Size Matters In Wealth Creation Thinking

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

moneySometimes it takes a lot of convincing to prove to people that the basic concept of the 21st Century Academy and wealth creation—the concept of thought and mindset as the path to building wealth and being wealthy—is a real, proven way to become wealthy. Over and over you’ll hear people say that they think about money, or they think about being wealthy, and yet still nothing has changed in their lives. So does this mean Jamie McIntyre and his colleagues are a crock? Certainly not. There are definitive reasons why thinking your way to wealth works for some and not for others.

How Big Do You Think?

One of the more common reasons is that people just do not think big enough. They think about money, they think about being financially comfortable, but they don’t think about it in terms of true wealth. They don’t think in big enough sums. They think too small.

It’s really very simple. Your financial success is directly proportional to the size of the thoughts you have. Many people think that they can start small and giant wealth will come. Small thoughts and financial goals seem more achievable, so they think, “I’ll go after a few thousand, and then I’ll be on my way to becoming wealthy.” And that might work except that those thousand dollar thoughts never get replaced with bigger thoughts of financial success.

Think Big To Achieve Big

What would be more effective would be to think in terms of hundreds of thousands or millions—whatever your wealth goals are. Then think of smaller sums as stepping stones. But always, your thoughts need to be as large what you really want to achieve.

What you need to remember is that thoughts attract the wealth and positivity that you expend with them. So if you only think in limited amounts of wealth or positivity, you will only achieve limited financial success. If you want to attract the big wealth, big positivity, and big money, you have to think in that way. You have to think big-money to attract big-money.

To Your Continued Financial Success

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

Wealth Building Thoughts Vs. Dreams

Monday, July 28th, 2008

mindsetThe idea that you can basically think yourself to wealth, that you can become rich by developing the right mindset, seems too simple for some to accept as a viable path to financial security. Many will argue that they’ve had wealthy thoughts, so why aren’t they rich yet? Sometimes the answer is that you’re not really thinking about being wealthy, you’re dreaming about it.

The Difference Between Thoughts And Dreams

A thought is defined as “an idea produced by mental activity.”

A dream is defined as “a sequence of mental images” or (in the case of daydreams) “a series of images, usually pleasant…that pass through the mind…” Other definitions of the word dream include “something hoped for” or “idle hope.”

When you read these definitions you can see one stark contrast between the two—one is active and one is not. Thoughts are the result of activity, whereas dreams are mental pictures or hopes that happen in the idle mind.

Jamie McIntyre’s Concept

Many people who cannot accept Jamie McIntyre’s concept that the key to wealth is in mindset fail to see the difference between their thoughts and dreams; they think they are thinking wealthy thoughts, when they are really just idly dreaming about images of wealth.

dreamsA dream can become a thought, or can be moved to the conscious thought process where it can become an active thought. Dreams are not bad things but you do need to understand the difference so that you do not convince yourself you are thinking rich when you are only dreaming. Put your effort behind thinking wealthy thoughts and understand the role of your dreams. Then you will be on the real path to financial freedom and making the most of your wealth creation education.

To Your Continued Financial Success

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

What Does Being Wealthy Mean To You?

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

DefineWe kind of stumbled along through the last two posts where I talked about how you need to be wealthy so that you can take wealthy actions and go on to have wealth. It’s something of a difficult concept to explain, but I hope that you followed along with me. I think from here I can start to make this clearer.

Define What Wealth Is To You

We know that the first step to being wealthy is to be that person—to start living today as a wealthy person; to accept and believe that that is who you are. Because you cannot be both wealthy and poor, right?

Now, let’s take some time and try to work out how you can do that, even now, even without six figures in the bank.

Before you can be something you need to know what it means to be that person. To be wealthy, you have to figure out what that means. Now, I can’t give you all the answers here. Being wealthy means different things to different people. And there are different levels of wealth, and more ways than one to be wealthy. To start being wealthy, you have to compile a list of attributes and characteristics that wealthy people have. You have to know what it is that you are striving to be.

