7. Hard work is the open secret to success
He who has a slack hand becomes poor, But the hand of the diligent makes rich. (Proverbs 10:4 NKJV)
Everybody hates poverty, but not everybody hates slackness. Everybody likes riches, but not everybody likes hard work. According to the Bible, poverty is not a result of a lack of opportunity, but a lack of hard work. Poverty is not a result of a lack of ability, it comes because of laziness. What separates a rich man from a poor man, is hard work. Nothing more, nothing less. It is the hand of the diligent that makes rich.