“If I had to summarize the entirety of most people’s lives in a few words, it would be endless resistance to what is. As we resist we are in constant motion trying to adjust, yet we still remain unhappy about it.” These words were written by the spiritual guru Haemin Sunim in the book, the things you can see only when you slow down. In comparison to the word quoted by Robert Kiyosaki in the book Rich Dad Poor Dad; the rich dad tried to teach the young boys on what happens when people allow themselves to work for money and not money working for them. Even though it’s a constant struggle to get up and go to work each day (resistance) it’s done anyway and we are unhappy about it. Yes am hardworking and yes I have achieved a gorgeous car, a nicely architectured house and a family, yet am drowning in despair and the words, “am I happy?” rings in my head. Even more devastating, the individuals who have never even reached this stage or never attempted it. According to Robert Kiyosaki, this cycle occurs due to the lack of education in schools about money.

If we should compare the gap between the rich, the middle-class and the poor. The rich far supersedes the middle-class; furthermore the middle-class is slowly declining into the poor status and the poor get even poorer – this survey was done by the International Monetary Fund in June 2015. One may ask what is the solution to this gruesome economic inequality issue? According to Mr. Kiyosaki; the matters of emotions, fear, ignorance and greed clouds the mind of the freedom to become enlightened and unconventional, instead we are crippled and become enslaved to our situations. For example, in the trading world often times you make a trade on a particular asset according to market trends and the analysis of Bollinger bands, relative strength indicators as well as the awesome oscillator. You wager a $US1000 at 83% returns on investments at a 30 seconds interval. Boom! You made a profit of a whopping $US830 and your emotions set in, of course, you will be happy and ecstatic, and therefore, you are eager to wager another trade on the same stock. With excitement, you thought this would be constant, Boom! You lost because the market changed and went against resistance, now you are very angry or sad (emotions again). Instead, you should have given yourself some time to analyze the market better, review other asset trends and keep an open mind towards your trading. In this case, you would be in a far better position to make an informed decision. It is also learning to use your emotions to think not to think with them.

In conclusion, “confronting fear, weakness, and neediness by choosing our own thoughts is the way out.” Thinking outside the box, this is what makes us outstanding and will stimulate numerous opportunities, making informed decisions, becoming an analyst of life situations and its many indicators can often time point us in the right directions. Don’t be dismayed by disappointments, it’s a learning curve. Seeing what others don’t, learning from their situations and outcomes. After all, intelligence solves problems and produces money, money without financial intelligence is money soon gone, Don’t be confused with the difference between assets and liabilities – assets give you financial gains while liabilities take away from your net worth. Don’t be afraid to be different, to be bold, to be apologetic, humble or to explore, to reach after your goals – but ensure they are specific, measurable, achievable, and relevant and set timelines. Remember, Rome wasn’t built in a day and Elon Musk wasn’t always liked or sociable but he had a vision, a goal and he worked towards it and so should you.