be independently wealthy

I want to be independently wealthy, worth $51 million

I once had lots of money, now I don’t, through choices of my own, and am tired of worrying about money.

This seems such a lofty goal, but it sorta attracts me!! :))

Fits in nicely with a few of my other goals too, no? :))

Anyway, no idea how to go about this, but I guess I would need passive income (& some active income, at the beginning at least) & later on enough investments to go cheerily about it all, no? :)

The Queen of Diamonds represents a woman who likes to live and act extravagantly and who often spends beyond her means. Sometimes she is successfully engaged in her own business or in some business capacity. Service through money is her motto and she often is generous, especially to those she loves.

There may be such a woman (or man) in your life when this card is present or you could find yourself playing out that role.

This card can bring much financial success if its creative aspect is applied in some business or financial pursuit that you may be involved in. The Queen of Diamonds is a masterful card when it comes to business and finance, especially promoting and marketing.

By the same token, watch out for a tendency to spend beyond your budget when this card appears. The Queen of Diamonds likes only the very best of everything, even if she cannot afford it.

The King of Spades is the final, and most powerful card in the deck, representing both mastery of one’s environment and one’s self. Whenever this card appears you can bet that you will experience good fortune and results.

It is especially good for legal matters and business but can be applied to any area of life for success. It is truly the card of ‘success in all things’ but brings the most blessings to those who are ready and willing to take responsibility for their life and work and who can take a leadership position in their work. Remember this is a King we are talking about and every King has a kingdom.

Be prepared to take a leadership role and to live by your own wisdom when this potent card appears. Success is yours for the taking, but you have to stand up and claim it

The King of Diamonds can often represent a successful business man, one who runs his own business, or a financial man such as a banker or stockbroker. He is successful and has a strong sense of values which have made him the success he is. So, when this card appears, you could have some dealings with someone like this or you could take on these qualities yourself.

The King of Diamonds often appears when we are ready to start our own business and it promises great success if we do. It is the highest card in the suit of money and values and as such bestows everything needed to make a success of some financial or business opportunity. When this card appears, don’t let it go to waste. Find some way to be in business for yourself and go for it.

My 7 Thunders card for today is th 4 of Diamonds. The Four of Diamonds means a solid sense of values that attracts enough money to meet our security needs and then some. When we know exactly what it is we want, we tend to attract those things to us more quickly. Thus, when this card shows up, it usually means that we have gotten clear about what we want and then we get it. Satisfaction and prosperity are indicated here and you may have a good foundation upon which you can begin building a financial future. Managing your resources could come into focus in a greater way when this card is present and this card can give you the ability to handle financial matters with a clear mind.

I know I have all of the pieces to this puzzle except the confidence to follow through on my plans.

My plans are not easy to accomplish. Their success requires finding others to help me…like all good things it takes many people to make them happen. But they are definitely win/win for everyone involved.

Like many people I am letting the mass media color my views on life instead of just going for my dreams. Enough of that nonsense!

Heck, what do I have to lose anyway???

now if I can only see some of this financial abundance come my way. :)

The Two of Diamonds signifies that a money partnership of some kind will be playing a role in your life. This could be a standard business partnership or something out of the ordinary, but it will certainly have something related to money as the end result.

Whether this ‘joining of financial interests’ becomes an asset or a liability depends largely upon the surrounding circumstances and the position of this card.

We often need the association of others in order to achieve our financial goals. The Two of Diamonds will encourage us to develop relationships that are mutually beneficial between ourselves and others in our business and financial life. The most success comes with this card when we adopt a Win-Win attitude towards all our business dealings.

By: Brian Tracy

The high road to becoming a self-made millionaire in America is starting and building your own business. But this is not as easy as it sounds. Most businesses started by inexperienced people fail. Probably the primary reason why people don’t start businesses is because they’re afraid that they’re going to lose their money and for good reason. 99 percent of businesses started by people lacking business experience fail within the first two or three years.

Why Businesses Fail
And why is that? It’s because they don’t know how. They haven’t the slightest idea how to make a business successful. They may have an idea for a product or service, but they don’t know all the things that they need to know to run a successful business.

Why Businesses Succeed
However, surprisingly enough, 80 percent of businesses started by experienced businesspeople succeed. Now why should this be so? The reason is because experienced businesspeople know what to do. They know how to purchase their products and their services. They know how to negotiate with their suppliers. They know how to raise money. They know how to negotiate leases. They know how to sell and to market. They know how to manage their finances. In other words, experience is the key. In order to start your own business and succeed, you have to learn how.

Control Your Costs
The second reason that businesses fail, 46 percent, is because of poor cost control. They may be selling enough on the front end, but they’re losing so much on the back end that they go broke anyway. Sales and marketing, financing and cost control, both require experience. And if you’re serious about becoming financially independent, you have to learn how to do both of these.

Put Luck On Your Side
You must learn the skills you need to be successful. Business success is not a matter of luck. Business success is a matter of application. It’s a matter of ability. It’s a matter of experience and skill and intelligence, and wonderfully enough, you can learn what you need to know to be successful.

And you can start by learning through on-the-job training, which is called OJT. Most successful businesspeople become successful because they get all their training by working for someone else.

Action Exercises
Here are two things you can do immediately to make sure that your business succeeds greatly:

First, take the time to get the knowledge and experience you need in business by working for someone else where you can learn a lot in a short period of time. Go to work in an area in which you are interested and learn everything you possibly can.

Second, read and study in business, especially entrepreneurial business, all the time. Read one or two business books per week and read every business magazine that is published on your subject. Never stop learning and growing.