I have had several people ask me in the last few weeks, “How can I make money living my Soul Purpose?” Or they would ask, “What can I do to get more cash flow right now?” Each of these are fantastic questions that I asked of myself at one time or another. Now, I have a simple, yet misunderstood, answer for them, and any of you, that may be asking this same question….“GET UP OFF YOUR ASSETS AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!” Simple, yet often overlooked. Let me identify two types of assets I am referring to here - Financial Assets and Human Assets.
Financial Assets
We are taught to save all of our money in a retirement plan and pay all of our debt off so that one day we can retire. The reality is most are not able to retire because this method is a slower, riskier way to achieve that goal. Most lose some of that money in the market or barely make a return over time. As you may have seen us illustrate before, paying off certain types of debt can actually cost you more than it saves you. Instead, what you can do is coordinate your assets to produce for you while still taking less risk. Many don’t even realize that they could free up at least $500-$1000/month just by making a few adjustments to how they use their assets and pay off their debts. Usually, what we see is someone who is so scared to touch their money in retirement accounts that they will lose more money outside of those accounts and never get ahead.
Human Assets
Most of us have the hardest time figuring this one out, even though it is usually why you have income today. In fact, many in financial trouble think that they just need to know what their Soul Purpose is before they can make money. This is completely false!!! How did you make money prior to learning more about your Soul Purpose? The same way everyone else has…you went to work using the human assets that you possess. You and I already know this “secret,” don’t we?
Dollars follow the value we create!
To earn (notice the word “earn”) more money, you need to offer a service and/or product that is valuable to someone else. That’s it! In fact, I guarantee that is how you got a job at some point. You gave them a resume of your experience and skills (aka Human Assets), and they hired you for a certain wage. You may have done something as simple as doing manual labor. I mowed lawns when I was 12. In fact, I was so obsessed about collecting baseball cards, I knew I had to make more money to buy more. Now that I think about it, I probably made more money during those years than when I was just paying for college. I knew what I wanted and then I worked for it.
If you want to “earn” more money, you have to get off your butt and do something! It’s so simple, most miss out on it! Thomas Edison said, “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
Do whatever it takes to use your body, mind, experience, or any other skill or strength to provide real value for someone so they will want to pay you to have what you offer. In fact, if you really want to earn more money, do whatever it takes to become irreplaceable with your unique set of skills. In the meantime, start wherever you are and get to work!
Action Item
First, list your financial assets and your human assets and identify which ones are making you money right now. Keep using them! Second, list your underutilized assets and create an action plan to start capitalizing on those too. Then, listen to our podcast about how to make the Law of Attraction work. Remember, start doing something, and start doing it right now!
