What Would You Do If You Won The Lottery?

November 13, 2015

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There are very few lucky ones amongst us who hit that Multi Mega Millions jackpot and become a multi-millionaire overnight. But still most regular people dream about winning the lottery.

But ask yourself are you really prepared to make your dreams a reality with all this money? What steps would you take once you win big?

Sure most people have some plans like buying a Range Rover (not just me!), go on a world trip or shift into a bigger mansion. What happens after you win the jackpot? Read on to know.

There are many instances of people across the globe who were not able to handle the sudden influx of money as they were not prepared for it. As a result, they were not able to take the best decisions and soon lost all their money or fell prey to vices of life. Think of Michael Linskey from South Boston. He won about 14 million and as of today he is on trial for crimes like money laundering, murder and extortion. Statistics show that there are very few winners who were able to make good choices when it came to lottery money.

There is nothing wrong in buying lottery tickets, but there is something wrong in weaving your dream around chance to make your financial problems go away. Nevertheless, there is no substitute for hard work.

This same mindset should be adopted when growing your small business. You can always focus on your inner most desires and stay motivated to work hard towards fulfilling your dreams. You can go ahead buy lottery tickets. However, one should also work hard side by side. This is just like business – you can invest in fancy products and new technology but that won’t guarantee an overnight success. When you do hit the jackpot, you should know how to handle the prize money. This means having the right systems in place before you scale up and profit from your business.

No matter what goals we have in life, it is possible to achieve our dreams by hard work, commitment and patience. It is important to set goals and visualize where you want to see yourself after 5 or 10 years. But just goals setting is not enough, you need to show commitment towards them. Lack of commitment will mean half-hearted efforts and mediocre results. Commitment is very important and so is planning for the right action. Without action, nothing is going to move and your dream business will not become a reality.

If you look at most of the successful people around you, they are not there because they won the lottery. They are rich and successful today because of the hard work and commitment they showed towards their goals.

Top achievers know the route to take in order to reach their goals. You too can be one of them and be successful in your life. Achieving success and making your business dream a reality because of your hard work is much more satisfying than winning the lottery.

Take the actions to win big, don’t leave it to chance.