“I’ve wrestled with alligators. I’ve tussled with a whale. I done handcuffed lightning, and throw thunder in jail. You know I’m bad. Just last week, I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalized a brick. I’m so mean, I make medicine sick.” — Muhammad Ali

“I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew”. — Muhammad Ali

To achieve financial freedom, it’s imperative to develop an aversion to the word “can’t”, that you can’t achieve financial freedom,…instead, it is imperative to believe that “…you can do whatever you want in life”. Individuals, who want to have a Financial Growth Mindset, must believe they can and be willing to work hard and smart, and become financially literate.

It is hard and takes effort to reach one’s goals of financial freedom and literacy. It takes never giving up to do apparently amazing things in spite of seemingly gigantic odds. But, if an individual really put effort into something, they can accomplish more than they ever thought was possible.

To put in that kind of effort, to persevere even when times are rough, an individual must first believe that success is possible. This belief that success is possible is the magic of mindset. It is the scientifically-proven phenomenon that believing in something actually makes it more likely to be true.

A large amount of research has been conducted showing that believing in one’s continued ability to learn, grow and improve in any endeavor, including financially, really does make it more likely that an individual will succeed.

Want to live a happier, a more fulfilled life? Change your mindset to one of continued financial growth, learning, and improvement.

There once was a brash young heavy weight boxer from Louisville, Kentucky, who had the ultimate Growth Mindset and proclaimed it loudly to the world, “I’m the Greatest of All Time”. The result, three time world heavy weight boxing champion Muhammad Ali would over a boxing career transcend the sport and become a legend.