Building Your Wealthly Mindset

One of the most important things about taking the step into developing your financial literacy is making sure that you are approaching life with a wealthy mindset.

Thinking ‘big’ is critical. Can you think of the overall picture of your life? Where has it currently taken you? What choices have you taken to bring you towards this path? What choices can change your path right now? What can you discontinue right now, and do differently?

We often set our self up for disappointment, even when we have the best intentions of bringing about a successful result. Take for example, a situation where you were not happy with the outcome, or perhaps a project that didn’t quite go as expected. As you were progressing towards this outcome, did you foresee this happening, and did you doubt yourself? (Concerned that it would come to fruition)?

To truly unlock our full potential, we need to be aware of our thoughts. Take the movie “The Secret” as an example. Some will agree, and others may disagree with the content covered in this movie. But there is one thing we cannot deny. That is: our emotions play a big part in our life. When we feel good, we believe that something in our environment has triggered us to feel that way, as do we feel the same way with negative emotions. They explain that most people’s emotions are on ‘autopilot’ allowing our emotions to be changed automatically. “The Secret” concept is about becoming aware of our thoughts. If we focus on changing enough thoughts, then our feelings naturally change too, then changing our perception of our environment.

If we are talking about wealth, we need to identify our negative and limiting thoughts about the manifestation of money. We need to think outside the box and leave the heard of the sheep behind. Two different people with totally different mindsets can assess the same situation and read completely opposite outcomes. Some people won’t even consider or think about potential pathways that others have taken. Some will let fear control them; others will be taken too far with greed. Control our thoughts & our feelings will alter. Do you have a healthy relationship with fear and greed? What can you do to change?