Instant Abundance, Easy as ABC

First of all this is not to promote a get-rich-quick scheme, but to promote a different way of looking at life.

If you have studied accounting, you would have come across Activity-based Costing (ABC) – a widely accepted way to record how money is used in organizations. ABC is based on the premise that activities (which are carried out to accomplish goals) consume resources, which cost money. So it goes like this: Activity uses resources that cost money. This premise is very insightful thus brought about the widespread usage of activity-based costing method.

Now, lets look at our lives. We wanted something in our lives. That something could be college degree, job, girl friend, family, car, house, fame, etc. We do lots of activities, which consume resources, to get what we wanted. Most of the time we focus on the activities and the money, and forgot about the middle part: resources. No so? Think about when was the last time you really pay attention to resources – meaning recognize their abundance as well as limitations and act accordingly?

I would like to put forth these two assertions:

1. We have more resources than we think
2. Resources don’t always cost money

Just to name a few - have you thought about these resources you might have: your knowledgeable parents (or in-laws), smart subordinates, helpful friends, your talent in language (or any other fields), your good look, your underutilized computers, your already-subscribing internet connection, and your vacant-and-waiting-to-be-rented shop-houses. Furthermore, you have a lot of hungry investors, eager donors, and you have ability to reach them.

If you just spend 30 minutes making a complete list of resources you have, you will be amazed the abundance your have. You will immediately recognize that most of them don’t cost extra Ringgits.

Now you are rich. Aren’t you?

And if you are not starting to think big, you have got problem.