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Segment: Don't Take Financial Advice from Your Poor Parents

What if the biggest difference between people who build wealth in Africa and those who spend their lives complaining about the system isn't how much education they have or how many degrees they collect, but understanding that the entire society operates on mental programming that keeps you trapped like a baby elephant tied to concrete, that the same politicians who mismanage millions while the dollar climbs from 16 cedis to crisis levels are using young people as raw materials for demonstrations while their own children never show up, and that the young person who complains there are no opportunities in Ghana while you can literally wake up tomorrow and sell watermelon bananas or start a container business with 200 cedis has been conditioned to see obstacles where smart people see the easiest place on earth to make money? In this raw and unfiltered conversation on Konnected Minds, we sit down with someone who reveals why we have people who claim they have PhD speak good English blah blah blah but they are not competent to look at Accra when Accra is very dirty, why there are people who are supposed to clean it they've been paid there are people in charge of that but the system must work, why when they travel to London Dubai everywhere every week have you seen the white man construct roads the way they construct gutters in Jacob they don't do that, and why if they are smart some of our leadership not all some of them are not smart and don't have the competence to copy what the white man is doing and bring it here. He breaks down why we spend so much money on Black Stars millions of dollars with qualification bonus winning bonus but the last time they won the African Cup was about 30 something years ago, why we need to collapse GFA because if the GFA president owned it as his own business would he run it the way he's running it, why you will see somebody who has built a school outside this continent and that person will be a deputy minister while somebody who has zero knowledge about education will be a minister, and why when the dollar was 16 cedis we have so called professor the economic messiah whatever and now what are they coming to do when they cannot even do the simple thing of copying what works. But he also confronts the brutal reality of how the education system created this dysfunction. Why the system is there but go back to the beginning of the kind of education we have now it was religious it was for religion it was not for proper school, why some school was celebrating 185 something and who brought that school their intention was to convert us to a particular religion and culture not to develop the minds of people so they can solve problems, why the same people at the top have gone through the same system, and why the education the skill development the execution the supporting institutions and the intentionality is an ecosystem and when you go to any place that is organized it's not just one of them it's everything. He reveals why young people complain about the system saying we're ready to start business but the system is not conducive but where is the system conducive enough for the African, why something was hung on us and we have to change it and if you think the system is not right here therefore you move somewhere then when is it going to change because we are the ones to change them, why don't expect that some politician some government somewhere will make things right so you come because they are thinking of their life and their profile more than you, and why if you're a young man thinking somebody's thinking how you become successful go ahead and think like that but he doesn't think that way. But he also exposes how politicians manipulate the innocent. Why they rally the young ones the innocent young ones behind them and now they start getting themselves into trouble because those guys are not smart, why you see Yuko inviting former ministers and these same people crying there are no jobs no money why is that we are poor Africa when somebody has taken 50 something million Ghana cedis and you are complaining there are no jobs, why you think Ghana is not a good place and you go to Yuko to demonstrate free so and so it means we are not serious, and why politicians are using people as raw materials because they realize they are not serious and have you seen their children be part of the demonstrations. He explains why we as parents have responsibility to teach our children, why some of his videos said if your parents are poor don't take financial advice from your parents unless they have financial knowledge, why he is teaching his children master you don't need to get a job, why his grandmother in the 80s said Ghana is hard and his mom growing up said Ghana is hard so this Ghana is hard started from way back, and why he told himself Ghana is not hard Ghana is the best place to make money if you are smart. But he also confronts why so many people miss the opportunities right in...

