This is more of a personal
reflective question for all of us, particularly me.
Ø When
you hear someone has won N1 million on TV, or N5 million through betting on
Nairabet, Surebet247, or merrybet, do you secretly wish it was you?
Ø When
MTN, GLo or Etisalat says they want to give out N100 million to 1000 people,
and all you have to do is send WIN to 777 (all texts cost N100), do you play
believing you will be one of the 1000?
Ø When
a former classmate of yours gets married, buys a new car, or wins a big
contract, do you secretly envy him/her?
Ø Do
you hope to put in little effort and win big money?
Ø Do
you still get moved by get-rich-quick schemes that promise 100% profit/ROIs in
a short period of time?
Ø If
you see an investment of 8% returns annually, do you think it is too small, and
don’t consider it as a GREAT business opportunity, or you don’t even look at
it?
Having the gambler’s mentality
does not mean you are strange or evil, or an idiot. It just means you are very
human. It is human to want to wake up to breakfast served you in your bed, with
a retinue of servants at your beck and call, a limousine parked outside ready
to take you to tour the city. Your stocks are doing well and there are billions
of pounds, dollars and naira, sitting in your account.
Many place all their hopes of
ever becoming rich on luck. It is even worse when someone is lazy and just
hopes to be lucky one day. You may play the lottery every week if you like, but
go to work and put in your best as if that’s all the hope you have in life of
becoming rich. And if you win the lottery, still go to work the next day!
Wealth mentality goes for the
first one, while gambler’s mentality goes for the second offer. If you want to
be very wealthy, be ready to embark on a long bumpy journey, not a roller
coaster. The earlier you accept that fact the faster you will get rich quick.
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