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Ilya · 07-23-2007, 04:35 PM

Shamou, that's a good motivational phrase, you write about.

However, I don't think that the problem is motivational.

Making money is about skill and knowledge.

When I was a teenager, almost a kid, I was already reading Napoleon Hill. And as any kid with no money, I was VERY motivated to do anything to make money.

But, I didn't know what to do, and I didn't know I can do literally anything and it would improve my situation.

It is like the problem that GTD adresses - I didn't know what the first action should be.

Only when I've read Kiyosaki's books (despite their shortcomings), my wealth-building took off. For ten years I was motivated, but without knowledge that took me nowhere. Within three years after I got the basic information on wealth building, I've reached financial freedom
So I vote for knowledge first, motivation second.

07-23-2007, 04:35 PM	#28 (permalink)
Ilya Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 452	Shamou, that's a good motivational phrase, you write about. However, I don't think that the problem is motivational. Making money is about skill and knowledge. When I was a teenager, almost a kid, I was already reading Napoleon Hill. And as any kid with no money, I was VERY motivated to do anything to make money. But, I didn't know what to do, and I didn't know I can do literally anything and it would improve my situation. It is like the problem that GTD adresses - I didn't know what the first action should be. Only when I've read Kiyosaki's books (despite their shortcomings), my wealth-building took off. For ten years I was motivated, but without knowledge that took me nowhere. Within three years after I got the basic information on wealth building, I've reached financial freedom So I vote for knowledge first, motivation second. __________________ Ilya.