21 Ways Rich People Think Differently

Steve Siebold, author of "How Rich People Think," spent nearly three decades interviewing millionaires around the world to find out what separates them from everyone else.


I am surprised that most important thing was not on the list.

To be able to grow as a person, you need to be around people that are more balanced and successful than yourself.
If you spend time with people of lessor mentality as yourself, you will remain at your same level or regress to their level.
This is not a rip on any one group of people, education (hard work), the drive to be successful ( put in the long hours to learn) and passion to be a better person are required. " The More You Learn, The More You Earn...."

Perhaps it was item number 49 But seriously, what was "the most important thing".

1. Rich People Think “I Create my Life”

You’re in control of your life: things don’t happen by chance, they happen by choice. Taking full responsibility for your life is step one towards creating the life you dream of.

And when things don’t work out? Don’t blame or criticise others, and don’t justify yourself. Just learn from it, keep on pushin’ ahead, and do better next time.

Right direction.

Rich People Play the Money Game to Win

If your aim is to “be comfortable financially”, you’re unlikely to ever be rich.

You have to aim to be rich to become rich.

Rich People Are Committed to Being Rich

If you wish to be rich, or you’d like to be rich… That’s not enough. You have to *commit* to being rich.

The moment it’s absolutely clear in your mind that you’ll create exceptional wealth, the universe will conspire to help you.

in order to be rich one has to usually compromise integrity. However, integrity is asset, so you really trade integrity for money. Just another trade, mate. No big deal.

Yes, you too, even if rich by trading, had to trade something of adequate value to get there.

part of the game

Interesting thread... I will be re-reading Richard Branson biography. And find out where this billionnaire compromised his integrity to make his billions.

POOR AND MIDDLE CLASS FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT AND RICH
They believe “Life happens to them”, victimized
They believe “I create my life” , accept full responsibilities
They play the money game not to lose
They play the money game to win
They want to be rich
They are committed to being rich
They think small, think of limitations, and ‘wish and hope’
They think big, think possibilities, dream a lot
They focus on obstacles
They focus on opportunities
They resent rich and successful people
They admire other rich and successful people
They associate with negative and unsuccessful people
They associate with positive, successful people
They think negatively about selling and promoting
They are willing to promote themselves and their values
They are smaller than their problems
They are bigger than their problems
They are poor receivers
They are excellent receivers
They choose to get paid based on time
They choose to get paid based on results
They think “either/or”
They think “both”
They focus on their working income – instant gratification
They focus on their net worth – postpone gratification
They mismanage their money, buy liabilities
They manage their money well, buy assets
They work hard for their money
They have their money work hard for them
They let fear stop them
They act in spite of fear
They think they already know it all (Have, Do, Be)
They are constantly learning (Be, Do, Have)

Number 8 sums it up = FEAR - people get rich because they don't fear failure, and will keep on plugging away exploring every avenue until they succeed. But money isn't usually the driving force, it's the will to succeed above all else that drives a person to excellence. Pure greed is not enough.

" Don't be too timid about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better " Ralph Waldo Emerson.

1. Rich People Think “I Create my Life”

You’re in control of your life: things don’t happen by chance, they happen by choice. Taking full responsibility for your life is step one towards creating the life you dream of. And when things don’t work out? Don’t blame or criticise others, and don’t justify yourself. Just learn from it, keep on pushin’ ahead, and do better next time.

2. Rich People Play the Money Game to Win

If your aim is to “be comfortable financially”, you’re unlikely to ever be rich. You have to aim to be rich to become rich.

3. Rich People Are Committed to Being Rich

If you wish to be rich, or you’d like to be rich… That’s not enough. You have to *commit* to being rich. The moment it’s absolutely clear in your mind that you’ll create exceptional wealth, the universe will conspire to help you.

4. Rich People Think Big

How do you want to live your life? Do you want to play in the little leagues, in the minors or in the major leagues? It’s your choice.
I wholeheartedly believe that we can accomplish anything we can envision. But if you think small… You’ll accomplish small. Think big my friend. It’s more fun, and it opens you up to a world of infinite possibilities.

