Success is often defined with how much material wealth you are able to accumulate. Often too we associate being rich with graft and corruption, greed and deceit. Well Br. Bo Sanchez will disagree.
To those who know him, he is an inspiring Catholic lay preacher. Those who regularly attend The Feast at the Ultra every Sunday mornings can attest that he is an inspiration and a true servant of God. He writes and contributes articles to many ShepherdsVoice Publications like KERYGMA, FISH and MUSTARD. He has also written numerous books and articles about love, growing in abundance, facing fears, among other topics. And he never stops there.
He has established a number of communities to address the many needs of the people like ANAWIM, the center for the elderly; Light of Jesus, charismatic and renewal community and just recently, Grace to be Born, a center for teenage pregnant girls or women in crisis.
No wonder he has received awards like the Serviam Award given by the Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA), the Golden Gavel Awards from Toastmasters International and TOYM Award from no less than the president herself, Gloria Arroyo, for the many outstanding accomplishments he has made.
By the way, he is also an entrepreneur. No he doesn't make money out of the love offerings given every Sunday. He said that himself. He makes a living doing what he loves -- speaking and writing.
So what do these things have to do with being rich and successful? There are 3 points worthy of your attention here.
#1 Success is not about getting but about GIVING. The same is true with richness. A man's true wealth can be measured by how much he has given. Remember the Bible Story on an old woman who dropped 2 coins in the temple as oppose to the rich man who gave one bag of gold coins? Why was the old woman more pleasing to God? BECAUSE SHE HAS GIVEN ALL THAT SHE HAS AND NOT FROM HER EXCESS.You're NOT ENCOURAGE give up your money! Learn to share not just your treasures but your time and talent as well to serve others. You will be greatly rewarded.
#2 Know your God's gifts. Br. Bo realize that he can make money with his gifts of speaking and writing. If you search about his business ventures, the primary ones are related to his talents. From there, he ventured to other not-so-related ones like the stock market and real estate.
# 3 To be rich, you must think rich. It has been said that poverty is just in the head. If you think you are poor, you are. If you think you are rich, you are. It's not just a play of words. It's more of conditioning. To think rich is to be creative in finding ways to earn more money. To think rich is to be resourceful and open to opportunities to grow money THE LEGAL WAY.
We are rich if we nurture the talents God gave us to benefit not only ourselves nor our loved ones, but every one, for we all have the right to experience God's abundance in this life.
The ultimate purpose of wealth is to help others. -- Bo Sanchez
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