generating income: become a millionaire before 30

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Another thing to note is how the heart tells us and what we feel we can do better. SteveJobs, Apple main co-founder, said that ‘Follow your heart.’ Your heart seems to know which direction you should be taking. Sometimes, people loose chances because they thought making some moves were more risky than staying on the track they found themselves in. The thoughts of the soldiers were perfect because that is the norm when it comes to entering any battlefield. One must have an escape route. The “what if” is a dilemma that is always put in question. What if the enemy defeats us? Never fight a losing battle. What if many of our soldiers are wounded in such a way that they cannot fight? But general changed the rules, putting all their lives at stake.  It is the same case with mine. What if I don’t get funding on time? What if the stake-holders seem reluctant at first? Know that change is hard to make at first. What if the project takes a longer time than initially imagined? I dropped out without weighing other options, thereby, putting my life at stake also. However, decide we must, because life is a puzzle and a mystery that we will live to discover. Try to discover the chances you may have that will help you make your life better.

If one feels that education will lead the way, pursue it. In today’s world, there is lots of competition in the job market, graduates trying to fill the few job slots available. This has made even made the Universities and Colleges preach an awesome word of hope to their graduates; to become job-creators rather than job-seekers. If, though not always possible, you have the guts to start a business and it succeeds, you should praise your Supreme Deity for that. You will work under no pressure, be your own boss, get the lion’s share of the profits and live the way you imagined.  This makes the drop-outs I discussed earlier, pocket all the profits they make and not to work from 8.00am to 5.00 pm as it would have been if they were in office.

Note that you can do anything legal to make a living. The global population is rising pushing for more production of food. Though I will discuss later, agribusiness is today and forever paying dearly to those youngsters who have ventured in it. Milk is never enough; it always has a ready market. We eat meet wholeheartedly. Farming pigs, rabbits, chicken, and cows for meat is also a lucrative venture. Not to forget farming horticulture, flower-farming (floriculture) and (fish-farming) aqua-culture.

Technical skills of building, masonry, plumbing and automotive skills are also rewarding. A mason pockets KES1, 500 a day. Africa is in the developing mood. Infrastructural improvement and building cities and estates is what is currently happening. Get to know how to drive excavators and bulldozers. Chinese involvement in Africa’s development projects is giving our youths something in their pockets. Note that these developments are not ending soon. 

We cannot shun technology, innovations and Internet. Many youths are using creativity to create valuable products that have market value. Though technology may have arrived in Africa later, in U.S., Silicon Valley remains the most innovative technological hub in the world. It marks the genesis of technology we use today. Many global companies have been developed from there and are performing very well and have employed thousands and thousands of people.  So, if you have an innovative idea, work on it, dream on it, eat it. An innovation dearly pays; I give you examples, later. Also, there are widespread online jobs that do not require special skills like writing jobs, sell goods online, online marketing, matched betting, online foreign currency exchange/ FOREX trading, among others.  You need to just Google “online jobs” or “ways ofmaking money online” to see the available freelance jobs, sign up and start working. The good thing with online jobs is that you can work anywhere provided you have a computer that is internet-connected. You will work at home.

The governments are also trying to put youths in their hearts. For instance, The Government of Kenya has come up with a couple of measures to eradicate unemployment among youths. First, they set Uwezo fund, revolving fund that would held youth groups jump-start their economic projects. Many groups have applied it and have succeeded. Moreover, though I will discuss later, the 30% of all its tenders have been reserved to youths, women and people with disabilities.

Needless to forget, talents are like diamond if not gold today. Comedians are being paid like government ministers today. Are you fun of football? Do you know EPL, La Liga, Bundesliga and other European and International leagues? Those players make million dollars if not billions annually. Other sports like volleyball, basketball, car-racing, athletics and others have made players live a lifestyle of choice. What about music and acting? I know many musicians and actors who own choppers and have more than one mansion. Never underestimate the power of a talent. If you have one, cultivate for it knowing that there is always a way.

Leveraging these options will keep a youth at the top of the game. Not unless someone is lazy, they can do a lot to earn a lot.  If you secure a job paying tens or even hundreds of thousands a month, then, you are lucky. But don’t forget that you can also be a millionaire having started with those little and humble jobs.  Walk with me and see how.

“Overcome your barriers, intend the best, and be patient. You will enjoy more balance, more growth, more income, and more fun!” – Jan Canfield, American author and motivational speaker

***Generating income success tips ***

Ø  At first, do not choose jobs. All you need is to work and save

Ø  What is it that you love? Find a way to earn a living with it.

Ø  If you do not know what you love, work on the available job. Do not waste your youth idling. Do something.

In the next article, I will introduce the basics of budgeting. There is not coin that is little if well budgeted and no money is much if used extravagantly. So, watch out pals! Meet me there