Wealth Creation Blog

Strange as it may sound, one of the biggest killers of successful wealth creation can be the very motivation that gets you started on that path—if you are not able to temper that motivation in reality. The need for instant gratification, something all too common in our modern societies, can kill the best of wealth-building efforts dead in its tracks.

A Thought For The Day

Think about it. Why are all those “get rich quick” schemes and pushers so successful? Because everyone wants to be rich yesterday. People get it in their heads one day that there has to be something better, that there must be a way for them to make money and be rich, and they decide that that should happen in a matter of days or weeks. Unfortunately, that’s just not going to happen. Still, it doesn’t keep people from trying and it doesn’t keep dishonest hawkers from trying to scam you from your money.

Real Wealth Is…

• Something built over time
• Reliant on mindset and attitude changes
• An effort that requires real work and dedication
• Sustainable for the long-term, not a flash success

To build sustaining wealth you have to first lay a strong foundation (mindset and attitude), then make a plan for action and implement it (effort and dedication). It takes time to do that, but the result will be lasting success for a lifetime—a far better result than empty promises.

It’s easy to understand why people long for instant gratification in wealth creation, but when you let yourself fall victim to it you kill your chances of success, at least for a time, because you soon figure out how unrealistic that is; but by then discouragement and fatigue will have set in.

All of this being said, real wealth does take time to build, but that doesn’t mean your wait will be decades. Several months will make a significant difference, and a couple years all the difference in the world. From there it only gets better and better. Regardless, you’ll get there much faster if you don’t waste time on fruitless efforts. Know the potential of true wealth and pursue it with all your resources and you’ll be there much faster than you think.

Sean Rasmussen
Wealth Creation Blog
UniversalWealthCreation.com © 2004 – 2009

One of the things that sets wealth experts apart—the good wealth creation experts, anyway—is that they don’t just tell you how to make money; they go beyond the math and strategy to develop your whole person so that the knowledge and success you gain are lasting and sustainable. To do that, we often have to deal as much in the past as in the future.

Why Look Back?

But why look back at our pasts? Why relive misfortunes and mistakes? Why drag up the emotional baggage that plagues us and relive it? We’ve said here before that you are not your financial past, so why make that part of your financial future?

The hint is in that third question—emotional baggage.

All those negative factors in your past, all those things that you think are better left forgotten, still effect what you think and do today. You may not know that they do, but until you deal with them they certainly do. They impact your real attitude towards money, they impact your buying and spending and saving—or lack of it—and they hold you back when you know in your right mind that you could easily be moving forward, if not for this ethereal sense that keeps you from it. These are the things that let you start and stop many times over, but still stay an arm’s length away from building wealth. So to break that cycle, you have to reconcile that past to go forward and finally enjoy lasting wealth and financial freedom.

Accepting, Growing, And Moving On

The good news is that reconciling your past does not need to be as scary as what you think it is. Sure, there are no guarantees that you won’t experience some emotional pain, but the chances are that it will be much less serious than before; and once you’ve done it you will never have to do it again.

The thing is that even very negative experiences all have something positive in them. When you unleash that power through the process of reconciliation, you have opened an internal well of positivity that adds to your current state of mind, and releases the negativity that was canceling out so much of it.

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

An interesting human phenomenon, which I have recently been reminded of, shows us that when economic times are good, people are quick to take the credit for their financial well-being; but when the tables turn and it’s harder to make a dollar, the flood of excuses starts and people will find myriad “reasons” why their money troubles or lack of financial fluidity are not their fault.

What Do We Know About Personal Financial Responsibility?

So what do we know about this? Are we responsible only for the good that comes our way in terms of money and finance? Is continued, sustainable financial prosperity beyond us because outside world factors are uncontrollable? What would that mean if that were true?

I suppose that would mean that it wasn’t possible to be wealthy all of the time—that it were only possible to be wealthy during strong economic times. So that must mean that in many parts of the world where the economies are in or near recession, the U.S. for instance, there are no wealthy people right now? To be sure there are probably fewer than in years past when times were good, but rest assured there are still plenty of wealthy people in the US and the world now, too. I guess that means, then, that we are responsible for our financial destinies in both good times and in bad. I guess that means we need to learn how to prepare and plan and make the most out of the opportunities slow economies present (because indeed they do!)

