THESE THREE ASSETS GETS YOU TO WEALTH.

 Creation of a wealth

These 3 things will get you to financial freedom.

we've heard people saying that you must have assets that will pay you over time so as to get to financial freedom. This could be digital assets like a website or physical like a rental property, and as both of these things can contribute to your financial success, there are these three assets that will make or break your financial future, and I will share with you 3 Assets That Are Key To Financial freedom in this writing!

It's almost four years now since I began to develop an affinity for books. Honestly, I couldn’t get enough when it came to self-help books because, as early as my teenage years, I knew that one day I wanted to be successful and helpful to others. since then, I have been reading more books than I could count, and one thing that I have come to realize is that the books I feel I get the most out of are not the technical books but the philosophical ones in particular. Sure, I have read books on real estate investing and I learned how to negotiate pricing of house and optimize contracts with tenants, but these types of books paled in comparison to the benefit and information I got from books that helped open my eyes to success from a wider perspective. In particular one of the most profound lessons I learned through my readings was the power to focus. In The book which goes by the name, "The One Thing" by Gary Keller, I learned that one can succeed quicker and in a much greater magnitude if you focus all your attention on one thing rather than dividing your focus into a number of things. The many lessons I learnt were all gems that came from being a voracious reader, and often I would share these lessons with my close friends only to realize that they didn’t have the same interest for learning as I did.

The sad reality is that once people graduate from their formal school education, their learning as a whole tapers off, which pulls back their ability to enrich their lives with all the great information that exists in books, platforms like YouTube or rather courses. By limiting their intake of good information, they are missing out on the real pieces of advice that can change their lives forever. I find myself fortunate that I have an affinity for learning, and through it, I have come to realize that there are three assets that must be cultivated to achieve financial freedom. they include:

1. Golden Dreams.

Most treasured things that each one possesses is our dreams and aspirations. Some people dream of owning a big home and a fancy car, and others want to travel the world and see all that Planet Earth has to offer. Whatever your goal may be, the important thing is that you remain firm in your pursuit of this end result no matter what.

However, to most people, this is easier said than done. Many people have enormous dreams, but they struggle to find the willpower and determination to get started. The issue is that they look at their end result and see one of two things: a long path that seems nearly unreachable or no path at all. Now, both these scenarios present issues and are why many people fail to start their journey to achieving their lifelong dreams. You see, when you have a long path to venture, such as building up a large YouTube channel, you may have a decent idea of what activities you must undertake to be successful. Of course, you will have to determine what the channel will be about, then determine how you will script, organize and shoot your content. Essentially, you already know the steps that it will take to get you from where you are today to where you want to be. However, in the second circumstance, things are different. Not having a pre-defined path to your goal can not only be frustrating but debilitating as well. For instance, if you have the goal of travelling the world, there are a ton of different unanswered questions that you need to address. How will you get the time off work? How will you finance your endeavour, or who will you travel with?

These roadblocks are just a few questions that must be answered in this particular situation, but they can be enough to stop you in your tracks and hinder your ability to realize your dreams. Unfortunately, for most people, there simply is no time to waste when trying to achieve these goals.

2. Your Mind

I used to hate school When I was a kid. Recently, I was talking to my Dad, and he admitted that he was surprised at how much education I ended up getting given that in the beginning, I had an aversion to the classroom. Now, if you ask my dad, he will tell give you the same advice that most people in his generation preach: that a degree is a pathway to financial stability. And quite frankly, he’s not wrong. Using my formal education, I have been able to secure jobs at very high profile organizations, but unfortunately, that’s all a degree will ever give you — financial stability. Sadly, it was only after I had invested tens of thousands of dollars into my education that I started questioning what the true merit of school really was and if my seven-plus years in college were worth it. You see, school does itself a disservice because it makes you perceive learning as a boring and tedious chore.

This is why young people hate education. School makes people focus on a nearly useless piece of paper called a degree instead of them focusing on learning. School makes you sit down for four years to learn in theory what you can go out to learn in the real world in six months. Moreover, it makes students care more about the grades they need to graduate than the knowledge that will actually help them succeed in the working world.

I talked about how a lot of my friends lacked the passion for learning than I have earlier in this article, and quite frankly, I can’t blame them given how school squanders many people’s thirst for learning.

You don’t believe me maybe? Try Asking ten people who have graduated from college in the last decade and ask them how many books they have read, conferences they have attended, or courses they have completed since finishing their formal education. Since there is no degree or certificate attached to these activities, they don’t want to invest the time and energy into them.

But if you genuinely want to be successful in life, you should spend as much time as you can investing in your mind and then applying what you’ve learned. The best part is that unlike school, much of this self-education is free. You can take out books from the library, setting up conversations with mentors, and watching educational videos on YouTube. With cost not being an issue, there is no reason that you can’t start to enrich your knowledge today.

3. Your Relationships

I said it, and I'll say it again, “you're the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” This saying, from my personal experience, is true and should be taken seriously if you want to achieve the success in life you desire. Some years ago, I was not that selective in who I spent my time with. That meant that I would spend time with those that added a ton of value to my life and others that didn’t and as the demands for time in my life became more expansive and my aspirations in life changed, I knew that I needed to be more selective in who I spend my time with. For instance, when I was in the process of getting my CPA designation, I spent a lot more time with my classmates who helped support me and my studies and a lot less time with those who didn’t. The same situation happened again a few years ago, when I was starting my YouTube channel. Slowly but surely, I started to spend less time with my friends, who would just sit around and gossip, and spent more time with creators that I could share my ideas with and learn from.

When I look back at my life today, I can say without a doubt that I would never have been successful if not for the kind of people I associated with. My academic and business journey up until today has been full of challenges, successes and failures, and the only reason I was able to persevere was that I had quality people around me.

Maybe it's the friend who guided me towards a certain book or course or a mentor who gave me advice on taking one job offer over another. What you need to realize is that your success in business and in life in general, cannot be attributed to one single person. Your success is the culmination of advice, support, and care from those you surround yourself with, which is why you need to appreciate and cultivate this asset if you want to be rich. And this effort needs to be deliberate. I personally keep a list of individuals who I must stay in contact with and then reach out to them on a regular basis to set up calls or meetups so that these great people continue to stay in my life. Like investing in your knowledge, building relationships takes time and effort, but the rewards will be great if you stick with it!

Persistence is the key because the achievement of goals is not a straight path. Throughout your journey, you will face all kinds of hardship, challenges, failures and adversity. You’ll get rejected, make mistakes, lose money and maybe go through a rollercoaster of emotions, which suggest that the best time to start working towards your goals is now.