In 2016, Nigeria amongst other countries in the world experienced unprecedented recession. For an average Nigerian, life has never been harder. Many can no longer afford to provide for their families, get married as earlier intended, go on planned vacation nor shop like before. Many resorted to Ponzi Schemes such as Mavrodi Mundial Movement (MMM) and got their fingers burnt badly while few smiled to the bank. These happened at a time when both states and federal government were unable to find a lasting solution to the financial monster that held the country by the jugular despite several loans gotten from IMF and other sources. Hence the need to personally cultivate financial attitude.

Well, welcome to 2017, a year many believe should ease their myriad of financial problems. But as they say “if wishes were horses, beggars would ride”. That is exactly the case with many of us. How easy it is for us to “fold our hands” and wish our dreams would just come true. Even such is not always granted at Disneyland. Also, we sometimes love to hate the present-day government forgetting that we somehow hated past governments and might likely hate incoming governments irrespective of the political party that win the election – it’s only a matter of months or years. So the constant thing is hate unfortunately channelled in the wrong direction.

It’s high time, we hate our poor attitude that limits or even annul every chance for us to improve our financial conditions. We’ve got to roll up our sleeves and continually cultivate financial attitude that will help us face the new year strategically! Let’s not wallow in self-pity over and over again nagging about our poor financial conditions because that won’t change the situation. It would only increase our bills. If only self-pity could be traded for any currency, then it would worth the mission but it can’t if a dignified life is in view. Sincere apologies to social and corporate beggars.

We’re meant to live the year and not the other way round. But we’ve got to have achievable plans or goals for the year by regularly developing success or financial attitude. If we don’t have plans for the year, then we would be subjected to other people’s plans and some of their plans might not mean well for us. Let’s not forget the long adage that says “an idle mind is the devil’s workshop”.

This new year, we have to engage our minds productively on every legal tasks, jobs or processes that would improve our financial conditions. This is what we consider as cultivating financial attitude – attitudes that can increase your finances. That’s all we’ve got for you on #financeTuesday. Expect more gist for your finances by next Tuesday.. Catcha!

Source: http://www.ygist.com/finance/welcome-to-2017-cultivate-financial-attitude/