What is wealth? How do you define it?  Simply put, wealth is abundance.  For example, to have a wealth of time or a wealth of cash.  Similarly, to be wealthy is to be abundant.  Therefore, a wealthy individual or organization must have an abundance of valuable resources.

How do I become wealthy? Have you ever asked yourself that? Most of us have but have done little by way of truly seeking and pursuing the answer.  Most times, when we think of wealth we immediately think of money and nothing else.  Too often people define wealth in terms of money alone.  But wealth is much more than that.

Wealth has two categories:  Tangible and Intangible.

Things that are tangible are material, seen and easily quantified.  For example, the amount of money you have is tangible.  My height and weight are tangible.  This information can easily be obtained with a ruler and scale.  Your odometer and speedometer in your car are also tangible measurements.  And I’m sure you can think of many others.

On the other hand, things that are intangible are immaterial, unseen, and not easily quantified. For example, my level of confidence or my honesty.  Can you measure those?  What about my integrity, discipline, and knowledge?  Can you think of a way to get a precise reading on those things? . . . Like me, you had no luck.  The good thing is that though these are not easily measured, they can be easily developed.  And we get a sense for when someone has or does not have some of these characteristics.

Tangibles are quantified.  Intangibles are qualified.

Thus, Intangible Wealth is the development of an abundance of the immaterial, unseen valuable qualities of our self and society.  Some of these unseen qualities have been listed above (i.e. integrity, honesty, and knowledge) but includes a wealth of other factors as well.  Ultimately, to increase our wealth we must become more aware of ourselves, our society, and our surroundings.

True wealth is having in abundance what you value most.

So, do you value tangible, material things most - or - do you value intangible, immaterial things most? Both are important.  Regardless of your answer you will have a dramatic improvement in your quality of life by increasing your Intangible Wealth, just like I continue to do.

Would you like to become financially wealthy?  Increase your social awareness? Build stronger communities?  Become more healthy?  Have a better relationship with your family, friends, and associates?  Develop your confidence?  Make a bigger impact in the lives of others?  If so, then this is the place for you!