Don’t Let Life Just Happen
There is one thing I see time and again that makes my spirits fall. It is people who simply float along to the current of life, wherever it pulls them, and do not actively participate in it. Sadly, these are often the people who are discontented with their lives, and who cannot understand why they never get ahead.
Wealth Doesn’t Just Happen
It is very important to understand that wealth does not just happen—not for anyone. Wealth creation is very much something that you have to be active in. You need to take an active role in all aspects of your life before you can build wealth.
Some might argue that for some people wealth does just happen. For instance, for those who are gifted money or property or who inherit great assets, or maybe even those who win the lottery. Still, I would argue that even for these people wealth requires active participation and a plan—not merely letting life happen. In fact, those who do not take an active role in their wealth management lose it very quickly—by many accounts, within as little as 5 years, and the statistics may be as high as 90%.
The point is that if you think you cannot be wealthy because you have no advantages going for you, you are dead wrong. What you need far more than a big lump sum of money is the ability to manage it and grow it. You need a wealth creation education. You need the attitude and mindset to not only have money, but to be wealthy. Those terms are not synonymous, and you can certainly have one without the other. However, if you do not have the wealth mindset, you cannot have money for very long, at least not in substantial enough amounts to create the life and financial freedom that you desire.
Sean Rasmussen
Success Communicator
Aussie Internet Marketer © 2004 - 2009
Tags: Wealth, Wealth Creation, wealth mindset
July 14th, 2009 at 10:54 am
Unfortunately far too many folks today do in fact just sit back and let life happen , while they have untapped resources at hand that could deliver them all they ever wanted. One of my goals in life is to help as many people as possible realize their true potential and not to accept being ordinary as most do. Thank you Sean for your insights into this, they will help a lot of people and it is obvious you are passionate about helping others also.
Hey…….Life Is Good….
Allen Sentance
Fisherman