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Fin24 user Ann Wilson was inspired by Madiba's legacy to share her thoughts on financial freedom. She writes:

Goodbye Madiba - I tried not to cry but I couldn’t.

As a child of your Africa my heart was opened by you, you showed me anything is possible, you taught me how to forgive, how to be brave, how to hold on to my dreams and believe nothing is impossible.

It’s been an emotional time. Two years ago, my mum died. I was blessed to be by her side as she ended her journey and like you, she taught me the power of love.

Within every one of us is an idea, a possibility, a thought that has never quite gone away. You may tell yourself it's a childish fantasy. Perhaps it is. And that's precisely why we must rescue it from the shivering shadows.

Madiba and my mum have finished their journeys, they did what they came here to do. Now the baton has been passed to us. It is time to let our children live in the light. We're strong enough to watch over them and protect them from the beasts that would devour them.

This "thought that has never quite gone away" provides you with a perspective not fully understood by those around you.  This is probably one of your "life messages", a note you carry from God to the rest of us.

We are terrified to deliver life messages. I'm not entirely sure why. But I do know that life gains considerably when its message is brought into the light.

If you will share your secret belief, your special perception, you can step into an exciting world full of light. Yes, some people will think you're crazy. That's the price you pay.

This is my secret belief.

With all my heart, I believe a world of financial prosperity for all is possible.

We live in a beautiful world, a world rich with natural resources, energy, creativity and inspirational people. This is truly a magical place we get to call home.

Despite its abundant wealth, we are also in a world full of scarcity. So many people have forgotten or never learnt the art of personal financial prosperity, and how to create a self-replenishing feast of their lives.

I believe our freedom depends upon the personal financial prosperity and responsibility of each one of us. In my heart I know we can change our current reality of financial slavery to achieve this destiny and birthright of freedom.
 
We can become the beacon of inspiration for all generations to come. We can be the generation who learns to respect the value of money and directs our resources consciously for good.

The generation who takes responsibility for our own financial well-being with integrity and self respect, the generation who provides for ourselves, our families, our communities and our nations what we all desire - financial freedom.
 
My mission is to help free as many of my brothers and sisters as possible from the self-made prisons of debt and slavery of financial ignorance. We are not educated in the one area that we all need for survival.

I am here to teach as many people as possible the simple recipes of abundant wealth, and inspire you to create the financial prosperity you and this world deserves and are meant for.

As Madiba passes I recognise this desire for financial freedom is not simply personal, but global. I am reminded by his teachings that now that I am financially free, I must live in a way that enhances that freedom for others too.

I'm inviting you to cast off your chains and join me in picking up the baton and walking side by side on the long walk to financial freedom.

So the question remains: what is your secret belief? Will you keep stepping up to create a better and better world? Will you use the gifts Madiba gave us well? Will you give your gifts with an open heart, and contribute more than you take?

I know we have everything within us to create a world of peace, a world of abundance and love.

In my love and respect for them both, I'm re-committing today to shine my light, to live my dreams and my purpose and play full-out on my journey here, no matter how scary and unobtainable that dream may feel at times. I hope you will too.

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 - Fin24

*Ann Wilson is a self-made millionaire on a mission to empower others to become free from financial enslavement and discover that money management doesn't have to be dull, dry or confusing.

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