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We kind of stumbled along through the last two posts where I talked about how you need to be wealthy so that you can take wealthy actions and go on to have wealth. It’s something of a difficult concept to explain, but I hope that you followed along with me. I think from here I can start to make this clearer.

Define What Wealth Is To You

We know that the first step to being wealthy is to be that person—to start living today as a wealthy person; to accept and believe that that is who you are. Because you cannot be both wealthy and poor, right?

Now, let’s take some time and try to work out how you can do that, even now, even without six figures in the bank.

Before you can be something you need to know what it means to be that person. To be wealthy, you have to figure out what that means. Now, I can’t give you all the answers here. Being wealthy means different things to different people. And there are different levels of wealth, and more ways than one to be wealthy. To start being wealthy, you have to compile a list of attributes and characteristics that wealthy people have. You have to know what it is that you are striving to be.

The best way to do this is probably to just get in touch with your own thoughts and goals. Figure out what wealth means to you so that you can start incorporating that into your mind process. Brainstorm a list, as long or short as you want, but probably the more the better, of characteristics of the wealthy—a list of what wealthy people are. And this doesn’t have to be a list of numbers. Wealthy people are not numbers, they are people with strengths and weaknesses (but let’s focus on the strengths here). This list could include words like

• Strong

• Smart

• Educated (not necessarily university educated, could be a wealth creation education like the 21st Century Academy, or a real-world education)

• Confident

• Savvy

• Comfortable

• Motivated

Find the words that work for you, even on a general level. Look within yourself, too, and find characteristics of the wealthy. Also look for what you might need to change.

When you know what it is to be wealthy you can start being that person. You know the next step; it is to start taking wealthy actions. And you know where it leads from there. Take the first step now. Know the wealthy person you want to be. And be it!

To Your Continued Financial Success

Sean Rasmussen
21st Century Academy
Universal Wealth Creation © 2004 - 2008

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On order to have something you have to take the steps to get it, right? You have to take the actions that will allow you to obtain whatever it is you want to have. Without the action, there can be no result. So without the action of creating wealth, of doing things to create wealth, you will never have wealth.

Who You Are Determines What You Do

This ties into the last discussion regarding being who you want to be. There is an important reason why you have to be that person—a wealthy person. Because who you are determines the actions and steps you take in life. So if you are not a wealthy person, you will not take wealthy actions. And without taking wealthy actions, you cannot obtain wealth, correct?

Not many people would argue that the poor do things differently than the wealthy do. That is, in fact, one of the founding premises of the 21st Century Academy. It is one of the major points that Jamie McIntyre—and in fact many other financial experts, too—try to get across.

The rich do things differently

That is the major difference between the masses and the wealthy. We’ve said it so many times before—the rich make money work for them, they don’t work for money. But there are many other things that the wealthy do, too, and many actions that they take every day that nets their end result—that makes them wealthy, that gets them what they want to have.

The big point here is that poor or even middle class people do not take the same actions as the rich. Without wealthy action, there is no wealth. Logically, then, if you want to build wealth you need to take wealthy actions. But that is not something that a poor person does. So if you want to take wealthy action, you have to first be a person who can do that—you have to be wealthy so that you can have what a wealthy person has!

To Your Continued Financial Success

Sean Rasmussen
21st Century Academy
Universal Wealth Creation © 2004 - 2008

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To have wealth, you first have to be wealthy. This is the cornerstone of the mindset and teaching of Jamie McIntyre and the cornerstone of effective wealth education. And while the thought seems very simplistic, there is definite reasoning as to why this is the way it has to be.

Be What You Want To Be

You are the person you are today. Without change, you will continue to be that person. And that type of change is more than just a change in the thoughts that you think intermittently. The thoughts you think determine who you are now, and who you will be. It’s sort of a self-fulfilling prophecy. Whatever you think about yourself is what you will be; and once you are that you will only build upon it. You will be that more and more.

