Wealth Creation Blog

Do you work to live or live to work? This is a question that came up on a blog the other day. Granted, it’s not the first time the question has been asked and unfortunately it won’t be the last, either. Until you learn how to take control of you financial future, this will always be a quandary you live with.

Cultural Implications Of the Work Ethic

The proportion of our lives that is devoted to work is in part cultural. In other words, some cultures dedicate more of their lives to work than others. Americans are famous for it, but increasingly Australians, British, and people from all countries are losing that focus and becoming entirely consumed by their work. It seems as though with globalization and the now global nature of always-on ecommerce that the cultures that used to have a pulse on what was really important in life are losing that perspective and falling slave to the paycheque. It seems that the harder we try to simplify our financial control and build wealth for a better life, the worse we do at it.

Can We Change The Way We Work?

So the question is, with more and more people living to work instead of working to live, can the cycle be broken? Or are we at risk of perpetuating a life focused on work for pay?

When we speak in terms of the majority, it would appear that we are at risk of doing just that. And it’s really such a shame, because with the opportunities available to us for creating wealth and becoming financially free without missing out on life, we should be trending more and more towards that life of freedom. We can do it. We all can do it. But we do have to first take stock of our lives, and reset our financial programming. First, we need to commit ourselves to working only to support life, so that in time we can minimize the work, and maximize the living.

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

Money is just an idea. The vast majority of money is no longer backed by anything real, and hasn’t been for hundreds of years. This is one of the early lessons taught in wealth creation. Why? Does it matter if money is real or not? What good does this knowledge do for you?

Banks Make Money

As Jamie McIntyre points out, most of us have been taught to believe that governments make and control money supplies. In actuality, governments print some money, but banking systems—backed by a relatively few wealthy and powerful families—really create and control money. In turn, these money-makers are the ones who decide how much money is available and at what cost; in simplest terms, they decide how much things cost. From the earliest of financial times, strong families have gained control over the money supply and craftily created systems for lending it (at interest-accruing rates), and thus have gained control over the cost of money—which in turn determines the cost of anything you buy.

(Jamie’s materials explain this more thoroughly than I do, I urge you to read his work to learn about the idea of money in-depth and to see what impact this idea has on wealth creation.)

Does It Matter That Money Is An Idea?

Whether money is an idea or not, you still need it to live freely in this life, correct? So does it matter if you learn how money is an idea? I’m here to tell you it does—critically.

When you understand that money is an idea, you understand how money came into existence and how banks and lenders function. You understand the basic money systems that run all of wealth creation. You understand how you can win or lose with or without the help of a bank. You understand that the bank is not your only option, and that strategically you can use it to your advantage.

You also understand something else—that the supply of money, because it is just and idea and nothing real, is limitless. There are endless opportunities to create money, to create wealth, and there is no end to the amount of money out there. When you understand this, you can embrace money as just another thing that helps you live the life you want, and you allow yourself to be reconditioned in regards to money. How? Because if money is just an idea, and there is no limit to its supply, then you are not taking from the mouths of others to make yourself rich—you are just making more money and putting more into circulation for the next willing wealth creator.

Go see what Jamie Mcintyre can teach you about this idea of money. See where money came from and where you can go with it, and open the door to your financial attitude so that wealth creation is something you can embrace guilt-free and prosperously.

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

Living a life of abundance and success, rather than a life of limitation and poverty, is one of the first steps towards creating wealth. But you must use caution not to go about living abundantly with abandon, setting yourself up for financial failure. Living a life of abundance is not about spending every dollar in sight. It is about adjusting your attitude to believe that you do deserve and can achieve. It is about accepting that all lives are already rich, and that if you focus on the good in your life you will create more good, eventually leading to financial wealth.

Patience In Wealth Creation

No one likes to be told to wait for money, but the facts are that most of us have spent a lifetime creating our financial situation and it cannot be undone in a day. Fortunately, it can be undone in far less time than it took to get into it, but everything in wealth creation must be done within reason and with a dose of patience.

This can be a difficult concept for people to understand when they set about improving their financial conditioning and attitude on their path to wealth creation. It’s understandable, because on the one hand you are told to live abundantly and stop dwelling in an attitude of limitation and poverty. So how can this be done? How can you live like the wealthy on the budget of the poor?

