How To Turn Yourself Into A Live Breathing Cash Machine

If you know me very well, you will know how I am skeptical about Nigerian authored books. Yes, surely, there are very good authors. Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, Chimamanda Adiche, Emeka Nobis, Presh Wordsmith, Johnson Goselle, Banret Dashan etc. but the rest, well, we deserve apologies.

Then come to the title of the books. I hate the titles more than anything. Just hear the title of this one “How To Turn Yourself Into A Live Breathing Cash Machine”.

What sort of name is this?

But well, this is Nigeria. And oddly, this is what sells. My challenge has always been that these books promise this and then they disappoint!
This is what makes this one different. It did not disappoint. First, it was interesting enough that it held me hooked up for some hours.

This book discusses some of the most important principles related to wealth. It does so in a few chapters. My observation about the world is that rich people are nearly alike as poor people are alike. You may hate the rich, (which is also a wrong mindset that needs to be thrown away), but they are certainly doing SOMETHING right that keeps attracting money to them. There are common denominations for all those who are wealthy. There are things they are doing that the poor are not doing.

This book explains the basic building blocks for building riches. It is a simple, straight book that will change your mindset about money, how it is made and how it can be sustained. I like the practical nature of the book. It uses real-life examples that the average Nigerian can relate to.

One big problem we face when reading books like that by Robert Kiyosaki is that it rarely uses examples that relate to us. For instance, mortgages, student loans, etc are not Nigerian realities. This book is different. It was written with you in mind.

My firm belief is that any journey towards wealth begins with a change in mindset. The major obstacle to wealth is how we think about it. We shy away from money conversations, we believe money is the root of all evil, we believe someone will arrive one day and give us some big money that will change us, we believe that the wealthy are wealthy because they are making others poor, etc. This book will cure you of that.

It also sheds light on the habits of the rich. I will never forget the Jim Rohn quote that says “Poor people have big TVs, while rich people have big libraries”. As someone who grew up in poverty and nearly everyone around me was poor, I can attest to the truth of this! The more I travel, the more I see that rich people indeed have big libraries. The rich have an inexhaustible attitude towards learning. They are constantly learning.

I am often puzzled when I attend events and see that the people who have jotters to take note of are often the most well-to-do. It makes sense. The most well-to-do are the ones who understand the value of knowledge. The poor? Well ….

The rich have this attitude that says get knowledge. They buy books often, invest in their education and invest in their development. This is a straight contrast with the poor. When you suggest to a poor person to buy a book, like this one, they would be thinking of the purchase as something heavy. The rich? They will see it as an investment.

It was Benjamin Franklin who said, “An investment in knowledge pays the best dividends”.

This book address this, and many more. It deals with so many of the mindsets that stop people from wealth. Fear, laziness, procrastination, etc!
Although I do not relate to everything written here, and you probably might not, you will SURELY benefit from the key principles he expatiates.

If you are seriously thinking about making money, this is a book you have to read! This is the Nigerian version of Rich Dad, Poor Dad! Your journey to financial freedom begins with this book.

You can never become wealthy if you don't get the right mindset for wealth! It's not magic. This book will put you in the right mental mindset.

I highly recommend it! Highly!

If you want a copy, you can purchase it from here.

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Thanks to Maranatha Adams for getting this book for me.