21st Century Academy

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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It is hard to hear that you might have to just steel yourself and face the fact that you’ll have to put more into your day if you want to get more out of it before you ultimately enjoy the wealth you have built. That is understandable, but it’s a fact of life for many nonetheless. It had to be said.

Knowing what a burden adding more to your day might be for you, I thought about how we might alleviate some of that additional pressure. The good news is that for many, many people, there are real ways to get more out of your day, put more in, and maybe even spend less time overall doing it. How is that possible?

Get More Out Of Your Day By Doing Less

Quality not quantity. In the end when you have added in the additional duties of educating yourself about finance and building wealth, and then acting to make it happen, this might be a wash as far as time spent ‘doing’ is concerned. In actuality it is meant to be. If we can reduce your day to the point where you are doing everything essential and taking action to grow financially and seeing results, all the better; I truly hope that does happen for you. Of course, that might mean this is a good time to step up your efforts at building wealth, too.

If you are skeptical about being able to take something out of your day, something that will put time into your day that you can devote to investing and making money, I don’t blame you. But the fact is that a lot of us are not very good time managers. A lot of us could find a lot more time in the day just by incorporating some good time management skills. Let’s take a look at what could go.

• TV—an easy one, something we could easily do without if it meant more financial freedom

• Procrastinating—how much time do you spend wishing you didn’t have to do something? Finding other things to do to put off what really needs your attention? A lot of times it is more time than the task actually takes.

• Distractions—emails, phone calls, IM, aimless web-surfing, unannounced visitors (in and out of the office)

• Limitless schedules—there things that are unavoidable in life, but the problem comes when these things take more of your life than they should. Place limits on meetings, visits, phone calls, and limits on your time. Give each task only the time it deserves.

• Obsessive tasks—there are probably things you do that can live with a little less attention. For example, are you an obsessive cleaner or email checker? Cut back and prioritize.

This is by no means a complete list, but the hope is that it will get you thinking about what can go so you have more time for your real priority. What can you add to this list?

To Your Continued Financial Success

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

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The first thing you will learn from the 21st Century Academy is that thoughts and mindset are the key to creating wealth. Although this sounds easy and simple, Jamie McIntyre doesn’t make this the foundation of his wealth education program because he wants to let you off easy; he does it because it is the true way to succeed and become wealthy. And if you think you can just sit back and become wealthy by dreaming about money, you will be sadly disappointed.

The Easy Way To Build Wealth

Many people will quickly welcome this concept of thinking your way to wealth for no other reason than they think it is easy—and why not give it a try? You’ve got nothing to lose but taxing a few brain-cells, right? It’s true that you’ve got nothing to lose—and everything to gain—by developing the wealth creation mindset. But just having thoughts isn’t enough.

As we talked about in the dreams vs. thoughts post, thoughts are not things unless they are active. Without mental activity thoughts are nothing more than dreams. Dreams are fun, but they do not achieve anything—dreams do not make you wealthy, thoughts do. Active thoughts do.

Make Money And Build Wealth

The active part of the thought process is the conduit for success—it is how you translate thought into reality, how you make money and build wealth. It would be nice to get rich quick without having to expend any real effort, but that is not reality. Building wealth requires action and effort—work—too.

As you develop your thoughts—make mental effort to have thoughts and not only dreams, ensure that your thoughts have a present and goal-oriented aspect to them, and make your thoughts proportional to the wealth you seek—you must also give them life by giving them an active component. Without that action you have no means to your end, no path to wealth. Put action into your thoughts, and every day, with every thought, you will be doing something that is creating wealth.

To Your Continued Financial Success

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

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If there is one thing you will learn from Jamie McIntyre it is that you must empower yourself in order to change and build wealth. The first step and one of the most crucial in creating wealth is to empower yourself and allow yourself the power of control over money in every way. Let’s explore this idea a bit…

What Is Financial Empowerment?

There are many ways that you might describe financial empowerment. When it comes down to it, though, to be empowered financially is to have choice and control. It is to be the master of your financial and emotional mind, and thus your fate.

By definition empowerment means “to give authority or power”; it also means to “make more confident or assertive.” Given these definitions, it is easy to see how one could benefit from becoming financially empowered. When you empower yourself financially, you gain control over how your money is spent or invested, where it goes and what it does for you. You build confidence in yourself and make you better at everything you do.

How Can You Get Financially Empowered?

You can start today by just allowing yourself the luxury of financial control. That is one step in the right direction. But true empowerment means having control over your financial life in every small and large way. There is more to empowering yourself for wealth than just giving yourself permission to succeed. To get through the day to day and build your confidence and power, you’ll need some guidance.

This is the point where a wealth creation education, either formal through a program like the 21st Century Academy or informal such as in books, etc., comes in.

Acknowledging the fact that you deserve to be empowered and build wealth is the first step. Achieving the necessary level of empowerment happens over time with education and exposure. Take a step now to build your power and your wealth.

To Your Continued Financial Success

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

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Tell me if this sounds familiar to you:

• You’ve struggled through life to get ahead financially

• You resolve time and time again to find a pathway to financial success

• You have the best of intentions, and even take solid actions that should point you in the direction of success

• You enjoy intermittent success with finance and money

• Inevitably something steps in and puts you right back where you started (or possibly even further behind)

• You begin again, and experience the same scenario again

• And again

• And again

…And you just can’t figure out why.

You Are Not Alone

If this seems like the story of your life, don’t dismay—you are not alone! This has been the story for so many working with the 21st Century Academy. This was Jamie McIntyre’s story, and mine, too. I dare say that unless you are one of the few who were raised and educated differently from the rest of the modern world; this is the story of your financial life. But do you know why?

As I’ve Been Saying

This is an illustration of exactly what we’ve been talking about as we dissect the financial subconscious and the effect it has on life. This is exactly what happens when your negative financial subconscious works against you, undermining the best conscious efforts. This is what happens when you link money to pain in your subconscious and your subconscious works to protect you from that pain.

This is the treadmill-effect that financial pain and negativity have on your life. This is why you can enjoy some financial success and think you’ve finally figured it out this time, but then fall right back and have to start again all over.

You Can Win The Battle And Get Off the Treadmill

This is a battle you can win. You can win it once you understand what is happening, and understand the need to start with the fundamentals of psychology. This is what programs like the 21st Century Academy do. With Jamie McIntyre, you can get off that treadmill and stop starting over and over again. And finally, with the right direction, you can move beyond it and never have to start over financially again!

To Your Continued Financial Success

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

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