Wealth Creation Blog

When people read a post like the last one, or read a mentor like Jamie McIntyre who tells them that they are the ones who really control their money, they are, understandably, reluctant to agree. They have been trained for too long to believe that the banking establishments call the shots. They have been brought up to be responsible citizens who pay their bills—even at their own expense. And as we said, it is not wrong to meet your financial obligations (although you will learn through wealth creation there are more ways to do that and still get out of debt, build wealth, and be a financial success). What is wrong is to relinquish that precious power of choice that we talked about.

What Happens When You Call The Shots

When you call the shots with your finances and income, you make a priority of you. That frees monies to invest and build wealth upon. That wealth attracts more wealth (Law of Attraction), and together they lay the foundation of your future financial freedom and capabilities. And over time, you become a wealthy person with money in the bank.

Now that you are that person, then what? That power of choice grows by percentages, with every dollar saved and made.

Having money, being wealthy, gives you control—leverage—over banks and creditors. These establishments don’t really like people to be wealthy because they lose control themselves when that happens. Suddenly you cannot be scared off by the need for a creditor’s approval, or the necessity of keeping a clean, high credit score. Suddenly you have people coming to you, clambering to get your business. Suddenly you are a powerful, wealthy, financial being with a great abundance of choice and options before you.

Now think this through a bit more. What if you did do some damage to your credit and finances in the past? What if prioritizing you upset some of those financial powers that be? What is to become of you?

Nothing. You, as a now wealthy, motivated financial being, still have all the benefits of wealth. You still are a person to be sought after and valued. You still have great choice and control.

Money has a way of healing past financial wounds. This means that no matter what occurred in the past, building wealth will repair that in the future. It won’t happen, though, if you do not build that wealth and power to begin with, and that won’t happen if you do not embrace the choices given to you and prioritize your financial future.

One of the best quotes that you could embody and accept as truth is this one –

“My life is all about choice.”

Why is that so critical? How could something so simplistic be so imperative to creating wealth? Let’s explore that now…

Why Choice Matters

There are many obvious reasons why having choices and options is important. When you have choice you can choose what you want to pursue, what interests or direction of wealth creation you’d most like to explore. But there is an even more fundamental reason why choice matters, and that comes down to the power within you.

Choice Is Power

Having choice, having the ability to choose for yourself, is equal to having power. When you have choice you are not some impotent being who is living life at the mercy of others; you are an omnipotent being who has the power to decide the course of your life.

This freedom of choice is powerful for the small decisions, but it is very powerful in larger matters, too—exponentially more so, all things being equal. But let’s take a look at one of the most basic realizations you need to come to in terms of choice; one that will reveal a whole new world of financial possibility.

The Power To Control Your Money

We’ve talked and alluded to this in other posts. One of the most powerful tools you have is the power to control your money. Now, a lot of people will say that this is a power that they do not have—that their creditors, bankers, and bill collectors decide where their money goes. But that is not true. You make the decisions regarding how to manage those bills and demands. You decide to relinquish your power to the money managers.

This does not mean that you do not meet your obligations, but rather that you find new ways to do that—ways that prioritize your choices and your money. It is a very empowering thing to realize that you do, in fact, have money and have choices and options with it. When you realize that you are really in the seat of control, suddenly all the doors to investment and building wealth swing open to you.

Sean Rasmussen
Wealth Creation Blog
UniversalWealthCreation.com © 2004-2008

Do you know what the difference between the journey of success and the journey of failure is? It’s one small step.

Where Most People Fail To Build Wealth

We talked about how the difference between the wealthy and the successful and the unsuccessful is the willingness to do what the average person will not and does not. And that willingness—the very difference between the wealthy and the financially struggling—comes down to one point in time. That time is the point where most people stop, throw up their hands, and give up in despair and defeat.

Most people fail at building wealth not because they aren’t capable, but because they believe they are not capable. And it would only take one step—one action—to move beyond that point to become a person of wealth and financial means.

Going One Step Further

All journeys begin with one step. That is not a new concept, and I’m sure you’ve heard it before. The longest voyage (which wealth creation is not, by the way) starts with just one forward motion. One step beyond that point where you might feel like giving up is the difference between success and failure; the difference between financial wealth, abundance, freedom, living well, and continued financial struggle and stress.

