How I Became a Millionaire Overnight
This story of How I Became a Millionaire Overnight was as shared with me by somebody who would like others to learn from it. It is a long story but I will not like to bore you with the details. So, this is actually an abridged story but I still ensure that the main lessons there are not omitted. If you are a fast reader, you should be able to complete the story within three to five minutes. So, read on.
“I was very bright in school. I was a quiet type and I rarely showed off anything. I had friends in my class and some of them like doing things that would make our class teacher notice them. Of course, they were able to achieve the plan because that were very social and knew how to do things that would command the attention of others. Before you knew what was happening, ladies began to hang around them. In my own case, I was very conservative and reserved. I faced my education squarely and did not tolerate anything that was capable of causing me distraction. It did not take a long time before some of our teachers in the school began to notice me. I believed that my class teachers was very proud of me and would always discuss my excellent performance with his colleagues. Right from my elementary school, the remarks on my report sheets had always read something like “Excellent performance, keep it up”, “A Promising Child”. I actually saw myself as a promising child too.
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However along the line, I came in contact with new friends during my tertiary education. They were actually brilliant too but they had a different orientation. They believed and kept telling me that I didn’t need to be a bookworm to succeed in like, especially in this jet age where everything happens “sharp sharp”. They sited examples of people who became millionaire without even had the privilege of going to school. Their sayings began to make sense to me. I suddenly developed that mindset that it doesn’t take decades to become a millionaire nowadays. With the advent of internet, I believe that one day, I would become a millionaire overnight. This affected me psychologically although, it did not stop me from seeing myself as a millionaire in the making. My spirit was very high that one day, I will sure become a millionaire. With internet, a lazy man is a potential millionaire.
I actually became a millionaire overnight. I made one million dollars just in one day. I checked my bank account about five times to be sure that the money was actually there. Every time I checked, I was very happy to see a million dollars stirring at my face. I started planning what to do. In fact, I decided that I needed a good environment for myself so that I could think on what to do with the money. I booked a flight and hotel accommodation online. I searched for good restaurants near me I would lodge and I was able to locate some restaurants. The following day, I set for my vacation which was set to last for just five days. When I arrived at the hotel, I felt I was at the top of the world. Everything about the hotel was superb. I checked their menu list and quickly ordered for the one I thought I would enjoy most. This time around, money was not a concern. It was going to be a room service. I was about eating the food the waiter set before me when I suddenly wake up from my dream. ”So, it was a dream”, I hissed. It began to dawn on me, that the ways I now see things on how to become a millionaire overnight without much efforts may only happen in the night dream. I now started reflecting on people I thought that became millionaire overnight that they did not actually become millionaire overnight. Their millions are as a result of many years of toiling. They had worked in their closets before they came into the limelight.
Even though I am not happy with myself when I suddenly woke up from the dream, I had that experience of what it feels to be a millionaire. I am not giving up my dream of becoming a millionaire but I am now pursuing the dream in a different way. I now understand that there is nothing like becoming a millionaire overnight except you hit a jackpot. Now, I know what to do and the need for patience. Every day I wake up, I now have a specific task to accomplish towards attaining my goal of becoming a millionaire. My future is clearer than when I was living in illusion that one day I would become a millionaire overnight without doing anything tangible that could help me achieve the goal.
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So, for youngsters that are out there, I hope that you will learn from this brief story. The dream of becoming a millionaire overnight without specific plans of what to do to make the dream a reality will surely lead to frustration. Every self-made millionaire has a story to tell. Behind every glory, there is a story. Don’t just be carried away with the glory, try to read the story behind the glory. It is when you do what successful people did that you can become successful too. A word is enough for the wise.