The woman described in the bible book of Genesis 3:6, is the woman who saw how beautiful the tree is and how good its fruits would be to eat and took action. This woman as is written in Genesis 2:18 was made to be a helper to the man, Adam.
The bible describes Adam as down to earth. The creatives of the Woman Eve, in particular her desire for the good things in the garden of Aden, caused this man to be cursed, to work very hard to keep her.
Prof James Williams, a Harvard University don credited with being the authority in human relations said in 1923 that “actions seem to follow feelings. That by regulating action, which is more under direct control of the will, we can directly control the feelings, which is not”.
The wisdom of Prof James Williams has been supported by a more recent research by Sonja Lyubomirsky, professor of psychology and author of the How of Happiness. He found from his research that 50% of individual differences in happiness are governed by genes, 10% by life circumstances, and the remaining 40% by what we do and how we think.
Sonja Lyubomirsky says that “the secret to happiness lies in that 40 percent. If we observe genuinely happy people, we find that they do not just sit around being contented. They make things happen. They pursue new understandings, seek new achievements, and control their thoughts and feelings.”
Author Kim Kiyosaki of the Rich Woman philosophy describes the Rich Woman as one who desires to take charge of her money and indeed of her life. She is discussing the one has chosen to seek new understandings, seek new achievements, and control her thoughts and feelings. On the subject money, investing, cash flow, and taking charge of your financial life, the rich woman is a rare one.
The Woman I see in the streets has more the intention to be a rich than she really is. Take a deep look at the Woman, and you will notice that they hold very strong feelings about negative changes in the size and contents of the wardrobe, the holidays, the shopping trips and many such items of art that define a woman’s power.
Yet the idea of a rich woman who desires to take charge of her money and indeed of her life quickly gives way to dependence. The Woman spends precious hours in shopping malls comparing asset prices, choosing between colours, discriminating between flavours and many more qualities. They are thorough at this art or science, whichever side it fits better. They have the talent to be rich, but they will always have a purse.
I believe it is possible to actually have more rich women than men. However, this freedom will only come when the Woman begins to make things happen. When they pursue new understandings, seek new achievements, and control their thoughts and feelings.
Only then will they make meaningful new-year plans and cause action in motion to achieve them. When they can at last claim financial discipline and more control especially of feelings around what to buy and whether to buy now or never at all.
The woman of today has a purse all the time, it contain all “assets.” May be they have never considered what the contents truly are in financial terms.
Patrick Wameyo, Financial Literacy Educator and a Small Businesses consultant at Financial Academy & Technologies. #pwameyo, and [email protected]
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