In the last post I talked a lot about paying the price up front with short pain so you can enjoy the long term benefits. Today’s post is about why taking a long term approach is better than the get rich quick ways out there.
Why Society Pushes Get Rich Quick
Today you can go about any where on the Internet without seeing some sort of get rich quick opportunity. I see dozens of them every day. Sites saying make $10,000 next week, or earn your first million in the next 3 months, or we will wipe away 90% of your debt. These ideas sound great but do they work?
If you have ever joined one of these business opportunities and have actually been successful with this let me know and leave a comment below because if you are it would be a rare coincidence.
Get rich quick is termed this way to make it sound so easy anyone could do it. In fact they make it sound so easy but it’s just the marketing technique used to lure you in. Many of these types of so called business ideas are pushed on those that are looking for that quick fix to becoming successful. Which may even set you further back if you actually fell into one of these traps
They make it seem as if you can put zero effort in and get a 100% return, but in reality it doesn’t work this way. They make it seem as if the grass is greener on their side of the fence, but the truth is if it really worked wouldn’t everyone do this?
I knew an individual once who invested thousands into one of these zero effort businesses thinking he was going to make some big money. In the end it was a scam and he lost all of his money.
Why Having A Long Term Vision Is Better.
The truth is Rome wasn’t built in a day. You talk to any business owner and they will tell you that their business took time to achieve their level of success.
A great example is a great mentor of mine Yaro Starak. He runs a blog called Entrepreneurs-Journey. He started his blog with a humble beginning. He didn’t have much but over several years worked hard to build his blog and today he is very successful with a high 5 figure monthly income.
Becoming successful is a process. Whether it’s getting debt free, building up you emergency fund, or starting your first part time business it’s going to take a lot of time to achieve.
Though most who strive for success will fail. In fact based on the simple principle of the 80/20 rule at least 80% of people will fail and on 20% will succeed. When I was in Financial Services we would hire new recruits in constantly and only 2 out of 10 ever stuck around to get licensed. We knew that 8 out of the 10 would enter the witness protection program never to be seen or heard from again.
3 Tips To Stay Out Of Get Rich Quick
- If it sounds to good to be true it probably is.
- Stay away from get rich quick or schemes like this.
- Becoming successful requires 2 things, effort and time.
Have you built a business and achieved success? Have you ever be caught up in a get rich quick scheme? Share your story in the comments below. Getting caught up in one of these big stumbling blocks can set you back, so share your story to help others for making the same mistake.
