Happening tonight
• How money is created in the new economy
• The difference between the old and new ways of making money
• Where the emerging opportunities are
• Why digital skills are becoming economic skills
• How to position yourself for the new economy
@brightafia This is what I posted to my community this morning.
That dream or lifestyle comes with a price to pay. And if you're not ready to pay that price, the price will pay you—whether you like it or not.
Sometimes, one of the easiest ways to make your first million is to help someone else make theirs.
If you've been struggling to make money by constantly asking:
“How can I make my own million?”
Try changing the question.
Start asking:
value for people who are already making money, your own financial opportunities can start looking very different.
You stop chasing money directly.
You start chasing problems worth solving.
And sometimes, the money you’ve been trying so hard to find becomes a natural
right environment can expose, challenge, stretch and accelerate the person you're becoming.
Becoming the right person matters.
Being in the right environment matters.
But when the two finally meet, something different can happen.
There are places where conversations are different.
People think differently.
Opportunities move differently.
Standards are different.
And suddenly, some of the things you have been learning start making sense because you're finally surrounded by circumstances that allow them to
So if you've been investing in yourself and still feel unusually stuck, perhaps the next investment isn't another book or another course.
Perhaps it is a change of environment.
Go where things are happening.
Not because the environment will magically save you, but because the
Maybe the problem isn't that you need to develop yourself more.
Maybe you need a different environment.
There are certain environments where your growth can finally breathe.
And then there’s another side to this.
Sometimes, you are genuinely working on yourself.
You’re reading.
You’re learning.
You’re developing new skills.
You’re becoming more aware.
But somehow, you still feel stuck.
Sometimes, being in the right environment without becoming the right person can be even more frustrating than being the right person in the wrong environment.
Because opportunity can only do so much for someone who isn't prepared to recognize, receive, or maximize it.
They had access.
They had opportunities.
They were surrounded by people and things that could potentially change their lives.
Yet, nothing significant happened.
I’ve seen people who were the right kind of person, but found themselves in an environment that limited them. Even then, they still managed to make something happen because of who they had become.
I’ve also seen people who were in the right environment but weren’t ready for it.
It’s not enough to be in the right place at the right time.
You also have to be the right person in the right place at the right time.
This is something I’ve been thinking about lately.
Environment is powerful. But so is personal development.
They can make money, yet they haven't developed the mindset of taking care of themselves, planning ahead, or intentionally building a better life.
Before you focus only on making more money, become