Wealth:
Are You Sure You KNOW What It Is?
By: Juanita Bellavance
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“Money’s
not everything…” What a silly thing to say. Anyone knows
money is not everything. Having it ourselves is not even the only
way to get things in our lives. Yet, it represents wealth.
How so? What is wealth
to you? As with most things, wealth is subject to interpretation.
What is YOUR interpretation of it?
Does wealth mean having
a lot of money in the bank? If so, HOW MUCH money? Do you have peace
of mind when your assets are “through the roof?”
Or
Does wealth mean the
quality of time you have with your family? Are the little ones peaceful
or constantly fighting with each other? Are your adult children
spending quality time with each other or have they become estranged,
not even knowing each other any more?
Or
Maybe wealth is choosing
to do whatever you desire in a day without regard for the dollar
cost of anything. When you have the choice, do you eat at the restaurant
with entrees at $30+ or do you choose the small fast food restaurant
for convenience? When wealth is represented by dollars in the bank,
it’s probable you vary choosing between the fast food restaurants
and the higher value restaurants depending on your time frame or
whether your children have been “sold” to recently by
the media and the environment.
Before you go off creating
wealth in whatever form you desire it, it is wise to create a clear
vision of how life will look for you once the wealth is achieved.
For example, let’s
say wealth to you is money in the bank, and LOTS OF IT!
Now that the money is in the bank, what is your life like? Is your
family close to you? Are your friends close? What have you sacrificed
in terms of time to create this money?
And on the other hand,
let’s say wealth to you is time with family, a peaceful environment
where everyone’s needs are met, both emotionally and physically.
What is your bank account like? Are you able to provide the needs
for this wonderful and deserving family? Are you able to have the
time with them and provide in a way where the needs are met emotionally
because you are there, and physically because there is plenty of
what’s needed?
To some, either of the
above visions are like having half of what true wealth is. Or ALMOST
having it. Of course, one can adjust and just focus on the part
that DOES match the vision of wealth. But what if you can have BOTH
pictures merged? Wouldn’t that be having it all? If you know
what you want, you can attract the kinds of opportunities that can
provide for both sides of the wealth vision. If you don’t
know you want both, you can get to the end of one of the visions
and have the way you said, but you may suddenly realize you have
neglected one crucially important aspect of life for another equally
crucial – ease.
WRITE your vision for
what wealth is to you. DO NOT TAKE THIS STEP LIGHTLY. Do it TODAY!
ALLOW your idea of wealth
into your life in 2006.
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Juanita Bellavance, the author of this article is known for understanding
what a client needs to succeed. She can look at what’s missing
and lead a client into seeing for themselves their own power over
it. Because of this realization of their power, people have a shift
in belief level. And that shift ignites them into action! Visit
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