2016 Wealth is More Than Money

KimSawyerspeakingonthetopic.

WealthisMoreThanMoneyfromthePresidentattheWealthSource.com

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Iamonacrusade.


Iamonacrusadeagainstfor-profitorganizations.

Iamalsoonacrusadeagainstnot-for-profitorganizations.


Confused?Youshouldbe;thewholeconversationisinherentlynonsense.

Iamagainstthedistinctionitself.Twodifferenttypesoforganizationafalsedichotomy

WhatIamtakingastandagainstisthedistinctionitself.Theverynotionofthesetwodifferenttypesoforganizationisafalsedichotomy,andanyenterprisethattriestotwistitselfintooneoftheseeither/orconstructsrisksunderminingitsownsuccess.


Thegoalofeveryhumanendeavoristoprofit;otherwisewhybother?Ifitcreatesaloss,orevencreatesnothingmorethanitstartedwith,itcanhardlysurvive,letalonethrive.Thisissoobvious,ithardlyneedsbesaid.Sowhere’sthecomplication?


Contradictionsdon’tactuallyexistinreality,onlyinourminds

Checkyourpremises

Iwastaughtoncethatcontradictionsdon’tactuallyexistinreality,onlyinourminds.IfIamconfrontedwithwhatseemstobeacontradiction,Ishouldcheckmypremises;there’salie,oratleastanerror,hidingintheresomewhere.


Thefalsepremiseatthesourceofthisparadoxisthenotionthatprofitonlycomesintheformofmoney- thatifoneprofitsonehasmoremoneyandthatifonedoesn’thavemoremoneyonehasnotcreatedaprofit.Let’scheckthispremisebytakingacloserlookatthisword“profit.”


Let’stakeacloserlookatthisword“profit.”AccordingtoWebster’s“SimpleDefinition”,profitis“theadvantageorbenefitthatisgainedfromdoingsomething.”Inthe“FullDefinition”,thefirstentryis“valuablereturn: gain”…nomentionofmoney.


Myworkingdefinitionofprofitissimply“tobewealthierafteranactionthanbeforeit.”


Butthisbegsafewveryimportantquestionsandisthereasonwhyweareheretoday.

Whatiswealth?Whatisthesourceofourwealth?Howdowecreatewealth?


Whatiswealth?

Mostwouldanswerthatitisthemoneyinyourbankaccount,orthenumbersonyourbusiness’sbalancesheet,orthesizeofyour401(k),orthehomesyouown,orthe"toys"youbuy.Ibegtodiffer.


WealthisallaboutValue.

Valueisthecapacityofanythingtocontributetolivingagood,fulfillinglife.Lifeistheonlythingthatisanendinitself;everythingelseservesittosomedegree(valuable)…ornot(worthlessorevendestructive).Allofourdecisions,choicesandactionsarebasedourabilitytoevaluatesomethingonthisscale.Thedirectiveofthedesignation“valuable”istoinvestresourcestowardsininproportiontoitsvalue.Ontheotherhandthedesignation“worthless”directsustoignoreitand“destructive,”defendagainstit.

Totheextentthatyouarefunctioningasahealthyhumanorganism,thepurposeofeverythingyouseekanddoinyourlifeissimplytomakethemostofyourlife,measuredagainstyourhierarchy ofyourvalues(moreonthislater).


WealthisallaboutValue.

Valuescanbespoken,buttruevaluesarelived.Avalueisanythingyouacttogainandkeep.Regardlessofwhatyoumaythinkorsayyouvalue,takingalookatyourbankaccountandyourcalendartellsthesimpletruthaboutwhatreallymattersmosttoyou...evenifyouarenotconsciouslyawareofitwhenyoumakethosedecisions.Andthereisthecruxofthematter;ifyouarenotpaying attentiontoeachofthechoicesyouaremaking;inamultitudeofwayseverysingleday,youcouldbegivingupmorevaluablethingsforlessvaluablethings...inessencemakingyourselfpoorer,because…


Wealthisaccumulatedvalue.

Wealthisnomoreandnolessthanaquantityofthingsthatcontributetoawell-livedlife.Anassetisanythingofvalue.Yourwealthisthecollectionofalltheassetsyoupossessinyourlife.


Wealthisaccumulatedvalue.

Attheendoftheday,thetruestmeasureofsuccessinlifeistohavethemostofwhatyoucareaboutthemost– tobeaswealthyaspossible.And….