More Food For Positive Thought

One last point to make here—if you only maintain your positivity and responsibility during good economic times, then when things get tougher your mindset and attitude turn to what—blame and helplessness. Hardly something that will attract positive thinking. And once you are on that road, there is only one place it leads.

Wile it might be nice to have someone else to blame for what we don’t have, we have to be honest with ourselves and know that isn’t true. There’s only one person responsible for your financial prosperity and you know that is you—for better or for worse, in good times and in bad.

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

A consistent life of positivity and success and appreciation is what moves you forward to financial success. But as we discussed, it’s hard to keep the focus and maintain that much needed level of successful consistency into your life. It’s usually not enough to read something positive once, even if you accept it as absolute truth, and stay motivated, maintaining that feeling of accomplishment and financial empowerment.

We all know the feeling that we get when we read or study something motivating and empowering. We all know what it’s like to spend some time with a motivational book or wealth creation course, and come away feeling like we can conquer the world. And we all know how easy it is to lose that feeling when we get back into the groove of daily life. The question is, then, how to maintain that feeling and consistent spirit of financial ability and achievement?

Tips For Staying Positive And Focused

What I’ve compiled here is a quick list of some very simple ways to keep that feeling and positivity so that you move forward and also attract more positivity and accomplishment into your life.

• Write down goals

• Reread goals on a daily basis as a reminder of what you are working towards

• Place pictures in strategic locations that represent what you want to have

• Place motivational quotes and sayings in places where you’ll see them

• Keep a journal of successes and/or abundance—things you can be thankful for, scouting out the wealth you already own

• Appreciate your life, everyday—appreciate that you are alive, that you are capable, that you have what you do have—be positive!

• Make a list of your accomplishments—at the end of every day, write down 3 or 5 things you did that helped you create wealth and achieve financial success

• Exercise—because feeling good physically improves your attitude emotionally and psychologically—your mindset!

As you can see these are not things that take up a lot of your time. They are not things that have to consume your day, or keep you from your responsibilities and wealthy actions. They are small, simple changes that you can make, things that take from just a few seconds to just a few minutes. But they are all motivating just the same.

More than anything what we need to remain consistent and motivated are small reminders throughout our day. That’s what we’ve got here in this list above. I’m sure there are more, so please share in the comments what works for you—what do you do to stay consistent and hold onto that feeling of positivity and financial accomplishment and possibility? What of these do you agree with, or intend to incorporate into your daily life?

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

All of us have something that we get hung-up on in life. These hang-ups take many forms and are highly individual. However, they are highly manageable, too.

What Is Your Wealth Creation Hang-Up?

The first step in overcoming personal hang-ups or barriers is to recognize what they are. Recognize their presences, pay them their due attention, and then resolve to overcome them. As with any progressive process identification is key to resolution.

So first take a moment to try to identify some of the barriers that weigh you down. These could be anything, like

• The financial fear factor of working against ingrained financial systems (as we talked about before)

• Subconscious wiring that holds you back from financial success

• Your attitude toward what money is and represents

• The fear of success

• Finding the personal resolve and fortitude and perseverance to see yourself through to wealth and financial freedom

Your hang-ups could be large and glaringly obvious or they could be very much hidden and buried. It could take you quite a long time to identify what is holding you back. But just knowing that there is something there and that you are working towards uncovering and correcting it will be progress and enlightenment in and of itself.

Moving Beyond Personal Barriers To Financial Success

Sometimes it is hard to overcome these barriers. An attitude of positivity helps. The guidance you seek through wealth education and research will help you identify some of the more common hang-ups that impede individual wealth, and will tune you in to your own self so that you can more easily identify and manage them.

Building wealth is, in many ways, a study in self-improvement. The benefits are many even beyond financial gain. This part of the process is just one of the ways that you will become a stronger, healthier person by pursuing financial prosperity. It is one that you will, no doubt, come to value very highly.

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