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As with the last post, I was duly inspired by an excerpt in Jamie McIntyre’s book, What I Didn’t Learn In School But Wish I Had. Of course, I’ve been inspired by his work for quite some time now, but it’s always nice to have a refresher of inspiration.

What’s The Difference?

The part that inspired me today is the second paragraph of the first chapter. Here, Jamie talks about how there is no age limit to success and wealth. He does so in an effort to figure out why it is that some people are rich while others are not. On the surface, the trend makes little sense—there is no pattern, no party line to follow, no rhyme or reason to why certain people make it big from nothing while others who have had all the advantages in the world continue to struggle along.

People of all ages become rich. They build wealth in their twenties and thirties, and sometimes even sooner; they build wealth in their fifties, sixties, and later in life, too. There is just not one magical age wherein wealth and success is a given. Education and advantage doesn’t seem to make the difference, either. There are people “born with everything” who are just as broke as the man born with nothing—and often more so, because just as often as not it’s the self-made millionaire that stands before you.

What’s The Lesson?

Given this distinct lack of reasonable pattern, what possible lesson can we take from all of this?

Well, for starters we can learn that there is more to wealth than money and advantage. By extension, we can learn that wealth is attainable for us all—regardless of race, benefit, stature, wealth, savings, education, or just about any other characteristic that you can muster. We all can be wealthy and successful if we all pursue the things that make it so. That starts with your financial education, with finding out what it is that wealthy people know that others are missing. The answers to that question just might surprise you.

Sean Rasmussen
Wealth Creation Blog
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