This is last article in the series of the six areas of support (from the book Change Anything) that will allow you to change or transform any area of your life, from over-eating to creating wealth.

Today we will talk about what Structural Ability means.

Here is a list of the six areas:

1. Personal Motivation
2. Personal Ability
3. Social Motivation
4. Social Ability
5. Structural Motivation
6. Structural Ability

As a reminder, what I will discuss is how to apply each one of the six areas only as it applies to creating financial abundance. You can choose any other area to work on, and it will be just as powerful. It’s like you rowing a boat only on one side versus having six people, with three on each side, all rowing in the same direction. Again, these areas of support have nothing to do with willpower.

When we discussed Structural Motivation, we addressed how your environment supports or holds you back from achieving your financial goals.

With Structural Ability we are looking at the actions you can take to reinforce new behaviors. You want to avoid actions that are not supportive (set a punishment), and reward yourself for taking positive actions. And both the punishments and the rewards can be small.

As an example, if you want to pay yourself first each time you receive money, and you forget to do that, make a small donation to an organization you despise.

When you remember to pay yourself first, reward yourself by reminding yourself of where you started, and where you are now. Or, if you enjoy reading, take an extra 15 minutes to read something you’ve been putting off. Again, the rewards or punishments can be small.

Reward yourself when you avoid going into stores where you spend money on things you did not have to buy. Reward yourself when you stick to your grocery list at the market. Delete the Internet bookmarks for the places you shop that you want to avoid.

Sort your mail over the trash can instead of putting it on a table or kitchen counter. Toss the donation requests from the organizations that are not important to you. Post/share your successes on social media. This is more for you rather than the people who see it.

What are the rewards or punishments you can put into place to support your growth?

To Your Prosperity,

Rennie

Author's Bio: 

Often in the media and in a recent TEDx Talk, Rennie Gabriel supports individuals and business owners to create work as a choice, instead of a requirement, just as he did for himself. Rennie had gone broke twice (two divorces), but using the same concepts published in his book, Rennie created more wealth in each recovery than what he had prior.

As a highly rated instructor at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA), Rennie uses his award-winning, best-selling book, Wealth On Any Income, to teach effective money skills from both the emotional/psychological aspects as well as the practical components. His book has been translated into five languages. Rennie is a retired Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®) and often adds BFD to his credentials.

His extensive knowledge of real estate and finance is useful not only to those who own or invest in real estate but to anyone striving for a better life by trying to achieve financial freedom.

His clients range from financial professionals, like CPAs, stock brokers, and financial planning firms, to entrepreneurs in the transformational space (coaches, authors, and speakers). He also works with large organizations like the FBI, American National Insurance and Toyota Motors.

After 40 successful years in financial services, Rennie now works to donate 100% of the profits from his speaking fees, wealth programs, books and business coaching to charities, the primary one is www.ShelterToSoldier.org where dogs are rescued, trained and donated as service animals for soldiers with PTSD and TBI (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injuries)