7 Steps to Live Like The Rich and Famous (that your CPA won't tell you!)
/Take a moment to imagine your dream life coming true.
Brunch date with the girls on Monday followed by a shopping spree that is pleasantly interrupted by your business manager calling to inform you that you’ve been booked for a gig with two of your BFFs in Venice on Wednesday. Time to pack your bags, ladies.
Late that night, you and your girls are escorted in a black sedan to the private plane waiting to escort you to Italy. The plane is fully stocked with fresh fruits, charcoal infused water, and fresh halibut. You arrive in Venice and are taken to the exquisite Il Pellicano, a hotel co-founded by a fellow American socialite.
The next couple of days are a whirlwind of photoshoots, interviews, meet and greets, capped off with an invite-only fashion show on Friday night. You and the girls take the next day to explore the city, before jet-setting back to the States.
The life of a Socialite is one for the adventurous, passionate, woman who is in a position to drop everything in a moment’s notice for an opportunity of a lifetime. An opportunity that allows her to experience life to its fullest and indulge in the absolute finest.
While this may seem like the life only afforded to those that have been lucky enough to be born into immense wealth, or the life of the rich and famous... it is also possible to anyone willing to take the steps needed to create the life of their dreams.
Here are the seven steps to take to live like the rich and famous.
Create a vision board. What are your goals and aspirations? What is the type of person you want to become in this world? For a step by step guide on this, google and check out The Painted Picture.
Write down all the reasons why you CAN’T achieve your vision. Then, write down why all of those negative reasons are false Often times our mindset is what gets in the way of us accomplishing what we want. What are some negative things you say to yourself when you think about the goals you want to achieve? On that same sheet of paper, cross out all of the reasons why you can not achieve your dreams and replace it with why you can achieve them.
Put together a plan of action. What do you want to accomplish 30 days from now? 90 days? One year? Clearly defining a timeline is the difference between a goal and a wish.
Reevaluate your money habits. Want to live like the rich and famous? Well being “rich” takes money and understanding how it works so you can hold onto it. Take a hard look at some of the financial habits you have that are not serving you and commit to changing them.
Boost your savings. Getting into the habit of paying yourself first is a trait of those that have achieved success. Open up a savings account and make it a habit to pay yourself a percentage of your income on a weekly or monthly basis. Check out Radius Bank’s high-yield savings account. This has one of the highest APY rates on the market.
Launch a side hustle. Everyone from Beyonce to the CEO of Apple has multiple income streams. Take a few moments to think about your passions and how you can leverage them into a money-making side hustle. Be sure to check out my post on the 14 steps for launching a side hustle and the Celebrity section for business insights from our favorite celebrities.
Surround yourself with luxurious experiences and successful people. In order to believe in what is possible for you, you have to first see it. Either in your mind’s eye or in the real world. Placing yourself in situations and around people that elevate your vision of what is possible, will create a huge shift in your reality.
Bonus: Last, but definitely not least, commit to becoming financially healthy and fit. Be sure to check out my 5 tips on how to be financially fit. Especially, focus on tip #3- a weekly money date where you review your finances, and treat yourself to a mimosa. Because having fun with your money is what #MoneyandMimosas is all about!
This post is in partnership with Radius Bank.
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