How Much Money Does Bill Gates Have

In 2008 it was estimated that Bill Gates had about 45.6 billion dollars. More fascinating than this huge amount of wealth however is the fact that this question is literally asked hundreds of times a day. What this means is that hundreds of people are wasting their time wondering “How much money does Bill Gates have?” When in fact they could be trying to obtain a fantastic financial situation for themselves.

Lets pretend 5 people walked into a room and asked you the question “How much money does Bill Gates have?”

So person A comes up and says “How Much Money Does Bill Gates Have?” One response could be 45.6 billion dollars, but a more appropriate response would be “Not as much as I will one day have.” This shows that you are focused on the success of yourself and not the possessions of others.

Now person A leaves and person B comes in and askes “How Much Money Does Bill Gates Have?” This person obviously will never be able to obtain success for themselves because they are already locked in the dream world where you only think of what “could be.” You should tell this person to ask instead “How many days until I have more money than Bill Gates?”

Person B leaves motivated for success and holds the door for person C. They ask “How much money does Bill Gates have?” Angry you respond “More than you will ever have if you always focus on the success of others.” At first person C is shocked but then they realize that you are right and they begin to set up goals each and every day rather than thinking about what other people have.

Nevertheless person D comes trudging in and asks “How much money does Bill Gates have?” Seeing that person D clearly regards Bill Gates as some person with special powers you bring him back to Earth by saying “More than he had when he had $0.” Person D realizes that Bill Gates started out exactly as he did and that in fact attainting that wealth is not impossible.

Lastly person E walks in and demands “How much money does Bill Gates have?” You pull out a list of the mistakes that Bill Gates has made in his life and it is over 1000 pages long and say “ A few dollars for every one of these mistakes.” A light bulb goes off in person E’s head and he realizes failure is just a learning experience and that without it you can not know the joy of success.

The point of that little story is to show that questions like “How much money does Bill Gates have” are just ways that we make our goals of financial freedom seem even further a way. I hope that you gleaned a tip from each lettered person and that you know what it takes to stop asking “How much money does Bill Gates make” and instead ask “How can I out do Bill Gates today?” All you have to do is set up goals, set up a routine, continue through your failures and have a group help you. Change your life today, stop asking “How much money does Bill Gates Have” and use those precious seconds to climb one step higher on that mountain of success.