Wealth Consciousness
In my opinion wealth consciousness is a path. An eventual enlightenment where you’re no longer owned by that which you desire to possess. (Worldly goods)
The wealth that I used to think was so important outside of myself, wasn’t. It’s an external extension of my ego which is always going to desire more.
So how then are you motivated to achieve & move forward in an authentic fashion and still be profitable?
I believe it goes deeper than just “I want more.”
- Why do you want more?
- What exactly is more anyway?
- More of what will sustain you & fulfill you?
- How will you know you got it and what will it feel like?
Powerful questions that if gone unanswered, may keep you in a position of lack, want and confusion. I’ll ask you about this later.
How-To’s Are Not Enough
There is a book I reference all the time called “If How-To’s We’re Enough, We Would All Be Skinny Rich & Happy” by Brian Klemmer. Great read that I recommend to anyone looking to understand the psychology beneath our unconscious wants. (i.e. Ego)
Nine years ago when I knew why I wanted a new lifestyle, the details surrounding the how-to’s weren’t as important to me as just out right taking action. Any action. I just wanted to make a massive change.
I looked up one day and what I was doing no longer had a deeper meaning. The money I was making no longer was the result of serving others and certainly wasn’t fulfilling. It was good money but the writing was on the wall. I dreaded Monday mornings.
Depending on your personality type you’ll approach this differently I’m sure. For me, being big picture & results motivated, it was about action & change. The pain was finally too great and I knew I desired a different lifestyle.
I was running from a lifestyle of 70 hours a week and running to a lifestyle of freedom. Which one was more powerful? Running away of course was in the beginning I admit.
What does it take for you to take action towards your desired outcome? Running from or to?
If it takes someone challenging you to take action then that’s great to get the home fire’s burning but then what? After you’ve accomplished the challenge? What about when the fire is out, what will you run from then? Make no doubt when someone challenges you you’re ego interprets it as challenging it’s worth. It’s life.
Your ego will immediately rush to accomplish the task in order to protect the ego from embarrassment or it’s death. It’s short term motivation and unhealthy in my opinion (I’ve done it a LOT in my life) but can serve a means to an end as long as you’re aware of it.
Resources And Resourcefulness
Here is something to wrap your brain around.
When I finally made the switch to start my home based business 9 years ago, I didn’t have the extra $429.00 to start it.
I was making good money but was just as broke as anyone else but on a different level. As one of my mentors says, there are lots of people who look good, smell good and sound good but are still broke. That was me.
It was at this point that I knew there was nothing standing in the way of my freedom. I felt like a trapped rat and I was going to do whatever it ethically took in order to get out.
The resources are all around us at any point and time. You must embrace this fact. It’s only your ability to open your mind and release yourself from it’s prison to see these resources. Whether they be. Mental resources, emotional resources, physical relationships…whatever.
I actually looked around for where extra cash could be created with out borrowing and here is what I came up with.
- I drove a Lexus SC300 at the time and the payments on it were $249.00 a month. My wife at the time realized we could defer the payment legitimately to the end of the loan one time only. So we did.
- We then had a yard sale to come up with the other $180.00.
The rest is history where had we (I give my ex-wife much of the financial creativity credit) not became resourceful the resources would have never been found. This was the evolving of a wealth consciousness.
Today I run to not from. This has been a learning process for me and I hope it brings a consciousness to your situation if needed.
But My Situation Is Different
No, it isn’t. The context of which you view your situation is different, but not your situation. Don’t be one of the mentally lazy in the U.S.
There are children in 3rd world countries that want to know how to read but have to wonder where their next meal is coming from. However a small percentage of those children do find their way to become doctors & lawyers against what some consider unbeatable odds.
How is that possible?
What’s different about these children and their situation is their attitude, their environment and their resourcefulness.
Like Jim Rohn says in his Take Charge of Your Life series:
“How long would you give your child to pass the 4th grade?“
It goes with out saying we’d give them a year. However…
The challenge I feel is this. After many people graduate high school or a college, they stop learning at a reasonable rate and pushing themselves. (Outside of their job’s minimum requirements that is)
Much of the population aren’t motivated by external factors anymore that were set forth for them by teachers & their curriculum’s.
Quite frankly based on the results they aren’t motivated by much. Two years ago Nido Quben stated that immigrants to the U.S. were 4x’s more likely to become millionaires.
Nido says the reason is:
“From their heart, from their soul, from their being and from their beliefs drives all that they are and all they can therefor can become.“
Somewhere along the way they get lost, mentally bought into doing something even if they didn’t like it, like getting a job where they aren’t happy but the pay is good.
What’s different about your situation is your beliefs, your attitude surrounding those beliefs, your environment that supports those beliefs and your resourcefulness to implement your beliefs and sustain them. The good news is you have control over all four starting today.
Are you learning at a reasonable rate?
One of my very good friends always asks, “what’s your personal development plan?”
