FEATHER'S LAW OF MONEY

This law states that when you make up your mind to take the first step in the direction of your goal, factors that tend tochallenge your actions spring up.

1. This Law applies to all goals and desires. lt‘s universal. The decision to save attracts obstacles to saving. The decision to lose weight invites obstacles to weight loss.
2. lf you set a goal to shed some extra weight, and you decide on the nature of the diet regime to employ, somehow, you begin to see invitation cards to inescapable dinner parties, birthday parties and lunch dates. Friends would invite you to sumptuous banquets, cakes would arrive and sweets would Spring up all around you.
3. This is nature's way to test your initial readiness, the power of your resolution, the strength at your character.
4. You were in the first class, class number one, in relation to weight and physical fitness. You must pass a test to climb up to class two. This is the challenge you must overcome. This is the temptation you must brush aside; the battle you must conquer; the war you must win!
5. Let us talk about the Feather's Law with respect to your savings.
6. The day you set up a plan to transfer your first 10% into a savings account, your fridge would knock, your tyre would burst, Auntie Rebecca would call for money to pay hospital bills, Uncle Yabuku would beg for money to pay school fees. Each of these would appear just as valid as the other as a better way to "invest" the money than the pursuit of lifelong financial freedom.
7. Feather insisted that you go ahead with the savings nevertheless; that all would be well in the end, Auntie Rebecca's case would sort itself out, the fridge would work, and all else would be fine without your money.
   8, You must remind yourself that it's only a portion of your earning you are taking.
   9, By all means, do the best you can to help others within the confines of the remaining 80% or 90%.
8. You have a need to stay committed to your commitment at the beginning so you can set yourself into motion and achieve sustainable momentum, discipline and focus, all the way through.
9. It‘s in order to gain financial independence. The best way to help the poor is to become rich. The worst way to help the poor is to ioin them.
   12, Gaining self reliance and financial freedom is a serious business. The desire must be strong. The decision must be firm. The determination must be indomitable. The discipline must be spartan.
10. The application of the Laws of Money, and the art of ioining the top 20% of the people who have 80% of the wealth, is not for the timid. Grit, courage, audacity and boldness must embraced.
11. Preparation to prosper always demands your all. You must surrender your all. You must give what it takes, and much more.
12. When you eventually prosper, you would be a blessing at a higher level, to those who have mistaken your frugality for miserliness.
13. The best time to plant the big oak tree is probably one hundred years ago. The next best time is today. it you are still at the level of procrastination and hesitation with the first step towards your goal of financial freedom, l recommend that you begin today, and stay steadfast, dogged and resilient.
14. The co-author of “Success System That Never Fails," the billionaire insurance magnate, W. Clement Stone wrote,
    "If you cannot save, the gem of greatness is not in you."
15. In anything worthy of pursuit, the most difficult step is the first step; the most important action is the first action; the key to getting going is getting started.

Here's an excerpt from a book I'm reading.