There’s many unlikely ways to get rich but we want guaranteed success. Using simple language, how can I get rich?
Getting a college education and a good job will never make you rich. I’m not channeling new age rich-is-love-not-money propaganda; I’m telling you how it is. Working for money will never carry you beyond the middle class.
The rich (who earned theirs) are financially literate, own businesses and assets, and are shrewd investors. Note, to own a business is not to run one (manage) or even start one (entrepreneurship). In other posts I will discuss financial literacy (as I develop mine), owning businesses and assets (as I develop mine), but I will speak to investing below.
How can I get anything I want?
Let’s extend this request to how you can get anything you want. This is not far-fetched or improbable; it just takes time and effort. Thanks to our inevitable fast approaching deaths, time is our greatest asset. It should be your primary currency when considering anything in life; money is only as good as the time it allows you to spend the way you wish. If you wish for the life of a vagrant or cave man, waste no more time here; strap on your Vibram Five Fingers and head for the hills. If you think instead you’d like to travel first class on any airline on any day or time to anywhere in the world to any of your dozen penthouse suites to spend time with any of your millions of admirers, thousands of friends and hundreds of best friends or have a mansion in the middle of central park with a roller coaster that takes you to D.C. in 2 minutes flat, or a house on the moon… then start investing your time.
Where do I start?
You should start by reading this blog, and don’t ever stop. Get educated. Read Rich Dad Poor Dad and The 4-Hour Workweek and dive in. Learn how to read financial statements and start investing now; get in the game. Take classes in accounting, finance and investing, business and real estate. Find mentors and establish a team. Develop an abundance philosophy and an eye for opportunity. Live the life you dream.
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.” – Marianne Williamson
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