“What’s the difference between being wealthy and rich?”
Many writers ask this question. In my opinion it is just an excuse used to make some points about ‘have’s and ‘have not’s. In fact there is no difference and wealthy and rich are synonymous. 95% of the population has given up being rich. Many may tried to be rich and failed. They believe it is too late to become rich at a certain point in their lives.
People are not rich because they’ve bought the common excuses about not being rich and created bad habits to stay where they are in life. By changing their thinking and breaking out of this poverty cocoon, they can become rich.
The meaning of rich and wealthy is about a state of having sufficiency and abundance. In money, personal resources, physical resources and assets. In other words you are comfortable with all the things you have physically, emotionally, in relationship and the meaning in your life. Whether it’s in your profession, sharing with your loved ones, what you share with others in your community or worldwide. That is being wealthy or rich.
Let me ask you a question. Are you OK where you are? Or are you living from paycheck to paycheck? Or are you struggling to pay your bills? Or are you not buying the things you want to buy? For your children? Or for yourself? Or are you getting enough physical care? Those are the questions you should be asking.
There are seven reasons why people are not rich and seven reasons why it’s never too late to become rich:
[1] Break Out of Your Cocoon:
Most people are born into a particular family mindset. They live in that cocoon. Not having money, or always watching how to spend money or not spend money, being thrifty has become a way of life for them too, like their parents.
Growing up, your school friends; as young adults and your social circle are almost determined to be of the same financial reference. Most people stay in that cocoon, feeling comfortable and safe. Justifying that it’s OK to be so financially tight. Anxious and stressed out about money. Not many break out of the hard shell of this chrysalis. They don’t move up to a higher level of financial and social status. People who struggle financially tend to make lots of excuses: Rich people are not nice. You can be happy without money. “I am such a wonderful person!”
Practical Solution to break out of the cocoon;
A. Find a group of like-minded people who are all about improving their lives and breaking out of their comfort zones. If you cannot find such a group, form your own group.
Buy a copy of Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill and begin reading it. Be sure to do all the exercises.
B. Find mentors who can guide you in your chosen field of profession. Someone whose value you respect. Someone who is very successful.
[2] Make a decision to get RICH or to become WEALTHY:
It’s never too late to become rich. Why people have never become rich is that they have never made a decision. They’ve been meandering about.
With full of excuses…
- Part of the cause is lack of self confidence and limiting beliefs.
We’ll talk about this in [5]. - Feeling they are not fit
- Not good enough
- Feeling they should be satisfied with what they’ve got
- Not knowing how to do the things needed to change
- Thinking too late implies feeling they’ve missed the opportunity
- Fear of old age
- Fear of being criticized
- Not wanting to fail and be ridiculed
- Not wanting to go against what others expect of them
- Not risk stepping into an unknown situation
- Complacency
- Laziness
- Ultimately inability to make a decision
and inability to carry out to do what they really want to do in their life
Solution to break out of this inertia of indecision;
Exercises:
A. Definite Decision Making Process
Learn and practice 5 top Steps to Success in business:
Definite Decision Making Process
(1) Accept that there is a problem
(2) Decide what needs to be changed and visualize the result you want
(3) Don’t be influenced by the opinions of others, those who are not expert
(4) Belong to a community or an organization that has a culture of solid, sound and steady supportive teams.
(5) Take definite action to carry out your decision
B. Use autosuggestion and positive affirmations daily.
Autosuggestion for Entrepreneurs Made Easy and Effective.
It is very important for these people to study and get some training so that they will have the new mindset.
[3] Learn the Law of Sacrifice:
Most people would rather have an instantaneous gratification. They’d rather have fun. They’d rather watch a TV or entertaining movies. Go out with guys or gals to have fun.
The Law of sacrifice states that by giving up a small thing of value now, you will gain so much more value later for your effort. If they would just put little more time to study and make some effort. They will be rewarded enormously later.
People who don’t put in work now to gain so much reward later lack faith. They need to build faith that the Law of Sacrifice is the law that works beautifully. They need to trust this. Learn to work a little more and put in more effort toward the things they want to achieve.
