Afrik Digest

Author: I Am Hope

  • HOW YOU CAN DEAL WITH DEBTS

    HOW YOU CAN DEAL WITH DEBTS

    HOW YOU CAN DEAL WITH DEBTS

    Have you ever wondered why you are broke? It has more to do with your spending habits than how much you are making. Rich and happy people buy things purpose- fully. They know why they have purchased every single thing they own. Poor and unhappy people buy things according to their emotional state. Consequently, they end up spending money on a lot of unnecessary items; stuff they don’t need.

    To become a happy millionaire, you are going to need to become frugal. You probably know about the rule of paying yourself first. Unfortunately, saving money is not a habit you acquire overnight. If you did not grow up with the habit of saving, it is not going to start tomorrow but there is a shortcut: focus more on the work you are truly passionate about with the clear intention of turning it into a multi-million-dollar business. As you do that, every hour of your day becomes meaningful, and your spending habits will take care of themselves with time.

    From then on, shopping will become a means to an end; the end being your vision of a better future. You will stop the shopping-just-to-feel -good habit. I hope you also start taking a day off a week to clean the house and budget. You will realize all the stuff you have at home that you might never need. Do you clean your closet before winter or spring starts? You might not need to buy more clothes. Anyway, let’s take care of your bills.

    The ‘spoken word’

    Getting rich is a science, just like any other science. It is the science of habits. So, anyone could get rich as soon as he or she masters the habits of a rich person. The good news about this science is that you have a partner. Your partner is your guard- ian angel; the spiritual part of you standing 12 to 50 feet above your head. In the vocabulary of the law of attraction, people know the guardian angel as the ‘power within’, ‘secret’, ‘higher self’, ‘spirit’ etc.

    Think of your guardian angel as a twin brother/sister who is extremely powerful and ready to assist you with anything at any time when you ask for help. To your twin sister/brother, everything you think or utter with a clear intention and purpose is a command. That command is what is known as the ‘spoken word’. Every human being has that power and often uses it unconsciously and constantly but to draw misery, poverty and sickness through negative thoughts and words. Let’s test the law. You might have bills to pay. If you do, all you have to do is talk. Tell your guardian angel to stop all your creditors from harassing you until the day you are a millionaire and have enough money to pay. This is no magic trick. I am talking to you based on personal experience. I was able to deal with more than $ 80, 000 worth of debt with the spoken word.

    Discovering the ‘spoken word’

    Let me tell you a brief story about my journey. I used to be very skeptical about any information that has to do with getting rich. I thought it was all a scam. In October 2012, I started thinking about making more money because I was in debt. I was in a store in Denver, Colorado one day when the person I was buying from, handed me the book ‘Think and Grow Rich’ by Napoleon Hill. I had just been introduced to a science that would change my life.

    After I read the book, I was intrigued. I wanted to know more. I had no other choice anyway, as I was deep in debt. I promised myself to dedicate the rest of my life to study and teach this science that has made the world’s greatest inventors, entrepreneurs, business people and leaders of all kinds. Almost 400 books later (including the Torah, the Bible, the Quran, the Book of Mormon, the Gita, the Upanishads, the Tao Te Ching), I came across the teachings of the Ascended Masters. I was in a seminar one day when someone gave me ‘Unveiled Mystery’ by Guy Ballard. From that book, my perception of the world shifted tremendously. Baffled by different personal occurrences, I became obsessed with the teachings of the Ascended Masters, especially the books of Elizabeth Prophet and Mark Prophet.

    All the books I had read so far coupled with my personal experiences led me to understand that the secret to manifesting a desire is actually a law known as the ‘spoken word’. Life started making sense to me. As I was sitting down one day buried in my ugly thoughts, I decided to try the law of the spoken word. My car just got repossessed at the time and I was being harassed with calls. I could bear it no more.

    Out of frustration, I talked to my guardian angel as follows: “Father, please help me stop this $12, 000 car bill from coming until I have enough money to pay.” It worked. No more calls, no more bills. I decided to try the law with all my other bills. It worked too. I wish I could tell you all I have been able to manifest every day with the power of the spoken word. For instance, I have not paid rent since 2014 and I live in a house in one of the best

    parts of Colorado, close to the mountains. I am not special. I just happened to discover the secret to abundance, prosperity and all the riches anyone could ever dream of. I ask and whatever is needed shows up at the right time. Now, I have a crazy idea: Unite Africa and enrich the black race. Stay tuned. Monthly, I will be sharing with you all you need to know to live a good life.

    Continues next issue.

  • Becoming a millionaire is a lot easier than you think

    Becoming a millionaire is a lot easier than you think

    In the last issue, I explained that since you were born, life has put you on the right path to becoming a millionaire, but you have not been paying attention. You need to take advantage of all the opportunities that have presented themselves to you. In fact, the major events that have occurred in your life were meant to wake you up so that you can start manifesting your wealth. To prove that point, I started writing about the story of Caludia Togbe, an entrepreneur in cosmetics from Benin, West Africa.