Knowing this is a powerful thing because there will be times when you feel like giving up. There will be moments when you think wealth is too far away from you; where you think it will just take too long to get there. And you will be tempted to give up—to resign yourself to the life you are living now as one that is comfortable enough and familiar. But then in a few weeks, or maybe just days, when you start to feel financial pressure again you will be back here, looking for more ways to achieve financial wealth. So it is best to know ahead of time that these moments are inevitable, and to know that all it takes to get past them is one more effort—one step further.

Sean Rasmussen
Wealth Creation Blog
UniversalWealthCreation.com © 2004-2008

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We all have things that intrinsically motivate us; often, it is the reluctance to follow that self-motivation that keeps us from achieving the very things we know and feel that we can achieve—like building wealth and living well.

What Is Intrinsic Motivation?

Intrinsic is defined as (according to Encarta):

• “Basic and essential” – “belonging to something as one of the basic and essential features that make it what it is”

• “Of itself” – “by or in itself, rather than because of its associations or consequences”

Think of your intrinsic motivation as that part of you that is instinctually motivating—the voices and the knowledge that you feel as being at the heart of you and your plans and goals.

Intrinsic motivation is hard to define in some ways, but it suffices to say that it is that “gut-feeling” that compels you forward—the little voice telling you what you know to be right and true.

Intrinsic Vs. External Motivation

Not all motivating factors in your life are intrinsic. Money, for example, is a very common external motivator. Money does not always motivate in the same way, and money could be both an intrinsic and external motivator, depending on how it is acquired. For example, money via a paycheque motivates you to go to work. Money as a tool for wealth and living well motivates you to pursue wealth creation.

Too often we ignore that intrinsic motivation, those gut feelings and voices that point us in the right direction. Why? Not because we know them to be untrue, but simply because there are too many other external factors that we feel are beyond our control. You’ll find that intrinsic motivation is far more compelling than external motivators, though, and when you learn to embrace that internal mechanism for success you will find that all the ‘work’ ahead of you is not really work at all—it’s what you’ve wanted to be doing all along, complicated only by your ignoring your intrinsic motivation.

Sean Rasmussen
Wealth Creation Blog
UniversalWealthCreation.com © 2004 - 2008

As we’ve got kids on the brain today, it occurred to me that we could learn a thing or two about wealth creation by being a little more childlike ourselves. Kids don’t come with all the baggage that adults do. They have stronger belief-systems and better confidence. Those are all things that could go very far for us as we work to empower ourselves financially.

Be A Kid Again And Be Wealthy

Let’s take a look at some of the characteristics that children retain, but we so often lose as adults, that could return dividends for us as we work to build wealth.

• Curiosity. Kids are curious. With a little more curiosity and interest you might enjoy exploring money, wealth, and finance more. You might find a whole world of interest you never knew existed within you.

• Energy. It takes a lot of energy to do what we have to do in life, and added energy to pursue wealth creation while you also try to survive financially in the meantime. And as we know, energy attracts energy, then action, prosperity, and wealth. Find ways to be more energetic and be more wealthy.

• Motivation. Kids are motivated easily by what they want. You know you want money, wealth, and financial freedom and prosperity. You just have to learn to trust your own intrinsic motivation—stop working so hard at it and listen to your inner voice!

• Enjoyment. Kids enjoy life. Do you? Do you enjoy what you do? Find enjoyment and you attract enjoyment, and positive energy, and wealth…

• Fearless. Kids do not know fear. They do not let fear keep them from doing things that excite them and motivate them. Few adults can say the same. Think of all you would have done by now if you never listened to that nagging voice that stops you from pursuing wealthy ideas.

It often seems that, as much as we try to teach kids how to be, they have the right of life at heart. Children enjoy life and they know how to make the most of it if not meddled with overly much. If as adults we can capture just a bit of youth, we, too, can do great things—without fear, and with a positive energy that attracts great things.

Sean Rasmussen
Wealth Creation Blog
UniversalWealthCreation.com © 2004 - 2008