Seeds Of Wealth

What can you buy for a dollar these days?

Here in Australia, the answer to this question is, "Not much!"

It is therefore easy to think of a dollar as a trivial amount of money. After all, it’s only a
dollar right?

Wrong!

A much better way to think of a dollar is to see it as a seed.

Most people pass these seeds around in exchange for various items and services, but smart people realise the true nature of these seeds and instead of passing them around, they plant them.

And when planted, a ‘dollar seed’ takes root and over time grows to become…you guessed it…

A money tree.

It’s an undeniable fact that a dollar saved and invested will grow over time to produce more and more money.

Now the important point about this analogy is that when you spend a dollar, you are not just giving away a seed – you are giving away the tree!

Each time you spend a dollar, you are not only losing that dollar but also all the dollars it could have produced for you in the future if you had invested it.

When you adopt this view of money, you begin to appreciate its true value, which in turn makes you think twice about how and where you part with your hard earned ’seeds of wealth’

This Week’s Action Steps:

As you go about your activities this week be aware that each dollar you spend is the seed of a money tree. There is no need to become a tight fisted miser though, instead, just use this analogy to think twice about your purchases and make sure they are really necessary.

Until next time,

Dare To Dream!

Anthony