All
of us, at one point or another, have dreamt of becoming wealthy, rich
and successful in life. Many of us are still struggling to reach this
goal, knowing or unknowing that there is a special pattern the real
successful and wealthy people use as a form of life. I'm talking about
people whom have built their fortunes independently on their own; and
went from zero to hero. Rather than calling it luck, there is a
specific mindset and a way of life and handling matters, that needs to
be adopted to achieve these goals.
Prepare yourself as I walk you through the 10 most important points
to achieve wealth. These points can also be used for any other dream
you have and not only money.
1- Believe In Yourself
Becoming rich and wealthy starts with a very basic thing you need
to have. No matter what your goal is, you must ALWAYS believe in
yourself and believe that you will achieve that goal. It all starts
with imagination. If you can't set your imagination to soar picturing
you achieving your goal and what you would be doing when you reach your
dreams, you will always set yourself for failure. Good imagination and
picturing only comes when you have BELIEF that you will achieve your
goal. This is a fact most people underestimate.
2- Focus
Focus on one thing at a time. Never jump around from a
task/method/strategy to another without fully closure of one. Only move
to another when you have completely finished with the first or you are
on profit. This is learning to concentrate which is a very required
quality, specially in these days.
3- Ignore & Eliminate Clutter
Set up your priorities and concentrate on them. Ignore any other
distractions that aren't that important, or that may just waste your
time giving you only very little rewards.
4- Get A Quality Life
Do not try to squeeze success, fame, wealth or fortune into a small
life-style. Create a quality life first. You won't believe it, but if
you do that, then the life-style of your dreams will follow.
5- Pinpoint Your Goals & Results
It is very important to have a focused goal in mind before doing
anything. If what you want is "big money", then getting rich is not an
enough goal, but you have to specify an exact amount by which you'd
assume you've reached your goal when achieving it. This is very
important too. Don't just say I wanna be rich! You want $50 million?
$100 million?....etc. Then make the amount clear in your mind. If
however you are just after fame don't go "I wanna be famous!", but
rather know how exactly you want ending up to be like, and the cause of
your fame....etc.
6- Only Option Rule
Take it dead serious. The no.1 reason why many people fail is
because they don't take it seriously, and they know they HAVE OTHER
OPTIONS. This is wrong. I suggest you destroy and burn any other
options or routes that support you currently. Make it a death or life
situation and watch how that alone will boost you forward.
7- Treating Money
Rich people know that there is a basic principle behind dealing
with money that needed to be adopted, in order for them to prosper. If
you want to become wealthy, you HAVE to invest. You will never achieve
the kind of wealth millionaires and rich people do, by only depending
on your 9 to 5 day job. This might at most get you a house and a car,
but you won't become rich that way. In order for you to start earinging
big, you have to invest regularly. Set aside a part of your monthly
salary for investment, and choose the right market that suits you. This
needs some research as there are some hidden investment gems that few
people know, but the point is that you need to invest on a regular
basis.
8- Benefits Of Assets
The main key to achieving great wealth is by minimizing income,
while maximizing assets. Income gets spent and is taxed. Why do rich
people like to buy all those cars, boats, houses...etc.? They invest in
assets that are hard to spend... eg. stocks and bonds, buildings,
collectibles like art... etc). This creates wealth that isn't taxed and
not easily spend casually as with income.
9- Residual And Leverage Income
Make good use of residual and leverage incomes. Rich people
wouldn't have reached there without benefiting from both types of
incomes. Residual income is the income that keeps coming to you month
after month, year after year, for doing something only ONCE. Like for
example recording a music single and getting paid for it throughout
your life. Leverage income is the income that comes from work of other
people. Try to always outsource this income to make your life easier.
Residual income and leverage income can be found in different forms
depending on the nature of your business or work. But they are the
fundamentals of achieving wealth.
10- Don't Get In Dept
Pay taxes on time. Get rid of any debts. Rich people don't let
these hangover with them and burden their lives. They invest for
millions, and if there is a legal way to avoid taxes, they take it! Use
the law to your advantage, but trying to manipulate your income to
avoid paying taxes will only tire you and create fear of getting
caught, in addition to wasting your time and energy, while making you
look cheap.
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Last update : 21-04-2008 00:11
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