True Wealth

To attract something, or the lifestyle you want, become as joyful as you think having that will make you. The joy, not the thing or the lifestyle, is the point.

True wealth is not just about money, it IS about a lifestyle. It’s about who you create yourself to be, how you act and what your true beliefs and core values are.

Here are 7 steps to create and maintain True wealth:

1. MAKE A COMMITMENT TO FINANCIAL CLARITY

Stop lying to yourself and others about what you owe, earn and can afford. When you’re in terminal vagueness, you are as far away from financial clarity and, therefore, True wealth as you can come.

2. STOP SETTLING FOR LESS OR JUST ENOUGH

If you’re in a job and haven’t received a raise and your workload has been increased – go to the boss and ask for a raise and, if it’s not forthcoming in the near future, ask when that might be a possibility. If you’re self-employed, stop under earning. As Suze Orman puts it: “stop putting yourself on sale.”

3. AVOID THE TRAPPINGS OF DEBT

Most of the time when we can pay cash for things, we choose not to. If you must use a credit card for an emergency or you use a credit card for mileage points – respect it. Pay as much on the monthly bill as possible and, pay it off in full when at all possible. If you can use cash or want something that you’d have to charge to get (not an emergency) DON’T do it, save for it instead. What a concept right?

4. CREATE YOUR FINANCIAL LIFE TO WORK WITHIN MODERATION

This isn’t to say that you don’t set an intention to continue to do better and grow your money - I’m saying that if you expect the value of your home to continue to go up astronomically like a bullet, think again. Expect it to go up (they always do – just like they will go down) but at a moderate growth. It’s kind of like weight loss – if you are a size 14 on Tuesday and want to fit into a size 10 by Saturday, it ain’t happennin’!

5. OPEN UP AND SHARE

Most people having financial challenges hold tightly to what they have – even to the point of hoarding. If you want to position yourself for having more you must open your hands and your heart by giving to others and sharing yourself.

6. DON'T SHOULD ON YOURSELF & GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK

You are where you are now. Respect that and know that it’s never too late to start a purposeful prosperity path. If you are reading this article you are, at the very least, ready to begin to live more responsibly when it comes to your finances. No blame, no shame – just begin.

7. CHOOSE WHAT YOU WANT PEOPLE TO REMEMBER

Will people remember you for what you bought for yourself or will they remember how willing you were to be there for others and serve? If you make “how may I be of service” the main question you ask at all times, trust me, you will get so much more than you give and the rewards are amazing. That’s the footprint to really consider leaving.

Reva Kussmaul
CVO – MoneyVisions
http://www.moneyvisions.net