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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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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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Our recent posts have talked a lot about us being the company and the thoughts that we keep, and about attracting the elements of success to us that we need to succeed and be financially empowered…to build wealth. That power is the Power of Attraction. You’ll find this also by other names, depending on who you are reading and following, as things like the Law of Attraction, or even “The Secret”. It is this law that serves as the basis for the 21st Century Academy in many ways as well.

Attraction And Daily Life

The power of attraction is simple yet effective. To use it, all you really need to understand is that you will attract to you whatever you put out into the world. In other words, if you think positively and abundantly, and live a life of wealth and success, you will draw positive attitudes, thoughts, and people to you; you will draw abundance to you as well.

If you think negative thoughts, focus on the bad in life, on destitution and need, or the inequality in life, you will always draw those things to you; if you live a life of want, you will attract more want—you’ll attract people who also want and need, and you’ll attract more financial stress.

Many people are hesitant to believe that wealth creation can be so simple, but when you look at the lives of various individuals you can see that this is certainly true. If you look at your own life you can see how you attract to you the same things that you think and surround yourself with. Think about the times when you were most down—did it seem you could never get a break and that negativity seemed to follow you in all things? Now think about the times in your life when you felt you were doing well—did it seem more things went your way? That the bad times were limited, and easier to overcome?

You can start building wealth today just by adjusting what you attract to you. Apply the power of attraction to everything in your life—to your thoughts, your fiends and associations, to what you choose to read, learn, and follow. Be more positive and successful and you will be more positive and successful; and you’ll set the stage for easily attracting more of the same as you do.

To Your Continued Financial Success

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

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This is a subject we took up on another of my blogs for wealth creation. It is the subject of taking wealth creation one day at a time.

One Day At A Time

The inspiration for the post comes from a debt reduction strategy that was recently brought to my attention. The strategy is to start people small in debt reduction by starting with the day at hand. And for that day, just for today, the debtors make a commitment not to debt. The next day he does the same. And the day after that, and the day after that, and so on into the future. Each day, he promises himself to better himself, just for that day.

He doesn’t worry about the day that follows, or the months, or the years, he concerns himself with today. To making progress today. Tomorrow he will deal with tomorrow.

Wealth Creation One Day At A Time

Building wealth can work in much the same way. In fact, if you are deep in debt and you adopt this strategy, you are already doing something to work towards building wealth. You are already making progress!

It is understandable that in the beginning the process of gaining a financial education can be overwhelming. It is not uncommon for people to start and stop many times before really committing to a program like the 21st Century Academy. Even then, it’s not uncommon for a person to realize the possibilities Jamie McIntyre is presenting, and still stagnate. Wealth creation is a very big thing.

But it is a manageable thing, too. Just like you can get yourself out of debt by making one effort today, you can build wealth by taking one action today. Do something today to build your financial future. It can be anything—read a book, read this blog, research wealth creation, sign up for Jamie’s homestudy course, set a goal, save some money, work to rewire your financial subconscious—anything at all.

All great things start with one small, single step. Take a step forward today, follow it up tomorrow, and in time you’ll be able to look back and see how far you’ve come!

To Your Continued Financial Success

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

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The last few posts gave you some exercises that Jamie McIntyre presents in his workshops and through the 21st Century Academy homestudy course. Now, let’s look back at why those exercises are necessary.

Your Financial Subconscious, Your Own Worst Enemy

Your financial subconscious is your own worst enemy. That is, a negative financial subconscious is. If you’ve taken the steps to improve and rewire that subconscious attitude, or if miraculously you came out of childhood without being negatively impacted by money, then your positive financial subconscious can and does work for you rather than against you.

But the question is—if consciously we welcome money, then how can something we don’t even realize we are thinking override the best of our intentions in financial success and wealth building?

Linking Money To Pain

Most people link money more with pain than with pleasure. That seems sort of ridiculous, I know, but it was true for me and for Jamie McIntyre and it is true for most people. They just don’t realize it. An exercise like the one we’ve just completed is very revealing, and can prove this link.

And this is important stuff to know. Because when you link pain to something—anything—your subconscious will do the best it can to protect you from that pain. So, if subconsciously you link money to pain, then subconsciously you will maneuver yourself away from that pain—away from money! This is, obviously, exactly what we are trying to avoid!

Understand that this happens regardless of what you are consciously thinking and doing. Consciously you may have the very best of intentions, but until the subconscious mind understands that you are no longer interested in avoiding money as a source of pain, that you actually link money to pleasure, then financial success will be very hard to come by indeed. But to do that you need tools. Tools like the exercises I’ve brought you from the 21st Century Academy. When you have those tools, you can begin to move beyond pain to pleasure and great financial success. I wish you all of that…and so much more!

To Your Continued Financial Success

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

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