21st Century Academy

Grasping the concept and power of choice is difficult for people, because of all those outside factors and demands that they perceive as un-wielding. One reason that it is hard for people to come to terms with this power is because they do not understand a related and resulting power of the power of choice—the power of wealth.

Wealth Heals All Wounds

We all know that is not 100% true, but we all also know it to be mostly true in the 21st Century. Money and wealth is a tool to living well, and having it does cure a number of ills (the possible exceptions being related to emotions and health, but those are very significantly impacted by success and having wealth, too).

What I really want to talk about, though, is the idea of choosing to spend a portion of your money on you, on your savings, and on your own wealth development so that you can be wealthy. Even if you have very large financial obligations, this is what has to happen in order to be wealthy. But it often doesn’t because we are afraid of the repercussions from the establishment. What you have to remember is that the establishment is all about the money.

Bouncing Back

When you build wealth you can come back from just about anything you think you may have jeopardized in terms of financial recovery. Banks are very forgiving to people who have money. When you are a wealthy person, the establishment will deal with you—at your will, on your terms. Even before that time they will because they will have no choice—they still want their money.

To be clear, I’m not recommending that you just stop paying all your bills and start investing all your money in you. But I am recommending that you stop investing it all in everyone else’s business and see to your own first. There’s no other way to build wealth.

I also wouldn’t recommend going about this without some study and direction. Jamie McIntyre does address this very topic in his book, “What I Didn’t Learn In School But Wish I Had.” It’s a good place to start with this wealth empowerment program, because investing in yourself is elemental to financial success.

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

We’ve talked many times about how one of the greater road blocks to success with Jamie McIntyre’s wealth education program is that it’s just plain hard for people to make the time. And it’s not that they don’t know they should. People know they should be their own first priority; still, it’s really hard to break away and make that happen, regardless of how necessary it is.

Then another piece of the puzzle is that at the end of the day, or whenever you’ve finally found or scheduled that time, you aren’t as motivated as you were before. When you finally get around to it, you aren’t as fired up and ready to tackle the topic of finance and empowerment. You just don’t feel like it anymore.

The Power Of Intrinsic Motivation

The above can be a particularly frustrating experience, because what often occurs is that you feel energized and raring to go at the most inopportune times; it’s not that you don’t want to pursue a wealth development education; it’s just that the timing never seems right to actually act on that desire.

One reason this happens is that by the time you ‘get around to it’ you’ve lost the intrinsic motivation you felt earlier—that innate, self-inspiring motivation that is the best breeder of action and further motivation. The best situation is when you can capitalize on that intrinsic motivation as it happens. But doesn’t life always seem to get in the way?

So is there any solution?

Capturing Intrinsic Motivation

To capitalize on intrinsic motivation you basically need to do one of two things; either you have to clear away other ‘obligations’ (or what you have perceived to be obligations), or you have to preserve that motivation for a better time. It’s worth taking a look at your schedule and seeing if you can move some things around to open the times of day when you feel most motivated. And it also helps to focus on the programs and actions that create a general air of positivity, which helps you stay focused on your goals throughout the day, and motivated to make good on them.

Intrinsic motivation is one of the best forms (probably the best) of motivation there is because it comes from within. Be true to yourself and your motives, and you’ll see a huge amount of success come your way.

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

Much of wealth creation—the very foundation of achievable wealth-building—relies on principles of attraction; on like attracting like. We know that we attract more of the same with our wealthy thoughts, accumulation of money, accumulation of success, and also with the people and company we surround ourselves with. We know that when the people we associate with wallow in skepticism and negativity that we will do the same; but when the people we associate with share the same air of success and possibility and prosperity that we share we will attract all of those things in our own lives.

Unfortunately, given the present company that surrounds you, you may find it difficult to keep the kind of company that will propel you towards wealth. Very fortunately, however, you have the gift of the internet and access to an entire online community dedicated to wealth, financial empowerment, and personal success.

Accessing A Success-Oriented Online Community

There are many places where you can connect with like-minded individuals who will help you build that air of attraction necessary for building wealth. A few examples that come to mind include

• Wealth creation blogs. Many wealth builders maintain blogs online in an effort to further wealth creation among the interested community.

• Forums. There are also dedicated forums, both highly focused (such as the 21st Century Academy forum) and more general, dealing with general issues related to financial empowerment.

• Websites. This includes Jamie McIntyre’s 21st Century Academy website and also others of varying sorts maintained both by financial experts and individuals pursuing wealth creation.

• Social media sites. Social media websites are where all of this comes together—where like-minded people go to connect and find more of the same.

No doubt you could add to this list. More than anything, though, know that the company you need to be keeping is out there and can be easily accessed any time of the day from anywhere with an internet connection. When you feel the community around you bringing you down, log in and find the people with the potential to bring you back up. Make it a regular habit of hanging with a company of wealth developers and putting the laws of attraction to work in your favor.

To Your Continued Financial Success

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