I was talking with my editor the other day and she mentioned that your priorities should always be “people first, money second, and things last.”  After thinking about that concept for a brief moment I said, “You know what, it has to work that way,” this concept of “people first, money second, and things last” is not just some grand suggestion, it is the way it must work in order for you to succeed.

I thought, “If you don’t take care of people, you won’t have any money, and if you don’t care of your money, you won’t be able to buy any things.”

So today I want to discuss how to properly take care of people, so that you can get the money to buy the things that you desire.

You may be thinking, “Money and things aren’t all that important!  Life is about love and joy and peace.”  And while I’m not discounting love and joy and peace, I’m also not talking about those things today.  This particular article is about money.  And while money isn’t everything, it is an extremely important element to your life…you need to have it.

If I have a Rolls Royce, I can take “one” wheel off of the vehicle and it won’t function properly; I don’t have to “blow-up” the entire car.  Money is “one” thing that you need in order for your life to function properly. 

Don’t run from money, embrace it.  Study money, study what causes it to ebb and flow, if you do, the amount of money you have will multiply.

People

Solomon wrote, “Where there is no vision, the people perish.”  And I agree with that, but I think it’s also worth noting that, where there are no people, the vision will perish.  If your life is to function properly, if your vision is to be fulfilled, you are going to need people.

Why do you need people? 

Because you need someone to give to; you can’t receive, if you don’t give.  People are the soil that your gifts and talents must be planted into, if you ever want to receive a “harvest.”  To the degree that you plant into people, will be to the degree that you receive a “harvest.”

If you give little of yourself to people, then you will receive a little “harvest,” if you give much to people, then you will receive a big “harvest.”  If you plant value into people, then you will receive a valuable “harvest.”

The Harvest

“Money” is the harvest in which I am referring to here, and how much money you have is in direct proportion to the number of people you are giving solutions to.  People pay for solutions; people support the vision of those who provide them with solutions.  You really don’t need more money, what you really need are more solutions.

If you provide solutions to a large number of people, then you will make large sums of money, if you provide solutions to a few, then you will make little money.

Money is the reward for solving problems for your fellow man.  Whose problems are you solving?  Who needs you?  Who are you planting seeds into?

If you plant good seeds, then you will receive a good harvest?  If you plant bad seeds into society, then you will reap a bad harvest.  So don’t try to rob your fellow man, those seeds won’t yield a beneficial harvest.  In other words, nothing can come from corn, but corn, nothing from apples but apples.

The Conclusion

If you’re not happy with the amount of money that you currently have, the answer is simple; you must find a way to solve more problems for more people. 

It will serve you well to solve the problems in which you are best fitted to solve.  This is why it’s important that you discover your passion, and use it in serving others.  Use your creativity to find a way to solve problems for people, and they will gladly pay you in return.

When you take care of people, the money and things will follow!  However, never forget the avenues in which money and things flow into your life, and keep the cycle going; keep serving people.

Its “people” who constantly need to be serviced, so serve people the way you would want to be served.  Serve them faithfully, and if you serve enough people, you will have all the money you desire.  If you serve people well, they will ensure you never want.  If you serve them well, they will love you.

Thank you for reading, please stumble or tweet!

Please Read: A special thanks to the over 1000 individuals who have signed up for my weekly motivational e-mails!  I’ve started a series titled 101 success tips.  Every week I will send out one success tip that I’m personally working on, and that you should be working on as well.  I’ll see you at the top!

Thank you for reading mrselfdevelopment.com, where every article expands your mind, increases your faith, and changes your life.

If you’ve enjoyed reading this article please subscribe to my “RSS Feed” or click here to get my articles e-mailed to you for free.  Also feel free to submit this page to your favorite social media site.