4 easy steps to put you on the road to financial success

    

Are You Financially Fit?

4 easy steps to put you on the road to financial success

 “Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind (Romans 12:2)” is a bible verse we are all too familiar with.  We are always renewing our minds, but are we changing the way we think and feel about money?

     We’ve become addicted to easy ways to accomplish our dreams.  We stay in touch with our family and friends, and send birthday greetings and well wishes using social media.  Somehow making the phone call and having the actual conversation has become burdensome.  If we will not do the work to nurture key relationships, then we will not do the work required to change our beliefs and actions to the level required to make it to “millionaire” status.  So we look for the easy way to become a millionaire.  We choose to play the lottery.  This lottery consciousness has taken us by a storm.  20% of Americans regularly invest in a game, with the hope of winning, that has the worst odds – 1 in 175 million.  But everyone wants to be a millionaire.  And this seems to be the quick way.  But Proverbs 10:4 says “Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.”

    Money is energy and all energy is creating with our relationship with our thoughts, feelings, images and action.  How you feel about money plus how you circulate money will determine your financial wealth.  Developing a millionaire mind-set or consciousness is required if you are to “Be a Millionaire”; and it is easier than you think.   Because 85% of all millionaires and 75% of all billionaires are self-made, the odds of becoming a millionaire are better than the odds of winning the lottery. 

     Let’s start with the easy steps. 

     Gratitude – Where you place your attention is what you create.  Every day write down 3 - 5 things for which you are grateful.   This keeps your mind focused on positive things.  The Happiness Advantage has proven that the brain works better at the positive and not the negative.  When you are happy, your productively increases by 31% and 40% more likely to receive a promotion. 

     Stop Hosting Pity Parties – In the midst of challenges in your life, look for the win-win.  Stop associating with “pitiful” people; people who are always complaining, always sad and never had a good things to talk about. 

     Don’t talk about your problems; you can never rise above the level of your conversation.  Practice the 80/20 rule.  80% of the people don’t care and 20% of the people are glad it is you.

     Know what you want - One of the biggest obstacles to making money is our lack of understanding.  But to make money, you must be financially literate. 

     Visualization will help you see yourself in your wealth, so create a mental video that you watch several times a day and create an audio recording using your voice that contains statements about your successes.

         Create a Road map -

·         Build a bridge between visualization to reality by setting goals

·         Set daily, weekly, monthly and yearly goals

·         Daily complete 5 things toward you vision

·         With each goal, list action steps that you will create

With these steps you are well on your way.  “Whoever can be trusted with very little can be trusted with much.”

Remember life is too short to drink cheap champagne.  Dream Big.