Wealth Creation Blog

In the last post we talked about carving out time for wealth creation by setting an actual appointment with yourself, and then keeping it. It’s easy to write down a time or a task like this on a list, but it’s another thing to actually get yourself to keep that appointment and follow through. Today, then, I’ll offer up some tips and suggestions for setting a wealth creation appointment you’ll actually keep.

Tips For Setting – And Keeping – Your Wealth Appointment

• Choose a time of the day. We tend to keep the appointments that we make if we respect them as real appointments. And real appointments have time blocks attached to them. Choose a time of the day that will work for you. Make sure it is a realistic time block (not in the middle of a nine to five work day) that can really work.

• Consider your day and your mood. As you set that time, try to take into consideration all the factors that might realistically prevent you from following through and attending to wealth-building activities during that time. For instance, maybe eight o’clock at night is a time of the day when you have little or nothing going on—maybe you’re just watching TV then anyway, so that seems a logical time for you. However, if you’re only watching TV at that time of the evening because you are tired and beat and need that time to unwind, this may not be a good choice. Either you’ll not keep your appointment because you are exhausted, or eventually you’ll burn out for not having balanced your life and not allowing yourself that waking time to relax and regroup.

Treat your appointment with the same importance and respect that you treat other appointments like Doctor’s appointments or business meetings. This appointment is no less important than those. Stay committed to keeping your appointments and give your financial future the gravity and respect that it deserves by including it among them.

Come back tomorrow and we’ll talk about some more ways to set wealth creation appointments that you’ll keep, and build a routine that stays with you.

Sean Rasmussen
Success Communicator
SeanRasmussen.com © 2004 – 2009

Wealth creation is one of those things that is all too easy for us to put on the back burner, even though it is the key to living our best life possible. It’s easy to figure out why this happens—there are just too many pressures and obligations in life, and too many things that “have” to get done, so we end up dropping the things off of our “to do” list that we consider to be negotiable. We put off our wealth-building tasks to another day when there is more time. Of course, there never is more time, is there?

Make An Appointment For Wealth

This is probably the largest hurdle for people to overcome as they work toward prioritising themselves and toward building wealth. It’s also one of the most important to overcome, because if you don’t take any actions towards wealth-building, you will not make any progress, and nothing will really change in any significant way.

The best way to combat this problem is to stop letting wealth creation be negotiable. Start making it one of those absolute “have to do’s” every day. Make an appointment with yourself and block out a period of time each day when you will meet with your wealth creation strategies and work on it. It can start with just a short block of 20 or 30 minutes if that’s all you can commit to for now. The most important thing is to make that appointment, pen it in, and keep it!

The things that we only commit to half-heartedly, or that we consider flexible, will almost always be pushed off for another day—there’s just too much to do, and it’s too tempting to free up your time by taking a few things off that too crowded list. Certainly there are less important things that could and should go, but wealth creation is not one of them. Give your own financial freedom the importance it deserves, and make that the appointment you keep.

Sean Rasmussen
Success Communicator
SeanRasmussen.com © 2004 – 2009

In the last post, we talked about how people don’t set goals simply because they are afraid of not reaching them. That sort of fear can cripple you and keep you in the same place for years and years. It’s a rut that many people can never get out of. It’s not a well-placed fear, but one with power just the same.

When Failure Rears Its Ugly Head

When failure does rear its ugly head, then, what can you do? You can reevaluate the situation and figure out what went wrong. If you understand why you are not reaching your goals, you can make the corrections so that the outcome really will be different this time.

Who’s To Blame?

Playing the blame game is not usually a good idea. It’s normally just an exercise in futility that saps your energy, strength, and motivation. However, finding out what’s at the root of your problem is a different issue entirely.

It is useful to figure out what is to blame for your failure—not as an excuse, but as a correctable reason. In the case of wealth creation, there can be many reasons—and usually are. Many of those stem from our life experiences and are rooted deeply in the subconscious; they’re not easily identified. But to look at a more recent cause and effect, you might look at your plan for wealth creation. You should consider the resources that you follow—maybe it’s time for a better wealth building program. To be fair, you should also be responsible enough to own your own part in it and be honest about whether you’ve really followed through on that program; maybe the program isn’t the problem, maybe it’s your lack of dedication to it.

As you go about setting and tackling your goals for the year, take some time to figure out why it is that you haven’t reached them in the past. Be open and honest and get the help that you need. Make the most of your plans, and let this be the year of your biggest success to date.

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

When last we met, we talked about the need to make different efforts as opposed to just putting in more effort of the same, unproductive means. So today let’s talk a little bit about what those different efforts might look like.

So Many Choices…

Honestly, there is a world of options out there, and it is up to you to decide what is right for your personal wealth-building plan. Don’t let that overwhelm you, though, get excited about those myriad opportunities and let them motivate you to financial freedom!

That had to be said, but to give you some direction, start thinking about the new, different efforts that you could put in in order meet with greater success and achieve your goals.

You’ve GOT To Look At This!

One of the absolute first places you must look is to your own mindset. You can have all the best laid plans in the world, but if you do not put the mindset and attitude for success behind them, you will continue to spin your wheels.

It May Not Even Seem Broken

We all know what they say about how

“If it isn’t broke, don’t fix it.”

And that is precisely what people think about their own financial attitude and mindset much of the time. They think,

“Well, I like money; I want money. I have great intentions and plans and goals. So I must have the right mindset for success.”

And they think the problem lies elsewhere.

The truth of the matter is that prior to a healthy dose of success and financial empowerment advice, most of us probably do not even realize that our mindset is our own worst enemy. Being that much of what holds us back is subconscious, we fail to see the connection at all. However, if you are like “most people,” with all the greatest plans and dreams for wealth but none of the results, it is time for you to pursue information and resources to help you understand your true mindset, and then make the changes that can make the difference.

The absolute most important thing—the “key” if you will—to financial success is the financial attitude. If you want to make the most use of your time and effort, do something new—build a stellar success mindset!

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

Going back to the conversation we started in the last post, I’d like to elaborate a little bit more on the topic of attracting a whole new life. As we said, this is the real goal of wealth and empowerment programs like Jamie McIntyre’s. And there are a couple of reasons why that is so.

Your Life Is Not A Financial Vacuum

You’ll find that any good financial empowerment program is not just about money. It is also about lifestyle, self awareness, achievement, and success. That success will not only be evaluated or defined in financial terms, either. That is because the best financial success programs understand money to be a tool for living well. Their goal is not to just accumulate large masses of money, but to teach you how to utilize that tool to achieve the best life possible.

The best wealth creation program will explore all the components of your life. Components like

• Happiness
• Love
• Health
• Goals and Achievement

And yes, money and wealth.

Succeeding In The Balanced Life

Success is never about one component. It is about all the components, working in combination and in balance with each other. When one component is out of line, the others, too, will falter.

The Law of Attraction is a very good illustrator of this point, and of why it is so important to do more than just learn how to make money. In the Law, good attracts good, and positive attracts positive. Negative attracts negative. Basing our success on this Law, it stands to reason that an imbalance in any sector of life will attract negativity to those other points, even those where we are putting in the added effort. Extend this out, and you can see how only focusing on the financial, and letting the rest of your life components flounder will work against your greatest efforts to build wealth.

I hope that you will consider this as you look toward the New Year with refreshed goals and determination. I hope that this year brings you all of the financial success and freedom you are working towards, but I also hope that it brings you balance and abundance in all other areas of your life. I hope that this year sees your life completely fulfilled, enjoying all that you deserve to enjoy.

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