Dear Friends,
I hope that this month's newsletter finds you well and that you are enjoying the New Year!
Last month we talked a lot about New Year's Resolutions, how to set them and much more importantly how to keep them. This month I'd like to talk about "personal wealth". I don't mean the kind that you measure in terms of money. I mean that type of wealth that you carry around with you every day, the unique value that you bring to the world. Your personal wealth is often times hidden from you and is rarely used to its fullest extent.
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So what exactly do I mean by "personal wealth"? In a nutshell I'm talking about your unique personal qualities and characteristics coupled with your skills and knowledge. How do you find your personal wealth? Most people think about their personal wealth by making comparisons to other people. This is not a valid way to measure yourself!
Find Your Personal Wealth
Your personal wealth is the sum of all of your characteristics, qualities, skills and style, and when you take account of all of those things together you'll see that you have a very unique combination.
Your personal wealth is more valuable than any material possession yet it's often unknown to us, and even if you have taken into account what your personal wealth is it may still be largely untapped. This isn't just a motivational talk here, this is real science! Once you identify what your own personal unique abilities are you can begin applying them to your profession and your personal life. You can use that to begin building material assets and value from them.
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Jay Abraham is a highly successful management consultant who has helped over ten thousand individuals achieve financial success. What he does is help people discover what skills, knowledge and abilities they have. It would seem that he has discovered a secret principle about creating wealth. The principle is this, "your personal assets are your secret wealth." To begin having greater returns on your personal wealth you will need to create a "Personal Assets List." Personal Assets Lists should be divided into three categories: Skills, Knowledge and Relationships.
Take one whole week to work on a complete and exhaustive Personal Assets List. Don't rush through the process thinking, "I know what I have." Write everything on paper. Don't just review the list in your mind. Keep a small notebook handy with pages marked for each list. Whenever you think of something new, mark it in the appropriate list.
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