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    MULTIPLE INCOME STREAMS: Seven inspirational secrets to success
    MULTIPLE INCOME STREAMS: Seven inspirational secrets to success
    MULTIPLE INCOME STREAMS: Seven inspirational secrets to success
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    MULTIPLE INCOME STREAMS: Seven inspirational secrets to success

    By Dr Tabeho Mmethi

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    This book is a practical piece of literature narrated by a person who made it from poverty to greatness. It is not meant to disrespect anyone, but instead to provide simple steps to migrate from poverty to wealth.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDr Tabeho Mmethi
    Release dateDec 28, 2015
    ISBN9780620675253
    MULTIPLE INCOME STREAMS: Seven inspirational secrets to success

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      MULTIPLE INCOME STREAMS - Dr Tabeho Mmethi

      INTRODUCTION

      This book is a practical piece of literature narrated by a person who made it from poverty to greatness. It is not meant to disrespect anyone, but instead to provide simple steps to migrate from poverty to wealth.

      Through my research, I have realised that the wealthy and the poor are similar. On average, both have two hands, two eyes, two legs, one head, ten fingers and ten toes. Both have brains, both have dreams and both subscribe to similar basic human needs. The question is: what makes some poor and others wealthy? In this book, I endeavour to solve this puzzle.

      Allow me to un-educate you, to remove things that you were taught as a child that are holding you back from achieving financial success. Let me re- educate you about business and real wealth. That is the purpose of this book.

      Be careful – the words poverty and wealth are used to raise alarm and not to offend anyone. Here is a question for you: are you wealthy or poor? Do you find this hard to answer? For me, it does not matter whether you are wealthy or poor. You have the power to change your circumstances, so please refrain from accepting your situation.

      My personal concern is that the poor do not like hearing about wealthy people. This is a wrong principle. Remember, you attract what you love, so learn to love and desire to be wealthy and you will attract wealth. I decided not to be selfish and instead to guide you down my path to greatness. I urge you to read all seven steps … and to apply them.

      Chapter 1

      UN-EDUCATION

      In the silence of the fields, one only hears sounds of birds. It is a place where one is very fearful that anything from wild animals to criminals could attack. Some people never made it back home. I know all about these remote areas. I know that the sound of many birds means there is a python. I know which fruits of the field to eat when I am hungry. When I see vultures, I know that there is definitely a carcass and when the hair on my head tightens, something bad is going to happen. The instruction to me was clear: do not come back until you’ve found what you were sent for.

      I recall one day when light turned to darkness before I could find what I needed … I could not afford to go home empty handed. I believed there were ghosts in the field and fear tormented me. Will I be remembered if I’m attacked and die in the field like other unfortunate people have, I asked myself.

      I heard something that sounded like a whistle from the deep bush. It must be my soccer team. Training had just ended and wished I were there. One thing I knew for sure, if I didn’t train in the week, I wouldn’t play competitions on the weekend. Why do my soccer mates call me ‘The Great’ even when I hardly get a chance to play a game I dearly love, asked my soul? I walked five kilometres to school, five kilometres back home, five kilometres into the fields and I’m unsure if I should walk another five kilometres home without what I am searching for – a difficult decision for a twelve year old, brave young boy … life is unfair. For a moment my mom’s sweet words resonate in my mind, ‘My son, never envy anyone.. You are the best God ever created.’

      ‘How can I not envy successful and happy people?’ I argued.

      ‘My son, you may be too young to understand, but when people look on the mirror, they always focus on that part of their face they like the least,’ she replied. ‘And son, why is it that the parts of our body that are regard least important are covered the most? Be wise and be different!’

      One day whilst I was searching in the fields, I climbed a hill to have a better view. Wow! Instead of finding what I was looking for, I saw a great scene. Life looked like a well-orchestrated symphony. I saw people moving up and down taking care of their daily business. I saw cars going in all directions and as a young shepherd, I envied the picture I saw. Why am I a shepherd? Why can’t I live like those people?

      I went down the hill, closer to the people and I realised that what looked like perfect order was not a true reflection. As I drew closer, I realised that most of the people in my view were moving around because they had problems. I drew even closer I realised some were in tears. None of the people I had seen from the mountain were happy.

      Maybe I am better off being a shepherd. My only challenges are fear of the deep bush, being alone in the quietness of the fields and missing time to play with my friends. Why do so many people have problems? It seems as if the happier ones are those who can afford the material things of this world.

      One day as I was driving the cattle home, I realised one cow was limping badly and it had a calf. I was quite young and never thought that animals could get sick … and like human beings, could also have challenges. I felt very sorry for it and had to walk slowly to allow it to rest.

      ‘Slaughter this cow,’ suggested one of the elders of my village.

      ‘No, let’s nurse it to recovery,’ replied the man who had sent me to the fields, my dad.

      If I could passionately help this animal, what could I do to help people torn apart by problems? I asked the Man above.

      * * * * *

      ‘It’s checkmate!’ exclaimed my chess teacher. Unbelievable, he had just taught me chess and after very few games, I had beaten him. I was therefore chosen to represent my school in chess competitions. If I had mastered chess, what in this world could defeat me?

      I realised that if I didn’t become educated, I would die a shepherd and would be unable to help those people I had seen from my mountain view. And honestly, I had become tired of nursing cattle.

      ‘Who is making comments during my lecture? Okay, because you don’t want to point him out, he will be your lecturer. I’m leaving. Call me when you ready to point out the person.’

      That was one of the grey haired professors who taught me at tertiary. I had responded to his racist comments. Well, when he came back I was pointed out.

      ‘Sir, please leave my class and never attend again.’

      As I left I asked myself, ‘What part of life seems easier?’ I knew he was obviously going to fail me and for a moment I missed the quietness of the fields.

      At the residence, there were only two of my skin colour and we had rooms in the basement facing each other. Every day around seven, all the students gathered in front of my room singing racist songs and then for five minutes they banged on my door. ‘If this door breaks, my life will be in danger,’ but there was no way I could report these students. With tears running down my face I asked myself, ‘Is this the price I have to pay for education?’

      Eventually, I graduated and my programmes were conferred. Very excited, I knew I had made it. What about the friends I’d left back home, intelligent guys without financial support? Sadly, some could not make it to tertiary. Why do I keep worrying about other people? Maybe I should mind my own business.

      I was employed and earned a salary that was not what I was worth, so I resigned and chose business. I was blessed with a great business opportunity that I believed would clearly turn my life around. I spent many sleepless nights just thinking how wealthy I’d become on completion of this business deal. When I completed the task, guess what – I was never paid.

      Let’s face it, life can be very tough. From childhood, through tertiary and now in business, when are all these challenges going to end, asked myself. I recalled my view from the mountain top, and how I’d made a commitment to help people and not to join them in mourning.

      ‘Sir, you are victimising yourself?’

      ‘What do you mean?’ I asked.

      ‘Ok, what I mean is that you are the reason you have these problems around you …’

      In extreme depression, when business was bad, people very close to me disappeared as if I was a leper. My psychologist said I was suffering from self- victimisation. Could it be that most separations were related to finances? The future looked hopeless to me, a young graduate with about three years working experience. In debt, with uncontrolled frustration, I felt alone again like in the fields … I had never prepared for separation. Separating from people very close to my heart appeared to be the worst failure in my life. Little did I know – it was a perfect step

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