The Secret to Making Lots of Money

Why does one person succeed wildly while another equally capable (and seemingly deserving) person does not? Some say the difference maker is luck. They are probably right. But it goes deeper than that.

There are two kinds of good luck. One kind of luck wins lotteries. I don’t pay much attention to that kind. That luck is too unpredictable, too undependable, and much too rare.

I like the kind of luck that is predictable and can be structured so that it is an expected component of daily life. This kind of luck I call support of Nature and it is a necessary ingredient to becoming successful and generating wealth.

To understand how to gain this support, we first must be clear on what we have control over and what we do not.

We have control over our actions.

We do not have control over the fruits of our actions. The fruits of an action are Nature’s domain, not ours.

It is vital to understand this so we know where and how to put our attention, and where not to.

Here is why it is relevant.

Everyone wants money. That’s a given. Money, however, is a fruit of an action. There are lots of possible fruits of an action and money happens to be just one of them. Other fruits may be materiel, people, circumstances, opportunities, recognition, etc. We have no control over what fruits or how much fruit comes from an action. That is Nature’s domain. We only have control over our action.

With this in mind, it then makes sense to perform action that gets Nature to shower us with fruit. In other words, we have to perform action that attracts Nature as an ally.  When our activity is in harmony with Nature’s purpose, we gain her invaluable support and anything can be achieved. But it cuts both ways. When we irritate Mother Nature, in other words when we violate her laws, we get punished. Nature is perfectly, impartially just – generous when we’re good and harsh when we are not.

For example, if we eat, drink, and inhale junk, poison, and empty calories, Nature doesn’t mess around. We will first get dull and then we get increasingly sick until hopefully we mend our ways.

Monitoring the support we get from Nature is a wonderful way of gauging the correctness of our course of action.

Now here is the problem with focusing on money.

When we focus on money, no matter how much we think we need it or want it, it is an empty focus. We are focusing on a fruit we have no control over. In fact, focusing intently on money (or any fruit) is a retarding focus because it drains us of our power. When our focus is on the fruits, Nature isn’t impressed, isn’t amused, and isn’t inspired to be generous. As a result, any fruit that comes will be pedestrian and/or incomplete.

If, however, we want the whole package, it is vastly more intelligent to focus on our activity exclusively. If fruits of our action show up then we know we are on the right path. That is when we know our activity is in tune with Nature. If no support of Nature comes, we know we need to make a course correction.

Here is what impresses Nature – enthusiasm, love, giving, developing our unique gifts and qualities, doing stuff that promotes health, clarity, and creativity. Nature has endowed each of us with a marvelous array of talents. She is delighted when we use them and share them with others. And when we do she rejoices and supports our activity.

The key to knowing if we are utilizing her gifts is when we love something deeply. Then an amazingly cool thing happens. When we love something, Nature rewards us with a deeper insight. We begin to appreciate subtler values of that which we love and because subtle is more powerful, we begin to see ways to harness that subtle. The result is we do less and accomplish more. And if we accomplish more, we make more money.

Of course, there are some folks who have painted themselves in a corner due to bad choices and other violations of Natural Law. Those folks have obviously got to let the paint dry before they can venture forth with complete freedom. But what hastens the drying process is focusing on that which pleases Nature. And what pleases Nature is developing and sharing the gifts/talents/good qualities she endowed us with.

Simply put, when we are doing things we love, we are true to ourselves and are in harmony with Nature. Nature will reward and encourage that direction with fruit. It is a win-win-win if there ever was one.

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Comments

[Christopher]

Have you read God's Debris, by Scott Adams?

[Koorosh]

I have read God's Debris. What did you think of it.

[AJ]

I'm sorry but unless I'm missing something this article didnt really reveal the secret to making money.

"We begin to appreciate subtler values of that which we love and because subtle is more powerful, we begin to see ways to harness that subtle. The result is we do less and accomplish more. And if we accomplish more, we make more money."

How does this explain how to make more money? It seems that if whats being said is a bit too complex to understand then it must really reveal how to make more money. I'm not buying it.