    The story of Caludia Togbe

    Caludia Togbe grew up with a father who was an engineer in Agronomy. She spent her childhood playing with plants and became fond of them. When Caludia was a child, her father, her younger brother, and herself had a skin disease. Dermatologists told them they could never find a remedy. But the teenage Caludia would not give up so easily. She made up her mind to find a cure to their skin problems in the plants. She soon did. Caludia was able to make the right soap and lotion with the Aloe Vera plant. The family skin problem was soon gone but Caludia did not see the hint. She did not understand that the universe just blessed her with a gold mine. She kept using her homemade products and got busy with life. She attended college, got three masters, then spent years looking for a job and even did a two years’ unpaid internship. Caludia lived in extreme poverty until she was 30.

    As time went by, people were complimenting her on her natural and glowing hair and skin. She finally perceived the hint and decided to turn her passion into a business. She launched her own company with the equivalent of about $24 in 2017. Less than three years later, Caludia Togbe became a multimillionaire and was recognized by major media sources, including TV5 Monde. She has been marketing under the brand Origine Terre (origineterre.com), a company that treats hair and skin problems with natural products made from plants.

    Lessons of the story

    You could be wondering why Caludia Togbe went to school for three different master’s degrees and studied subjects that had nothing to do with her childhood passion, lived in poverty and suffering before she returned to Aloe Vera, the gold mine she had been neglecting. Almost all of us make that mistake. Most human beings never make anything out of their passion. It’s either human beings are stupid, or we just enjoy suffering. Life was never meant to be hard. Each one of us could choose a path (a vocation that is a passion) as early as possible and focus on making money. Instead, we wait until we get old, or realize it when bills pile up or when we get knocked down by life circumstances. 

    Imagine if Rihanna did not focus on music, grabbed the opportunity life offered her to move to the US and start a career at age 16. She would still be selling clothes with her dad in the streets of Bridgetown in Barbados. Rihanna is now a billionaire. Also imagine that Oprah ‘the queen of all media’ found excuses not to take the part time job, when WVOL (a local black radio station in Berry Hill in Tennessee) gave her an opportunity to be a news presenter when she was 17. She would have ended up a house maid just like her grandmother. Oprah made the best of all the opportunities given to her along the way. At 67, Oprah is now worth $2.9 Billion.

    Just like Caludia Togbe, Rihanna and Oprah, I have no doubt that life has blessed you with some challenges that could be turned around to become opportunities. Almost everything (good, bad and ugly) that has happened to you was meant to direct you to the path of becoming a millionaire. You can actually prove this. Here is a quick assignment for you: Grab a pen and a piece of paper and sit still for a few minutes. Analyze your life from age 10 or 11 up to now. You will be amazed. Time and time again, life has brought you countless opportunities you could have turned into money, but you did not see them or do anything about them. Do this often and it could get you obsessed about future opportunities to make money.  

    Have you realized the missed opportunities to become a millionaire at age 17, 24, 33 or 42? You need to go back to it. We often hear that opportunity knocks once and goes away, but it never goes anywhere. It keeps knocking until you die but you cause your own pain by neglecting them. In fact, as we grow older, opportunities multiply because the Universe does not want us to go to the grave without achieving our dreams and fulfilling our destiny. Whether you are 14, 20, 42, 50, 65 or 70, it does not matter. The question is, are you now ready to pay attention, see every opportunity, make the best of it and pocket the millions of dollars waiting for you? You have 17 months at the most to make your first million dollars. Remember, in my first article, I promised that by March 2023, you will become a millionaire if you take into consideration everything that is taught here and apply the lessons according to your personal experiences. 

    Let us refocus. First, are you doing the work you are truly passionate about? It is extremely important you do what feels like fun to you. Do not worry about how much you are making right now, just find some time every day to practice your talents, your gifts. Do you enjoy doing any of these: designing clothes, blogging, playing piano, teaching, sports, cooking, plumbing, politics, serving others, etc? If you are not making money yet, in the coming months you will. If you are convinced you really want to do that work for a living, you will soon make money. It is a guarantee. For now, do it daily. Do it very well. Do it with a lot of pride. Be creative, innovate constantly and try to get better daily. Most importantly, do not let any kind of distraction get in your way no matter what. If you do not think of your passion for a day, it means you are not ready to become a millionaire yet. 

    Taking care of your bills

    Now, before we proceed, there are two things you must deal with right away: your bill and sex. I know we all worry about our bills but relax. Let me give you a few tips and a spiritual secret to wipe out your bills and become financially independent so you can focus fully on your passion. First and foremost, you need to remember something. To every single problem you have, somebody has already thought about the solution, and it is available. All you must do is a little research and ask for help. Do not fear. Do not stress out. Do not worry. Relax and think instead. If you stress out, the problem will still be there waiting for you, therefore, save time and energy. The solution is always nearer than you think. Here is my advice: take a day off each week (this is not optional if you want to become a millionaire) to clean the house and budget, in that order. Pick a day in the week, clean the house and budget before you go out shopping for anything. We live in a culture where people almost never think before they spend money. Are you serious? You worked your ass off for that money, now you want to give it away to someone that does not even give a damn about you? Most of the employees in that store could care less about pronouncing your first name the right way. Please, be smart and don’t follow the crowd. The crowd is not trying to be a millionaire; you are! To be continued next month.

    I AM HOPE