Make the Switch - Join The Wealthy

Robert Kayosaki once said "There are two types of people. Those that work for money and those that work for freedom."

He then goes on to explain the four group settings these individuals find themselves in and it is quite fascinating how he basically pin-points the reality of one hundred percent of north americas working population.

As an example, the employee group and the small business owner group are identified as "working for money" type of people. Where as the big business owners and the investors are classified as "working for freedom" kind of people.

Now, in our day and age, it is said that aproximatly three percent of the north american population owns 95 percent of the north american wealth. That is absolutly insane. How can an average person make the shift and leave the 97 percent to become part of the one percent?

Different from what you might think, it is not impossible. The questions one always needs to ask is: How did the one percent do it? How can I duplicate their success?

D.H. Hunt, one of the richest men in his day, once said this about success: "Find out exactly what it is you want, then calculate what and how much it is going to cost you to get it, and then set out and pay the price in full."

That is a pretty powerful statement. Success is not a secret, but rather a formula that goes like this: do what successful people are doing and you are bound to be successful as well.

One thing you will quickly realize about this filty rich three percent of our population is that they are either A: big business owners OR B: Investors. As mentioned before, both of these groups of individuals tend to work for freedom, rather then money.

My friend used to always say: money does not buy happiness, but it sure helps. And I would have to agree with him. Having a big load of money is not everything and it will not neccessarly make you happy. What it will do though is, it will allow you to take time off when ever you want to do what ever you want, where ever you want.

You see, for the big business owner, the focus all of a sudden is no longer on the money, but rather on the freedom. Being able to focus on that not only helps you live a more meaning and purpose driven life, but it also takes a huge load of guilt, worry and stress off of your shoulder.

It might be a tough switch to join the three percent, but in the end it is well worth it.