Wealth, Money And Getting Filthy Rich 101
Lets talk about getting rich. Filthy rich. Rolling in dough.
Gold plated Ferraris. Ok, maybe a gold plated Ferrari is
overkill. Or just wrong. So how, how, how and how you ask?
You've come to the right place.
1. Make it crystal clear as to why you want to get rich.
There are a million reasons for wanting to become a zillionaire.
Understand why you want to get rich. If you don't know why,
forget it. Go home. Stay in Normalville. Keep picking away at
your dead-end life. Understanding your motives behind serious
moneymaking makes way for passion, purpose and meaning. Perhaps
your purpose is to flummox your idiot boss by amassing enough
cash to purchase a huge estate, and then invite him over for
Kraft dinner. Maybe you saw a sad child on TV and you want to
help that sad child through the gift of mini Ipods and DVD
collections of the hit TV series Friends. Perhaps you want to
have total financial freedom and study the astonishing and
mystifying life of aardvarks. Behind every Donald Trump wannabe
is a continuous driving passion, motive or purpose. Find yours.
You must have a purpose to keep you going. Must! Find out what
it is. Now.
2. You know why you want to be wealthy, but you can't get off
the freaking couch.
Okay, you have decided to become nauseatingly rich and clearly
understand your motives. But you've noticed that you can't let
go of that gigantic bag of Doritos and the TV remote is glued to
your hand. Maybe you have to take care of a few other issues
before the Brinks truck rolls to your door? Becoming filthy rich
also requires that you are honest with yourself and ready to
make a few changes. Take health, for example. Good health
provides good energy. Good energy means that you can now spend
time inventing that cereal that looks like tiny Ipods, after
cleaning sewers all day. There may be a host of issues to
resolve in order to remove roadblocks to private jets and
beautiful beaches. It's not only your health. Perhaps you still
live with Mom and Dad and all your credit cards are maxed out
over your incredible collection of collectable Yoda and Gollum
action figures. Sorry, getting megarich might not happen
overnight. Make sure your priorities are in order. Get in shape.
Stop giving your platinum American Express to your Barbie
girlfriend. When you find yourself on a plane to Las Vegas with
your two year old's piggy bank, forget it. You are not ready.
Are you ready now? Great! Let's go!
3. I'm going to be incredibly rich and do it all by myself.
No, you are not. Sure, I've read about some guy who came from
some dusty, impoverished country, worked his butt off and became
the carpet king of the world. Or Anthony Robbins, who was so
poor that he had to take a bath in his kitchen sink before he
became a megarich and began to buy helicopters and other
rich-folk transportation devises. At least I think he took baths
in the kitchen sink. Maybe he washed his clothes in it. Anyhoo,
most people probably had some help to realize their dreams of
caviar and champagne. How about a financial advisor? The world
is saturated with them and I'm sure you can find one to get you
on the right track. You know, how to save money, make a budget
and all those other important money subjects that school never
bothered to teach you. Don't be afraid of financial planners
either. They don't all work in Gucci-designed, cloud-covered
penthouse offices, smoke Cuban cigars and treat you like
annoying spinach stuck in their teeth. Some can be nice!
Inexpensive! So whether it's the help of a friend, financial
planner, parent or Oprah herself, it's most likely that in order
to get that two hundred foot yacht, you need some help. Who can
help you?
4. I want to get stupendously rich, buy a small country, but I
don't have any good ideas.
Okay, you have purpose, no skeletons barging out of the closet
and some help. But no ideas. The good news is that there are an
infinite amount of ideas hanging off the idea tree just ready to
be plucked. The bad news is that some of them take a long time
to come to fruition. Conventional wisdom dictates that we must
start young, save x amount of money for x years and blah, blah,
blah. Well, some of us don't have all those years. We want our
helicopter and we want to eat our cake while flying in our
helicopter -- now! Just think of all the fabulous and quick ways
people have become filthy rich. Take those Google guys, for
example. What's with that? You punch in words in a little box
and it brings you to other words that match your words. Rocket
science? I think not. Ever heard of Lavalife? Lavalife is an
online dating service that began in Canada and was sold for $152
million dollars!! Cash! $152 million!! Cash! True story! And the
truly amazing thing is that it started in Canada! I thought
Canada was just a bunch of peace-loving, mild-mannered types
that worshipped hockey, curling and penguins. Yes, even Canada
has amazingly rich people. So, if a Canadian can do it, so can
you! Put your thinking cap on and start unleashing those hidden
ideas. Maybe one day even you can sell your Canadian dating
service company to a USA company for $152 million cash. Think of
all the helicopters you can buy!
Let us summarize.
1. Understand the reasons behind your quest for wealth. Is
always having the latest Ipod part of your wealth definition or
is financial freedom? Make sure your core values are yours and
don't come from the advertising world. 2. You are clear and
comfortable with your reasons behind for your wealth quest, but
you are a walking heart attack. Having great health makes
everything easier. Make it a priority and key goal.
3. You think you can get rich by yourself. Make sure you have
the right connections to help you on your way. How about a
financial planner?
4. You don't have any ideas or are afraid to try one. There is
an infinite amount of ways to create wealth. The first step is
to TAKE ACTION. Life rewards action. Don't take your music to
your grave.
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