Few people realize that getting rich does not just happen by using mathematical and business skills. There is definitely more to that in creating wealth. If you want to get rich, you have to make changes. And the first changes you need to make will be those that focus on self-improvement.
Contentment sometimes represents the easy way out
Sometimes people deliberately deceive themselves by feigning contentment in order to avoid working harder and taking more risks to go for what they really want. Dont try to fake being contented when youre not. If you want to dream, dream big. If you need to create goals for yourself, make them big enough to incorporate what you want in life. It is okay to start with small steps, but plan goals out far enough to incorporate really big dreams, too, if they are what you want.
1.) Time is Gold
Many people have been taught this adage from day one, but a lot of people are unfortunately not able to appreciate it. Time is precious, and the truly wealthy dont waste this precious commodity. Instead, they do their utmost to make the most out of their time. If you want to join them at the top, you need to adopt the same attitude.
2.) Get Your Priorities Straight
Decide what you think is most important; do you spend a day at the spa or attend Mandarin Chinese lessons? Create priorities that will help you create wealth. Be honest with yourself and decide which tasks are important and which ones are not. Then prioritize them so that you take care of the important ones first and which can wait if need be.
3.) Start Planning Ahead
Having clear-cut goals and priorities in life is necessary to help you create wealth, but these alone will not do the job. They will only help you if you go on to figure out the next step: As exactly how will you create wealth?
4.) The Only Failure in Life is Failing to Try
Life is complicated, as everyone knows, but dont let that stop you from getting what you want, which in this case is to create wealth. Of course, you will likely encounter obstacles that may stop you from reaching your goal temporarily, but the only time you will truly fail is when you dont try at all. You also have to make sure that you try hard enough and that you keep trying even in the face of failure as long as it is feasible.
5.) Give and Take
Be prepared to both ask for favors and give something in return. If you are used to being self-reliant, that is great. But if you are determined to create a business, you need to understand that you will need to work in cooperation with others at least some of the time.
6.) Do not be Too Proud or Stubborn to Take Advice.
If the suggestions and advice offered by others have merit, then go ahead and give the advice a try. Never presume that you know everything or that you cant learn from someone else. There will always be something new to learn. This lesson can not only help you get rich, but it can help you stay rich and become richer as well.
It is important that you strive to improve how you think, speak, feel, and act, first and foremost. Once these changes have been implemented and have become habit, then concentrate on attaining external goals to reach your main objective of getting rich, and getting rich now!
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Friday, June 12, 2009
Work Hard For Your Wealth!
When I just started work after graduation, I have earned income to spend on the things I desired. But if I came across something that is too expensive, I would tell myself to forget it. It is outside of my budget. That is the way I was brought up. Spend within my means and forget about things that I cannot afford. These things are meant for the rich people only.
After reading a few books and attending a few seminars on wealth creation, I have realized my mistake of laziness. Instead of thinking very hard on how to earn money to buy those expensive things, I have chosen the easy way out by giving myself the excuse that I cannot afford it.
In fact, my laziness to think hard to make money is inherent in a lot of ways in my life.
Firstly, when someone tried to show me a way that I could earn money, I would turn him because I was too busy with my current employment. I felt that there is no need for me to further stretch myself to earn extra money since I was already receiving a reasonable steady income. I should relax and enjoy myself during my leisure time.
Actually, that was an excuse. The real reason was that I was not prepared to think and work hard to become rich. What I really wanted was instant wealth! I simply wanted to become rich without the need to go through the process of failures and setbacks.
But this is not possible based on my knowledge gained from reading and observations. Failures and setbacks are essential for everyone to learn from their mistakes so that they can improve and achieve success.
Secondly, if there was a proven system available for me to achieve wealth, I was still not prepared to do it. My excuse for laziness would be that I did not have a coach to guide me. I would face difficulties in learning to use the proven system. I would need someone to handheld me all the way. I could not do it by myself.
Thirdly, if there was a mentor to coach me to achieve wealth, the first question that came to my mind was does this really work? What if there is no result after putting in all my efforts? Why don't I just wait and see. Let observe someone who was doing it and see what would be his outcome. If he were successful, then I would follow him. Wait and see attitude is just another excuse for laziness.
As you can see, I could come out with all sorts of excuses for doing anything even if there were perfect conditions available. All these excuses voice down to one and only one thing, I was not ready to pay the price to become rich. I was ready to work hard for an employer but I was not ready to work hard for myself.
How did I finally realize my mistake? Well, it was due my exploration to gain instant wealth.
When someone told me that I could be rich by doing option trading, I quickly signed up for the course and hope to gain instant wealth. After studying and learning for a while, I realized that a lot of time and effort is required to truly master the necessary skills.
When someone told me that I could be wealthy by investing in real estate, I was distracted and gave up on the previous course that I was learning. I would then signed up for the new course and hope to gain instant wealth.
I had tried a lot of things but only to give up when I found that I needed to put in a lot of hard work to master the skills. I was looking for a way to gain instant wealth. In the end, I was forced to face the reality that there is no quick way but hard work.