[Avi Solomon]

AJ let me give you an example from my life of what I understand Fred to mean:
- I work as a Gardener
- by loving what I do I become enamoured with making herb gardens
- I learn all I can about herb gardens and am able to make a herb garden that looks just as good as an ornamental garden and is fragrant/edible/low-maintainance/low-water usage in the bargain.
- I market this advantage to my clients
- People pay me more than a regular gardener to make herb gardens for them!
The subtler laws/knowledge are more powerful
but hidden and you need the power of love to be persistent & sensitive enough to unveil them.

[AJ]

Fine Avi, but is that really the secret to making LOTS of money or just the secret to perfecting something without really realizing your working on it because its something you love doing.

[Archana Bahuguna]

Great thoughts. Pretty much agree with the fact that aligning oneself to nature gives us tremendous benefits, far more than we can imagine. It is like tapping the resources of the most powerful being available and is not only logical but most prudent.

I do not understand well though how this is specific about making money. Although I can agree if what you mean is that money is a by product.

[Elloco]

Hi Fred,

one question: don't you think that sometimes doing an unpleasant work may still serve you something good? Because it may teaches you something?

I'm in that situation right now. I started a business but didn't get it very far. Now I'm working freelance. I'm sitting on a project where I'm mostly counting the hours. However, I feel I'm also learning very much, especially about myself. Because in the past I rarely finished work I started. Finishing a task even though I don't like is a great feeling and very good for my self-esteem.

Not only do I earn enough money to fund a second business, I also now know that I really want to be my own boss. And I know myself much better.

If I had only accepted work I completly love, I think I would have missed some great learning experience.

So my question: don't you think that sometimes having an unpleasant/bad experience can still be good for you?

[AJ]

I know you asked this question to Fred but since it was sort of an open question I would like to respond.

The best selling books in the industry: Think and Grow Rich, Magic of Thinking Big and even blogs such as Steve Pavlina's will tell you that having an unpleasant exprience is common and unavoidable to the path to success. So the question you asked, "Is it good for you?" Well in many ways yes. How else is one going to learn without making mistakes and having bad experiences. Furthermore, if you never have negative experience then you arent taking enough risks and/or confronting enough challenges to truly become successful. As written in many places: Failure is the first step to success.

Now I think that judging on Fred's history if i t wasnt for bad experiences he would never had started his telecom business. And I also think that if Fred would be honest with us he will tell us that he had plenty of bad experiences on his path to success.

I know you didnt ask me but I'm sure there are plenty of people out there who would be more than happy with this answer.

[elloco]

Thanks AJ,

that's what I think too. I'm just wondering how this fits into Fred's philosophy. Can there be any progress without bad experiences/problems? There's no pleasure without pain. The question is: is avoiding pain at all cost really a good way? Or am I missinterpreting the lazy way here?

[AJ]

"Am I missinterpreting the lazy way here?"

No. I dont think thats it. I just think that Fred isnt letting us know how much work he actually spent starting his business.

It may also be that Fred like Michael Dell happens to be quite talented and success comes to him naturally. So for him and Dell they wont consider what they do as work. As for the rest of us who arent as talented we have to really work hard to be successful.

[elloco]

"As for the rest of us who arent as talented we have to really work hard to be successful."

That's not what I meant. I'm not talking about whether or not you have to do hard work to be successful.

My question is: even though you know you're not doing what you love all the time, this experience can still teach you something? I'm sitting on a project that goes 6 months. It's sometimes stressful, sometimes boring, sometimes exciting. Overall I can say that this kind of work is not what I want to do, *however* I still don't want to miss it, because I feel much stronger now and I know much better what I want and who I am. And I believe, sometimes you have to go through bad times in order to learn and to grow. So avoiding unpleasant work at all cost may not always be a smart way, does it?

[Christopher]

I noticed similarities between it and this entry, so that's why I asked. I thought it was good. It's made me think more about what I'm doing to help everyone else. Sometimes I have a hard time fighting against wasting my time being unproductive when I could be cultivating my talents. Who knows when they could be of use?