Wealthismorethanmoney.

Yourwealthisthemeasureofthetotalvalueofallthethingsyoucareaboutthatyouhaveinalltheareasofyourlife.


Wealthismorethanmoney.

– thethingsthatmakeyourlifethekindoflifeyouwanttolife:people,ideas,materialthings,purpose,legacy,service,healthandyes,money.


WhatistheSourceofWealth?


WhatistheSourceofourWealth?

Ifyoumeasurewealthinfinancialormaterialterms,thenyouhavetoacceptthatwealthcomesfromoutsideofyou- itcomesfromyourjob,thestockmarket,theeconomy.Thereforeyourabilitytocreatewealthisdependentlargelyonfactorsoutsideofyourcontrol,but…,


Whatifthesourceofyourwealthwerenotexternal?

WhatifYOUareinchargeofthewealthyoucreate?

Whatifyouhadthepowertogeneratewealth–whereveryouareandwhateveryourcircumstancesmaybe?


Youabsolutelydo…ifyouthinkit,ownitandliveit!

Itisonlybyattendingto,cultivatingandgrowingthecapacitywithinyoutocreatewealththatyouultimatelycometobethewealthiestoverthecourseofyourlife.Itcomesdownessentiallytohowyouarebuiltinside,howyoulookatandshowupinyourlifeandhowyourelatetothepeopleyouencounteralongtheway.


TheSourceofWealthiswithinyou.

Youdecidewhatisvaluabletoyouandhowmuch.Youholdthecapacitytoacttogeneratewealth.Yourwealthissimplytherealizationofthesetwotruths.


How do we create wealth?


Howdowecreatewealth?

Thiswilltakenothingmorethan,yetnothinglessthana deepchangeinperspective - notanewtoolortechniqueorsystem.Becomingincrediblywealthyrequiresatotalshiftinhowyoulookattheworldandyourselfinit;andmore,itthencallsonyoutoshowup,thinkandactinyourlifefromwithinthisnewworldview– whatIcallWealthConsciousness.



Insteadofchasingwealth,youbecomeapersonofgreatvalue,asawayofbeing,whogeneratesgreatvalueasawayofliving.Greatwealthfollows.Justwatchandsee!!



HowdoImakeashiftlikethis?Hereisapowerfulmodelformakingbigchange,deepchange,transformationalchange- inyourselfandyourlife:

YouchangeyourRESULTS bychangingyourBEHAVIORS.

YouchangeyourBEHAVIORS bychangingyourTHOUGHTS.

YouchangeyourTHOUGHTS bychangingyourPARADIGM.



Buthowdoyouchangeaparadigm?

YouchangeyourROLE.

Redefineyourroleinyourlifeasaninvestor

WealthConsciousness=Everymomentinyourlifeisaninvestmentdecision.

TomaketheshifttoWealthConsciousness,yousimplyredefineyourroleinyourlifeasaninvestor intheWhole-LifeMarketplace.FromtheperspectiveofWealthConsciousness…

…Everymomentinyourlifeisaninvestmentdecision.


WealthConsciousness

Weallhaveonefundamentalresource– oneprimarycurrencytospend,ofwhichallothersarederivative– Time.AndTimeisreallyjustthemeasurableaspectofourOnePrimaryAsset– Life.Eachofourlivesisouronemostvaluableasset–theonethatgivestheconceptof“value”itsmeaning– theoneweallowncompletelyandunconditionallyaslongaswehaveit.


WealthConsciousness

Time,istheonlynon-renewableresource

ButLife,withitsmetricTime,istheonlynon-renewableresource;eachmoment,oncespentisgone– nevertobereclaimedorrelived.


WealthConsciousness

Howmuchattention,letaloneintention,doyoupaytohowyouspendthosemoments?


WealthConsciousness

IntheparadigmofWealthConsciousness,duringeachofthoseofexpendituresofadenominationofourlife,wehavesomesecondarycurrenciestoinvest.WithinuswehaveaccountsofAttention,Energy,andLove(relationship).Andthenasweassumeouradultplaceoutinsociety,weacquireMoney.ContrarytoTime,wecancreatemoreofthesecurrencies(ifwedotherightthings),savethemandspendthem- whenwechooseandhowweplan.


