21st Century Academy

Off we are, then, on our series of posts based on Jamie McIntyre’s 7-Day Wealth Vision Course. This post is based on the first of the 7 videos (available for download at UnversalWealthCreation.com or for viewing via the YouTube Link—to get them all, please go back to our last post).

Day One Of Your New Wealth Vision

Day one is short video—it’ll only take a couple minutes (literally) out of your day to watch it. In it, Jamie is basically introducing us to the first several chapters of the book, and getting us thinking about some fundamental and very important questions and topics. Understanding these basics will help you better understand your financial attitude and your current positioning in the grand scheme of money—that is knowledge that really is power!

The four basics that he touches on there, that are discussed through the first 4 chapters or so of the book, are

• Jamie’s story—not as bragging rights (although doesn’t he deserve them?) but as an example of how possible it is for a regular guy to go from beyond broke ($150,000 in debt and essentially homeless) to rich—proof that it can be done.

• Why is it that in rich countries (Australia, the U.S., New Zealand, UK…) people fail? If these nations are thriving, why shouldn’t their citizens be? This is one of the most important questions to answer because most likely this, in one way or another, describes your situation; you live in a wealthy nation, but you are not wealthy—and there is no good reason why you shouldn’t be. You need to identify the problem before you can fix it.

• How money works. Modern money is much more ethereal than you might think it is. As Jamie says, most people are “astounded” to find out just what money is and where it comes from—thin air! Understanding this helps you realize the level of control and possibilities within monetary and banking systems the world over.

• What is a 21st century education? What Jamie learned through his own personal education was that this is something we really aren’t taught at school; we could have been, but weren’t. He also learned that this sort of education is imperative to building wealth—and it’s the knowledge that wealthy people have. So in the absence of a modern financial education, Jamie McIntyre set out to create one. That’s what is before us today.

As we anticipated, there’s no doing justice to what Jamie is talking about here without discussing it in more detail, over a number of posts. Before we move onto the next video “day,” we’ll come back to some of the topics here and discuss them in more detail, with the book as our guide. To understand what’s going on, it’s best if you download the book now, and start reading what Jamie has to say in his own words, which will make it all the more understandable for you.

Remember, the videos are based on the book, and you can get a free copy right now, right here!

Sean Rasmussen
21st Century Academy
Universal Wealth Creation © 2004 - 2009

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Unlike college or university, the prerequisites required to undertake the type of financial education provided by the 21st Century Academy are not many. And neither Jamie McIntyre nor anyone else there will ask you for your educational transcripts to prove that you have them. In fact, if you are here, if you find the Academy, that is proof enough that you have them already.

What A 21st Century Education Requires

There are really only two things that are required of people to succeed in a financial education and empowerment program such as this—motivation and intelligence.

• You need to be motivated to continue through the program and succeed financially
• You need to have enough intelligence to realize your need

Let me point something out here; I did not say you needed enough intelligence to understand these complex money-making and investment strategies. You don’t. The strategies for creating wealth are actually very simple. If you can read, you can understand them. You can be rich.

• Read = Rich

That makes this a very easy prerequisite to meet.

So that leaves us with the other—motivation. The only other thing you need is the motivation to see yourself through. Call it persistence, call it tenacity, determination, whatever you like. But see it for what it is—the motivation, the determination to take continuous action and make continuous change for the betterment of yourself and your financial future.

Of these two, then, what do you think is more important? Which of these prerequisites will make or break you as you pursue wealth? Which do you need to focus on more to be wealthy? One you can take for granted, because you are already here and that proves you’ve got those goods down. Focus on the more difficult and elusive of the two and you will have the winning formula for success!

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

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Still in the interest of helping you help yourself more and make the most of all your days, here’s yet another thing to consider.

The Skills And Experience You Have Now

One of the ways that you can most efficiently use your time is to utilize the skills that you already have. In some ways this is similar to getting more out by going with what interests you. Hopefully you have built your skillset upon that which interests you the most. That will make it even easier to capitalize on all that you have readily available to you. If you have skills that aren’t really in your most desired area of interest, but that are readily usable still, it is definitely worth considering taking advantage of them now as you build into what you really want to be doing.

