What are the elements of a successful, wealth-building attitude?
There are about thirteen elements that I have identified that most successful people share - either most or all of these. The first one is that you have a strong feeling that you can influence your future. By that I mean believing that your actions today will absolutely create results tomorrow. The second one is that you desire more out of life, that you're grateful for what you have, but that you're not just content to live a life of mediocrity. The third element of a successful wealth-building attitude is having a "Why not?” attitude. That just means believing anything is possible. Most financially successful people have not the “Why?” attitude, but the “Why not? Let's do it. Let's give it a shot” attitude. The fourth element to limiting financial beliefs is enjoying personal challenge. This just means constantly challenging yourself. Don't think that you deserve anything but believe that through working hard, you'll get what you want. The fifth element in the financial success attitude is just this constant desire to learn and to improve and to better yourself through audio programs, websites, books; just this desire to know more and to do more. The sixth is to live a balanced life. I think we've all known people who may appear to be financially successful but they're struggling at home or they're struggling with their weight. Really successful people have a balanced life across all of their life zones. The seventh element to a successful wealth-building attitude is optimism; being really optimistic, having the attitude that “Things can happen that are good," and not just focusing on the setbacks of the negatives. The eighth is a huge one. This is absolutely key. It is being action-oriented. You will never, ever meet anyone who is financially successful or successful in any regard who is not action-oriented. Basically, someone who is action-oriented is always moving ahead, always looking at ways to improve and always taking that next step. Number nine on the list of successful financial attitudes is being willing to take risks. That's really important, because if you're not taking risks, you're not challenging yourself enough. Financially successful people have got to take risks and be resilient. You will have setbacks. If you're challenging yourself and taking those risks, you will have setbacks. But be persistent. Be willing to delay gratification. This is actually a big one, because I think with easy credit, everyone's getting credit cards and it's just so easy to say, “I really want that new stereo system” or, “I want that new car." If you do that and you're not able to save and delay your gratification, it means that you're just spending everything today, with no kind of regard for tomorrow. It's really important to delay the gratification. Financially successful people - most of them are really focused. They know what they want and they go after it.
