Can we really do that? Last week I have received a disturbing email and the email reads…

“Hello Terry, I wish you and your family a great birthday Terry me I have 21years but I live in AFRICA IN RWANDA. I lose my parents in the genocide so i live with my 3 younger brothers. Pls TERRY if possible i want you to be my friend and your family too. I want you to teach me how to make real money because I want to be the one to try fight poverty in my country, thanks.

Have a good time
your friend Dxxx”

(I have edited a little but most of it are still the same)

Here I am celebrating my birthday and on the other side of the world people are suffering from poverty. This guy made me realize how blessed and fortunate I am and I can have nothing to complaint about my life but certainly what I can do is to make my life and my love ones life better.

I grew up without a mother but that’s nothing compare to him who has lost his parents to genocide.

Robert Kiyosaki has always been someone I look up to. I have learn many life principles from his business books and I very grateful that he is sharing what his Rich Dad have taught him about business and investing when he was young.

I can’t agree more that money is not every thing but money can certainly bring happiness to the people you love most. I believe that anyone that want to improve their lifestyle should take time out to learn the financial game. Most people thinks that it’s going to be complicated, it will be but it’s definitely worth your time.

I’m not as successful as Robert Kiyosaki now but for every great success story there’s always a beginning. It comes back to you, are you willing to take the first step! Taking your first step is not taking a sum of money and hand it over to a financial institute and hope that they do their job, NO! It’s about putting the correct knowledge into your mind. I’ll suggest that you invest some time and money to read through Robert Kiyosaki Rich Dad Poor Dad, a book that educates you about the concept of money.

Help Yourself First

At some point in life, there’s an urge to help financially to your favorite charitable organization. I know because it happen to me before. But when I look at my bank account, after I have reinvest back into my business, there’s barely much I can do. I soon realize that the best way that I can help others is to help myself first! Look at the bigger picture, do you want to help them now with a little money or do you want to help later with much more money?

For me, without a doubt I’ll choose the second option. Some will look me in the eye and say, “Terry, you are such a selfish person”. Frankly, I’m not bother at all because I know what I want and I know what I’m doing. Start helping yourself first before you think about helping others.

Sitting here in front of my laptop, I sincerely pray for the people who are affect by the Myammer Cyclone and the China Earthquake. Google is helping on the relief effort. Here’s more information.

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