Before You Earn 6 Figures, You Must First Believe You Can Earn It: Here’s How
The Bigger Your Thinking, The Bigger Your Possibilities
The First Step to Attaining Six Figures
The first step to accumulating wealth is exposing yourself to new places, people, and things.
Ignorance is not bliss.
Ignorance only leads to fewer opportunities, less enriching experiences, less enriching relationships, less joy, and fewer resources (wealth, health, and money).
Make it a point to expose yourself to a better life through education, reading, continuous learning, changing your surroundings, and changing the people you consistently hang around.
There will always be someone who is doing life better than you. Study them.
My Father’s Business Exposed Me To Millionaires & Billionaires.
My father had a side business that serviced many wealthy and educated individuals throughout my childhood.
Every job I went on with my father offered me exposure to millionaires and billionaires.
The conversations I had with the individuals we met, the houses our clients owned, and the knowledge they shared with us were priceless.
The more jobs we completed, the more comfortable I became around wealthy individuals, and the more higher-level thoughts infiltrated my subconscious mind.
I started to feel, believe, and act wealthy.
The Owner of Home Depot Wrote Me A Check To Study In China
I’ve thanked my father more than a few times for permitting me to work with him on his side business. Though many jobs required tedious effort, the exposure was the real prize.
Half of his clients invested in my study abroad education (6 countries in Europe and several cities in China), one being Bernie Marcus, the founder of Home Depot.
Many of our clients saw something in me that I grew to see in myself. Something else invaluable they all taught me was to invest in myself continuously.
Entrepreneurs Get Constant Exposure
Somehow I always had money — even when my income was below the poverty line. I was looking for jobs I could do around the house, giving out loans with interest, running my own business, or working all types of jobs (retail, fast food, teaching, etc.).
The two things I always did were save money and live below my means (something genuine wealthy individuals always do).
I never spent all of my resources.
My mentality didn’t just happen; it cultivated itself over time through constant exposure and a desire never to be broke.
I continually read self-help and personal finance books, found ways to earn money, and thankfully had parents who pushed me to start my own music teaching business and publish my first book.
We also read personal finance books at the dinner table, like “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” — something most families and people never do and never will do.
Your Mentality Is A Critical Key to Financial Success
I have never said, “I can’t afford that.”
Even if I couldn’t realistically afford something, I would keep my mouth closed and brainstorm how to afford it.
I also never allowed myself to feel a purchase because of how steep the price tag was. I learned to become emotionless when spending money as if I didn’t need to worry about money.
All of this has helped me get to where I am today.
Want to Live A Higher Life? Exposure Is the Key
You must expose yourself to notice the difference between where you are and where you could be.
You must expose yourself to new knowledge, significant opportunities, and people who think on a higher level than yourself to elevate the way you do life.
The more exposed you are, the greater your results will be.
You can only dream as big as what you are exposed to and know.
When you expose yourself to knowledge, quality people, and quality opportunities, you reveal better opportunities, setting yourself up to create a new, higher-quality life experience.
Wealth is not physical. It’s a mindset. You won't build wealth if you’re sweating purchases, complaining about money, and checking your bank account before purchases.
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