The Picture Of Wealth
When you set off to find answers to the kinds of questions Jamie McIntyre asked—like why some people in wealthy nations are rich but the majority are not, or like the larger question at hand in the first chapter—Why do most people fail?—you start to look for some common ground that might point to a solution. This leads to an interesting thought that Jamie had, which he shares in the book in the opening paragraphs of Chapter 1.
What’s The Difference?
One of the first things to pique Jamie’s curiosity was this—why do some people start with nothing and 
make it big, and others start with everything but lose it? Does luck have anything to do with this? Education?
None of these things seems to be the answer. Nor does marrying into money or inheriting it. In fact, there seems, at least superficially, to be no rhyme or reason to who becomes wealthy.
• People of all ages become wealthy—in their twenties, thirties, forties, sixties, and at older ages, too.
• People of all education levels become wealthy—and people of all education levels continue to struggle financially; even those with higher degrees who we think might be smarter than us.
• People can gain and lose a fortune in a matter of a year—look at the statistics for lottery winners.
On the surface, it looks like the answers to this question are all over the board. In reality, though, there are common factors here. There are distinct reasons why some people are wealthy and others are not. But the answers are not superficial; they go much deeper than just finding nice categories to fit wealthy people in. This is the purpose of the first chapter of the book—to help you understand why you are not wealthy, but to help you understand the real reasons. That’s the first order of business in wealth creation.
To Your Continued Success!
Sean Rasmussen
21st Century Academy
Universal Wealth Creation © 2004 – 2009
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