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Realizing your worth is an important facet in building wealth and achieving great success. Some may fall short of their goals because they have an underlying belief that they are not deserving of it. A primary step in developing the millionaire mindset is to realize that you deserve success.

The nagging voice telling you that you may fail, that there is too much at stake for you to take any risks is a troublesome anchor that needs to be lifted. Before moving forward, envision your past failures and achievements. Gradually allow the failures to drift away from your thoughts allowing your achievements to surface in your focused thoughts.

Feeling Wealth

Building wealth is as much about feeling as it is about thinking. If you progress with feelings of anxiousness and self-doubt, you will undoubtedly fail, or fall short of your goals. Breaking this cycle can be difficult, but with the right guidance, you can begin to feel like a millionaire as you enter the millionaire mindset.

The connection between emotion and wealth is not readily apparent, but it is quite powerful. Simply visualising and thinking about wealth is not as effective as feeling wealthy, beginning with feeling worthy of the rewards.

Gratitude

The worthiness stems from focus that is planted in gratitude. Begin each day with a mantra of gratitude that helps you focus on the positive aspects of your life. Feel the swell of pride that is associated with the things that make you feel grateful.

The feeling of gratitude is the underlying emotion behind worthiness and wealth. When you connect the positive grateful forces in your life to the hopeful visualization of financial success, you are more apt to create energy in your focus.

Millionaire Mindset

Developing the millionaire mindset is an integral aspect of your future success, but simply practicing thought processes and visualization skills without genuinely feeling gratitude and worthiness is not enough. The driving force behind the mindset is the deep seeded belief that you are deserving of success and good fortune.

You can learn about creating feelings of gratitude and developing the millionaire mindset by reading What I Didn’t Learn in School but Wish I Had by Jamie McIntyre. The free ebook is a valuable guide for your future endeavors.

A lot of time is spent on this blog, on all my blogs, on finding the time to devote to learning about money and success; in short, getting a financial education. And the reason for that is that this is such a big problem for people who really do want to change, live better, live more fulfilled and contentedly and really get the most out of life. The other part of that is that there are so many small and large reasons why we don’t have the time we wish we had, even though it would make such a huge impact in our financial lives, and to our lives overall.

Today I’m addressing the idea of obligations. Some may argue that obligations are not an idea, they are very real and they are the reason that there is so little time to devote to yourself and your financial future. On some levels that is true, but on the level of reality not all of the obligations that slow your progress are real. When it really gets down to it, there are things you treat like obligations that are not that critical at all.

Separating Time Consumers And Obligations

Some obligations will be obvious. Others may seem obvious, such as your job, but need a healthy dose of perspective—for instance, you job is important, but it’s a stepping stone to wealth, and something that can be changed and made better.

Other obligations are less obvious. A lot of times these are the obligations we feel toward other people, or they could even be your financial obligations—paying debts and bills. These, too, have options regarding how they are handled, and almost always can be re-prioritized. The ways that can be done are innumerable too, but a good start is reading Jamie McIntyre’s free eBook, What I Didn’t Learn In School…

A good way to start sorting out the real obligations from the rest is to ask yourself some telling questions:

• Is this really important or do I just think it is?
• What happens if I don’t do this?
• What can I change so this is not an obligation?
• How else could this be managed?

Perceived obligations come from our personal lives as well as our financial and professional. The key is just that, though—perception. Change your perception, and suddenly you become the real person in control.

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

It doesn’t always take a huge effort to motivate you to building wealth; you do not always have to think in things so huge as a whole wealth development program or education to keep yourself on track to financial prosperity. Sometimes all it takes is a small effort repeated over time. In fact, that is probably fundamental to staying the course and not becoming overwhelmed by the wealth program you have embarked on, or are about to embark upon.

A Few Seconds Out Of Your Day

Staying on track and staying motivated to complete a course like Jamie McIntyre’s can be tough when you’re faced with all the other claims on your time and resources. A small, simple practice of reminding yourself and retraining your focus can have a very big impact on how far you go with it and seeing it through to the end.

For example, every day I start my day with just 30 seconds of positivity. I focus my attention on the good, on the potential of the day, and on all that I am lucky to have and to be. It takes next to no effort, and rights my mindset for the rest of the day.

This is not at all hard to do. You can do it while you lie in bed, tucked in warm, and you can even manage it without your morning coffee, or tea, or other caffeinated beverage of choice. All you have to do is, each and every morning, tell yourself what is good about your life; remind yourself that you are a wealthy person (because you have to be that before you can act the part, remember?); remind yourself that your life is good, and that you are improving it even more, even by getting out of bed to start a new day.

While this may sound so simplistic (not unlike the mindset that allows for wealth to build), it is highly effective. Still skeptical? Give it a try for the next week. Then come back and tell me how you feel. I guarantee that you will feel better 7 days from now, wealthier and wiser, than you do today.

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