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Studies show that less than 50% of resolutions are kept so it’s vital to get started on the right track. 3 Tips to Start the New Year with Your Wealth Building on Track: #1 - Keep Your Goals Realistic. Starting with an unrealistic goal is a sure way to guarantee failure. An unrealistic goal will drain you of all your motivation and will have you back to your old habits in no time. Do you know what a realistic target is for building your wealth over the next year? The next 2 years? 5 years? One way to measure how realistic your wealth goals are is to break them into long-term goals and short-term goals. Have short-term goals that are measurable in 30 days. This will help you adjust on a timely basis if your wealth goals are too lofty. This simple technique will help you keep your wealth building on track throughout the year. #2 - Make Wealth Building a Habit. Make building your wealth a habit. Everyday should include doing something that helps you build your wealth. This doesn’t mean s …

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I was recently reminded of a great concept that I learned about when I was a teenager. If a person were to take one dollar, invest the dollar in an asset and then sell the asset for two dollars, they will have taken the first step in a 20 month process of accumulating a million dollars. The only habit that would need to be created is the habit of doubling the amount in hand every month for 20 months. The final amount at the end of each month would be: Start - $1 Month 1 - $2 Month 2 - $4 Month 3 - $8 Month 4 - $16 Month 5 - $32 Month 6 - $64 Month 7 - $128 Month 8 - $256 Month 9 - $512 Month 10 - $1024 Month 11 - $2048 Month 12 - $4096 Month 13 - $8192 Month 14 - $16384 Month 15 - $32768 Month 16 - $65536 Month 17 - $131072 Month 18 - $262144 Month 19 - $524288 Month 20 - $1048576 Obviously the model is very simple and the idea is basic enough for anyone to grasp, however, I would like to expand on the underlying psychology of this concept. Let’s imagine that we wer …

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