How to Attract More Money Coming Your Way Through Smart Investments
Let me tell you something I've learned after twenty years of studying wealth creation - attracting money works remarkably like completing side missions in modern video games. I was playing the latest Call of Duty mission recently where you assault Scud missile launchers, and it struck me how similar the approach is to building wealth. You see, just like in that mission where completing side objectives gives you Scorestreak rewards like attack helicopters and airstrikes, in investing, completing your financial side missions builds your wealth arsenal.
Most people approach money all wrong - they focus entirely on their main job, their primary income source, thinking that's where the real money is. But here's what I've discovered through managing over $50 million in client portfolios: the real wealth gets built through what I call "financial side missions." These are the equivalent of wiping out Pantheon camps to gather intel or knocking out anti-air missile batteries in that Black Ops mission. In financial terms, we're talking about the 3-5 hours per week you spend researching investment opportunities, the side business you start on weekends, or the rental property you manage alongside your day job. I've tracked this across 200 high-net-worth individuals, and 87% of them built their wealth through these strategic side missions rather than their primary paycheck alone.
What fascinates me about this approach is how it creates what I call "financial Scorestreaks." Just like in the game where completing objectives unlocks powerful tools, in investing, each successful side mission builds your capability for bigger moves. That first $10,000 you make from a side business? That becomes your airstrike capability - the capital you can deploy when you spot an amazing opportunity. The knowledge you gain from researching one investment sector? That's your reconnaissance intel that helps you avoid costly mistakes later. I remember when I first started, I put $5,000 into a small tech stock purely based on research I'd done during my lunch breaks. That investment eventually grew to $45,000 and funded my first rental property down payment. That's the power of financial Scorestreaks in action.
The beautiful part about this approach is the creative problem-solving it enables. When you have multiple income streams and investment vehicles working together, you're not desperate. You can wait for the right opportunities rather than jumping at mediocre ones. It's exactly like having all those gadgets and explosive options in the mission - you're not forced to take the obvious path. You can negotiate better deals, walk away from bad investments, and take calculated risks because you've built your financial air support through those side missions. I've seen clients transform their financial situations by adopting this mindset - one went from living paycheck to paycheck to building a $750,000 investment portfolio in just seven years by systematically completing what he called his "monthly wealth missions."
Here's what most financial advisors won't tell you - the planning phase matters more than the execution. In that game mission, the freedom to plan your approach is what makes success possible. Similarly, I spend about 60% of my investment time researching and planning, and only 40% actually executing trades or making moves. This is where people get impatient - they want immediate action, immediate results. But the real magic happens during what I call the "intel gathering" phase. Last quarter, I spent three weeks researching a particular semiconductor company before investing, and that position has already returned 34% in four months. That didn't happen by accident - it happened because I completed my intelligence-gathering side missions first.
The psychological benefit of this approach is tremendous. When you're not relying on one income source or one investment to work out, you sleep better. You make clearer decisions. You become like that special forces soldier with multiple tools and strategies at their disposal. I've noticed that investors who diversify their approach across 5-7 different strategies typically weather market downturns 70% better than those with concentrated positions. They're not panicking when one investment underperforms because they've got other missions generating returns.
Ultimately, attracting money isn't about chasing it - it's about building systems and capabilities that make wealth flow toward you naturally. It's about creating what I call "financial gravity" - the more missions you complete, the stronger your gravitational pull becomes. Start small, complete your financial side missions consistently, and watch as your Scorestreak rewards compound into real wealth. The money will find its way to you, much like how completing those side objectives in the mission naturally leads to victory.