[4] Learn to make organized plans:
Napoleon Hill in Think and Grow Rich said;
Your achievement can be no greater than your Plans are sound.
How do you come up with sound plans?
- Never all at once!
- Need to come up with something that promotes your ‘Why’ or desire.
- We will be covering on ‘Why’ and ‘Desire’ in [5].
- Get coached by your mentor.
- Work with your Mastermind Group. If you have a big group, only work with more seasoned members who have lots of experience.
- Follow your plan daily, weekly and monthly.
- If you plan does not work, adjust and come up with a new plan.
- Some call this process having phases when you launch a new business.
- There is no failure.
- Just temporary adjustment time.
- Plans must have specific goals and must state measurable results.
- Plans must have specific target dates.
- Plans must be adjustable to break down to daily, weekly and monthly segments.
- Plans must be reviewed and adjusted.
- So long as you check in with your Master Mind Group and mentor,
- you continue to do your daily required actions and persist,
- you will succeed.
Most people who are successful have their plans organized.
[5] Ignite your burning desire and Know Your ‘Why’:
The reason people have not succeeded and have not accumulated wealth is their lack of desire. They have not dug in deep and tap into and sense their desire. You may not at first know exactly what you want in your life. This is the ‘Big Why.’ You ask younger children, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Most of them will say, “I don’t know.”
You as an adult, must develop and must tap into that deeper sense yourself, authentic self.
Discover your authentic self and know your WHY. As you progress you ‘WHY’ will expand even more.
Practice and learn to get that all consuming, burning desire.
Solution to work with Self confidence formula;
These are exercises to strengthen your self-confidence.
A. Prerequisite to sort out the things you can change.
Make a list. Honor and celebrate your strength. Forgive yourself and others.
Your desire becomes ignited when you develop self-confidence and you begin to become clear of the definite purpose in your life.
B. How to Gain Self Confidence (Definite Purpose)
- I know that I have the ability to achieve the object of my Definite Purpose in life;
- Therefore, I DEMAND of myself persistent, continuous action toward its attainment,
- and I here and now promise to render such action.
C. Develop your Self-confidence in your online home business.
By developing 3 stages of the mindset;
- to have
- to do
- and to be
[6] Gain Special Knowledge and Get Training:
You must train; you must study with a competent teacher; you must learn about music; you must understand some historical values. The history of music genre of your interest. You must have special knowledge.
Brain surgeon. Training, studying, practicing, special knowledge!
There is no such success that just comes form some one being naturally talented. Must accompany with all the other necessary things to do.
It seems less effort and special skills involved when people jump into home based business. Online marketing and network marketing. But all these fields still require for you to have special knowledge, skills and training.
Specialized knowledge can be acquired by several means. Only you can access what is most important for your particular situation.
1) Your own research, experience and self-education
2) from your coaches and Mastermind group team members
3) online webinars and online sources
4) academic courses at universities
5) books and other written resources
Riches, Success or wealth come with specialized knowledge.
7] Develop ability to seize opportunity:
You will benefit to develop your ability to tap into your intuition and hunches.
Napoleon Hill called this the 6th Sense. You will be able to connect to something like a power and guidance beyond yourself.
If it were just yourself always thinking and trying
No matter how strong and bright you are
A human being is full of weaknesses
You will fail… if it is all about you, for you and by yourself.
You need to tap into something way beyond powerful, call that force , the Universal Thought Impulses.
This is that infinite source of knowledge other than what comes to you through your five senses.
This can be a message you receive in a form of intuition.
You will need to do prayer and meditation every day.
You will be able to attract clearly the opportunity coming your way.
When an opportunity comes to you, you will know it is that precisely.
And you’ll jump into the opportunity.
This can be thought of as spiritual and psychic nature and give you a powerful stimulation.
Unlike book learning or intellectual thoughts, you will have breakthroughs.
By practicing these 7 steps, which you lacked before, you will achieve your goals and dreams.
When you practice these 7 steps, these give you’re the reasons why it’s never too late to become rich.
In a new era of digital communication and the Internet Revolution, thousands of regular people are joining Mastermind groups and for a community to become rich. This is one step ahead of network marketing or home based business.
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Book Reference:
Napoleon Hill: Think and Grow Rich
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