11 hr ago · Bonus

Segment: Financial Intelligence Over Religion

What if the biggest difference between people who build wealth and those who spend their lives praying for financial breakthroughs isn't how much faith they have or how many midnight prayers they attend, but understanding that social media is the most powerful tool for change in this era where even Elon Musk is tweeting, that the person with valuable products and services doesn't need to fast for money because money exists where value is exchanged not in heaven, and that the young person who thinks successful people teaching online means they have nothing else to do has been programmed to worship conspicuous consumption while missing the fact that some of these people they think are rich are trapped in debt with bank loans and gathered money they don't personally own? In this raw and unfiltered conversation on Konnected Minds, we sit down with someone who reveals why we've built big businesses big investment big assets with no support from politics or even banks from ourselves, why we built families and have houses that are not a mortgage and we are free, why if you think we were not free we wouldn't be here spending two hours, and why if you ask that question it means that you are not intelligent because the force is in the words that we speak. He breaks down why you think that any ignorant person who has never done anything will come here and speak this and it is changing people's lives and his life is not changing, why this is a person full of football and entertainment because they are not learning, why those who are learning will never ask such questions because they see and it takes one to see one, and why people think that if you have time to share some things it means that you're not busy but a lot of these guys that you think are busy have time to meet their friends and are on social media. But he also confronts the brutal reality of what people mistake for success. Why some of them have two three friends and they meet them every time which means they are occupied but you have priorities, why what we didn't have when we were growing up we are giving to the people now we have to make them available so that people will not make the same mistakes that we made, why this does not mean that we are useless and we sit on social media talking nonsense, and why for him social media is a tool for change. He reveals why the skill to be able to put the frameworks that has worked for you and then teach people and the skill to just make money is two different things, why there are some people who are popular and have the money as you know it but they don't have the ability to teach for people to understand, why it's not because they're busy because they have time to watch football move around chase girls but because they don't think this is critical, and why some of them will even think that they are worthier than us when some of them is just people's money that they have gathered together and some of them is just bank expensive loans. But he also exposes the truth about wealth versus appearance. Why some of them if you ask them even a million themselves they may not even have, why some of them are not cash at all they are not liquid trapped in debt, why because of conspicuous consumption when you see cars and houses you think someone is rich, why somebody will come on the channel and say where is it and somebody said if you are successful why are you teaching people, and why those people are not smart. He explains why in this era even Elon Musk is on Twitter tweeting, why if he's on social media teaching people and they think he doesn't have anything to do that's why he's on social media then they are not smart and don't know what they are talking about, why social media is his TV station with thousands of people across the world watching, why at first you have to go to TV and pay money and beg but today with your smartphone you can say whatever you want to say, and why there is no censorship. But he also confronts the tragedy of what media prioritizes. Why when he went to Kumasi for an event there was no segment for business and mindset, why they had to put him on sports or entertainment and slot him in while they are discussing Kotoko for five minutes, why that was the point he came out and told his team there is a big problem in this country where there is no business and mindset segment on these radio stations, why the closest is religion which is itself manipulative and enslaving more than liberating, and why if you look at the results you will see that the people are not free because if you put a visa there and all your members will move you have not taught them. He reveals why some of them are even praying for the members to get visas which means they are deceiving the people because what the people want is success, why majority of the people who are praying every midnight don't have any valuable product or service to exchange for money, why those who are praying for money saying open financial...

6 days ago · Video

Top 5 High-Income Skills Every African Youth Must Learn to Make Money Online in 2027

How can you make money online in Africa? And do you really need a university degree to build a successful career? On this episode of Konnected Minds Podcast, Derrick Abaitey sits down with Nigerian entrepreneur and digital skills educator Uzoma Oranebo to discuss his journey from earning ₦15,000 a month at Yaba Market to making his first million through e-commerce. Uzoma shares how he spent eight years completing a four-year university course, discovered online business during COVID, made his first six figures selling an e-book, and learned how to sell products online. Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction: From Anger to Opportunity 00:02:59 The Power of Mindset and Environment 00:03:12 The COVID Turning Point: First Ebook Success 00:09:39 From 15K Naira Salary to E-Commerce Success 00:11:58 University Struggles: 8 Years for a 4-Year Degree 00:22:21 Learning E-Commerce: The Mentor Connection 00:33:01 The Reality of Life for Young Nigerians 00:35:15 Top 5 High-Income Skills Breakdown 00:37:50 Copywriting: The Art of Persuasive Selling 00:45:11 Four Business Models Using One Skill 00:50:46 The Mentor Debate: Why Courses Matter 00:55:24 Discipline Over Motivation: Final Wisdom Guest: Uzoma Oranebo Web: https://bossuhziconsult.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/uzoma-oranebo-480b24149 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎙️ ABOUT THE HOST Derrick Abaitey is a Ghanaian entrepreneur, podcast host, and personal development advocate. IG: https://www.instagram.com/derrick.abaitey Web: https://www.abaitey.com/

