How to make more money in 7.5 simple steps, part I

Have you ever asked yourself any of the following, “How do I make more money?, “How do I become a millionaire?” or “How do I get myself out of the financial mess that I am currently in?”

Or have you ever said to yourself, “I want to be rich!”, “I need more money” or “If only I could afford…”

Do any of these sum up your feelings and thoughts towards money?

If they do, then you need to keep on reading! In my “other life” as a motivational speaker I have the joy and pleasure of working with thousands of individuals and teams every year on a variety of subjects but despite this most have one thing in common – they would like to earn more money!

Some of them will. Some of them won’t. It’s that simple.

In “How to make more money in 7.5 simple steps” I am going to outline seven and a half simple yet profound strategies that you can use to improve your financial well being, your prosperity and your cash-flow. Whether you achieve that success or not however is down to you…

In my experience, most people seem to have an, at best, uneasy relationship with money. This is not surprising as many of our attitudes and feelings about money are determined unconsciously as we learned them from our parents, our teachers, our friends and our peers.

If they’re all loaded and have fabulous attitudes towards money then great but if they’re not then… oh dear!

But don’t worry because it’s never too late to start to reprogramme your mind, your feelings and your actions to set yourself off on the path to earning the money that you truly deserve.

Step 1: Assess your current beliefs about money.

As I already said, many people have an uneasy relationship with money. Much of this stems from our inherent beliefs about money and what it means to you.

Let’s have a look at a few common beliefs about money…

“Money doesn’t grow on trees you know?”

I was certainly told that as a child! If you accepted that as the truth, how do you think that would affect your attitude towards money? Would it be fair to say that it might make you cautious about how and what you spend money on? Would it also be fair to say that it might stop you spending money unneccessarily? On the other hand, might it not also make you cautious when investing in new ventures?

“Easy come, easy go.”

What would this tell you about money and about how to behave when you’re in its company! I have friends who say this every time that they get their cheque book out to buy something else that they don’t really want and they don’t really need. Most of them don’t have a bean to their name and if they lost their jobs they would be out on the streets within a couple of months… not good.

“Money is the route of all evil.”

Oh dear. Might this belief subconsciously sabotage you and your ability to earn more money? You betcha it might.

I could go on but I think you get the picture.

The first key to a financial makeover, or indeed for any major change in your life, is to assess and become more aware of where you are today. I want you to have a good old look at yourself and your relationship with and beliefs about money. Don’t cut corners on this exercise, it’s well worth the effort…

Continue on now to read part II of How to make more money in 7.5 simple steps.