Outgrowing The Poverty Mentality
THERE are certain life principles and procedures that we humans cannot learn by merely passing through the traditional school system. Either by the dint of true- life experience or diligent study of other people’s accumulated understanding shall we acquire such proper and strategic behavior.
Many graduates whose best qualifications are simply based on theoretical knowledge in a specified field of study fail woefully in the practical world when and where performance is demanded of them. This was why the concept of the polytechnic education system was created. Similarly, the search for and the concept of vocational and technical education the world over can be appreciated.
Taking cognisance that none of us was created useless and unprofitable, the increasing demand for individuals with the innate capacity for practical skills, specialized knowledge, and reliable delivery of manpower is all- time high. It is, therefore, a fowl cry to be sedated by the lazy man’s intoxicating pill that you are created to be poor. You are inexcusable oh man to subject yourself to such despicable limitations.
By yourself, upgrade your status today. There is no glorification in hardship. The other side of this is the truism that there is dignity in labour. Some unfortunate species of the human race are so disinclined to engage themselves in menial work and services to earn a living but can trek around the city begging for alms. Calculate the exerted stamina it costs the selfish folk to cover the length and breadth of a community begging... it could have been converted to rendering a service that is of mutual value and benefit.
But it is intrinsically considered useless by the begging folks to contribute profitably to the next person. They believe subconsciously that they are miserable, unfortunate, and doomed to suffer. Misfortune is their birthright. Everything else belongs to them except wellness, wealth, and well- being. To make a bad situation worse, some unconscionable people now make merchandise of alms begging. Some wealthy beggars are multi- richer than their unsuspecting but simple- minded givers and passersby.
Overcoming the penury mindset and stereotype is not only limited to renouncing beggarly disposition. There are just selfimposed limitations and restrictions sometimes borne out of long- held traditions, superstitions, creeds, unfounded religious dogmas, etc, that must be jettisoned forthwith. If one targets to grow maturely and attain well- being, wealth- making, and a winner status, let these inhibiting and myopic tendencies be starved to death. Before you may recover from this selfimposed malady depriving humans of maximizing their potential and translating it into liquid resources, there are certain habits to unlearn. Firstly, complacency blended with procrastination is the comfort zone of the sluggards and the indolent. Please discard it.
Secondly, the indigent folks blame their fate on an invisible Supreme Being whose decision is to delightfully make every other person rich except him. Disbelieve this, and the heavens will not fall. Thirdly, things are very difficult; they are not easy at all. Life is hard. Desist from speaking negatively. Fourthly, the country’s government people are evil and corrupt. Things are very unfavorable to us, and they’re all the cause. Change your utterances and witness the results as they begin to manifest in due time. Fifthly, money is hard, you must belong and soil your hands before you can make it. Nothing can be further from the truth. There are not a few wealthy people who are godly and upright. You can become one, too. Sixthly, the hand that penned that the ‘ love of money is the root of all evil’ later found enough time to drop the pen and extrapolate our patrimony. With one hand, the religious god was introduced to Africans, and with the other hand, our protrudingpatrimony and wealth were being pilfered and snatched. It is not a bad thing to like what is said to ‘ answer all things - money.’ Parents love their children but wouldn’t want to die for them anyway. I love money to the point that it is restricted to its proper position performance - a tool and an agent serving my purposes. I am not subjected to money; I call the shots myself.
Finally, the seventh is to abhor envy.
Hating the progress of others is a repellant to riches ownership title. Resist the impulse and predisposition. Rejoice with those who rejoice and mourn with those who mourn. Where your fear is, there your task is. Confronting your fears ridicules its ferocity. Courageously face your fears, and they will disappear into thin air. Attempt to gallantly grab what terrifies you, then it will suddenly prove its illusion status. Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprise.
The only disability in life is a bad attitude. The installed capacity of the human brain is immense, creative, powerful, and unlimited. Even those who are born with certain Deficiency Syndrome are not entirely hapless and hopeless. They wield certain peculiar competence that their guardians would testify that they are not at all regretful of what may look like a pathetic situation to an outsider.
To draw close the curtain, recently, I read an online publication urging their followers to stay clear from the inclination of procrastination. I deem it instructive within this context, so I receive permission to repost it here. ‘ Procrastinators are guilt- motivated people because they can’t find the consistent motivation to execute tasks; so instead, their work is fueled with anxiety and guilt. Liven anti- procrastination plan helps to: Build Habits; Achieve Goals; Increase Motivation & Discipline; and Improve Life Quality.’ I will add, stop procrastinating, and start performing now.