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Whether you realize it or not, you are absorbing outside influence throughout your life. Often people do not realize the true extent of how thoroughly they are influenced by outside forces. But a little awareness goes a long way.

Life’s Influences

The outside influences that come to bear on wealth and prosperity are many. They can be any number of things, including

• The attitudes of others

• The emotions of others

• Your own personal emotions

• Your personal experiences with money

• The experiences of others with money

• Your upbringing and attitude towards money and wealth

• The code of ethics and morals that you were raised with

• The pressures that others place on you

• Work and time pressures

• Perceived obligations, whether they are real or not

• The presence or absence of money

• The negativity or even positivity that those around you display

This list could go on forever. The point is that there are always things in your life that are influencing your outcome. There’s really no way around that.

Be Aware, Be Very Aware

What is most important is for you to be aware that these outside influences exist and that they do in fact have an impact on your personal attitudes, financial intelligence, and wealth creation. At least, they will as long as you allow them to.

Not all of these influences are bad, either. If you have an awareness that they do exist, though, you have the power and ability to determine which will be allowed to influence your wealth-building efforts for the better, and work to keep negative influences at bay.

No one lives this life in a vacuum. There is always outside influence that has the potential to bear, positively or negatively, on your life and prosperity. What you need to do is know that fact, identify the influences, and then make a concerted effort to maximize the effect for your own good.

Sean Rasmussen
Success Communicator
Aussie Internet Marketer © 2004 – 2009

“The universe is often more anxious to give you what you want than you are to receive it.”

I was reminded of this quote while visiting at Nona Nita’s blog the other day (a blog recently reviewed on Do You Digg It). Take a minute and reread it, and let it sink in.

Standing In Your Own Way

The problem for many people is not that what they desire it not “out there,” or is unachievable. The difficulty is that we are not prepared to receive it. We feel as though there are roadblocks placed before us, when in fact we are the only ones who are building insurmountable walls. We deny ourselves that which we want by not being capable of receiving it when it is only a step away.

What Hinders Your Path?

What does that mean? What does it mean that we are incapable of receiving what we want from the universe?

Depending on your personal situation it could mean many things, but there are some commonalities among us. Most commonly, people cannot receive what awaits them because they put up mental blocks. These can be both conscious and subconscious, and they present in many forms.

For example, a poor financial attitude is one way we block positive energy and receiving what we want. A negative subconscious that is constantly battering against our waking efforts is another. A lack of emotional intelligence, and a lack of financial intelligence are others.

You’ve probably noticed that almost all of these are grounded in mindset and attitude. Our minds and attitudes are usually our own worst enemies. Breaking free from that takes some work and usually some guidance, but it is definitely possible if you are willing. The rewards are unparalleled. When you learn to live a freer, less stressful, rewarding life and be open to the rewards that are there for you, life suddenly simplifies itself. Just making yourself capable of receiving your due will change your life remarkably.

Sean Rasmussen
Success Communicator
Aussie Internet Marketer © 2004 – 2009

I recently shared my life story at my personal blog, SeanRasmussen.com. I enjoyed many inspiring and supportive comments from friends/readers there. Some of them, quite striking and so true; like this one from Michael:

“If you always do what you have done, then you will always get what you have gotten.”
Michael, Commenter at SeanRasmussen.com

Change Your Consequence

This is not the first time these words, or similar to them, have been spoken (in fact Michael was quoting, too), but I thought he put it quite nicely and succinctly and offered a timely reminder. This is the key to improving your life. If you want things to be better, you have to take different actions than those which you have taken before.

This simple piece of quality advice can be applied to anything in your life. We think of it primarily in terms of wealth creation here, since that’s our topic, but it’s true of anything that is causing you discomfort in life.

Taking this from the perspective of the wealth creator, let’s look at some of the things that may need changing, which of course depend on your personal situation. It might be that you need to change

• Your attitude toward money
• Your financial intelligence
• Your money management practices or skills
• Your job or profession
• Your emotional intelligence, as this impacts on money, wealth, and finance whether or not you are aware of it

Leaving The Past Behind

People often resist change, because we fear the unknown. It’s not hard to understand why that is, but you have to come to terms with that and be able to face change if you want to face wealth. I think it’s fair to say that if you are here, you are probably looking for guidance towards a better financial life, and a better life overall as a result of that. That tells me that you are not happy with where you are right now, at least not entirely, and that you want something to improve and to change. Well, the same actions that got you here will only result in the same consequence. Start thinking positively today about the possibilities of change and the great benefits that change will bring to you.

Sean Rasmussen
Success Communicator
Aussie Internet Marketer © 2004 – 2009

You’ve survived this long without developing a financial intelligence, so why start now?

Well, you may have survived, but what is your quality of life?

What is your understanding of money, finance, and wealth creation? Are you getting ahead or struggling as always? If you’ve come to learn about wealth creation, I can only assume that you are not happy with the status quo. I assume that money is a source of stress and pressure, and that you’ve figured out that there has to be a better way—and that you’ve figured out that you need to get more of an understanding about money and investing. Understanding that has the potential to make a difference and create wealth comes in two forms, primarily—emotional intelligence and financial intelligence.

Financial Intelligence Is Important

Financial intelligence is very important because it is what teaches you about money and how to manage it effectively. This is the piece of the puzzle that puts your money to work for you and that gives you an understanding of important financial concepts, like

• Money systems
• What money is and isn’t (and what it really is and isn’t)
• Investment opportunities
• What assets and liabilities really are

Mindset will dictate most of what you do in wealth creation, and is the absolute key to creating wealth, but once you’ve developed the right mindset you need to know where to go with it. To be able to capitalize on that mindset you need to know how to apply your positive thinking and determined effort. What will show you that? Your financial intelligence.

Financial Intelligence To Create Wealth

But to get back to where we started, you need a financial intelligence in order to create wealth for a simple reason: you don’t have one now (unless you are already engaged in wealth creation or wealth education). What you learned in school was simply not enough, and to further and live in financial freedom, you will certainly need this additional knowledge.

Sean Rasmussen
Wealth Creation Blog
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