How to Make Money

Everyone can make money with the right tools

"I've now found myself spending time helping different people with the same question. Some of my ""students"" succeed and others continue to flounder, and I've been giving a lot of thought as to why that is. Why is it easier for some people to make a living than others? Here are some ""secrets"" about making money/earning a living that I've learned through my coaching as well as my own life experience: 1) All there is is now—The past, your age, whether you have any money saved for retirement... none of that matters. That's all the past. It's all about NOW. Let go of the past except for the parts of the past that are USEFUL. Useful includes: ""I have experience teaching, or I know a lot about accounting, or I have many funny stories from my relatives, or I speak a second language fluidly."" The past has no power over us except that we give it power. I know that it sometimes seems impossible to let go, but honestly, all you have is the present. If you haven't read The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle, go read it now, and if you've read it before go read it again! The past does not determine what happens in your career now. So just let all that stuff go and take things from this moment forward. 2) Money = Value in others' eyes—To make money you have to do something or create something that other people value. You can spend time on doing things that create value in your eyes and that is a wonderful thing. That is possibly the most worthwhile thing to do, however, you cannot assume that that will turn into cash. So there are things you do because they are who you are. And they are the things you love or they are the things you feel compelled to do even if you don't love them. That's your life. And then there is the time you spend and the things you do to make money. And those are two different things. The nice thing is if some of who you are and what you love can leak into the money part. So I like using my brain and I like being a performer and I've been able to leak those things into the things I do for money. "