What Self-Made Millionaires Know That Most People Don't

Ann Marie Sabath

• Verlag: Career Press
• Jahr: 2018
• ISBN:
  9781632658739
• Thema: Personal Development
• Thema: Personal Success

Confucius said that a thousand-mile journey begins with a single step. The same principle applies to becoming a self-made millionaire, except this journey is a little shorter, comprising just 52 common sense practices. Featuring interviews with a wide-ranging list of self-made millionaires, you will be astonished to see how anyone can achieve this status by creating the right mindset. You will learn how white-collar professionals, blue-collar workers, small business owners, even teenagers alike have joined this million-dollar net worth club by methodically and consistently putting into practice the self-made millionaire game plan revealed in this book. In What Self-Made Millionaires Do that Most People Don’t, Ann Marie Sabath makes it easy for you to implement these simple strategies by posing a question at the end of each section to help you begin your own self-made millionaire journey. What Self-Made Millionaires Do that Most People Don’t will teach you:

• How to create a self-made millionaire mindset.
• The 25 habits all accomplished individuals have in common.
• How self-made millionaires benefit from “failure.”
• Powerful advice for anyone ready to begin their self-made millionaire journey.

OK, you’ve been given the rod, now go fish!

Habit 1

They Think Big

Secret 1 for Creating Your Own Success: Create a Millionaire Mindset

Becoming a self-made millionaire does not just happen. If it did, you would be one by now.

Individuals who have accomplished this wealth status begin with a different approach than most. They do what I call “reversal thinking.” They begin with the end in mind.

Step One: Conceive!

These individuals who create a millionaire mindset begin by defining exactly what they want in very specific terms. In other words, they conceive it.

Sounds easy, doesn't it? It is!

Let's do a dry run: Conceive what you want by putting “reversal thinking” into practice. Let's say you have conceived that you want to be a self-made millionaire. One step down, two to go!

Step Two: Believe!

Believe it! Hmmmm. Do you really believe that you can become a self-made millionaire? Seriously, do you? Hopefully, these two questions made your convictions for wanting to be one even stronger.

If your mind flooded with all the reasons that you cannot become a millionaire, write down every single one of them now. (“I can hardly make ends meet. I have a car payment, I have a house payment. . . .”)

Now, take your written words of doubt and shred them. Yes, tear them up with all your might. By doing so, you will be dispelling these doubts from your mind. Anytime a doubt creeps into your mind, repeat the process of writing it down and tearing it up!

Rather than allowing yourself to be plagued with naysayers who tell you that your self-made millionaire goal is just “pie in the sky” thinking, keep your conceive and believe convictions to yourself. As you keep reading this book, you will learn how to replace these negative people with individuals who will root you on to achieving what you want. In fact, Secret 27 (Surround Yourself With People You Want to Be Like) and Secret 28 (Find a Brain Trust Advisor) will be instrumental in maintaining your self-made millionaire mindset.

Step Three: Achieve!

Now write this down three times: I will achieve self-made millionaire status. I will achieve self-made millionaire status. I will achieve self-made millionaire status. Remember: Keep believing it with all your heart! Put one of your “I will achieve self-made millionaire status” notes under your mattress, another in your wallet, and the third one in the glove compartment of your car—virtually anywhere that no else is likely to look except you. Also, keep this in the notes section of your phone.

You may now be asking: Fine, so I have conceived that I will become a self-made millionaire. I am revved up and I do believe that I can achieve this wealth status. I have no clue, however, how I should go about doing it.

Please realize that it is not the answer that you are looking for. Simply ask the question first: How will I accomplish becoming a self-made millionaire? I promise that it will come to you. It may take a few weeks, a month, a year, or even five years. Be patient and listen to yourself. The answer will come to you.

Guess what? You are on your way! I have successfully used this CBA (conceive, believe, achieve) strategy numerous times in my life for the past forty years, and I promise you that it does work.

Your self-made millionaire mindset will be based on what you keep between your ears: your thoughts. The thirty self-made millionaires in this book will show you through their first-hand experiences how they achieved this status.

As Andy Hidalgo, one of the self-made millionaires in this book, says, “You can do it. You just have to want it.”

ACTION STEP: PUT YOUR MILLIONAIRE MINDSET INTO PRACTICE BY CONCEIVING, BELIEVING, AND ACHIEVING WHAT YOU WANT.

Secret 2 for Creating Your Own Success: Define What Success Means to You

How do you define success? Many people see it as having a goal and accomplishing it. Every day, you experience success on both a personal and a professional level. You make a list of what you want to accomplish before leaving for work and you successfully complete each item. You want to complete a project by the end of the day and you indeed do it.

All of these little achievements give you the confidence to prepare for greater successes. Recognize that the principle for accomplishing both big and small successes takes the same system: having a goal, setting a time line, and accomplishing it.

I found it rather surprising that some people are actually afraid of “success.” Perhaps it is because they experienced a failure and, rather than learning from it and moving forward, they allowed the negative situation to paralyze them into believing that success is not within their reach.

Their mindset is much different from those individuals who have a positive connotation of success. Based on their past accomplishments, these individuals define this seven-letter word positively. In their minds, their experiences gave them the confidence and know-how for future “successes.”

The goal of this book is for you to see that success is within your reach. It is up to you to define what you want and put the 52 Secrets for Creating Your Own Success into practice.

I asked the self-made millionaires interviewed for this book how they define success. Here's what a few of them said:

“Success is whatever makes you happy.” —Connie L.

“Providing for my children, making a positive impact in my profession, achieving stretch goals that have positive benefits personally and professionally.” —John Pierce

“Being happy with yourself and the man that you see in the mirror; not just when others are happy with you.” —Mickey Redwine

“Being happy. Having balance in life, feeling fulfilled, loved, appreciated, and having the ability to take care of yourself, your family, and still have enough to help others.” —Steve Humble

“Having people appreciate what you do, being happy, being able to relax, and having enough money to be secure enough that you don't have to get up or go to work every day to survive and still having people respect you.” —James Timothy White

“Making money while doing something I love.” —Mike Vetter

“Taking care of my family and being able to help others in need.” —Bunny Lightsey

“Winning in your chosen craft.” —Nick Kovacevich

“Making enough money in doing what I love. Creating a legacy that will live on.” —Tom Corley

“The ability to do things that make me happy without fear of monetary or other professional stress.” —Bill Dunn

“Doing what you love and enjoying it.” —Allan S.

“Achieving your personal wealth goals while never compromising your integrity or family values.” —Andy Hidalgo

“Having an ongoing connection with your inner being.” —Dr. Zach Berk

“If you can learn from your failures without losing enthusiasm and are liked and respected by others, you have found success.” —Rodger DeRose

“Being successful is something that is accomplished when a passion of mine is pursued and its end result is received well by individuals who I also admire.” —John M.

Three Ways to Define Your Own Success

1. Write down the last project that you started and successfully completed.
2. Document the process that it took to complete the above project.
3. Explain the benefits you experienced as a result of accomplishing it.

ACTION STEP: DOCUMENT YOUR DEFINITION OF SUCCESS.

Habit 2

They Know They Have to Believe “It” to See “It”

Secret 3 for Creating Your Own Success: Find Your Passion

Do you spend your working day doing what you love or dreading it? If you love what you do and are good at it, then you have found your passion. If you are trying to figure it out, this is an important secret for you!

Let me give you my passion: I love telling people what to do. I don't mean bossing t...