Money is usually attracted, not pursued.
Activity leads to productivity!
The book you don't read won't help.
The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what one wants and not give in to it, to spend years in silent hurt wondering if something could have materialized - never knowing.
Your philosophy determines whether you will go for the disciplines or continue the errors.
Be a student, not a follower. Take interest in what someone says, then debate it, ponder it, and consider it from all angles.