For starters, you need to reassess your definition of abundance. Abundance is not a strictly financial term; abundance is more a state of mind than anything, and if you decide that you are rich in your life, you will begin to find the abundance around you. When you do that, you will begin to attract more positivity and abundance.

Jamie McIntyre’s millionaire mentor can explain this better than I can; here’s what he said,

“…allow yourself the patience to go beyond your old conditioning and begin to resonate in your feelings the abundance you are part of…In fact what you have got to do is begin to see abundance in the things you already have.”

He cautions that living abundantly is not about going out and spending money on the things you think the wealthy should have. That will only serve to place you further in debt and pull you back down. Finding wealth and abundance is about starting at a small point and building upwards toward financial success.

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

As you research and work through the various wealth creation programs offered, you will come across many different strategies and types of investments for making money and building wealth. Not all strategies are for everyone, though, and you need to decide which is the most appropriate and most manageable for you.

What’s Your Wealth Creation Style?

As you read and learn about these various wealth creation strategies, you’ll get to know more about them, and you’ll begin to see which will suit your style and your life the best. Consider each investment strategy on its own and choose that which you feel most comfortable with.

Some things to think about when you are deciding on an investment strategy (or strategies) are:

• Previous experience or skill you might have that can be applied to a strategy

• Amount if money you have to invest

• Security of the investment

• Your personal comfort level in regards to risk

• Access to ongoing support and education for a given strategy (which should be no problem with the right wealth creation program leading the way)

• Your interest in a field or strategy—do what you have an interest in and that interest will sustain your efforts indefinitely!

How Much Is Enough?

Although it can be exciting to think about all the strategies for building wealth that are available to you, check yourself and do not try to do it all at once.

Americans like to use the expression, “Jack of all trades, Master of none”; this is not how you want to manage your wealth creation portfolio. You want to become a master of your chosen strategy first, see it through to success, and move on from there.

In the beginning, plan to focus your resources on just one or two strategies (which is not to say that you cannot make more than one investment, just that you invest using the same strategy or investment outlet for each); as you start making money and your experience and skills grows, reevaluate and consider new strategies (or stay with the same if its meeting your goals for wealth creation).

Wealth creation is a process that takes time—short time, relatively speaking, but time nonetheless. To enjoy the most success in wealth creation, start small and manageably and grow as you learn.

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

Are you here because you are one whose wealth-creation program has been running around incognito?  Did you think you were buying into something promising and great, something that could really give you the tools you need to make money and create wealth?  Are you still looking for the wealth-creation part of your program?  The part that gives you a complete set of skills to make money with? You’ll be able to answer ‘no’ to all of these questions if you’re participating in the right system for creating wealth; if you’ve trusted another program that just isn’t delivering for you, though, perhaps you’re here hoping there is still someone out there that will.

Telltale Signs Of Scammy Wealth Creation Systems

 I wish I could just list all the scams out there, but for one it might get me into some trouble, for two others may disagree, and for three—there are just too many to keep up with!  Instead, maybe I can give you some pointers of the programs that are disguising themselves as real wealth-building opportunities without foundation. 

• Nothing to learn

A wealth creation program is really an educational opportunity.  It is not about you handing over your money to someone else to ‘invest’, or about you pooling your money with a group of strangers.  Good financial empowerment programs teach you how to invest in a way that actually works. 

• Nothing to reproduce

Your wealth creation program should give you investment knowledge and strategies that can be reproduced—over and over throughout your life, so that you create a whole lifelong system for making money, not a one-shot deal that claims to make it all in one investment (a great way to lose everything). 

• The sales pitches only approach

A lot of the financial products being sold as wealth building programs are nothing more than sales-pitches for investment software, etc.  Make sure you are buying an education that teaches you. 

• Buying into a ‘business’

You don’t build wealth by saving money through strategic buying alliances and multilevel marketing schemes.  Heck, you probably don’t even really save money on products “you buy anyway” by doing that. 

• Nothing to prove

A program with no backing is not a successful, replicable system for creating wealth.  Make sure the program you invest in has references and testimonials from clients who have used the system and succeeded. A financial program for making money and creating wealth that meets the above criteria—or more accurately, does not meet the above criteria—will be flexible and versatile as well.  Choose a reputable system to teach you how to create wealth, and steer well clear of the scams that are just ready to take your money and run. 

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