I am not a religious man in the theological sense of the word nor would anyone accuse me of being one.

I dont attend organised religious activities of any kind for any reason.

You might then wonder how an atheist believes in heaven and hell!

Well , I do.

The only difference is I dont believe you ‘go there’ when you die to pay for your sins or be rewarded for your good deeds.

I believe you enter heaven or hell a lot sooner than that , in fact while you are still very much alive,  and live in this ‘place’ for many years , based on your actions and intentions in life.

It is impossible unless you have psychopathic tendencies to live happily and in peace if you conduct yourselves in a less than happy and less than peaceful way.

Lie, cheat and steal, and lets say you never get caught, truth is you at the deepest level of your soul, know this is wrong .

Why?

Because if you know right from wrong, you of all people know of  your actions and intentions ( no matter how much you try to deny this or justify your  actions).

It is this knowing that never leaves you,  and is carried with you as a heavy burden that gets heavier over time.

This weight will wear you down, emotionally, spiritually and over time make your life anything but what it could/should be.

With the internet and high tech companies like Amazon selling millions of books with fierce competition from major book retailers Borders and Angus and Robertson,  who would have thought you could still buy a book under a tree -in Ghana, Africa…heres a great story told by a reader that wrote to me.

Dear Brian,

Hi my name is Rudi  and I am currently living in South Africa in a small town called Vanderbijlpark. At this moment I am studying for a Safety Officer due to the fact that I lost my job working for a Engineering Company that only used me to make money for themselves by selling my time. I lost everything because of this matter and I am trying to find my way back starting from scratch. I was send to go and work on a project in Ghana on a Gold Mine installing Crushers and Mills on the mine well that was not a easy task but it was a lifetime experience for me just to see how other African countries operate and the way people are living over there, its not the most beautiful country I would say but still something different as from here in South Africa. One morning on our way to work before we went to sign in at gates on the mine there was this ghana guy standing under a tree selling books for a living and I thought let me just go and have a look to see what he has to offer me. While going through the books I saw this red book with the name written on it How to Make Money out of Thin Air and it immediately caught my attention I then bought this book that cost me Ghc 8 that is 8 dollars more or less. To be honest with you that book changed my life in so many ways just to think how we are selling our time for nothing just to make a living for ourselves. Brian I just want to thank you for sharing all the information given in your book this is really some serious stuff and I believe that this information will help me build my own company one day and then share this secrets with all my colleagues, friends and family.

They say when a student is ready the teacher appears. This gentleman found his teacher under a tree in Ghana Africa…how great is that!

Why do so many people live a life of disappointment,  when it comes to living their dream?

This answer could be complex but its actually quite simple really….

Most people become disappointed and disillusioned because they take on the dreams of others. They see and want what others have got,  and are rarely inward focused.

In other words, they are looking at life the wrong way!!!

Its no wonder they can never achieve their dreams.

How can you dream of becoming a world class super model, if you simply dont have the height or looks.?

You can’t, but you can look inwards at your own strengths and natural assets and become for example a world class teacher , or world class designer or anything else you have the talent to be.

In simpler terms , what I am suggesting is that people fail to live their dream because they covet what other people have and are not grateful for what they themselves have,  and pursue the wrong dreams.

What stands between you and living your dream,  is to take  inventory of yourself and become fantastically conscious and grateful for what you have,  ….and not what you dont have!

This is a life that is worth living , and one in which you will never be disappointed.

Remember the old saying…

Rich People get what they want!

Happy people want what they have!

There’s nothing wrong with being Rich , except being Rich and Unhappy.