2 days ago

Rachel Zoe on Making Your Next Act the Best One

Today, Emma Grede sits down with her longtime friend Rachel Zoe. Long before everyone had a personal brand, Rachel built one almost by accident. She was making $23,000 a year as a fashion assistant when a single Britney Spears music video (you might know the one) paid her more than her annual salary. At 25, she went freelance with nothing lined up. What followed changed how so many of us think about style and turned the person behind the clothes into someone we all wanted to know. Now 55, Rachel says she’s in the freest chapter of her life. She and Emma talk about the guilt she carried over how much she earned in her twenties, and why she never slowed down long enough to enjoy any of it. Rachel also reveals why she sold The Zoe Report when she did, and what her sons told her before she said yes to reality TV again. In this episode, you’ll hear: How Rachel built a world around her name and the decisions she would make differently todayWhat younger builders get wrong when they try to engineer a personal brand without the work to back it upWhy she regrets going into business with her husband, and what she wishes they had put in place from the beginningThe financial structure she now believes every woman should have, married or notWhere the money comes from in the Rachel Zoe business todayWhat Rachel is building her next chapter around, and why she believes it's her most exciting one yet

16 Oct · Video

The 20% Rule: Why Your SALARY Is Keeping You Poor – No Fluff, No Excuses | Paul Mante

If your salary is your only source of income, are you one step away from poverty? In this powerful conversation, financial literacy expert Paul Kofi Mante breaks down the money lessons most people never learn in school — and why earning a good salary doesn't automatically make you wealthy. Why do some people work for decades and still struggle financially? Why can someone be highly educated but financially illiterate? And what do wealthy people understand about money that the average person may never be taught? From the dangers of depending entirely on a salary to the difference between saving and investing, this episode challenges the way we think about money, work, wealth, and financial independence. Paul also discusses the importance of investing consistently, managing inflation, building alternative income streams, and taking personal responsibility for your financial future — even when the economic system makes it difficult. Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction: The Poverty Trap of Salary Dependence 00:02:38 Paul's Childhood Struggles and Early Hardships 00:04:21 The UNDP Job That Sparked a Financial Literacy Mission 00:05:46 The Turning Point: Discovering Vision and Purpose 00:09:04 Marriage, Money, and the Balance of Family Income 00:11:13 Educated But Financially Illiterate: The Crisis Explained 00:11:29 The Journey to Financial Independence Begins 00:16:49 Understanding Risk and the DDEP Crisis Recovery 00:18:36 Investment Options Explained: Treasury Bills to Mutual Funds 00:34:53 The Teacher Who Makes 80,000 Cedis Monthly in Interest 00:40:17 Five Essential Areas of Financial Planning 00:41:12 Why You Shouldn't Make Your Children Your Retirement Plan 00:48:58 The 2,000 Cedis Salary Challenge and Practical Solutions 00:50:20 The 10-20-70 Principle for Every Income Level 00:53:57 The Poverty of Time: Ghana's Infrastructure Crisis 01:01:54 Starting Financial Education: From Secondary School to Age 21 01:05:20 Why Salary Increases Don't Solve Financial Problems 01:09:49 Operation One Million: Building Wealth Over Time 01:16:22 Money and the Four Glass Balls of Life 01:18:52 Final Challenge: Create Your Financial Future or Accept What Shows Up Guest: Paul Mante IG: https://www.instagram.com/paulkofimante/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-mante-7861ba7b ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎙️ ABOUT THE HOST Derrick Abaitey is a Ghanaian entrepreneur, podcast host, and personal development advocate. IG: https://www.instagram.com/derrick.abaitey Web: https://www.abaitey.com/

