The Millionaire Mind and Science of Getting Rich
Kevin Hogan
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(Continuing) Education for Life
Another element that differentiates people who have vs. have not, is education. There are two kinds of education, both are important, and you need to have a lot of at least one to live well and you need the real-life education materials if you are going to get to six or seven digits annually.
Almost every wealthy person (someone who has earned and MAINTAINED) I know has an ENORMOUS personal library. I had a big library four years ago when I had well over 4,000 books, tapes and CDs (which I began donating to charity and giving to friends.) Today we're down to about 2000 books and programs. It's mighty empty but it feels rewarding to have given half away!
One of my favorite personal libraries I've ever seen is Jeffrey Gitomer's. He doesn't just have a lot of books and an incredible system for finding them instantly, he has autographed copies of crucial books. That says something. He puts emotion onto and into his knowledge base. When there is emotion, there is retention and action follows. I don't think Jeffrey will mind me telling you that he has a library of what appeared to me to be in excess of 10,000 volumes and frankly, everyone who earns six figures or more annually, that I know, has a huge library.
I've gone to Barnes and Noble many times with my dear friend Elsom Eldridge, author of The Obvious Expert. He typically walks out of the store with two armfuls of books...no exaggeration. I usually leave with 4-6 books. I like to visit BN at least weekly.
On my table right now is a book about China, one about the psychology of love, another about happiness, another about Buddhist philosophy and therapy, a book about investing, commodities, and those are just the non-fiction books on the coffee table. Over to my right on the floor... here are books about Stanley Milgram, 5 books about cognitive and neuropsychology, neural organization and function, 4 books about religion and spirituality, 6 books about asset protection and wealth structuring, and a total of seven books about women and how they buy both planned and unplanned items. There are also, CD's and DVD's...and well...you get the picture.
Implement New Ideas Constantly
I want ONE idea or strategy from each book. I will definitely implement it. I always do. That book will be worth at least $1000 to me if I get ONE idea. If I get five ideas, that's going to be worth at least $5000. Some ideas and strategies aren't measurable in dollars but in ...love points...giving or receiving...or in emotional gratification of some kind....There are exceptions but if I can look at your education library, I can tell you about what you are worth or will be worth shortly.
Books that have bibliographies in business and personal development programs from people who have DONE IT, will make you a lot more money than those without. Why? Because there is a level of thought and dedication that happens when you write and incorporate others' ideas who you want to credit.
Understanding one man's isolated experience, while interesting, is not that useful when it comes to building wealth. I will sometimes buy a book without a bibliography, but if it's not fiction, I won't hold my breath...because it might just be! Sometimes the ideas I get are about what NOT to do when I write a book, or what NOT to do in life. What NOT to do in business or raising kids.
Focused Action Orientation
The next factor in differences between wealthy and those who are not is focused-action-orientation. People who say they want to be wealthy want to have all the lights green. I just want the first one green...and sometimes I'll wait at the red light for it to turn green. That's what wealthy people do. It's terrifying to people who have not been taught to have a focused-action-orientation. Literally fear-provoking. That's understandable, but not forgivable.
Once someone experiences the fear of moving to the next step, that is when they MUST move or they will forever be paralyzed. There's so much to say about this I couldn't fit it all into one brief article.
People who don't become wealthy find other things to do with their "down time" than building an empire. I can't remember having been bored once in 15 years. There are times I wish would have been...maybe...but when I hear someone say they were bored, had "down time", there is one thing you know for sure about that person.....
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Kevin Hogan
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