Wealth Creation Blog

Ask anyone who is considering wealth creation about their financial goals and you will get a similar answer from all. As adults, we all want to live comfortable, happy lives that are free from worry about finances. The truth is that most people do not have a desire to become a millionaire, unless of course it comes by way of no work whatsoever, such as inheritance or unexpected windfall.

Yes, many people all around the world fancy the idea of becoming wealthy beyond their wildest dreams all of a sudden. However, just the thought of having to work hard to create wealth is enough to scare many people into mediocrity. The reason for this is that many people lack:

• a readiness to take risks
• the ability to find and pursue opportunity
• the ability to manage money effectively

People who are considered financially savvy have these skills and they know how to use them to create the wealth and comfort that they desire. Unfortunately, these people are somewhat of a minority of the world population. Keep in mind that being wealthy does not necessarily mean that life is any better than it is for someone with less aspiration. Having a lot of money does not always mean that you are wealthy because wealth is more of a state of mind than a bank statement.

Happiness is derived from emotional well being and strong personal relationships. Even on the most basic of levels, comfort means having enough wealth to pay for any unexpected expenses that may arise or any loss of income. Living comfortably means that you always have more money coming in than you are spending. If you can achieve these things, then you have the potential to earn great wealth and experience all the comforts that live has to offer.

Sean Rasmussen
Success Communicator
Aussie Internet Marketer © 2004 – 2010

“Stop us if this sounds familiar: A very lucky person wins the lottery and expects life to change for the better, but instead, things go horribly wrong.”

This is the entry line in this article at Yahoo’s ‘The Buzz‘ by Mike Krumboltz. I know that if you are a regular follower here at the Wealth Creation blog, that this will sound familiar to you, because it’s a major point of discussion; at least, the larger issue is, and that is that it takes more than just money to be wealthy.

Callie’s Riches To Rags Story

The ‘Buzz’ story is one out of the UK about a young girl who, at 16 years old, won the lottery to the tune of three million dollars. Now, just six short years later, she has only about the equivalent of $32,000 left, and nothing to show for it save for a grossly overpriced wardrobe and way too much partying, drugging, and cosmetic surgery behind her. What could have set this young girl up for life has become a tragedy to her, a nightmare that she now wishes never even happened. She says she truthfully wishes she never even won the lottery, and if she knew then what she knows now, she would have given the money back.

Sounds ludicrous from the outside, doesn’t it? Perhaps but it all goes to show that it takes so much more than money to be wealthy, happy, and financially free.

What If We All Were Wealth-Educated?

How different would this story be if we were all given the sort of financial education that we should have? The kind that could really serve us in life? How much better off would each and every one of us be if someone had stepped in years ago and taught us how to manage money and use it to build wealth and build a life?

If there are two things that we should learn from people like Callie, they are this:

1. It takes more than money to be wealthy; and
2. A good, early financial education can make all the difference in the world—so teach your children well (even as you learn yourself—it is never too late)!

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

I’m playing on words a bit here today, because I don’t actually mean to live your life speaking aloud, I mean to live a life where the words that matter are verbs. To live a life of action and movement, as opposed to one of stagnation.

What’s In A Verb?

Humour me and let’s review a little English 101, and talk about what a verb is.

A verb is an ‘action’ word. As Wikipedia explains it, a verb is a “doing” word; this opposed to a noun that simply represents something—a person, place or thing.

Dictionary.com has an even better definition: a verb “expresses existence, action, or occurrence”.

The moral of the story is that verbs mean action. Verbs are about what you DO in life, not about what label is placed upon you.

Verbiage In Wealth Action

So what is the advantage to verbiage? It’s all in the action.

As we know, creating wealth requires action—doing—verbs! It requires more than just talking and reading, it requires us to be willing to take actions to improve our lives.

Just changing the way you think about wealth, wealth creation strategy, and all the rest will help you to change your mindset to one of action. For instance, instead of thinking about prosperity (which is just an elusive ‘thing’ with little focused meaning), think about prospering. Believe that you are prospering. Know that when you are prospering, you are taking prosperous actions, and working toward greater prosperity, and the heart of it all is in that wealthy action, that doing word, prospering.

The Power Of Words

There is great power in words, to be sure. A few simple words can guide your life to greater wealth and increased happiness and financial freedom. Make those words count by choosing words of action—words that are not stationary, not stagnant, and not in the past, but words that are in the present moving toward the future. Words that are actually changing your life, and progressing you to wealth.

Sean Rasmussen
Success Communicator
Aussie Internet Marketer © 2004 – 2009

There are a few reasons why people tend not to embrace the idea that they can create their own reality. One of them is because we seem to be flooded with skepticism in our lives and our default setting is to doubt. You have to work hard to change that around and approach life from a positive angle, wherein possibility is your default belief.

Another reason is because believing that you can create your own reality adds something that a lot of people do not want—personal responsibility.

Your Life Is Your Own

It should excite you to know that your life is your own and you are in control of it. It should be a relief that you can choose how you will deal with life and your choices will create the reality that you want. Too many people, however, don’t like to hear that, because with choice comes responsibility; and there is just an abundance of people in the world who don’t want to take responsibility for their life—they want it to be taken care of for them. They want to be victims and martyrs and be able to blame someone else for their situation. But you can’t have it both ways—you can’t create your own reality, believe in creating your own reality, and still blame someone else for the outcome.

Empowering Wealth Creation & Success

If you are going to be wealthy and successful, and live financially free, you have to create that wealth. And that means you have to create your reality, which in turn means you have to take responsibility for your life. Considering the state of affairs in the world, it’s not too hard to understand why people don’t do this, but I promise you that when you do take responsibility and begin creating your own reality and wealth, you will enjoy life more than you ever have before. You’ll feel the sense of possibility, accomplishment, and freedom that you have wanted—and you’ll know that, above all else, because you are one of the few with a default setting of positivity and possibility, and one of the few who understand that personal responsibility is empowerment and not burden, that you can do and have anything you set your mind to.

Sean Rasmussen
Success Communicator
Aussie Internet Marketer © 2004 – 2009