[Patrick]

What Fred wants to say is don't jump, walk! That is the process i still need to learn. I always tried to put some business that i thought that would be cool and failed miserably putting debts on me and my parents who support me for too long (i'm in mid 20's) still hoping that i will sucseed with my business. As i understand Fred: don't follow get rich quick fads (Ad-(non)Sense, affiliate, ghost-writer junk eBooks etc.) but look inside your self and look what people do and will need and no-one else is currently in that niche(well allmost).

Also question for Fred: how did you get the idea of getting in telecom business if you didn't have any money and equipment (can you explain more precisely what you sold, it seems to me that your business was something like Futures-market for telecom), how do you brainstorm? Pls. make it a blog-post :))

[Seamus Anthony]

The simple truth in Fred's words: Do what you love, that which is in alignment with your talents and true purpose, and you will be doing things that you enjoy - i.e. playing, which is inherently "lazy" as opposed to feeling like hard work.

Then, as a by-product of your passion for the work itself, you will produce results that will be so appreciated that you will eventually be well remunerated.

[Sexton Lovecraft]

Seems to me this has echoes of the "Start out to make meaning, not money" mantra. Make meaning, and the money will come (so long as you are in tune with Nature ...)
As for luck - luck is merely being prepared for an opportunity.

[Ryan]

AJ, everyone has their unique talents and abilities. You don't have any less talent than Michael Dell or anyone else. I whole-heartedly believe that everyone can have a valuable function in society. It's just a matter of finding it and nurturing it. It will be something you love, it won't be easy, but it also won't seem like work. It's not likely to be a passive activity either.

[AJ]

Ryan I agree with you but 1. thats not the secret to making LOTS of money and 2. One still needs to work regardless if its fun. Its just semantics. Fred calls it playing but its still work. Work can be fun.

I dont have issue with the info in the piece just the misleading title.

[AJ]

Ryan,

You got me thinking as I re-read your comment. When you said that I dont have any less talent than Dell I thought to myself "yeah right, my talent for business sucks" but then it dawned on me that I dont have the same talent as Dell has in business just as he doesnt have the same talent as Itzchak Perlman has at playing the violin. So in the end I guess I do have talent but I'm not sure yet in what. This is one of the quests I am currently working on.

[Matthew]

I've done a lot of reading about this kind of thing this year - both personal development and making money. I can honestly say that I've discovered lots of things but I think what Fred outlines above is just the first couple of steps. Ellco also brings u pa infe point about 'nature' in that she will also teach you if you know how to listen. Follwing all this, it is also necessary to adopt new habits to replace the old ones which were getting you into trouble in the first place.

[Abhanshu]

Hi,
I read your blog. Believe me you have corrected flaws in my life strategy.

Actually I m a lazy successful person. But somehow lately,things were'nt going right for me.
I thought about the problems in my way of doing things, but couldn't find any.
But your blog made me realize my way of doing things.
"Never believed in hard work"
Always got what I wanted without putting too much of effort.
Seriously I believe that the best of doing things is by using head ,putting more creativity and intuition.

[ngum felix]

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[Opportunitylinker.com]

Luck, based on the support of nature, is the principal of "seed-time harvest", "seed-time harvest...." which continues on into infinity.

[James B. Lawrence]

Your steps explain how to live life..and needs taught from a person's first steps to the last breath. Thank You! It is so well put.

[Tom]

I think some here mistakingly think that immersing yourself with something you love to do is the same thing as finding something you can do that will make you successful in other peoples' eyes. Marketers always think along the lines of "how can I make a product that will sell?", when a more effective approach would be to think "is there any way that _I_ can make this product better?" and letting nature take care of the results. Certainly doing something YOU love to do WILL make you successful in said adventure, but it may not make you money. As painful as it is to admit this, not all success needs to be measured in weight of gold. That's the problem I think many have. If it doesn't make them richer, it's not worth loving. How sad.

[Jane]

I've learned that if I concentrate fully on whatever it is I'm doing, I get better results from it than I would expect to get from it if I wasn't concentrating fully on it. This makes it easier for me to attract money.

Another way to attract money without really doing much more than normal is to become more aware of your surroundings and your environment. If you're walking down the street, daydreaming about how your future's going to be a lot better than your current situation, then it's not likely you're going to see any loose change on the footpath if there's any there to be found.