In my opinion, there is one thing that separates the guys that get rich from the guys that make a ton of money and are super rich is the amount they choose to invest in themselves. I’ve noticed that when I start to think about myself as a person, I start to see that my self-awareness of my actions, decisions, and habits begin to become more important to me than my financial success.
With that being said, there are people that are extremely wealthy and are still super self-aware. They’re the ones that don’t invest in themselves, but they still have plenty of money. My friend Paul is one such person. Paul is a successful business owner that is so self-aware that he even started a charity that helps others who are too busy to do anything but work to try to help them out.
Being self-aware is one thing. Being rich is another. There are actually people that have achieved this latter status. The question is, are you too? I know I’m not. I’m not rich, but I’m not poor. I’m self-aware, but still humble.
I think many people believe that wealth has something to do with self-awareness, but I disagree. There is a disconnect between the two. I think that wealth is a function of the ability to get the money needed to grow the business, the ability to take care of the family, the ability to invest wisely, and the ability to hire the best people. Self-awareness can be a great asset for those that are willing to take the time to learn about themselves and their business.
As brian knows, money comes and goes. We all face life’s challenges, and that is okay. But if you don’t take care of yourself, your business won’t be able to grow and will eventually fail. If you are self-aware, you will be able to take care of your business, take care of your family, invest wisely, and hire the best people.
Self-awareness and business are two of the most difficult areas in business to learn. Being self-aware is the first step toward your own success. The second step is building a successful business. That is the hard part.
I think you can achieve success all on your own. You have to work harder, smarter, and longer than others. But you can make a lot of money doing it. I know there are people who have made a huge amount of money just by going to school. But the truth is that it takes years or even decades to be a successful businessperson.
Like any skill, the more you practice and work, the easier it is to get better. But to get started, you need a lot of motivation, an opportunity, and a lot of hard work. I say all this because a lot of people say they are in a position where they are able to do it. It takes a lot of hard work to get to this level… you will never reach it. But that is okay.
I’m not sure if I agree with this, but I have heard that there are people who really can learn a skill quickly and then never have the opportunity to get that skill again… they are called “self-taught.” They are often very successful at the things they do, but they never get the opportunity to do the things they do. They are called “self-learning.” But I think this is a little over-exaggerated.
It really depends on who you ask. There’s a saying “self-taught means someone who does not have any outside help,” but I think the more productive interpretation is that the term actually means someone who’s learned a skill without any outside help and then tried to master that skill independently. So in this case, we could say that brian watt trader is self-taught.
