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Part 3: Wealth, Freedom & The Long Game

Subtitle: “When your money works for you, you stop working for money.”


🪙 STEP 16: BUILD MULTIPLE INCOME STREAMS

📚 Book: Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki

Core Idea:
The rich don’t trade time for money forever. They build assets that generate income while they sleep.

Actions:

  • Start with your main cash cow (business/job).
  • Reinvest profits into passive or semi-passive streams:
    • Digital products (courses, eBooks)
    • Affiliate marketing
    • Rental properties
    • Stock market (dividends)
    • SaaS tools or apps
  • Use 80/20 thinking: 20% of efforts bring 80% of income.

🧱 STEP 17: MASTER MONEY MANAGEMENT

📚 Book: The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel
📚 Book: I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi

Core Idea:
Wealth is discipline + consistency, not luck.

Actions:

  • Set up automated savings and investing (monthly %).
  • Use the Buckets Rule:
    • 50% Needs
    • 30% Freedom (investing, business scaling)
    • 20% Growth (books, mentors, travel)
  • Avoid lifestyle creep — just because you earn more doesn’t mean you should spend more.

💼 STEP 18: TURN PERSONAL BRAND INTO A BUSINESS

📚 Book: Crushing It! by Gary Vaynerchuk

Core Idea:
People don’t follow logos, they follow people.

Actions:

  • Choose a “pillar” you want to be known for: e.g., storytelling, strategy, wellness, ethics, wealth.
  • Build in public: share lessons, not just wins.
  • Monetise your brand via:
    • Paid newsletters
    • Speaking gigs
    • Digital products
    • High-ticket services

🧘 STEP 19: DESIGN YOUR LIFE, NOT JUST YOUR Business

📚 Book: The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss

Core Idea:
You didn’t become an entrepreneur to be a slave to your calendar.

Actions:

  • Build around lifestyle goals: time with family, location freedom, health first.
  • Use VA’s, automations, and delegation as force multipliers.
  • Measure success not just in dollars, but in:
    • Time freedom
    • Peace of mind
    • Personal fulfilment

🧬 STEP 20: BUILD SOMETHING THAT OUTLASTS YOU

📚 Book: Built to Last by Jim Collins
📚 Book: Die With Zero by Bill Perkins

Core Idea:
You’re not just building a business — you’re building a philosophy others may inherit.

Actions:

  • Define your values and mission as clearly as your product.
  • Document knowledge: SOPs, playbooks, legacy notes.
  • Invest in future leaders: family, youth, team.
  • Give back: scholarship fund, mentorship, charity, public teaching.

🏁 FINAL THOUGHTS

“If you’re chasing freedom, wealth will come. If you’re chasing legacy, impact will follow.”
– ✒️ Written from the desk of future-you

Wealth isn’t just numbers. It’s being able to say “no” to what doesn’t align and “yes” to what does — fully, freely, without guilt. That’s the long game.

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