My Journey to Wealth and Prosperity Began With Thankfulness

Gratitude is powerful

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It is common to hear people tell stories of how they started with ‘nothing’ and made something out of life. As much as you can, and especially if you feel stuck in life, read and listen to these stories, there will broaden your perception of possibility and inspire you.

But there is something else you must know.

As much as I would love the narrative of ‘Starting with Nothing’ to be true, it isn’t. Nobody has started with nothing. Everybody has something. A lot of times, we do not appreciate the things we have.

We tend to focus on what we lack than what we have. There are a lot of things that are available to us that we take for granted.

Wealth isn’t built on nothing. To create wealth or make money, people leverage on something pre-existing. And this is where the practice of Gratitude comes in. Gratitude gives us something to be thankful for. It opens our mind’s eye to what we do have, on which we can build upon to get what we want.

What can you be grateful for?

I am grateful for freedom. I am grateful for the tools that others have created that makes it easier for me to be productive. I am grateful for life. I am grateful for the internet and computing…