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You want to become a millionaire because you want to enjoy abundance. But what's the use of having a lot of money when your health is weak, your life is stressful or your relationships are poor? This is no life at all, is it? If you want to enjoy life fully, you'll need a lot more than money.
The Holistic Millionaire is the real Millionaire
There are great writers and speakers out there who can teach what you need to develop in order to become a millionaire. And these guys really know what they are talking about and can truly help you get to your first million dollars. But there is one problem: it's all about money, money, money.
When listening to their lectures or reading their books, the question I started asking myself was "how can I apply these techniques and principles to generate abundance in other aspects of my life as well"? The first step was obvious: understanding that you can "become a millionaire" on many different levels.
To become a Holistic Millionaire is to produce and enjoy abundance in every single area and aspect of yourself and your life. Health, wealth, wisdom, energy, friendships, loving relationships, time, everything and anything you can think of. It means developing the human potential in its entirety and becoming a powerful active element in the world.
The Four Stages:
1 - The Drifting Log
The Drifting Log is really far back in the path to become a millionaire. He's that person who is completely dependent on the circumstances. He takes little or no responsibility for his own successes or failures; he's often complaining about things but seldom working to change them; he puts little or no effort into improving and changing himself and his life.
Financially speaking, he's usually broke and in debt. He can't afford the things he dreams of and blames luck for that. In other aspect of life the drifting log will also show poor results: unhealthy lifestyle, having little control over his moods and emotions, low self esteem and self confidence, and little creativity or genius.
2 - The Swimmer
The Swimmer is someone who can move by his own effort but still contends with the great tides of circumstances. Despite his best efforts, he still hasn't found the way to become a millionaire. He's often self-employed or is a determined employee who has better chances of being promoted and entrusted with higher responsibilities.
You'll often find that this type of person is already working on self improvement and is more mindful of his own weaknesses. He already tries to maintain a healthier lifestyle, to improve his moods and energy level, to boost his motivation and productivity. The swimmer also has a deeper sense of responsibility over his own life.
3 - The Boat Captain
The Boat Captain has a significant advantage: not only he moves by his own effort, but he manages other forces that work for him. In the business world, he's often an entrepreneur or high-rank employee with great responsibility.
The person at this stage is very mindful of himself and the circumstances around him. He creates tools for accelerating his own progress. He sets forces in motion that will work for him while he can get busy with more important tasks.
The Boat Captain is completely engaged in self improvement. His efforts are already yielding good results and allowing him to enjoy abundance to a significant degree. That means he developed a creative mind, high quality feelings, efficient management of time and energy, healthy habits which allow a constant good disposition, generous sources of income, deep loving relationships.
The Boat Captain is either on a certain path to become a millionaire or can already be considered one.
4 - The Ship-Owner
The Ship-Owner is someone who completely masters his own time and who gathered enough knowledge and experience to manage all the tools and forces at his disposal. He's got all systems running without having to make an effort.
In business terms, you can compare this type of person to a high rank investor. He doesn't even have to manage a business anymore, he's got qualified people to do that for him.
In a more holistic view, this person has achieved total harmony with the natural laws and the cycles of nature. Now he can just pick the fruits from the trees that yield abundantly. The work he must do is of maintaining this balance. The rest of his time is now free to be enjoyed, to be offered in service to others (family, community, the world at large), to be invested on even higher levels of self improvement and study.
The Ship-Owner is a real Holistic Millionaire.
Broaden Your View
A happy life can't be built only on financial foundations. So do seek to become a millionaire, but a millionaire in the holistic sense. Only then will you be able to fully enjoy all aspects of life.
It sure takes time and hard work. But the path becomes much easier once you start working towards the right goals. Things begin to fall into place and life becomes much more pleasant and enjoyable.
Remember, it's a matter of choice. Becoming a millionaire is a skill you can learn and it's up to you and no one else.
Practical Steps
To begin with, I strongly recommend you deepen you understanding of concepts such as success and abundance.
Then, you absolutely must develop Goal Setting and Time Management skills. These abilities are the trademarks of successful people.
Adopt a Healthy Lifestyle and educate yourself about health. You can find very useful information in our Healthy Lifestyle Section.
Increase your knowledge of finances by learning from successful businessmen and entrepreneurs. Good book recommendations are "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Robert Kiyosaki and "The Richest Man in Babylon" by Samuel Clason. Also, you should definitely listen to speakers like Zig Ziglar and Brian Tracy.
As you can see, there is no easy trick to become a millionaire. What exists is a right path of action, education and constant improvement which will lead there.
