There Are Many More Ways To Fail Than To Succeed

What if one day you wake up and mysteriously have the power to turn things you touch into gold?

I think I would freak out first and over joy at the same time. If literally all things I touched become gold, I would move and change house location for privacy and security.

Does it sound like you already hear a similar story? Yes, you are right. It was about King Midas.

In Greek Mythology, King Midas was popular for his ability to turn things into gold by means of touching. According to the story, Midas wished to Dionysus that whatever he will touch shall change into gold. Midas was rejoicing in his power until he had made the worst regret of his life when he was trying to comfort his daughter. She then turns into gold upon his touch.

As the story became part of history, it’s undeniable that a lot of people would wish the same as Midas had wished. I mean even I would wish that too. But there is also a quote about wishes that we should be careful of what we wish for.  There are consequences if we do not pay attention carefully to the things we wished.  Just like what happened to Midas’s daughter when he touches her. Sometimes the people we love and care for are the ones who suffer from the consequences.

The Midas Touch

Metaphorically speaking, some people seemed to have acquired this power of Midas – The Midas Touch. They have been using this power in their business which resulted in good fortune and wealth.

According to dictionaries and similar sources, Midas touch is the ability to make money out of anything.

Some people are born with natural power like Midas and most business minded people acquire this power by learning how to use it in their business.

In 2011, a book was published authored by Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki – Midas Touch. Unfortunately I don’t hold a copy of it. The reason I am writing about it for this post was because of a motivational video I have watched on YT with Robert Kiyosaki explaining about the Midas touch.

According to Kiyosaki, there are five things to remember about the Midas touch.

Thumb. Is the strength of character. If we fail we should stand up and try again. Don’t lie, don’t cheat. Just do your thing and keep going. Remember that there are many ways to fail than to succeed so we should never give up.

Index Finger. This is our focus. We should know where paths lead us to. We should never be distracted. Whatever our goals and aspirations we concentrate on it and never lose focus no matter what.

Middle finger. I guess we all know what the middle finger stands for. For me it is just like  the expression, “I just don’t give an  F”. It should be your label, your brand. It is what we stand for and we must keep it simple. If you stand for educating people about Cryptocurrency then keep it simple and don’t divert into anything irrelevant.

Ring Finger. This is self explanatory. It is our relationship with people. Friends, family and loved ones. If you are having a bad relationship this will greatly affect your financial status. Ironically, a good relationship will be no problem with our success.

Pinky. We might think that the little finger will have no importance because this finger is associated with little things. Three months ago I posted Play With Starting Small which talked about small things that we might have overlooked. To be more specific it is just about a long journey that begins with a single step. Often we fail to see these small things and we go directly to the big ones then if we fail it will hit us hard.

To wrap it up, the Midas touch should work as a team as a solid foundation. Honestly I wasn’t aware of these strategies shared by Trump and Kiyosaki. It is just that all my life I have been trying to search on how to live an easy life with regards to financial stability. I hope I am not old enough for this.

I think this method makes sense and is a good thing to always remember if we want to become successful. The meaning I have provided about the Midas touch is not exactly as what is written in the book. As I mentioned a while ago, I don’t have a copy of it. I have tried to express it according to what I understand in Kiyosaki’s motivational video and I am sharing it to you just in case you don’t have an idea of what Midas touch is.

Anyway, I hope you find this post interesting somehow. What are your thoughts about this Midas touch? Share your views and opinions down in the comment.

Thanks for reading. Ciao!

Lead image source credits to GR Stocks

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