When my father was slowly progressing through the phases of a terminal illness, as a final legacy, he revealed to me a sequence of 9 extraordinary “wealth-building” steps he nicknamed The 9 Insights of the Wealthy Soul. nnOn the surface his lessons appeared to be about building material wealth. nnOn a much deeper level these Insights held the secret for overcoming our greatest challenges and achieving the highest wealth of the soul.nnMy father himself had used these same Insights as an army pilot-trainee to turn several near-crashes into soaring flights. Later, these Insights were the means through which he would raise himself up from the devastating death of his beloved daughter—my sister. nnFour years after my father’s last great lesson to me, while actually writing a book on the subject, I awakened one morning perceiving a profoundly deeper significance of his 9 Insights.nnI suddenly understood that they are the actual stages of Transformation.nnWhether you desire to transform a dream into reality, failure into triumph, grief into grace, or a relationship breakdown into a bridge of love and higher understanding, these universal principles are the means through which you can naturally accomplish your goals.nnHere is a summary of my father’s 9 Insights of the Wealthy Soul.nnInsight 1: InsightnnJust as a tree begins with a seed, so, too, is Insight the seed that begins your transformation. One of the greatest insights is simply the knowledge that You Can. You can overcome your greatest challenges. You can transform your dreams into your own living, breathing reality. You can create a new life for yourself and your loved ones.nnInsight 2: TimingnnThe saying timing is everything is not just a nice expression. Without developing excellent timing you will always be fighting the natural ebb and flow of the universe. Just as most seeds sprout on a particular day in springtime, you can develop the ability to recognize the precise day of spring for all you do. nnWhether asking for a raise, launching a business venture, or bringing up a difficult subject to a friend, loved one, or business partner, your ability to recognize the often brief moments of maximum opportunity will determine how much success and balance you achieve.nnInsight 3: PatiencennOnly humans are impatient. Seeds do not attempt to turn into trees in winter. Eagles don’t try to soar during lightening storms. And Mayflowers do not blossom in August. Developing patience—your ability to wait for the right moment in your life cycle to accomplish a particular task or goal—is all important to developing excellent timing and great success.nnInsight 4: SurrendernnWhat must you do to let go of your need to control things? How can you let go of your past mistakes and history that may be preventing you from moving forward? How do you spiritually surrender to the process?nnWithout spiritual surrender you will never be content, you will never have patience and excellent timing. You will never experience the joy and flow of having the greatest business and life partner you could ever possibly have: namely, The Universe and God.nnInsight 5: GroundingnnWith strong roots a tree will survive any storm. When you create a strong foundation, your greatest efforts will withstand the many storms and challenges you inevitably face in achieving your goals.nnGrounding is what you use to nourish and nurture your goals. Grounding is the books, tapes, schooling, seminars, and people you surround yourself with to support yourself in whatever you want to achieve. nnWant to have a great relationship? Learn from those who already have one. Want to earn a million dollars? Read books, listen to tapes, and receive coaching by those who show you how. When you have ample grounding to support your dreams, the challenges that come along are merely temporary storms that ultimately make you stronger and more highly energized.nnInsight 6: BalancennThis is a tough one, especially for the most successful people. Even when a tree is well developed, without regular water, sunshine, and nourishment, it will not be healthy. What must you do to balance yourself?nnHow much sunshine do you get? How much exercise do you regularly do? How nourishing is your diet? How much quiet time do you take on a daily basis with yourself and your loved ones?nnLife is a balancing act. Isn’t the minute, hour, day, or month you save by working through your natural point of balance just another minute, hour, day, or month you subtract from your lifetime?nnTake breaks to smell the roses along the way, and in fact, you’ll naturally discover the universe rises up to become your partner rather than it being you against the world.nInsights 7, 8, and 9nnGrowth automatically occurs in direct proportion to your ability to empower yourself with the first six Insights.nnEvolution blossoms when your growth takes you to a new and higher stage of life, unfolding a powerful Vision of your life you probably never foresaw.nnTransformation occurs when you become something very different than that which you started off as. Your initial seeds of Insight become a tree of knowledge and accomplishment. You are ready for something greater than achieving for your own personal gain.nnYou, the student, become the teacher, the mentor, the leader. You are the vessel of seeds to birth a new generation. You enjoy the glow of knowing you have followed your highest path, which ultimately leads you to helping others follow theirs.nnAll along, you have been transforming into a balanced, wealthy, and fulfilled human being.nnAll along, you have been transforming yourself into a Wealthy Soul.nn** This article is one of 101 great articles that were published in 101 Great Ways to Improve Your Life. To get complete details on “101 Great Ways to Improve Your Life”, visit
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