What are you reading, listening to and hanging around?
What’s Your Motivation
Wealth consciousness isn’t just money. The money is a result of providing value. In my opinion fulfillment doesn’t come only from the cash (It helps in creating new & fulfilling experiences I agree)
So I have to ask these 4 questions again.
I’m curious:
- Why do you want more?
- What exactly does more mean to you anyway?
- More of what will sustain you & fulfill you?
- How will you know you got it and what will it feel like?
Contribute your feedback, I’d like to get a different perspective on these questions.
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My project is to make my living doing what I love. This is shedding light: engaging deeply with others about stuff that matters – either online or off.
I want to have enough time to spend with my friends and partner, to go for a long walk each day, do some qi gong, read books I’m interested in, have a bath.
I’ve started – for now it’s learning about how to market my stuff.
Glad to hear that it is working for you Tony.
My project is to make my living doing what I love. This is shedding light: engaging deeply with others about stuff that matters – either online or off.
I want to have enough time to spend with my friends and partner, to go for a long walk each day, do some qi gong, read books I’m interested in, have a bath.
I’ve started – for now it’s learning about how to market my stuff.
Glad to hear that it is working for you Tony.
Great to see you’re doing the work Evan. 🙂
Keep up the focus and you WILL accomplish you’re ideal life style. Just keep me up to date!
I’ll do my best to keep sharing marketing information as well here at TT.com
Great to see you’re doing the work Evan. 🙂
Keep up the focus and you WILL accomplish you’re ideal life style. Just keep me up to date!
I’ll do my best to keep sharing marketing information as well here at TT.com
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Here are my ‘Answers’ to your Blog Post “Wealth Consciousness”
I write these points not so much to convince myself(as I have thot about these things a lot the past 2 yrs. or so)….BUT rather for your review & comment( if you have time?:-)
1.) WHY DO I WANT MORE?>>>>>>>>>
The simple answer is basically so “I can BE more”…I refer to Wallace Wattles (SOGR) in chpt 2 I believe he speaks of teaching Folks to “Want to Become RICH”…Why? so they can BE More & accomplish more,,,so they can have a greater impact upon their world…To really develop, use, & hone ones talents and gifts takes $$….we can not BE more if we do not have the financial means to do so
For me personally this includes the following…..
a.) I want more because….. I am tired of ‘just surviving’ suffice it to say I have been thru the ‘ringer ‘ on this these past 12 yrs…HOWEVER I refuse to cry in my Crisis,,,yes I will not ignore it but I have the POWER to do something about it & I WILL & AM!
b.) I want more,,,Because I want the Peace of mind from knowing the bills are all paid & I have more than enough to enjoy life & help others.
c.) I want more….because I desire to see my wife out from under the Burden & Pressures of a JOB that basically just tolerates her…can anyone say to He** with .15 an hr. raises , less help & more expectations
d.) I want more because….I need $$$ to help others less fortunate than myself( I have been to India & China twice since 2002) ,,,there is nothing more fulfilling to me than giving my $$ to feed families, build a hut, provide medicine etc,,etc,,,
e.) I want More,,,because I Love Travel & History(Besides the wife wants to go to Italy:-)!)
….I want to educate myself & my family thru experiencing other cultures, countries & viewpoints+the fact I LOVE Missions work
f.) I want More because…I have a VISION & PLAN to Build what I would call a Missions Foundation to train Missions teams for Missions work abroad
WHAT is More to Me?>>>>>>>
a.) More specifically for me I see The More as cold hard cash because of its EXCHANGE Value,,in other words $$ will allow me to begin to fulfill question #1
b.) Napoleon Hill speaks of being specific in your goals…so to start with I would like/ & am declaring my effort to create a Passive (somewhat ‘auto pilot’ income of 5’Gs per month within 2-3 years),,,,,from the there I would like to Increase that to 10 grand per month.,,& perhaps as the “FOUNDATION” grows I would need more $$ ….we will just play that be ear:-)
3) More of ___________will sustain & Fulfill me?>>>>>
a.) In the beginning $$$ is the answer to gain sustenance(or should I say, a ‘Money Making system,,,NOT trading my time for Dollars:-)))
b.) BUT I agree with you, $ for $ sake alone is Not what will bring FULFILLMENT but the EXCHANGE value of what that $$ will allow me to Accomplish in the accomplishment of my already stated goals IS the FULFILLMENT
c.) I would find the Time Freedom to pursue my Dreams & Passions very fulfilling…waking each day to new challenge as to How I might help others, educate ,Teach & Mentor myself or others,travel to new worlds to do the same:-)( I am excited just writing This missive:-)!!)
