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

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

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