When you can utilize what is already familiar and second-nature you don’t have to spend time learning new skills before you can put them to work. Being that you are pursuing wealth you may be thinking you have no skills that apply, but that is probably not the case.

What have you learned?

Look at what you have done and what you have learned. Now look at the ways that Jamie McIntyre is showing you for making money. Look at how he shows you to create opportunity. What can you marry here?

I’ll give you just a couple of examples and let you take it from there. For instance, maybe you were a housepainter in college; maybe you have learned how to redecorate by revamping every place you’ve ever lived. Those sound like very good skills a real estate investor might want for do-it-yourself fix and flips.

Or maybe your skills have always been more book-oriented. Maybe bookkeeping and numbers are your strength. You’ll find those skills invaluable on the trades markets.

I doubt that there is anyone without a skill that can be captured and capitalized for building wealth and investing. If you look deep enough, if you are creative enough, you will find what you need within yourself. Make the most of what you know to make the most of your financial future!

To Your Continued Financial Success

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

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Part of building wealth relies on setting firm, clear goals. In part that relies on knowing what wealth means to you. To do that we usually set at least one large goal, tied to a financial value or monetary figure, that we recognize as meaning we have reached that goal. In other words, a sum of money, and assets that represents wealth achievement to us.

Each of us will have such a figure in mind. We will also have many smaller goals along the way to get us there; goals like getting a wealth creation education, learning to strategize for wealth creation, developing aspects of our mindset and psyche that are conducive to wealth creation. And one day, through perseverance, dedication, discipline, and by meeting each of those smaller goals, we will get to that pinnacle and be able to finally say “I’ve done it! I am a wealthy person!”

But Then What?

What then? What comes next? What do we do once we’ve become rich? Do we sit back, kick our feet up, and wallow in our financial success?

Yes!

But that’s not all we do.

We also prepare to continue on. We take steps to move forward to a new goal. A bigger and better and even more wildly successful goal for financial prosperity. We educate ourselves again as to how to do more and have more and enjoy more.

This time around, though, things will be different. This time around we will already have a solid financial education behind us. We will have already learned the key strategies and developed the right mindset for building wealth and being successful. And this time around we will be even more motivated to keep going. Why? Because of that Law of Attraction that got us here. Because great things keep attracting great things, and our own personal experiences with wealth and success will only do more to further us toward more wealth and achievement.

We will have tasted wealth and possibility, and we will be enthusiastic to taste even more. And so we move forward with new goals and a renewed energy for financial freedom and prosperity.

To Your Continued Financial Success

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

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Before the internet the availability, exposure, and access to wealth creation information and wealth development education was limited. In many ways it was only accessible to the people who already had money, who were already wealthy. The people who needed the information often didn’t know it existed and the people who had money were the only ones who could afford the expense of travel to exotic locations to attend wealth creation seminars. The best, most useful information and educational resources were just not easily accessed, and so whole generations of willing and able individuals did not have the tools and information they needed to learn to build their own wealth.

Today we are in a much more favorable position for accessing information to be come financially empowered. In today’s world, the internet is a primary resource for information and even education. A simple internet connection is all that a person needs to gather all the information and learning resources needed to become financially empowered.

Online Resources For Financial Learning

Wealth education comes in many forms online. It comes in the form of websites, of social media, of articles, and much more. Some of the most useful forms of online financial information resources include:

• Websites—websites like the 21st Century Academy website that focus on one strategic program, and also general websites that give access to other sources and ideas.

• Publications—both online and hard-copy publications and books. In actuality, the growth of the EBook industry has opened the doors to many wealth creation authors not promoted by big publishing houses.

• Social media—including social networking sites, forums, and blogs

• Online financial education—like the 21st Century Academy homestudy course, which brings the power of personal seminars to people all over the world.

Clearly these resources bring a whole new wealth of information that just was not obtainable before—many that did not even exist. With online access there is no barrier to gaining a powerful, empowering wealth creation education. The opportunity is there for anyone, anywhere, in that always-on fashion that is the internet.

To Your Continued Financial Success

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

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