WealthConsciousness

Ineverymomentyouconsciouslyandunconsciouslymakechoicestospendoneormoreofthesecurrenciesonsomethingorsomeone;andwhenyoudo,youforegoeveryalternativeinvestmentavailabletoyouatthetimeforthosecurrencies.Asaninvestor,itisyourjobtocontinuallycheckyourreturnoninvestment(ROI)fromthesechoices.Areyougettingsomethingofmorevaluefromthatexperiencethantheintervaloflifeandothercurrenciesyouinvestedinit?WillyouendupwithwhatisworthmoretoyouthantheamountofAttention,Energy,LoveandMoneyyouspenttogetit?


WealthConsciousness

Andevenmoreimportantthattheconceptof“value”istheconceptof“relativevalue.”Every“yes”youspeaksaysathousand“no”s.Evenifyouarebetteroffafteraparticularchoiceorcourseofaction,areyoumore better-offthanyoucouldhavebeenwithotheroptionsthatwereavailabletoyouforinvestingthoseresources?IsitthebestROIyoucanachievefromamongallavailablealternativeinvestments,orisitbettertoinvestsomewhereelse?


WealthConsciousness

Seemlikealottocontinuallylookat,processanddecide?Livinganextraordinarilyrichandvaluableliferequirestime,expertise,rigorandeffort.It’safulltimejob!


WealthConsciousness

YoucreatemaximumwealthbycontinuallychoosingtoinvestyourLife(Time),Attention,Energy,LoveandMoneyinthewaysthatyoubelievewillgeneratemorevaluethananyotheroptionyouseeopentoyouatthatpoint.ThisrequiresthatyouliveyourlifeAWAKEtothosemomentsaschoices.


WealthConsciousness

Thisalsorequiresthatyouaccepttheresponsibilitytothinkandactinyourlifethewayaskilledinvestorwouldmanageaportfolioofinvestments–becauseyourlifeISthemostvaluableportfolioofinvestmentsyouwilleverown!


YourWhole-LifePortfolio

Inadditiontoyourcorecurrencies,theassetsyoumayhaveinvariousareasofyourlife(accounts)cantakemanyforms:Art,Relationships,Fun,Family,Comfort,Excitement,Health,Fulfillment,makingadifferenceintheworld,etc.Youinvestyourprimarycurrenciestoobtainthesethings,andfrequentlytradethemforoneanother,becauseyoubelievetheywillhelpmakethemostofyourlife– asyouwanttoliveit.


YourWhole-LifePortfolio

Finallythereareyourcapitalassets.Capitalassetsareassetswhosepurposeistocreateotherassets.Thesearethingssuchaseducation,emotionalintelligence,organizationtools,strategicrelationships,physicalfitness,etc.InvestingincapitalassetsisthewaytobuildyourWealthSource.Investinginassetsincreasesyourwealth,butinvestingincapitalassetsincreasesyourcapacitytocreatewealth!


TheparadigmshifttoWealthConsciousnessisafundamentaldecision,whetheryouareconsciousofitornot,whetheryouownitornot.Itisthedecisiontolookat,showupinandliveyourlifefromtherealizationthat,youareaninvestorineverymomentofyourlife.Itisaboutcommittingtotheideaofbuildingasuccessfullifefullofwealth- inallforms- usingthesametriedandtrueprinciplesandtechniquesusedforbuildingfinancialwealth.


Yourwealthisthecollectionofalltheassetsyoupossess; and

attheendoftheday,thetruestmeasureofsuccessinlifeis to

havethemostofwhatyoucareaboutthemost.


Nowbacktothatpesky“for-profitvsnot-for-profitorganization”issue…Aswithaperson,theobjectiveofanyrational,viableenterpriseistocreatethemostofwhatitsownersandstakeholderscareaboutmost,whichtranslatesto“producemaximumvaluewitheveryresourceitspendsinordertooperateatmaximumprofitability andtherebycreatemaximumwealth–inallitsforms!” Allviableorganizationsarefor-profit.Theyarestrivingtoprofit– beitinmoneyoranyotherassetitvalues.Anorganizationwilleitherbefor-profit,oritwillsoonceaseto be!!


Questionsforyou:


Howfocusedareyouontheprofitabilityofyourlife?


Whendidyoulasttakealookatyourpersonal“Whole-LifeP&L”?


Isyourlifegeneratingthemostwealthatfullcapacity?


Areyoureinvestinginyourwealth’ssource?


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2016 Wealth is More Than Money