MINDSET SHIFT

I was having a conversation with a friend one day when a flashy car passed us. He turned around and looked at until he couldn't see it anymore. After that I heard all his fantasies about which car he wishes to have and how it would change his life. From what I was getting, having such a car would increase his value and sense of happiness. While it is okay to dream of having nice things, there is a danger that lies in it.

As I went on talking to this friend of mine, I realised that he had mentioned over 15 cars which were his favourite. It is very common with many of us to get lost in fantasies and wishing for nicer things in life. Often times we put so much value in the objects that there's is more of a desire for something and little concern on 'how can I get it'. If you ask anyone on the streets, they'd tell you they want many things. But if you turn around and ask what they are doing to get those things very few would answer you.

Many people say 'I want that man's car' while they should be saying ' I want to work hard be like that man'. This way you get to learn more about what to do to attain such things instead of just desiring it and doing nothing. Fantasies will only waste your time if you do not get up and work. We need to understand that who ever has an object we desire had to do something to gain such. Our job is to ask if we can do the same too and if not, what's the closest thing we can do.

And after changing my mindset to this, I've come to realise that the more you work hard you start to realise that the value is not in the object but in the owner. Without the owner, there wouldn't be that object. The real value that will grant you all the happiness is finding a purpose rather than desiring object. And as you work hard, you desires get subdued because you start to see it as vanity. You can have all the things in the world, but that will not increase your value as a person or in society. But you can work hard and be valued as an individual, and then everything else will into your hands.

Change your mindset. Create your value. Create your brand.

WITH LOVE...
Mbuelo Ramafamba