Hard work is required mentally, emotionally and physically. If I want to become right, I need to think of ways and means to learn and accumulate wealth. This is mental hard work. Each time I face a failure or setback, I need to deal my emotions so that I do not give up. This is emotional hard work. I need to spend time and effort to carry out the actual actions to learn and accumulate wealth. This is physical hard work.
Without hard work, there will be no failures and setbacks. Without failures and setbacks, I will not be able to learn from my mistakes so that I can achieve success one day. With this new understanding, I am no longer afraid to work hard for myself.
* DISCLAIMER *
The author, publisher and distributors particularly disclaim any liability, loss, or risk taken by individuals who directly or indirectly act on the information contained herein. All readers must accept full responsibility for their use of this material.
After reading a few books and attending a few seminars on wealth creation, I have realized my mistake of laziness. Instead of thinking very hard on how to earn money to buy those expensive things, I have chosen the easy way out by giving myself the excuse that I cannot afford it.
In fact, my laziness to think hard to make money is inherent in a lot of ways in my life.
Firstly, when someone tried to show me a way that I could earn money, I would turn him because I was too busy with my current employment. I felt that there is no need for me to further stretch myself to earn extra money since I was already receiving a reasonable steady income. I should relax and enjoy myself during my leisure time.
Actually, that was an excuse. The real reason was that I was not prepared to think and work hard to become rich. What I really wanted was instant wealth! I simply wanted to become rich without the need to go through the process of failures and setbacks.
But this is not possible based on my knowledge gained from reading and observations. Failures and setbacks are essential for everyone to learn from their mistakes so that they can improve and achieve success.
Secondly, if there was a proven system available for me to achieve wealth, I was still not prepared to do it. My excuse for laziness would be that I did not have a coach to guide me. I would face difficulties in learning to use the proven system. I would need someone to handheld me all the way. I could not do it by myself.
Thirdly, if there was a mentor to coach me to achieve wealth, the first question that came to my mind was does this really work? What if there is no result after putting in all my efforts? Why don't I just wait and see. Let observe someone who was doing it and see what would be his outcome. If he were successful, then I would follow him. Wait and see attitude is just another excuse for laziness.
As you can see, I could come out with all sorts of excuses for doing anything even if there were perfect conditions available. All these excuses voice down to one and only one thing, I was not ready to pay the price to become rich. I was ready to work hard for an employer but I was not ready to work hard for myself.
How did I finally realize my mistake? Well, it was due my exploration to gain instant wealth.
When someone told me that I could be rich by doing option trading, I quickly signed up for the course and hope to gain instant wealth. After studying and learning for a while, I realized that a lot of time and effort is required to truly master the necessary skills.
When someone told me that I could be wealthy by investing in real estate, I was distracted and gave up on the previous course that I was learning. I would then signed up for the new course and hope to gain instant wealth.
I had tried a lot of things but only to give up when I found that I needed to put in a lot of hard work to master the skills. I was looking for a way to gain instant wealth. In the end, I was forced to face the reality that there is no quick way but hard work.
Hard work is required mentally, emotionally and physically. If I want to become right, I need to think of ways and means to learn and accumulate wealth. This is mental hard work. Each time I face a failure or setback, I need to deal my emotions so that I do not give up. This is emotional hard work. I need to spend time and effort to carry out the actual actions to learn and accumulate wealth. This is physical hard work.
Without hard work, there will be no failures and setbacks. Without failures and setbacks, I will not be able to learn from my mistakes so that I can achieve success one day. With this new understanding, I am no longer afraid to work hard for myself.
* DISCLAIMER *
The author, publisher and distributors particularly disclaim any liability, loss, or risk taken by individuals who directly or indirectly act on the information contained herein. All readers must accept full responsibility for their use of this material.
Foundations Of Wealth Creation!
When I see a tall building, I always wonder how a building can be that tall without falling over. By chance, I manage to read about the construction of a tall building and realize that the foundation of any tall building is carefully designed to support it. A lot of efforts and works are done at building the foundation.
Once a strong foundation is built, the construction of each story seemed to be rather easy. If I equate a tall building as great wealth, then this is like seeing the rich people keep getting richer faster! This is because they have a good foundation to create their wealth just like a tall building has a strong foundation to build more storeys.
What are the foundations of wealth creation? After reading a few books on wealth creation including the Rich Dad's series by Robert Kiyosaki and attending a few seminars on wealth creation, I have identified a few foundations for wealth creation based on my understanding.
Firstly, I need to have a physical health so that I have the physical energy to work hard. Imagine if I am always sick, I will never be able to concentrate on my work. Progress will be always hindered by my poor physical health.
I will need to exercise regularly to keep my body fit and healthy. Lack of exercise will cause my body to have poor immunity to diseases. I will need to watch what I eat and drink so that I can remain healthy. Eating junk foods and drinking liquors excessively harm my physical body. Also, I will need to rest enough to ensure that I have ample energy to work on my plans. Lack of sleep will cause me to be forgetful and make mistakes in my plans to gain financial freedom.
