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Black Politics, Life, Finances

Knowledge over Faith

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How does your mindset affect your financial success?

I think that your mindset can be detrimental to your financial success because it will stop you from getting the knowledge or tools that you need while hoping and having faith that things will work out.

I have seen so many people that have faith or hope things will work out and yes you can get lucky but for the average person financial success and luck don’t really mix. You need a plan and to take some actionable steps in order to achieve financial success.

A few years ago I had a TThoughts Podcast series called Fall Finances that was going through some steps that strengthened my financial literacy. I have a wonderfully creative mind and the ability to imagine anything can happen for me but the only thing that helped me get financial success was starting to put money away as well as getting knowledge about the steps I could take to get more money.

If I relied on my mindset alone, I would be in my late 30s hoping to meet some millionaire that would sweep me off my feet and activate the soft life we all dream of. Instead I chose to learn from the wise people around me and realized that a budget isn’t always the best way to achieve financial success. You cannot budget yourself into having more money so in time I learnt that I needed to make more money and that would allow me to achieve more financial stability.

I have witnessed a lot of people especially in the Black community that operate with a mindset of God will provide and relying more on prosperity pastors instead of learning a skill that will actually allow them to get out of the situation that they are in. I understand a big part of knowledge is having the context to know that learning this skill will allow you to do X but there are a lot of people that think just believing or having faith will ensure financial success but that is just not true. This is why you see so many people falling for MLM scams, they think that believing is going to get them financial success yet it is simply not true.

I have seen so many people that are not very positive but they are in a great financial position. You need knowledge, consistency and a solid plan and that will impact your financial success more than any mindset.

Travel

Best and Worst Airport

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What’s the best and worst airport you’ve been to?

It feels wrong to name and shame but I was literally just thinking about this so here we go.

In my opinion the worst airport I’ve been to is Addis Ababa. Hear me out, I know it deals with ALOT of traffic and as an African I am truly grateful but I hate that airport. I hated it when they barely had seats inside in the early 2000’s and I hate it now that they do have seats. It always feels chaotic which I don’t think is helped by the fact that a lot of people don’t speak English. Yes I know everyone doesn’t need to speak English but if you are accepting that volume of traffic some English is helpful to those using the airport. However I will mention if you get a long transit and can stay in the Skylight hotel, you should take it. It’s a beautiful hotel, you will be a little confused as to how to get there but it is worth the hassle.

Now for my favourite. Schiphol Airport is my favourite. You can find a stretchy seat, it’s got some good stores and the most adorable little library. Every-time I get there it gives me that “airporty feeling” I used to get when I was little and started travelling.

I will also make an honourable mention of an airport I visited in Cayo Coco, Cuba and to my surprise the had cats running around in the airport! Imagine my surprise waking up from a nap and seeing a few cats running around 😳🤨 I would have complained but I seem to have been the only one bothered by this development or realization

Life, relationships

On New Year’s Day

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How did you meet your significant other?

So the story goes. . .

I went out with one of my besties on New Year’s Eve and what a night! It was such a good time I lost my AirPod! Yet again I was in England and had lost an AirPod.

I tried to find it but decided that incase I needed to buy new AirPods I would take the bus and save the taxi fare for the replacement AirPods. So off I went on my search, no luck with finding the AirPod so i had to take the bus home. I decided let me use the bathroom in Wethespoon as it was almost an hour bus ride.

As I went in I looked up and felt someone looking at me, I didn’t really think much of it. I was on a “break” from dating that was technically ending on that day but it felt a little too early to even be thinking about it, plus I was heartbroken about my AirPod.

Long story short a few weirdos later I was sitting in the bus and I heard “Can I sit?” I laughed, shrugged my shoulders and said something sarcastic like “It’s a free bus” but he insisted “Yes, buttt can I sit?” “I guess” I said laughing and as the youth would say the rest is history.

Or so the story goes.

Life, Zimbabwe

Saying Sorry

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What’s a cultural tradition from your country that you love?

I try not to do this as much but in Zimbabwe when something bad happens so let’s say you tell me ooo I fell, we would normal say sorry. But after moving from Zimbabwe the response I would get is why are you sorry? It’s not your fault. I would be thinking I know it’s not my fault but I’m sorry that happened to you, in the sense that I empathize with you and the unfortunate thing that occurred.

I think I don’t say sorry in empathy as much any more but that is a cultural tradition I love from from my country.

P.s. The fact that we always try to give a little gift when visiting someone is also something that gets an honourable mention

Happy Sunday Everyone and if it’s not a happy Sunday “Sorry” 😅😘