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GUESTLIST 2016 / ISSUE 92 9 So you have made it, good position, good jobe, business going well, now what? Nice position :) 1. Property First up, buy some property, get you some great freehold properties. Then you can spunk some cash and whatever happens you will be cool for the rest of your life. I made the mistake of spending my early money on high risk investments (the music business duh!) a lot of fun but only good times and relationships to show for it (so no real regrets :)) But if I had put my first money into property and then taken risks, I would be much richer right now! 2. Travel Get properties abroad, take your good friends away a few times a year enjoy life and the world and new cultures. This helps you appreciate what you have and find yourself. :) 3. Get happy You are in a good position so now it is time to think about those less fortunate than you. If you could make a massive contribution to the world, what would you do? Not necessarily just financial but if you put your energies toward helping others you will find there is no way to not feel good. The universe has a way of leading you in the right direction if you put out the right energy. It sounds crazy but also logical. Help people and be nice, people will be nice to you and people that will will uplift you will gravitate towards you. 4. Network Meet some go-getters, those on the wave of trying to do something with their life, those really going for it will respect your hustle and early success and this will open many doors for you. Once you choose a business angle or a way to help people you will soon be gravitating in new circles, you will find a mentor and before long become a mentor :) 5. Do it big! The saying "Start as you mean to go on" comes to mind. Look what you have achieved! What could you possibly achieve in the future? Life is not about money, but what you do with money and your life. Make it worth something. Make a priority list… • Maybe something like • Buy property • Start a fun / ethical business • Have fun • Save the world (Green energy, tasty vegan food, get inspiration from films like Billions For Change! :) • Or something along those lines :) Make it happen! Your parents are proud now make a list of what would make you proud of yourself! Focused on civil conflict between the government and rebels, or on conflict between Congo and its neighbours Rwanda and Uganda, they rarely highlight the involvement of foreign governments in Congo's war. It's easy to criticise developing nations and their corrupt leaders. More difficult is to unearth the extent of the network of those controlling the conflict, and unmask the puppet masters with the resources to cover their tracks – the USA, Britain, France and Germany. Since independence, Congo was left a clear target for looting, being one of the world's greatest resources of precious minerals, many essential to technology. Its neighbours, Rwanda and Uganda, loot it for all it's worth. And who gets the minerals? We do - the USA and Europe. Warlords control the mines and their resources. Behind the warlords are the international investors which trade with them, getting coltan from Congolese mines into your iPad. Whilst in many countries, it is completely legal to purchase conflict minerals, many minerals get to us via anonymous companies who operate in anonymous offshore tax havens. As usual, big business is behind millions of deaths. How the UN can send peacekeeping missions into Congo whilst the USA buys resources stolen from Congo by Rwanda under clear violations of the constitution and human rights is an insult. Similarly, how can the BBC investigate civil battles in Congo and fail to investigate the journey of technological minerals from Congo to the Apple store? Humanitarian failures all round. Often legal, this abusive relationship between western countries and Congo is a diluted slave trade. Leaders of western countries should legislate for complete transparency in trade with Africa. If the BBC, CNN, Fox News, CBS and any other media group really care about the plight of the Congolese, they should investigate the global supply of gold, diamonds, cobalt, coltan and every other conflict mineral. All the mainstream western media outlets, including the Washington Post and the BBC, are guilty of tunnel vision when it comes to Congo. MADE IT NOW WHAT FOLLOW @GUESTLISTDOTNET GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF CONGO'S WAR For parties go to guestlist.net BAD HISTORY

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