Wealth-Building Wednesday: Invest In Yourself
When I was growing up as a child, I often heard my mother tell me that I couldn’t have this thing or that thing because we didn’t have the money. It was instilled into me very early on in life that dreams were the captive of money, and only if money permitted it could dreams be fulfilled. The Early Decision to Build a Business of My Own I was four the year that I decided I wanted to build a successful business. The motivation for that decision was the fact that my mother told me we couldn’t afford a Snoopy Sno Cone Maker like my friend, Erica, had gotten for Christmas. My dream was denied. I decided right then and there that I was going to one day become a successful business owner so that nobody could tell me, ever again, no to my dreams. All throughout my childhood I tried various means of getting a business going but without any guidance from people around me, I didn’t know how to do it. Everything I tried ultimately failed. The Dream of Being a Game Artist Is Born I...