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Moving along into Jamie McIntyre’s eBook, and into the first chapters referenced in the wealth vision videos, we start to look at an elemental wealth creation question:

Why Do Most People Fail?

Or, to be more specific as Jamie puts it,

“I live in one of the wealthiest nations on earth—so why am I not rich?”

These are really just two versions of the same question. There is no good reason that more people in such highly successful nations as Australia, the UK, the US, and many others should not be sharing the wealth. If you understand why people do not, then you can begin to figure out which of these reasons applies to your own life and begin to work to overcome them.

The Success Formula

One of the first reasons we look at for popular failure is the formula for success that most people follow. Jamie had identified this as:

• Going to school
• Getting a “good education”
• Working hard for long years until retirement

This is the formula that has been ingrained in us all. It’s true in Australia and it’s true in nations all over the world, from Russia to the United States and points north and south. But if you look at the statistics and the results of following that formula, which we will do in an upcoming post, the formula is flawed.

Finding the flaw in our formula has to be the first order of business if we are to succeed and be wealthy. Much as we’d like to believe that this formula is noble and reliable, the outcome tells another story. Join me back here in the coming days as we explore this simple formula for success further, and work to find out what is really impeding our wealth and success.

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

Before we leave the Foreward and move on toward the first chapter of Jamie McIntyre‘s book, there is one quote I’d like to draw some attention to. This is an important discussion to have right from the start, because it helps to really impress upon you the importance of the attitude you bring to this mission.

Not Just Curious, Committed

“My belief is that if you are not just curious but committed to excelling in your life in the 21st Century, then what you will find in this book will be a real gift to you from someone who cares about helping others achieve similar things, if you so desire…I commend you in advance for taking action and developing a 21st Century education, an education for life.”
-Jamie McIntyre, from What I Didn’t Learn In School But Wish I Had

Curiosity is not a bad thing, but it is not enough to make the bridge from want to have. Curiosity can be a very good thing, because it is often what brings people here, taking the first step towards a financial education and a wealthy, successful life. To go the rest of the way, though, you need more.

Commit To Your Personal Success

To go the distance and really achieve wealth, you need to commit to that effort. You need to build a desire to have it—a driving desire that motivates you every step of the way, even on the days when you’d rather not put in the work.

Both here on this blog and in all you do with the 21st Century Academy courses, seminars, and programs you will get nothing but reality; real choices, real possibilities, real opportunities, real life success. And real straight-talk. We won’t sit here and tell you that you can get rich quick because you can’t. But we will tell you that you can certainly succeed, earn financial freedom, and live a life of contentment and wealth, if you are willing to commit to it. That is the message that Jamie McIntyre wanted you to know right from the start and the message I share with you today so that we can all approach this journey with the desire and the will to succeed.

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

As we move through the first four chapters of Jamie McIntyre’s book, and the first of the wealth vision series videos, let’s take a minute to review Jamie’s story. This is a good place to start, not so that Jamie can brag, but just so that you can see that yes, in fact, this is a realistic achievement that any regular guy or gal can reach. In his own words, Jamie offers his story

“…not to impress you, but to impress upon you dreams do still come true.”

A Quick Look At The Life And Times Of Jamie McIntyre

Hopefully you are following along in the book, so I won’t bore you by reiterating all of that which Jamie does such an eloquent of sharing, but his life in a nutshell is this:

• Jamie grew up on a 2,000 acre farm with his parents, both good, upstanding, hard-working, working-class folk who instilled in him the lessons of hard work for a hard-earned day’s pay. Not exactly a life of luxury.
• He did what he was taught to do—went to school, studied hard, and set off to build a career that he could work in for the majority of his life, and hopefully retire to a moderate income someday.
• Jamie eventually started his own business, which eventually failed and left him more than $150,000 in debt. He came out of it flat broker and sleeping on his friend’s couch.
• That was a turning point in Jamie’s life, as he realized there had to be a better way, and a reason why some people succeeded and became wildly wealthy while others retired after a lifetime of work with little or nothing to show.
• Jamie went on to spend years studying the greatest minds in wealth and success, and began implementing the strategies that he learnt through that study and with the guidance of his millionaire mentor.
• Before he was thirty, Jamie was a millionaire, living the life of luxury. He took what he learned and put it to good use, by developing his wealth education courses and resources.

Jamie now lives in a multimillion dollar mansion with every amenity and a score of properties, investments, and holdings. And of course, he is also the founder and developer of one of the world’s premier wealth creation programs—the 21st Century Academy—which offers seminars, workshops, retreats, and even a homestudy course that you can do on your own, at your own pace.

That’s Jamie’s story, a real inspiration and hopefully a motivation to you. Jamie had no more advantages when he started out than you do now. Actually, that’s not true. You have the advantage of his research and experience, and every opportunity to take advantage of it!

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