She now had enough knowledge to make decisions and take actions that could make her financially independent over next few years. Karen couldn't believe how simple it was!

Your Financial Future - Whose Responsibility?

Unfortunately you cannot leave your financial well-being in hands of anyone else except yourself.

Of course, you can seek advice from professionals in that field like accountants and financial planners; however, it really is up to you to lead way …to be proactive!

Having attended many seminars, spoken to wealthy people and to financial professionals (many of whom aren't independently wealthy themselves), and read many books on topic of wealth creation, I have found you cannot rely on any one person to delegate your financial affairs to. You need to be proactive and take control of your own life.

How to Take Control of Your Financial Future

Get your finances in order first: You need to know what you spend, what you earn, how much you owe and how much you own…Not in your head but in writing. What you think your situation is and what is reality, will more than likely be two totally different scenarios.

If you know where you are right now you can then seek out appropriate solutions to your specific financial needs.

How to Get Started

Speak with your accountant on best way to set up your recording system. Ask them how you can increase your wealth. Ask your accountant and/or your financial advisor how they have created their wealth. What do they invest in? Talk to people who are wealthy. Ask them how they accumulated their wealth. Question everything. Read books and attend seminars on wealth creation…the more informed you are easier it is to make sound decisions. We regularly advertise these types of events in our Event Update: http://www.office-organiser.com.au/weeklyupdate.html Don't believe everything you hear, see and read, particularly if person advising you reaps financial benefit from you accepting their advice. Only listen to people who "have rungs on ladder". Once you've have done some research (and this can happen in a matter of days or weeks, depending on your efforts) then: Take action Sure you'll make mistakes along way, however that's only way you can progress. Learn from them and move on.

The Final Word Looking after your financial well-being should be high on your priorities. It's about having choices in your life. Do you really want to work from dawn to dusk to support lifestyle you and your family have become accustomed to? Perhaps you don't get to enjoy lifestyle because you're too busy busting your guts at work.

Imagine what it would be like to work because you want to, not because you have to?

If financial freedom is something you desire in not too distant future (and it doesn't happen overnight), you have to take action sometime... like right now!

Lorraine Pirihi, principal of The Office Organiser is Australia's Personal Productivity Specialist. She is also a Business and Life Coach.

Take action today! Contact Lorraine to discuss how she can help you on (613) 9532 5497 or email lorraine@office-organiser.com.au

In fact most people drift along in life taking whatever is dished out to them.

They cannot 'be bothered' investing any extra time, money or energy in themselves. It's much easier to float with crowd.

Take Stock of Yourself We're half way through another year. Have you achieved your goals this year? Have you made positive changes in areas of relationships, finances, career, health and fitness etc.

Are you better off this year, than last year? Are you moving forwards or backwards in your life? Are you happy?

Are You Happy? This is an interesting question to ask yourself. Are you going through motions of living day-day or are you excited about where you are heading?

The Final Word If you want to be leader of your life rather than follower, you'll need to take action. And when do you take action? Right now.

If you don't know where to head off to, get yourself a life coach. You will be amazed at how quickly you will move forward in right direction.

Don't need help? Can do it by yourself? That's great. Then what are you waiting for?

Get moving today.

Lorraine Pirihi, principal of The Office Organiser is Australia's Personal Productivity Specialist. She is also a Business and Life Coach.

Take action today! Contact Lorraine to discuss how she can help you on (613) 9532 5497 or email lorraine@office-organiser.com.au