AmbitionThe best way to do this is probably to just get in touch with your own thoughts and goals. Figure out what wealth means to you so that you can start incorporating that into your mind process. Brainstorm a list, as long or short as you want, but probably the more the better, of characteristics of the wealthy—a list of what wealthy people are. And this doesn’t have to be a list of numbers. Wealthy people are not numbers, they are people with strengths and weaknesses (but let’s focus on the strengths here). This list could include words like

• Strong

• Smart

• Educated (not necessarily university educated, could be a wealth creation education like the 21st Century Academy, or a real-world education)

• Confident

• Savvy

• Comfortable

• Motivated

Find the words that work for you, even on a general level. Look within yourself, too, and find characteristics of the wealthy. Also look for what you might need to change.

When you know what it is to be wealthy you can start being that person. You know the next step; it is to start taking wealthy actions. And you know where it leads from there. Take the first step now. Know the wealthy person you want to be. And be it!

To Your Continued Financial Success

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

You Have To Be Wealthy To Have Wealth

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

To have wealth, you first have to be wealthy. This is the cornerstone of the mindset and teaching of Jamie McIntyre and the cornerstone of effective wealth education. And while the thought seems very simplistic, there is definite reasoning as to why this is the way it has to be.

Be What You Want To Be

moneyYou are the person you are today. Without change, you will continue to be that person. And that type of change is more than just a change in the thoughts that you think intermittently. The thoughts you think determine who you are now, and who you will be. It’s sort of a self-fulfilling prophecy. Whatever you think about yourself is what you will be; and once you are that you will only build upon it. You will be that more and more.

So if what you are now is a person who is in need, you will continue to be a person in need. Your need will continue to grow, and it will always be present in your life. But if you are a person who is wealthy, you will build more wealth into your life. That is what you will be.

The reason this is so is simple, too. You can’t be two things at once. Poverty and need do not magically transform into wealth, or transform you into being a wealthy person. They do, however, grow you as a needy person.

Being Wealthy

wealthYou can become a wealthy person if you change and start to be wealthy. This can start small. You can start being wealthy today, and then focus on doing it bigger and better. That change starts with changing the way you look at yourself—the way you see yourself. Start today. Be wealthy. Be more wealthy tomorrow. But start today to be the person you plan to be; because until you do, you can never be a wealthy person.

To Your Continued Financial Success

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

80% Of Your Wealth Creation Success Is Up To You

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Wealth creation is 80% mindset, 20% strategy. Realistically, wealth creation is probably more like 90% mindset and 10% strategy—but you get the picture.

Success in finance and wealth creation is not up to anyone else—it is up to you! This is the first lesson you will learn with Jamie McIntyre and the 21st Century Academy. It is also the most important!

The Most Important Lesson Of The 21st Century Academy: Financial Success Is Up To You!

Jamie McIntyre makes a point of making the importance of mindset his first lesson in each and every 21st Century Academy seminar, publication, and course. Why? Because if you do not learn that your mindset is in control, then you cannot rewire it and overcome your psychological inhibitions so that you can succeed and learn to create wealth. To fix a problem you have to identify it. Once you’ve identified the problem you can look for ways solve it.

Here’s The Good News

The good news is this—if building wealth and succeeding financially is based on nothing more than brain power and thought, then anyone can afford to do it. You don’t have to have money to change your mind; you just have to know how to change your mind—what needs to change and what to replace your old mindset with.

This is where Jamie McIntyre and the 21st Century Academy come in. For those skeptics out there who are saying, “sure, but the 21st Century Academy costs money,” well, that is true. But Jamie McIntyre has an abundance of information online for free that you can use to get started, and also a number of different payment options to help you access his leadership regardless of income or savings.

Being wealthy is much less about money than you think it is. It is almost entirely about your mindset and attitude. You will be amazed at how much your financial life (your entire life) can change just by learning to adjust your mindset to one of success. There’s a simple way to do it and you can do it today. Just see what Jamie McIntyre and the 21st Century Academy can do for you.

To Your Continued Financial Success

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