I’m chuckling to myself. I changed the title from Why I want to be a millionaire to billionaire? What the hey, I would like to be a billionaire and with some hard work I may be able to make it… even if I only make it half way I’d still have 500 million in the bank! 
Anyway, yesterday I started by addressing two fallacious ideas about being wealthy and today I’m going to briefly discussed a few bits about me which will help explain the why. Why I want to become incredibly wealthy. And why I’m willing to do things such as working hard, budgeting and living on less than I make to get where I want to go! Today provides some tidbits on what has brought me to where I currently am.
I grew up in a working class to low middle class family. My parents weren’t afraid of hard work and we always had food to eat and a roof over our heads. I remember my dad working two jobs during certain parts of my youth just to make ends meet. They both provided an incredible example of hard work and doing whatever they could do make ends meet. I appreciate that legacy and thank them for it.
I recall one moment in life, around the age of 7 or 8, in which I distinctly remember, being in an open field near our home sitting on my bike. I remember in one distinct moment realizing that we were poor. Within moments I also remember vowing to myself that I would never ever be poor. That one thought, emblazoned in my mind at such a young age, has impacted numerous decisions that I’ve made. Each decision setting a course for my life that could have taken another route.
In the next post I’ll give you some insight into specific decisions that were directly impacted as a result of that one thought so many years ago. And in fact, still impacts my decisions today.
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackThere is no point in being a billionaire, unless you have a higher more noble goal.
I do not know, how else you could become as passionate about it, as needed. Only LOVE of something well worth being loved will do this.
He who reads the bible and is a good christian, should have understanding. The scriptures teach why certain people are wealthy and powerful and how they achieve their status.
It is trough deception.
I appreciate your perspective. Since writing this I have had a subtle change in my perspective. Chasing billionaire status just for doing so may be a worthwhile endeavour for some, but I cannot pursue it for it’s own sake. In other words, if I become a billionaire as a result of work that I love then so be it, however, I have decided that becoming a billionaire is not a satisfying enough endeavour in and of itself. Would I enjoy it? Certainly. As for nobility in goals, yes, I would use large chunks of it to support non-profit organizations working to provide clean water, food and education for those who have none. In particular, those organizations which teach others to fish. I would support those organizations who seek to end the global sex trade and rescue people from it.
I may have a disagreement with you on how the wealthy and powerful achieve their status. To be sure, some of those who are wealthy and powerful achieve this through deception. However, there are also many who achieve it through hard work, ingenuity, dedication, sacrifice and genuine work ethic. It is entirely possible to achieve a great fortune through completely ethical, legal and moral means.
Finally, as you correctly imply, there is a great deal of understanding and life change that can happen when one commits to following Christ and the teachings of God in the Bible. It is important to remember that the Bible never says money is evil, but the love of money which causes problems. I must admit that I have struggled with thoughts about loving money and continually strive to have correct thoughts about money.
Thank you for your thoughts. I appreciate them very much!
Best Regards,
Chris
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