4.)HOW WILL YOU KNOW YOU GOT IT ,,,&WHAT WILL THAT FEEL LIKE?>>>
a.) First the FEELINGS….a deep residing Peace& Fulfillment, Joy, Ecstasy!!, Passion, Excitement…It will be hard to put into words
b.) When will I know I GOT IT?….well in writing this it dawns on me (Is this CONSCIOUSNESS?LoL!)….I have it inside of me NOW I just need to ‘WALK IT OUT” & manifest it(OOOh I do not really like that word…LOL)….Earl Nightengale said “Success is the PROGRESSIVE REALIZATION of a WORTHY Ideal” ….well in closing I would hilite PROGRESSIVE,,,because for me I believe as long as I live & breathe I will always “Be Getting It”…I will Never fully arrive I will always have new Mountains to climb & windmills to tilt:-)
Tony
Thanks for ‘bending an ear’ or tapping a keyboard…I appreciate You!:-)
Matt Geib
Here are my ‘Answers’ to your Blog Post “Wealth Consciousness”
I write these points not so much to convince myself(as I have thot about these things a lot the past 2 yrs. or so)….BUT rather for your review & comment( if you have time?:-)
1.) WHY DO I WANT MORE?>>>>>>>>>
The simple answer is basically so “I can BE more”…I refer to Wallace Wattles (SOGR) in chpt 2 I believe he speaks of teaching Folks to “Want to Become RICH”…Why? so they can BE More & accomplish more,,,so they can have a greater impact upon their world…To really develop, use, & hone ones talents and gifts takes $$….we can not BE more if we do not have the financial means to do so
For me personally this includes the following…..
a.) I want more because….. I am tired of ‘just surviving’ suffice it to say I have been thru the ‘ringer ‘ on this these past 12 yrs…HOWEVER I refuse to cry in my Crisis,,,yes I will not ignore it but I have the POWER to do something about it & I WILL & AM!
b.) I want more,,,Because I want the Peace of mind from knowing the bills are all paid & I have more than enough to enjoy life & help others.
c.) I want more….because I desire to see my wife out from under the Burden & Pressures of a JOB that basically just tolerates her…can anyone say to He** with .15 an hr. raises , less help & more expectations
d.) I want more because….I need $$$ to help others less fortunate than myself( I have been to India & China twice since 2002) ,,,there is nothing more fulfilling to me than giving my $$ to feed families, build a hut, provide medicine etc,,etc,,,
e.) I want More,,,because I Love Travel & History(Besides the wife wants to go to Italy:-)!)
….I want to educate myself & my family thru experiencing other cultures, countries & viewpoints+the fact I LOVE Missions work
f.) I want More because…I have a VISION & PLAN to Build what I would call a Missions Foundation to train Missions teams for Missions work abroad
WHAT is More to Me?>>>>>>>
a.) More specifically for me I see The More as cold hard cash because of its EXCHANGE Value,,in other words $$ will allow me to begin to fulfill question #1
b.) Napoleon Hill speaks of being specific in your goals…so to start with I would like/ & am declaring my effort to create a Passive (somewhat ‘auto pilot’ income of 5’Gs per month within 2-3 years),,,,,from the there I would like to Increase that to 10 grand per month.,,& perhaps as the “FOUNDATION” grows I would need more $$ ….we will just play that be ear:-)
3) More of ___________will sustain & Fulfill me?>>>>>
a.) In the beginning $$$ is the answer to gain sustenance(or should I say, a ‘Money Making system,,,NOT trading my time for Dollars:-)))
b.) BUT I agree with you, $ for $ sake alone is Not what will bring FULFILLMENT but the EXCHANGE value of what that $$ will allow me to Accomplish in the accomplishment of my already stated goals IS the FULFILLMENT
c.) I would find the Time Freedom to pursue my Dreams & Passions very fulfilling…waking each day to new challenge as to How I might help others, educate ,Teach & Mentor myself or others,travel to new worlds to do the same:-)( I am excited just writing This missive:-)!!)
4.)HOW WILL YOU KNOW YOU GOT IT ,,,&WHAT WILL THAT FEEL LIKE?>>>
a.) First the FEELINGS….a deep residing Peace& Fulfillment, Joy, Ecstasy!!, Passion, Excitement…It will be hard to put into words
b.) When will I know I GOT IT?….well in writing this it dawns on me (Is this CONSCIOUSNESS?LoL!)….I have it inside of me NOW I just need to ‘WALK IT OUT” & manifest it(OOOh I do not really like that word…LOL)….Earl Nightengale said “Success is the PROGRESSIVE REALIZATION of a WORTHY Ideal” ….well in closing I would hilite PROGRESSIVE,,,because for me I believe as long as I live & breathe I will always “Be Getting It”…I will Never fully arrive I will always have new Mountains to climb & windmills to tilt:-)
Tony
Thanks for ‘bending an ear’ or tapping a keyboard…I appreciate You!:-)
Matt Geib
This is AMAZING Matt! All I have to say is you’re on it!! This is perfect!
This is AMAZING Matt! All I have to say is you’re on it!! This is perfect!