Secondly, there is a need for me to have good mental health so that I can concentrate on my plans to achieve financial freedom. If I do not have good mental health, I will lose focus easily and get distracted by other things.
I will need to practice concentration meditation regularly to keep my mind fit and sharp. Lack of concentration exercise means I will not be able to focus on my plans totally and thus prone to making careless mistakes.
Making genuine mistake is good but making careless mistake is bad. Careless mistakes are mistakes that I have already learned and become aware of. Thus, there is nothing much I can learn from these careless mistakes that will accelerate my path to financial freedom.
If I have made a genuine mistake, then I will be able to learn something from this mistake. The purpose of learning from mistake is so that I will not repeat them again as highlighted in the Rich Dad's series by Robert Kiyosaki. If I keep repeating the mistakes, then it defeat the purpose of learning from mistakes.
Thirdly, there is a requirement for good emotional health so that I will not get emotional over my decisions. I need to practice insight meditation to understand how my mind works. By understanding how my emotions arise and fall in my mind, then I will be able to manage my emotions better. If I can manage my emotions properly, then I will be able to make decisions based more on logic than emotions.
For example, if I cannot manage the fear of failures, then I will not be able to make the decision to master any skills that are essential for wealth creation. This is because failures are part and parcel of the learning process. If I can manage such a fear, then I will be able to master any skills quickly.
Next, I need to have a good spiritual health. That can be achieved by doing good deeds to help the needy around me. It may not just be money that they required. Learn to give love and care, time to listen to them and so on. This will help me to build a peaceful mind. If I have a peaceful mind, then I will be able to perform better in whatever I am trying to achieve.
Just like a tall building needs different layers of foundation. I feel that there are different layers of foundation required for wealth creation. What I have described above is just the first layer of foundation. Without a good physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health, there is no way I can face and manage the challenges in life well so that I can succeed in life.
* DISCLAIMER *
The author, publisher and distributors particularly disclaim any liability, loss, or risk taken by individuals who directly or indirectly act on the information contained herein. All readers must accept full responsibility for their use of this material.
Once a strong foundation is built, the construction of each story seemed to be rather easy. If I equate a tall building as great wealth, then this is like seeing the rich people keep getting richer faster! This is because they have a good foundation to create their wealth just like a tall building has a strong foundation to build more storeys.
What are the foundations of wealth creation? After reading a few books on wealth creation including the Rich Dad's series by Robert Kiyosaki and attending a few seminars on wealth creation, I have identified a few foundations for wealth creation based on my understanding.
Firstly, I need to have a physical health so that I have the physical energy to work hard. Imagine if I am always sick, I will never be able to concentrate on my work. Progress will be always hindered by my poor physical health.
I will need to exercise regularly to keep my body fit and healthy. Lack of exercise will cause my body to have poor immunity to diseases. I will need to watch what I eat and drink so that I can remain healthy. Eating junk foods and drinking liquors excessively harm my physical body. Also, I will need to rest enough to ensure that I have ample energy to work on my plans. Lack of sleep will cause me to be forgetful and make mistakes in my plans to gain financial freedom.
Secondly, there is a need for me to have good mental health so that I can concentrate on my plans to achieve financial freedom. If I do not have good mental health, I will lose focus easily and get distracted by other things.
I will need to practice concentration meditation regularly to keep my mind fit and sharp. Lack of concentration exercise means I will not be able to focus on my plans totally and thus prone to making careless mistakes.
Making genuine mistake is good but making careless mistake is bad. Careless mistakes are mistakes that I have already learned and become aware of. Thus, there is nothing much I can learn from these careless mistakes that will accelerate my path to financial freedom.
If I have made a genuine mistake, then I will be able to learn something from this mistake. The purpose of learning from mistake is so that I will not repeat them again as highlighted in the Rich Dad's series by Robert Kiyosaki. If I keep repeating the mistakes, then it defeat the purpose of learning from mistakes.
Thirdly, there is a requirement for good emotional health so that I will not get emotional over my decisions. I need to practice insight meditation to understand how my mind works. By understanding how my emotions arise and fall in my mind, then I will be able to manage my emotions better. If I can manage my emotions properly, then I will be able to make decisions based more on logic than emotions.
For example, if I cannot manage the fear of failures, then I will not be able to make the decision to master any skills that are essential for wealth creation. This is because failures are part and parcel of the learning process. If I can manage such a fear, then I will be able to master any skills quickly.
Next, I need to have a good spiritual health. That can be achieved by doing good deeds to help the needy around me. It may not just be money that they required. Learn to give love and care, time to listen to them and so on. This will help me to build a peaceful mind. If I have a peaceful mind, then I will be able to perform better in whatever I am trying to achieve.
Just like a tall building needs different layers of foundation. I feel that there are different layers of foundation required for wealth creation. What I have described above is just the first layer of foundation. Without a good physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health, there is no way I can face and manage the challenges in life well so that I can succeed in life.
* DISCLAIMER *
The author, publisher and distributors particularly disclaim any liability, loss, or risk taken by individuals who directly or indirectly act on the information contained herein. All readers must accept full responsibility for their use of this material.
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