So if what you are now is a person who is in need, you will continue to be a person in need. Your need will continue to grow, and it will always be present in your life. But if you are a person who is wealthy, you will build more wealth into your life. That is what you will be.

The reason this is so is simple, too. You can’t be two things at once. Poverty and need do not magically transform into wealth, or transform you into being a wealthy person. They do, however, grow you as a needy person.

Being Wealthy

You can become a wealthy person if you change and start to be wealthy. This can start small. You can start being wealthy today, and then focus on doing it bigger and better. That change starts with changing the way you look at yourself—the way you see yourself. Start today. Be wealthy. Be more wealthy tomorrow. But start today to be the person you plan to be; because until you do, you can never be a wealthy person.

To Your Continued Financial Success

Sean Rasmussen
21st Century Academy
Universal Wealth Creation © 2004 - 2008

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Understanding that you have choices is truly empowering. Just the knowledge that you are the one who really decides where your money goes, that you are the one who chooses every month to pay your bills, is empowering. And if you can make changes to the choices that you make, then you can start immediately to illicit a change in your financial future, and in your accumulation of wealth.

What Can You Change?

To harness the power of choice you first have to take a look at the way you currently spend and allocate your money, and then begin to change that practice in your favor.

On your list you surely have many bills to pay; many perceived necessities, and hopefully a column for you as well. Often the way that money is managed the bills and necessities get paid first, and you are paid as an afterthought, funds permitting. The problem with this is that by organizing your finances this way you hardly ever—if ever—get around to the “you” column. You are last on the priority list, and last to be paid. And when something has to give, it is you that goes without. And without paying you, you will never build wealth. As Jamie McIntyre says, saving is elemental to building wealth.

So what on this list can you change? You have a few choices. You can

• Change the order to make you a priority

• Change who you decide to pay (wipe some things off the list entirely)

• Change how much you pay (decide on an amount that you are willing to budget to each)

You do have bills and financial obligations, but you do have the ability to choose how that is done, and the ability to do it in a way that makes space for wealth and prosperity in your life—in a way that makes you a top financial priority. To learn this more specifically, I encourage you to check out the free eBook that Jamie offers over at the 21st Century Academy; he gives some very specific ways to deal with bills and debts and allocate money to you. If you find yourself struggling to find the money to be the foundation of your wealth, this is something you’ll want to read.

Just remember the choices are all yours. And those choices are power—the power to create wealth and live prosperously. Get yourself on a power trip to financial success!

To Your Continued Financial Success

Sean Rasmussen
21st Century Academy
Universal Wealth Creation © 2004 - 2008

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One of the greatest gifts that a wealth education can give is the power of choice (which is really the gift of personal financial empowerment). Choice is something that Jamie McIntyre provides in many ways through the 21st Century Academy. And once you have the power of choice behind you, you have the ability to start really controlling what happens to your money.

Learning To Enjoy Real Financial Control

To gain real control over your money and wealth creation, you need to understand your position of control. You need to know that ultimately you do have choices and you are in the seat of control.

Unfortunately, many people do not feel that they have financial control at all. They feel that all their power and control has been stripped away from them to the point where they are doing nothing more than working for a pay check in order to pay it out to debts, bills, and everyone else with a hand outstretched. In essence, people feel that the fate of their money is sealed before they even get up and go to work for it. The money is going before it ever comes in.

In reality this is not true. In reality the only person that can give that money away to those entities is you. In reality, you make a choice every time you decide to pay that bill. At present that may feel like a very unempowered choice, but with help you can gain the confidence and power to change all that.

Get Educated, Get Empowered

When you get educated, when you embark on a wealth creation education, you take the first steps to empowering yourself financially and learning to make the choices that really put you in control. Just understanding that you have choices, and you have control is powerful. Now imagine how more powerful a thought that could be coupled with some real, executable knowledge. Give yourself the gift of power and choice. Know you control your money and learn how else you can take control.

To Your Continued Financial Success

Sean Rasmussen
21st Century Academy
Universal Wealth Creation © 2004 - 2008

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