This post will be somewhat different from the
first five I wrote in this blog. So far, I've been trying to share with you the
amazing financial knowledge I've been able to acquire by reading some of the
best resources out there on financial education. This time around however, I
would rather just reflect on how this knowledge should be put into use in real
life and, in this sense, I will take a moment to discuss my own personal
situation at the moment.
Basically, the most important
notion I want to share with you today is that I don't want you to just read
this blog, I want you to act on it! This project is not so much about theory as
it is about making a real difference in people's lives, in your lives. Most
people live their lives in ignorance in what comes to finances and this keeps
them in an imperfect financial situation. These same people could be doing so
much better if they decided to acquire some financial education and were
willing to act on it!
This week, I just want you to
think about what you are wiling to do with the information I shared with you in
the first five posts. Will you ignore it? Will you just read it once and think
about it? Are you going to educate yourself further on this field? It is time you
make a decision about this. Most importantly, I want you to decide if you will
use this knowledge to change your life or not. If the answer is no, you might
as well stop reading this blog now. If, on the other hand, the answer is yes,
it is time to truly believe that you can use this knowledge to achieve
financial independence and begin your path towards it!
I've said in the past that
knowledge leads to power but this is not entirely true. The truth is that
knowledge only leads to power or prosperity when you act on that knowledge. So
reading this blog alone won't do much for you. If you just read about finances
you will essentially be wasting your precious time. In order to really improve
your life you must read, learn and then, and this is the most important part,
you must apply what you've learned! That's when your life will start to change.
As such, there will come a time, sooner or later (hopefully sooner) when you
will have to stop reading, or procrastinating, and take decisive action. You
will have to go all in! Don't be scared, just do it. Remember, all the
knowledge in the world will be useless until you do this.
The point of this blog is not
just to share theory with you. I believe that there are much better resources
out there if you truly want to learn about finances and therefore improve your
financial situation. In the previous posts I have already shared some of those
resources with you and I will continue to do so in the future. The real point
of this blog however is to put all the theory from these blogs and
websites to the test. I will serve as your guinea pig by sharing with you my
experiences in the world of money. I will put all the theory to work and tell
you about it. So it's up to you to decide if you wanna come into the arena and play
as well or if you just want to watch from afar as a mere spectator. However,
you must remember that, in the world of investments, like in any other game,
you can only win if you decide to play.
I said before that you will have
to take a leap of faith and take decisive action if you really want to succeed
in this world. I'm happy to say that I've finally decided to do just that. I
mean, I've been an investor in some way or another for about five years now,
but I was never one hundred percent committed to it. That has changed. About
three weeks ago, I moved to the United States and I intend to make a
living here by working and investing in real estate full time. My plan is to
earn money as a real estate agent and as a real estate investor. This is how I intend
to become financially independent.
In the future, I will continue to
share with you all the financial knowledge and financial resources I can master
so you can become financially educated people. However, I will also be sharing
with you my experiences as an agent and an investor in real estate. I intend to
put all the theory I've learnt so far to practice. I'm all in now. I've decided
to take all the risks and collect all the rewards. You can learn from my
mistakes and my successes by reading this blog. Yet, above all, I hope you too
decide to go all in and join the fight for financial independence. I hope that,
this way, we can become rich together!
