FINANCES
Wealth is Never an Accident! DO YOU WANT TO BE WEALTHY? pursuing the achievement of whatever I say I want? This is a far more important thing to consider. And there’s nothing wrong with admitting that it’s not important for you. Everyone chooses what is important in their own life. Choosing consciously can be liberating.
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By Sonja Skage
lthough no one I know would actually say no to this question, the truth is that this is not the real question.
The real key question is if you are allocating any portion of your time, your energy and your money to becoming wealthy. Have you devoted yourself to developing a wealth mindset? Are you as wealthy as you want to be? And, more importantly, are you doing anything about changing or creating this for yourself?
Where’s the proof? Asking if you want to be wealthy is like asking if you want a healthy body or if you want a really great relationship. Duh!! Who would say ever say no? Of course, the answer is yes. Instead, ask yourself this: is there evidence that I’m actively | 30
Unless you’ve been born into wealth, married a wealthy partner, invented something particularly valuable, built a company with a huge exit, or won the lottery, chances are that if you ARE going to become wealthy, it’s going to be up to you. While it is true that we can be rich in many ways, in many areas of our life, for the purpose of this conversation, let’s talk about financial wealth. For the purpose of this conversation, let’s define wealth as money, assets, investments, businesses, opportunities, knowledge, etc.
know your risk tolerance, you’ve got thoughts and feelings and beliefs about money and wealth that mostly empower you to continually increase your net worth, you have financial goals and you’re doing both the inner work to develop yourself in this area and you are also taking action relative to accomplishing your goals.
Take a Self-inventory Knowing where I am now is important. What’s my starting place? Without making yourself wrong, ask yourself these questions and notice what comes up for you as you do:
Create a Wealth Mindset Wealth is both a mindset and a financial statement. Our thoughts determine our lives in countless ways, and this is also very true when it comes to our finances. Without telling any stories about this, consider whether you would answer yes or no to this question: Do I believe I have a wealth mindset? If you have it, you know it. You’re knowledgeable about earning opportunities, different assets and how they are performing, you’ve got investment rules, you
1. Is becoming wealthy truly important to me? 2. Am I willing to devote my time and energy to develop my own wealth mindset? 3. Do I want to become knowledgeable about building wealth?
