Folorunsho Alakija, the richest black woman in the world (no, it’s not Oprah) who covered the second edition (December 2013/January 2014) of Forbes Africa Woman has an amazing story. Before the magazine declared her the richest black woman in the world, many knew Mrs Folorunsho Alakija as a creative designer with the Supreme Stitches label, which she later named Rose of Sharon Creations. She’s al... »
David Green’s story reads like something out of a fictional story. From a loan of $600, he has built up a business currently worth about $3 billion. Not only that, he is the LARGEST recorded individual benefactor to charismatic and Word of Faith (evangelical) churches worldwide. This article is culled from the October 8, 2012 issue of Forbes. Its original title was ‘David Green: The Bi... »
Want to become a financial star? It’s not as difficult as you think… Financial success is indelibly linked to service. There is one thing that is extremely sure in life: and that is the fact that human beings would always have needs and wants. We all need to food to eat, a place to stay, clothes to wear, a place to live, etc. Just imagine if you had to have a farm behind your house whe... »
One of the most important steps to getting rich is DISCIPLINE. There’s also hardwork, focus, perseverance, and planning/strategy, but today let’s focus on one of the most important of them, which is being disciplined in your finances. Opportunities and challenges happen to everyone, it’s sustained habits that make you rich, and financial discipline is easily one of the most impor... »
One of the major differences between the rich and the poor is in planning. Proverbs 21:5 says, Careful planning puts you ahead in the long run; hurry and scurry puts you further behind. What you do not prepare for, you do not succeed in. We all remember this from school exams then 🙂 … but it applies to life and money too. Funny enough, I used to think rich people were lucky. I chuckle someti... »
What seems to make the Jews tick? The fact that Jews are disproportionally successful in many fields of endeavor is undeniable. The statistics simply speak for themselves. Jews make up less than half of one percent of the world’s population but they consistently have made up more than twenty percent of the Forbes 400 list of the world richest people. But it is not just making money that a dispropo... »
The Bible says we are more than conquerors in all things that come against us. No matter how you are feeling today, I want you to know that the Lord is by your side, thinking good thoughts about you, and planning great things that would come your way. You see, the Lord might not come at exactly the time you expected, or do it the exactly the way you wanted Him to, but He has you in mind, and He wo... »
1 Corinthians 15:10, NRSV 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me has not been in vain. On the contrary, I WORKED HARDER than any of them—though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. In this passage of scripture, Paul says he worked MORE than everybody else because of the graceof God that was given to him. This shows us a key fact that people ... »
I come with a prophetic from the Lord for you today. The snare has been broken and your life have been set free! Ps 124:7 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped! What have you been going through in your life? What have you been praying for? If you can hold on to this Word, I tell you that every chain in your life has been broken NOW,... »
Probably the greatest example of persistence is Abraham Lincoln. If you want to learn about somebody who didn’t quit, look no further. Born into poverty, Lincoln was faced with defeat throughout his life. He lost eight elections, twice failed in business and suffered a nervous breakdown. He could have quit many times – but he didn’t and because he didn’t quit, he became one... »
