Wealth Creation Blog

It seems like in this modern society—and this applies to probably wherever in the world you are—that we are constantly trying to prove ourselves. It seems like people always feel as though they need to already be all that they can be, and if they show “weakness” then they are not successful, or somehow substandard. This becomes an issue when your are working to build wealth because your ego takes over, and you don’t ask for help when you need it. There’s a simple solution to this problem, though.

Ask For Help

The solution is very simple—ask for help. Forget about your societal façade, forget about trying to know everything, and accept the truth of the matter, which is that there is nothing wrong with not knowing it all and getting help when you need.

None of us are born with all the life’s knowledge that we need. None of us are born experts in wealth creation. Sure, it may come easier to some than others, depending on your upbringing and exposure to money matters, but absolutely everyone who ever became rich first had to learn how to do it.

Asking For Help Isn’t A Sign Of Weakness

Asking for help is not a sign of weakness. Taking part in a wealth creation education, wealth forum, community, mentoring program, or so on does not mean that you don’t have the right stuff. What is weak is hiding behind a fear that someone might find out you still have things to learn and not pursuing the education and assistance that can really help you achieve financial freedom.

Getting educated is never a sign of weakness. Life is a continual journey of learning. You should enjoy that journey and invite in learning and help. When you do that, you’ll find a far more receptive and supportive community than you could ever have imagined.

Sean Rasmussen
Success Communicator
SeanRasmussen.com © 2004 – 2009

One of the things I like to do here on this blog is to show people how to bust down the barriers that (they think) stand in their way to financial freedom. No matter who you are, those barriers will be there. It’s just a product of our upbringing and life up to this point. Those barriers could be in the form of blame and excuses, denial, mindset, attitude, or life-pressures like work, family obligations, and all the other “stuff” we have to attend to. Actually, they will probably take all of those forms.

Time For Deconstruction

By the time you are an adult and come to realize that there has got to be a better way, and by the time you take action and start pursuing wealth creation, you will have a great many barriers that stand in your way. Your greatest tool for deconstruction of those barriers is a good wealth education—an education for life that will not only teach you to build wealth, but teach you how to make the fundamental changes in your mindset and lifestyle to be able to build wealth. But with all the many pressures and obligations of life, even finding the time to do what you know you should is hard.

Wealth Is Waiting

Making that time is one of the hardest things for people to do. We are all too busy, too pressured (which is exactly why we need to achieve financial freedom in the first place! Another paradox!). Here’s the thing, though. That wealth you are trying to build is waiting for you. And it will continue to wait until you can get there. Everyone gets there at their own pace, so pace yourself, do something for yourself, and start small if you have to, but do always know that all forward progress is progress, and is putting you that much closer to being rich and financially free!

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

Get rich quick—it’s the dream of everyone, isn’t it? Too bad it really is too good to be true. We all know full well by now that there is no such thing as a viable and sustainable way to “get rich quick.” Even the lotto isn’t a way to get rich quick, because without the mindset and education to manage a big windfall of cash most people end up worse off than they were in record time. Don’t believe me? Take a look at the statistics for lottery winners around the world. Must be that there really is something to this mindset stuff, huh?

But I digress, and without getting too cheeky, let’s get back to the topic at hand. How to…

Get Rich Quick

Okay, I keep saying that and teasing you with it, even though I’ve already made it clear that there is no such thing. Any of you who have been around here for a while know flat-out that neither I nor Jamie McIntyre would ever claim his program to be such a thing. We’ve both reiterated over and over that these things take time and a commitment—real effort! But there is a way to at least lessen the time and the length of the journey; to make building wealth as efficient and quick as it can be. So what’s The Secret?

The Secret To Fast Wealth Creation

There I go, making false promises again. There really is no Secret at all (well, there is, but that’s a different discussion, isn’t it?).

The fastest route to real, viable, sustainable wealth is to focus in on the mindset development and financial learning tasks at hand and to go with a guide that can get you there. In other words, to go with a proven, focused, dedicated wealth creation program that will prepare you in every way—from mindset development to investment strategy implementation.

This is what you get when you go with a program like Jamie McIntyre’s 21st Century Academy. You see, Jamie didn’t exactly take the short-road to wealth; his was a longer journey. But then he compiled the knowledge he collected over ten years to shorten that journey for you and anyone else involved in his programs. He saw the need and the simplicity of wealth creation, and he gave us the goods. It is programs like his that get you as close to quick wealth as possible. But with one notable difference—the potential to be so much more, and to teach you how to be wealthy for life!

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

This post relates to several things we’ve talked about here in the recent weeks. It relates to our discussions on fear and failure, and it relates to the blame-game we play when we don’t achieve what we’ve set out to achieve. It also relates to preempting goal failure by going prepared with a course of wealth education that has what it takes to teach you to make money and maintain the wealth mindset. It is also very much in relation to the last post regarding curiosity or commitment and Jamie McIntyre‘s message.

Understanding Elemental Points

If we were to take all of these posts and boil them down to a few single points, one of those points would be this:

A wealth education is an essential path, but it can only take you so far. To reach the ultimate goal of wealth, you yourself have to do the traveling. The best of wealth education courses, materials, seminars…the best motivational speakers, the best of everything the world of wealth creation has to offer can only do so much for you. In reality, all they can do is present you with the tools and opportunity to build wealth and achieve success. Not to belittle the extreme importance of those tools and opportunities, but they are what they are….vehicles you have to drive.

The Best Information And Products Can Only Take You So Far

The rest is up to you. You have to be willing to walk that road to find the rewards along it. That’s important to know, too—wealth is not just a pot of gold at the end, it’s a collection of smaller successes and rewards along the way.

No one can make the journey or put the work into wealth creation on your behalf, and have you come out the winner. We can help, and that’s what we’re here to do, and what programs like the 21st Century Academy are here to do. But you have to commit and understand that effort is a requisite contribution. It’s all effort that you can certainly manage, but elemental to your success nonetheless.

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

For most worthwhile things you do in life, there are a set of prerequisite requirements that you need to fulfill before you can begin. This is especially true of educational programs of any sort—before you can proceed at X, you have to complete course Y. Maybe that leaves you wondering, what are the requirements for wealth creation or for completing a financial empowerment program? What do I have to know first before I can succeed and be wealthy?

Prerequisites To Wealth Empowerment

You should be pleasantly surprised to know that the requirements for successful completion of a wealth empowerment program are very minimal. In fact, if you are here now and have followed this far I can guarantee you have one, and chances are you have at least a portion of the other.

What are these simple wealth building requirements? They are only

• Smarts
• Motivation

If you can read and comprehend what you take in, you can succeed at building wealth. Money does not have to be complicated when you have the right wealth-building tools and information.

The only thing left, then, is to be motivated to succeed. That’s what this blog is here for, but I can only take you so far. You have to take yourself the rest of the distance and stay motivated. The community here can help you, but you have to help yourself, too (take action!).

Prerequisites To Wealth

There are really very minimal prerequisites to wealth. The people who achieve financial prosperity come from all backgrounds, all educational levels, and all walks of life—from all over the world! The only thing they share in common is these two essentials—brains, and more importantly, motivation. As an added bonus a good wealth education helps tremendously so you can learn what you need to do differently. But I promise that if you bring these two things, that will be just a means to an end and you will get there.

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