Wealth
Happens One Day At a Time: 365 Days to a Brighter Financial
Future
Beliefs And Behavior: Yes, You Can!
They can conquer who believe they can. -- Virgil
Money may seem complex, confusing, boring, or impossible
to understand when you read Barron's, Forbes, or Worth
magazines. Turn off CNBC, CNN-FN, Wall Street Week, and
Bloomberg's Business Channel and give yourself a break from
the mind-scrambling stream of symbols at the bottom of the
screen. Don't subscribe to the Wall Street journal or
Investors' Business Daily yet--one day you will, but not yet.
Start with yourself.
Get
in touch with your outlook, your dreams, your wishes. You
still have them somewhere inside you, so find them! Take a
look at your pay stubs, your check-book, your tax return. Make
a list of your questions and concepts about how money works
and examine the ideas you have about building wealth. Reawaken
that vision of how you want your financial life to be and
start making it happen.
You
can do this!
Not
overnight--not after a two-hour seminar, a crash course over a
long weekend, or an afternoon reading a personal finance
magazine. Like any educational process, absorbing new concepts
take time. Three steps forward, two back. If you were going to
run a marathon, you would give yourself at least a year of
training and work at it every day. Each morning you would
begin by stretching your muscles, warming up your body and
getting out on the track to build your strength and stamina
for the long-haul run. You would prepare yourself for that
moment when you have to test your ability and push yourself
the extra distance to make the goal. It's the same with money.
Building
wealth begins in your head. You are going to dedicate a year
to learning new concepts, testing your attitudes, exploring
new ideas, and engaging in a change in your beliefs and
behavior about the various aspects of money. Sit and let the
new ideas work their way into your consciousness. You also
have to get honest with yourself about the mistakes you've
made with credit cards and irrational spending, but don't
spend all your time focusing on the financial mess you may
have created. Give yourself time to learn how to turn it
around and start over.
You
can't rewrite the past, so accept it and move on. Think about
each new idea for a few minutes a day, and little by little,
step by step, with the right attitude you will discover that
money isn't a foreign or frightening substance or an obstacle
to achieving the balance and completeness you yearn for. Money
is a tool that can be used in whatever way you desire and plan
for. You have taken the first step toward financial
empowerment by picking up this book. Congratulate yourself on
being open to a new perspective and the possibility of making
it work for you. Turn the page and read on to a wealthier
life!
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