You may have come across many articles on the Rich Dad website to guide you on your path to financial freedom. This includes understanding your personal financial report and the importance of choosing the right advisors. But beyond that, it is equally important to put in place a support structure to achieve your financial goals.
As the famous quote by John Donne says: “No man is an island, all alone.” And as Kim Kiyosaki says in It’s Rising Time! “in order for you to achieve your financial dream from a financial point of view, you cannot do everything on your own. It’s impossible.”
Unlike your group of good counselors, your personal support group is your reliable reference for moral, mental and emotional encouragement. This is a group of people you trust and turn to, especially when times get tough. They listen, are aligned with you to achieve your goals and, most importantly, give you honest feedback – even if you don’t want to hear it!
Look at him. People can come up with a lot of excuses, especially when it comes to money. But imagine making these excuses out loud in front of a group of close friends whom you trust and whom you admire. They want you to succeed and will encourage you to reverse your negative thinking. Without this continuous support group, you will probably stop.
According to the Mayo Clinic, the benefits of support groups include: “feeling less alone, isolated or judged, gaining a sense of empowerment and control, improving your coping ability and sense of adaptation and reducing stress, get down or anxiety.” Who couldn’t use this kind of positive influence in their life? So, in this sense
Is your sphere of influence really helping you achieve your financial goals?
The people you surround yourself with and interact with can have a great impact on your Motivation, your mindset and, ultimately, whether or not you achieve your financial goals.
Ask yourself these questions and create a “lift me up” List:
- Who can you share your thoughts, feelings and ideas with and know that you will support them, not judge or maul them?
- Who is really happy when he sees that you are successful?
- Who feels bad for you if you fail (and doesn’t say “I told you so” even though they told you so)?
- Who supports you no matter what?
If you are looking for success and happiness in your life, here is the biggest key: surround yourself with people who support you.
In other words, get rid of the negative people in your life. The people who support you encourage you to pursue your goals and dreams. They want you to win, tell you why you will succeed and offer you your advice and support.
Negativity pulls you down
Negative people will tell you all the reasons why you can’t do something. They will tell you: “It will never work”, “Don’t be ridiculous”, “What makes you think that you could make it?”or “don’t take chances. You could lose.”
It may seem difficult, but the price of keeping negative people in your life is higher than giving them the ax. Negative people finish creativity. They crush your dreams. They make you doubt yourself. You spend your energy and waste your time. Negative people keep you small.
being—and wanting to be —a good partner
Lester Crown, president of the investment firm Henry Crown and Company, put it this way: “You can’t make a good deal with a bad partner.” There are two points to this statement.
No matter how good the business is — whether commercial, investment or personal – if you have a partner who is not supportive, who is negative or who works on his own agenda, the good deal becomes a bad deal.
To attract a good partner, you need to be a good partner. So don’t just look at those around you. Also look at yourself and ask yourself: “What kind of partner am I? What kind of partner do I want to be?”
If you break ties with negative and pessimistic people in your professional and personal life, you will be looking for the right people. But it is important to ask yourself. “Am I the kind of person and partner I want to be for others?”
Build your support group
The construction of your support group is entirely based on your own preferences. You need to find the right people and the right group size that best suits your situation.
To create your group, contact your spouse or significant other. This person is usually your number one supporter. Otherwise, and your partner is more of a liability than an asset, don’t let him get in your way. Just don’t include it in your support structure to begin with (you could come and see that cash flow!).
Next, find out how to bring together two to four other people who are embarking on similar journeys. Powerful things happen when ambitious people encourage each other to achieve their dreams. And if you study together and learn from your experiences, it becomes an invaluable collaboration. You will receive a financial education that you will not be able to get in any other way.