We fix our minds on a lot of things that are somehow affecting us today, I don't blame a lot of people because the world has lived on this belief and they have given people a false orientation about a lot of things in the world.
Funny enough, these orientations have been passed on from decade to decades and it is one of the reasons for the stagnation we are seeing in the lives of many people in this part of the world. I have seen cases where people become successful by luck which is a rare thing we don't see always and the heartbreaking news is that the same luck can't help you to stay rich, we need more than just luck you remain successful in the world today.
I said earlier that a lot of people are making mistakes regarding how to become successful in life, the truth is that I am still trying to be successful so I wouldn't be teaching anything on how to become successful but there are wrong approaches and orientations towards success that must be corrected, these things have occupied the minds of many that's why nothing is changing for them. I will list and elaborate on these wrong beliefs below.
Prayer can make you successful...
This idea is a very strong one in the head of many people especially in Africa, there are millions of people who believe that praying every day about becoming successful can make them successful. I am not underrating the power of prayer but it doesn't work the way we think, a lot of people are growing daily in poverty because of this.
Some people choose to pray every day without working and I sometimes ask myself, how do they want to connect with the reward of those blessings that are praying for. God works mysteriously but in most cases, you need a work that would serve as a point of contact for your blessing,
Deuteronomy 28:12 says, "The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow". The bible never said we should keep praying without working, God said he will bless the work of our hands and that should make us understand how important work is. I am fond of saying that our work is the point of contact for our blessings from God to connect with us so how do we become successful?
You don't need a multimillion business to receive God's blessings, I have seen a pepper seller own a house. If you must pray for success, you must work hard as well.
Education guarantee success.
I don't know about the past but I am certain in this century we are that just education doesn't guarantee success, the world is producing graduates without having jobs for them and you still think becoming successful through education is certain? I doubt that.
Education can't be overlooked, it brings opportunities but it doesn't guarantee success because you are not the only one trying to get every single opportunity that is available out there. You must take a step above others, education will teach you the basics but the real test is out there and education might not be enough.
Today a lot of people, most especially in Africa back up their education with skills and it is working for them a lot. If the graduates of 2010 are still roaming the streets, what hope do the 2020 graduates have? I am not writing them off on employment opportunities but into consideration, the demand for 5 years of work experience from a fresh graduate, isn't that ridiculous?
Having a rich family guarantee success.
Depending on others wealth to become successful is another wrong move we are making, that was my first biggest mistake in life. I have a wealthy family I thought would influence my family but it didn't work out that.
Please understand that no matter the relationship between you and the person, he or she might intentionally or unintentionally help you and they don't owe you an apology because they might have also gone through people not helping them while they were younger and still made. The idea is that if they can make it without people's help, you should be able to do the same.
Looking at it from another angle, you might end up hitting the bottom ground despite getting help if you don't have the proper knowledge of how to maintain the money you have been blessed with by that rich person you have always looked up to.
To make better use of your wealth, you need to have a better understanding of how to grow your wealth.
Getting this right is enough to give people the right orientation and with the right shot, they might achieve what they have pictured themselves to be all their lives.
Along with pray,we need to do hard work, because they both will work together, and I agree education bring opportunities, but its not a guarantee of success.