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Six Action Steps How to Create Your Wealth with More Confidence

More Confidence 3. Improve your you set the money aside.
by Bonnie Gortler 1. Develop your win- knowledge. Get training by 6. Invest in your future.
Start as early as you can in-
ning mindset. The way taking a course, network-
Do you feel confident thinking and talking about you live or how you were ing over the internet or in vesting in the stock market.
money? If someone starts a conversation about brought up is what is nor- person, or watching edu- Money makes money, and
money do you find yourself backing away want- mal to you. This is your cational videos. it grows significantly over
ing to leave because you don’t want to get in- money beliefs. Manage 4. Let go of your past, time.
volved in a financial discussion? You can learn your thoughts. Get in the stop being hard on your-
new skills and develop new habits so that your habit of saying kind things self for not having as much When it comes to your
thoughts and feelings around money give you a to yourself about money. wealth as you thought you wealth journey, start cre-
feeling of confidence, safety and a more peace- You want to be financially would have. No matter ating financial goals in a
ful attitude instead of worry and stress. responsible by establishing what you believe about way that fits your personal
good saving habits, watch- money right now, a new needs. You do this by mak-
ing your spending, and belief can be learned. It’s ing mindful decisions about
tracking your money every possible for you to change your money that match
month. The goal is to get your money beliefs and your goals, not somebody
to the point where you feel step through your money else’s.
safe instead of stressed. challenges and grow your Be open and set into mo-
2. Set personal wealth wealth. tion a practical plan for
goals. Develop a daily rou- 5. Save money to in- growing your knowledge,
tine that you commit to fol- vest. Open an investment saving money, and invest-
lowing each day. Create a account and begin plan- ing in your future. In this
Value creates money This doesn’t mean that you review process to keep you ning to deposit money into way, you will begin creat-
Focus on providing val- will have all the answers for on track or to help you see your account each month. ing a lifestyle towards the
ue. Begin your journey to the future. However, you where you may need some Even if it’s only a few dollars wealth you want. Integrat-
wealth by changing a few can improve your finan- improvement to complete begin saving some of for in- ing these changes will help
habits now and begin to cial decisions by learning your goals. Acknowledge come for you. You will most you gain the confidence to
embrace new thoughts as much as you can. If you your biggest wins and big- likely not miss the money, step through your challeng-
about your wealth. Are don’t make changes, you gest learning experiences. but you will be thankful that es. Take a step today.q
you willing to commit to will stay exactly where you
what it takes to accomplish are now.
your wealth goals? It starts Create the positive
with you changing your thoughts you want. Focus
thoughts from you can’t to on your new thoughts, not
you can. Start trusting your ones from the past. Your
abilities to create change. thoughts and attitude will
Focus on becoming clear help you make a differ-
about your financial goals. ence so you can create
Create a written plan for the financial lifestyle you
your finances. Don’t worry want. Start now chang-
about being perfect, this ing your mindset about
plan is one that you can your money, and this will
tweak along the way. How- pave your way towards
ever, your plan will help you greater wealth. It’s pos-
plan your action steps. sible to improve your cur-
Perhaps, you have made a rent money beliefs. The first
plan but find that you don’t step is awareness and then
follow it consistently. Your for you to be willing to cre-
inaction may be due to ate change. With time and
lack of knowledge, some practice, this is doable. You
past negative experienc- can believe anything you
es, or even fear of the un- want about money. Your
known. Your beliefs about imagination becomes your
money may be from what reality. With a few changes,
you were taught when you you can experience more
were younger. With some wealth with more confi-
practice, you can teach dence. Here are six action
yourself to have a differ- steps to get you started.
ent set of beliefs. You can Six Action Steps How to
increase your knowledge. Create Your Wealth with

Bonnie Gortler, the Wealth & Well-
Being Coach, is a successful stock
market expert who has been in-
strumental in managing multi-mil-
lion-dollar client portfolios within a
top-rated investment firm during
her over 35-year corporate ca-
reer. As the author of “Journey to
Wealth”, Bonnie has made it her
mission to share the importance
of risk management and how to
enjoy true financial well-being by
applying the technical and men-
tal sides of investing. Bonnie has
an M.B.A. in Business Administra-
tion and is a certified life coach.
Visit BonnieGortler.com to learn
more about investing, well-being,
and personal development.