2 days ago · Bonus

Segment: Poverty Is Not Default - Be Intentional About Your Life

What if the biggest difference between people who lift themselves out of poverty and those who stay trapped isn't how much education they have or how many degrees they collect, but understanding that life is a choice and when you are struggling you must know what to choose and what you do with your resources, that the world is designed to keep people confused by bombarding them with entertainment and politics from morning to evening while the very things that will help you lift yourself are not on wholesale and you must go search for them, and that the young person who spends their time watching football and debating on unnecessary things while they can't pay their rent is asleep and life will beat them because life is dangerous when you are poor? In this raw and unfiltered conversation on Konnected Minds, we sit down with someone who reveals why everybody gets a chance to hear something that will lift them from their misery and human beings are not that dumb, why life is fair and God is fair so even though you were born in poverty there will be some condition some experience that will bring some kind of entry into you lifting yourself up, why if you don't have what to eat where to sleep and you're confused about your life you cannot continue to sedate yourself, and why those who succeed in this life are people who have sobriety of heart and are ready to learn like dry sponge because if you don't have that disposition it will be very difficult for you to succeed in life. He breaks down why when you are in a situation and it's difficult and you're still arguing talking back you'll be there forever, why the world does not argue when you're struggling but anytime they put anything that will lift you out of your bondage then they come out with arguments, why look at the things that we discuss on the radio from morning to evening and tell me which one of them will add value to you if you're struggling, and why the precious things in life are not everywhere and you must go and look for them and that's the sacrifice that you have to make because poverty is by default not righteous. But he also confronts the brutal reality of what education fails to teach. Why if you see a bare land what would generate on that bare land is not organized fruit but weed because that's the system entropy, why any time you go anywhere that is organized you can be certain that over 90 percent of the time somebody is intentional about it, why when you're a young man and you want to succeed you must be intentional about your life and what are the priorities that you have to pay attention to, and why your finances is key because money is like blood in your system and if your system does not have blood you're gone and in this life almost everything that you're crying for has some link with money. He reveals why you must have the information how to make money how to organize it and how to make sure that you have enough to live for yourself and for others and for your family, why if you don't have this primary education you don't have education, why intentionally they took all your degrees and they took this thing out so you come out of school and you still don't have a sense of priority of what is critical or the most critical things in life, and why they debate but once you're debating you think you are rehearsing for life when you're not rehearsing for life because you're living life and life is life not college. But he also exposes why so many people reach 50 years still unaware with their minds on suspension. Why there are many people without any plan for their life who don't know where their life is going because the basic information they need they didn't have it, why they are not in full control of their lives and don't even have self confidence, why one of the feelings you have when you are not confident or when you don't know what you're doing or when you're wasting your destiny is that every time you get up in the morning you don't feel like you are in charge of your life, and why the moment you become aware you start to be intentional about your life with how you spend your time where you go what you eat the people you talk to what you read what you watch because it means that now you have become alive and that's where the consciousness comes in. He explains why you cannot succeed in this life when you are asleep and many people are asleep, why when you are struggling and watching football you are asleep, why you can't pay your rent and you are watching TV debating on unnecessary things means you are asleep, why life will beat you and life is dangerous when you are poor, and why we are not trivializing school but the truth is that we have to come to that point to tell them to change it because so long as we think it's important and we see the results then they won't change it. But he also confronts the tragedy of wasted potential in our education system. Why you go to university and some people are spending their life to...

13 hr ago

How to Think Like the Wealthy: Denzel Washington's Secrets to Success

How to Think Like the Wealthy is not just a mindset; it's a way of life that Denzel Washington exemplifies in his powerful speech. In this episode, Denzel shares invaluable insights into adopting a wealthy mindset that goes beyond financial success. Discover the principles that can transform your thinking and elevate your life. If you've ever wondered how the most successful people approach challenges and opportunities differently, this speech will guide you through their thought processes. Learn to overcome obstacles, embrace resilience, and empower your journey to greatness. Are you ready to unlock your potential? Listen now and take the first step towards thinking like the wealthy! #wealthy #mindset #motivation #DenzelWashington #success #inspiration #selfimprovement #personaldevelopment #wealthmindset #motivationalSpeech how to think like the wealthy, denzel washington motivational speech, wealth mindset, success principles, mindset mastery, personal growth, motivation, inspiration, self improvement, overcoming obstacles, transform your life, unlock potential, empower your journey, resilience, successful mindset, financial success, life lessons, motivational tips, achieve greatness, leadership, positive thinking, goal setting, denzel washington, mindset shift, success stories, self empowerment, motivational advice, personal development, inspirational speech, wealth creation, positive mindset, growth mindset, changing your life, becoming wealthy, wealth building

14/04/2019

#67 Conrad Hilton: Hilton Hotel Dynasty

What I learned from reading The Hiltons: The True Story of an American Dynasty by J. Randy Taraborrelli. 100 years ago he was a man with $5000 to his name (0:01) the curse of the ambitious/early life + work (6:35) Conrad Hilton is inspired by Helen Keller's optimism (13:00) the first Hilton hotel + more failed businesses (14:45) Conrad at 32 years old /falling back into the Hotel business by accident (25:30) losing it all / The Great Depression (35:00) The Great Depression's effect on his business and marriage (49:00) Conrad's advice on how to make decisions (56:22) Conrad Hilton's philosophy on money (1:03:47) it is important to have friends around you that increase your ambition (1:11:30) the regrets of Conrad Hilton (1:23:48) ---- Founders Notes gives you the ability to tap into the collective knowledge of history's greatest entrepreneurs on demand. Use it to supplement the decisions you make in your work. Get access to Founders Notes here. ---- “I have listened to every episode released and look forward to every episode that comes out. The only criticism I would have is that after each podcast I usually want to buy the book because I am interested so my poor wallet suffers. ” — Gareth Be like Gareth. Buy a book: All the books featured on Founders Podcast

