if wealth is not how much money you have, what is it?

Definition of Wealth:
“Wealth is not how much money you have.
Wealth is what you’re left with when you lose all your money.”

True wealth lies in your power to give and receive at your full potential. Those who grow their wealth are continuously increasing their flow, attracting more and contributing more. Only when you live at your potential can you give at your potential. Growing wealth leads to a greater income – and a greater outcome.

To use a metaphor, wealth is like a garden. The most inspiring, lovingly nurtured garden gives the most pleasure and attracts the most butterflies. Wealth Creators don’t build nets to catch butterflies. They grow an inspiring garden.

THE NET & THE GARDEN
Wealth is permanent, like the garden, while money is temporary, like the butterflies. Using the analogy of money being as tricky and transient as butterflies is quite useful. It allows us to draw a clear distinction between the strategies of those who are busy trying to make money compared to those who are building wealth.

The NET
You want to catch butterflies, so you decide to build a net. Surely, with a net you can catch them more easily! You read books on the subject and you practice skills in butterfly catching. You find that you are making improvements. Your net gets bigger and smarter and gradually you do catch more butterflies, but there is something wrong.

You find that after many years of this strategy you still need to wake up every day and go out to catch more butterflies. You need to hold on to the butterflies you have caught or they will fly away just as quickly. The more butterflies you have, the more difficult they are to hold on to. You are constantly in fear that the butterflies will disappear or that someone with a bigger net will beat you at your own game.

When the butterflies do disappear, you’re left with nothing.

Many people who have become experts at sales, marketing, management and customer service yet still struggle to make money. We all know of people who have learnt the strategies of successful stock market traders, property investors and serial entrepreneurs yet are still left funding their losses. They carefully follow the strategies they learn and then remain baffled as to why they do not attract the same opportunities, resources and sheer luck as their role models. These are people who are trying to make money without first building wealth.

They are trying to chase butterflies with a net.

The GARDEN
On the other hand, Wealth Creators don’t worry about building a net. Instead, they grow a garden. By focusing on creating an inspiring garden, they are growing something permanent around themselves. As the garden grows, the butterflies come. As time goes by, you find that the effort required to manage the garden falls as the number of butterflies rises. In fact, the butterflies, birds and bees end up pollinating your garden for you. You don’t fear butterflies leaving, as there are always more coming.

If anyone takes your butterflies away, there will be more the next day.

Every successful Wealth Creator is focused entirely on building their wealth foundation rather than their moneymaking activities. They build a reputation, a powerful network, a knowledge base, a resource base and a track record. This is their garden, and it is built not around their expertise, but around their passion, their path and their purpose. Every day, they wake up to their garden, not to an empty net.

In a recent speech to a group of students, Warren Buffett said:

“I may have more money than you, but money doesn’t make the difference. If there is any difference between you and me, it may simply be that I get up and have a chance to do what I love to do, every day. If you learn anything from me, this is the best advice I can give you.”

To Your Success,
Roike Tambengi

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