Wealth Creation Blog

Hard work and honesty—we’re raised to believe they are the two keys to anything that you want in life. But is this really the magic combination that equates to wealth? Or is there something missing in this formula?

Napoleon Hill On Hard Work + Honesty

“If you are one of those who believe that hard work and honesty alone will bring riches, banish the thought!”

Chalk this up as another post inspired by the great Napoleon Hill. It was this one single quote from his updated version of Think and Grow Rich, re-titled Mindset Mastery, that inspired me today.

These are strong, but meaningful words that he writes. Banish the idea that you can simply work hard, be honest, and magically be wealthy. But why? Isn’t it moral to work hard and be honest? Is there something wrong with these noble traits?

Certainly not. If you read carefully, Hill says nothing of the sort. What he does say is that these two characteristics ALONE will not bring riches. There is most definitely something missing from this equation. Unfortunately, the traditional education and upbringing does not enter anything else into your life’s equation. We are taught to work hard and be honest, and that success will follow. But I think it’s easy to see where just these two things alone will get you. There are plenty of examples all around, every day.

Where Does Hard Work And Honesty Get You?

Let me say unequivocally now that working hard and being honest are important life traits. These two characteristics are not to be banished, simply built upon and added to. Along with them you would need also traits such as positivity, a wealthy mindset, motivation, action, and dedication.

If working hard and being honest by themselves were enough to build wealth, we would have very few poor people in the world. In my experience, most people are hard working and honest, but that alone has not allowed them to get ahead and create wealth. To do that, more needs to be added to the mix. Hard work and integrity are excellent foundations, but more needs to be added to the mix to solidify that footing.

Sean Rasmussen
Success Communicator
Aussie Internet Marketer © 2004 – 2009

Cash may be the bottom line, but each and every one of us has other currencies that we can deal in that make our lives better, but that also can come in very useful in creating wealth.

What You Have To Offer

Money is really just one part of wealth creation, and it’s not even the largest part. The largest contributing factor you have in creating wealth is your mindset and attitude. That is a currency that cannot be replaced or bartered. That is one of your absolute most important currencies both for yourself and for others who rely upon you. If you hold the one simple currency of positive mindset and pro-you attitude, you will go far and achieve all of your personal prosperity goals.

There are other currencies, too, that you will find are invaluable. Among them are integrity, ethics, dedication, motivation, talents, and ambition—and I’m sure there are many you can add to the list. You might notice that these are not negative attributes that I highlight, but very positive ones. Remember that wealth is not a bad thing—making money and being rich only gets a bad reputation because of the negative emotions and attitudes that we come to associate with it over time (something you need to work to overcome to be wealthy and prosperous). It’s not a deserving reputation at all.

How Currencies Come Into Play

You may be wondering how these other currencies will come into play, and the truth is that there is not one answer or one way for me to answer that question. I’m sure with just a little thought you’ll come up with several examples all your own. Mindset and attitude as currency are rather obvious and have been discussed at length here before; the others are currencies that you will come to rely upon as time moves on. You’ll find that those come in the form of unexpected opportunities, partnerships, assistance, support, and stronger foundations of learning, wealth, and dealings, in addition to many unpredictable but wonderful ways.

We all have a wealthy person inside of us, we just need to decide to let him or her shine through. Developing and capitalizing on your personal currencies and talents is just one way to do that. It also happens to be one of the ways that you can feel the most confident and inspired in your path and choices—a totally winning situation all around.

Sean Rasmussen
Success Communicator
Aussie Internet Marketer © 2004 – 2009