11 Aug

Dr Cindy Trimm: How To Master Yourself And Build The Life You Want

In this week's episode, Vusi sits in conversation with Dr Cindy Trimm. She is a globally recognized business leader, best-selling author, keynote speaker, and former senator of Bermuda. Named among Ebony magazine’s Power 100 list of top influencers, she is widely respected for translating deep principles of human development, leadership, and personal growth into practical strategies that empower individuals and organizations worldwide. She believes that leadership is about influence and unlocking the hidden, God-given potential in others so they can maximize their purpose and leave the world better than they found it. In the episode they discuss: -Self Mastery -Creating the life that you want -Leadership And many more. Enjoy...

3 days ago · Bonus

Segment: School Wasn't Designed to Prepare You for Life

What if the biggest difference between people who build wealth and those who stay poor isn't how much education they have or how many degrees they collect, but understanding that the entire school system was designed not to make you successful but to make you employable, that spending hours watching football and celebrity lifestyles while claiming you don't have data for life changing conversations is the exact programming keeping you trapped, and that the young person who depends on their carpenter father for chop money two years after university graduation has invested years learning something that isn't even designed to prepare them for the life they're now expected to live? In this raw and unfiltered conversation on Konnected Minds, we sit down with someone who reveals why this whole school thing is not working anymore and we shouldn't deceive ourselves, why you are expecting something from something that is not designed to give, why it's just like finishing primary school and knowing how to pronounce ABCD but they say you're going to face life because you can write ABCD when we are talking about life not basic literacy, and why there are many young minds who have finished university and still don't know what to do with their lives because we expect too much from this particular entity. He breaks down why school is okay somewhere but if you don't go somewhere you can still give yourself that training for life, why we are putting so much importance on this and when you have it and you cannot succeed then you feel like you're a failure when in the first place you didn't have what it would take you to build this life, why it's just like training a carpenter and then expecting that carpenter to do surgery on you because the training is different, and why we are talking of succeeding in life but school trains you to be able to read academically. But he also confronts the brutal origins of our education system. Why we didn't design this current education ourselves, why some British and Europeans came and said they have to put us through school to civilize us to think and behave like them but not as the best of them but as their servants, why you are speaking your own language but they say you will not use that language to be taught in that school that they brought, and why today if a young person wants to become a doctor they know they have to go to medical school for between four to seven years but if somebody wants to prepare themselves for life where is the curriculum for that. He reveals why the answer is personal education, why you don't need that structured system because life does not give you a structured program, why school people when they come out ask questions wanting a template an example mentorship wanting you to give them the exact procedures because that is the regimen they went through, why life is not like that and that's why when you have come out of school you are afraid to take risk because life is full of uncertainties, and why now it's easy because that smartphone that laptop everything is there and you can go to ChatGPT and ask how can I do this and step by step it will give you everything. But he also exposes what's really stopping people from accessing this information. Why if people are not doing it then what is stopping them is they don't know they are not aware that such information exists, why 90 percent of people when they go on social media watch things that will not add value to them, why you go to TikTok and see oh this lady was in China and 50,000 people watching listening to something that will not benefit them, and why if someone teaching about money and life is on live can they have 10K people watching when the conversation about money can feel very uncomfortable because there's responsibility involved and many people don't want responsibility they want magic. He explains why the things that will not put the work in their hands are what people consume because they are waiting for something supernatural to happen to them, why if you're watching football you're just enjoying not thinking, why if you're dancing to music you're not thinking, why we shouldn't take that out of life but it should not be the main thing, and why these guys who are using their data and Wi-Fi to watch Neymar they don't have money but they know everything about Neymar they know everything about celebrities their lifestyle their girlfriends but can they spend those same hours to invest in themselves consuming information that will add value to them. But he also confronts the tragedy of misplaced priorities. Why people will sit down watching football happy happy happy for what when at a certain point in life you need to understand that without money or without certain basic things you need in life you are suffering and those things you can acquire are just around you, why our people are not ready to look for it, why someone spends four years in school and after school their mother who was a...

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