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Contents
Mindfulness
PILLAR 1: Sense of Opportunity
PILLAR 2: Providing Value
PILLAR 3: Orientation Toward Collaboration
Takeaway
Hello and welcome back to your weekly Saturday Insights, we’re always so happy to have you back with us.
Today, we’re going to look at an important ingredient for a better, brighter, and happier life — money and the mindset that helps you make it. And we’ll help you to grasp the key pillars of a money-making mindset, both with practical information and a solid dose of inspiration.
But before letting yourself be inspired to move a little closer to your financial goals, let’s take a moment to center ourselves.
Personal Note: We suggest taking notes of at least 1 (or more) points which you think can benefit yourself personally. By doing this, not only you’ll not forget it, but there’ll be 90% chance of you taking that action practically.
Mindfulness
Start by straightening your back, and whether you’re sitting down or standing, just reach your hands up to the ceiling and feel that stretch while you elongate your backbone.
Now, take a deep breath for a count of 5… 4… 3… 2… 1…
Notice how your shoulders have widened.
Let your upper body relax and your shoulders to fall into place.
Now, breathe in again for a count of 4… 3… 2… 1…
Hold that breath for 3… 2… 1…
And slowly exhale for 8… 7… 6… 5… 4… 3… 2… 1…
Alright, are you ready to talk about building a money-making mindset?
You know, people make money in a variety of countries and industries selling all kinds of products & services and using a variety of sales, marketing, and business approaches.
There is certainly no shortage of ways to make money, but nevertheless, the people who make a lot of money, who enjoy both financial and psychological wealth at a very high level as varied as their businesses and strategies are — they all tend to share a similar mindset and similar ways of thinking about accumulating wealth.
This mindset gives them the confidence to take initiative and pursue trying to make money. It provides them with a good approach to actually make that money and allows them the ability to enhance their wealth significantly over time.
By adopting a similar mindset to this, you too can achieve similar results.
So, what does this mindset consist of?
Well, by studying and interviewing wealthy people, we’ve come to believe that there are three important pillars to a money-making mindset.
So, today we’re breaking them down for you…
PILLAR 1: Sense of Opportunity
Wealthy people believe they live in a world that is full of opportunities to make lots of money — opportunities just waiting for people with initiative to grab them.
They feel as if they’re in a garden with plenty of trees and a variety of delicious fruits just ripe for the taking, and why shouldn’t they? We live in one of the most prosperous times in the history of humankind, and while it may vary from one year to another, the economy is growing all over the world.
Economical and technological progress brings new opportunities to help others and open up new business opportunities all over the world.
Self-made millionaires are highly aware of the existence of numerous career, business, and financial opportunities.
So, they go out there and find them and pick the ones best suited for them personally.
While on the other hand, people who struggle financially tend to think the terms of scarcity.
They say —
“There are not many opportunities out there. So, it’s not even worth trying to look for them. Better just stay in your job and not look beyond what it offers.”
Now, you can see why it’s important to adopt a mindset that emphasizes opportunity.
Everyday, remind yourself that there are plenty of opportunities out there to have an impact on the world and to make money based on it.
Then go search for them, subscribers.
We bet you won’t be disappointed by what you discover.
Now, another important pillar of a money-making mindset is a focus on providing value.
PILLAR 2: Providing Value
Essentially, money is something you receive in exchange for some other form of value — whether real or perceived that you provide to other people in the form of products or services.
And the greater the value you can provide, the more money you can make!
Wealthy people understand this and they’re constantly looking for ways to create value for their potential and existing clients. And this is something you must do as well if you want to achieve the same kind of wealth.
Now, it’s worth mentioning at this point, your ability to provide value may vary a lot with your professional skills, knowledge, relationships, and other resources.
We DO NOT encourage “get rich quick” thinking where you try a lot of money as fast as possible without having something of real value to offer.
Instead, we encourage you to hone your skills, knowledge, and experience in order to acquire wealth.
If you’re a skilled entrepreneur, manager, salesperson, inventor, or even a neurosurgeon, the value you can provide is enormous and so is the amount of wealth that you can acquire.
But if you lack the skills to provide a considerable amount of value to other people, it’s important to consider your professional development and work on learning and growing in this area.
Becoming a skilled expert in a field is the best way we know to add massive value to our & other people’s lives and get paid well for it.
So, focus on providing value and also focus on enhancing your ability to provide value because this combination will do wonders for your level of success.
And the last but not least pillar.
PILLAR 3: Orientation Toward Collaboration
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