5. Rich People Focus on Opportunities

Most things that happen to us can be seen as either opportunity or as an obstacle. It depends on what we focus on. Rich people choose to see everything as a blessing, as a stepping stone for something greater What’s your outlook on things? Do you focus on finding opportunities or do you only see the risks & obstacles?

6. Rich People Admire Other Rich & Successful People

When you see a rich person, do you get jealous? Is there a point of resentment when you say “Check out that guy’s house/car?”
If you associate these negative feelings to wealth, you’re not likely to amass it yourself. You have to associate positive feelings to wealth if you want to create it in your life. These people were the architect of their wealth, and that’s worthy of our respect. Plus… when’s the last time jealousy got you anywhere?

7. Rich People Associate with Positive, Successful People

Modelling is one of the primary ways we learn. If you associate with positive & successful people, not only can you learn from them, but you’ll also start to think… “if they can do it, why can’t I?”

8. Rich People Are Willing to Promote Themselves & Their Value

Many of us have been conditioned to think that promoting ourselves is boastful and to be avoided. But the reality is that most rich people are excellent promoters. They know how to promote themselves, their ideas and their products with enthusiasm.

9. Rich People Are Bigger Than Their Problems

Everyone has problems. Things won’t always your way, no matter who you are. But it’s how you react to your problems that defines you. When you face a problem, do you run away and give up? Or do you put your head down and find a solution? The answer to these questions will go a long way towards determining the kind of life you’ll live.

10. Rich People Are Excellent Receivers

To earn large sums of money for your work & products, you must feel worthy of receiving large sums of money. Here’s a great practice for improving your receiving skills: when someone offers you compliment, simply say accept and thanks. Don’t look for something to compliment the other person with.

11. Rich People Choose to Get Paid Based on Results

If you want to become rich, choose to work in a pay-for-performance environment: either in your own business or in a commission-based or bonus-based job.
If you’re confident in your ability, this arrangement will motivate you more and it will earn you a lot more money.

12. Rich People Think “Both” not “Either/Or”

Rich people understand that with creativity, it’s almost always possible to have the best both worlds.
This requires a particular mindset of cooperation and outside-the-box thinking, but it allows you to have our cake and eat it too. Next time you’re faced with a tough choice… Be creative and try to find a way to have both.

13. Rich People Focus on Their Net Worth

Generally, when we think of wealth we think in terms of how much a person makes a in year . But wealth is much more than that. It’s one’s income, savings, investments, and cost of living. It’s by optimizing these 4 elements that you can create extraordinary wealth.

4. Rich People Manage Their Money Well

This is fairly self-explanatory: to become rich you need to be serious about money management. Using your spare money optimally, avoiding credit card interest and only spending on useful things is a great place to start.

15. Rich People Have Their Money Work Hard For Them

Once you’ve got money saved up, INVEST it. There’s no reason to leave money sitting in your bank account. Passive income is an incredibly powerful wealth-creating vehicle and the sooner you get started, the better.

16. Rich People Act in Spite of Fear

This is certainly one of the most important items and a recurring theme on this blog. If you want to create your greatest life, you’ve GOT to tame the beast of fear. Fear will never completely go away, but it’s the ability to “feel the fear & do it anyways” that separates those who create their dream life and those who simply dream about it.

17. Rich People Constantly Learn & Grow

19. Average people love to be comfortable. Rich people find comfort in uncertainty.
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This thread is timeless............ rich mind thinking vs poor mind thinking.......Great thread PT!......

I could go on and on and on in this thread and add profoundly too it but I won't I'll just let pound keep this......................

It's not what you make, it's what you keep and how hard it works for you.

There's a minority of people who have 'made it big' but there's an even smaller minority of people who have kept it. I'd argue that making it is really hard, but keeping it is even harder.

Boldness + Humility = Growth.

Yes! some may debate the hardest part in achieving success in the

first place is figuring out where to seek it and then obtain it....but

indeed on the other hand it can be said also that sustaining success

perpetually is just as hard as knowing where to find and capture it......

and then we always have the final level which can be argued again is

just as hard if not harder than capturing sustained success which is knowing

how to exclusively keep EXPANDING the parallel growth cycles of incremental successes so that their is never a plateau effect......................