How do the rich live? We see them on television playing polo and living the high life. What are they willing to endure to live that life? Who are these people? Why do they skip the drudgery and pain of financial struggle that most seem to endure? They pay less in taxes and earn more with seemly no effort.
What are their secrets?
A better question is not “What do they know?”, but “What do they do?”. I work with wealthy people. As a corporate manager I have for some time. My boss is worth 20 million dollars.
His boss is worth 120 million dollars. How do I change my fortune to be more like them? Well, my sense of fear has to go. These men have very little sense of fear. This is a base observation.
You can NEVER grow rich fearing loss or risk. People become rich by being risk takers. Unfortunately this is the same personality that becomes addicted to gambling.
Rich BUSINESSMEN are gamblers and risk takers. This personality is a critical piece of your persona if you expect to grow rich. Unfortunately lots of schooling and high-paying jobs put you at the opposite end of the spectrum.
Executives make their living by being educated, cultured and working for security. While these men do quite well, they will almost certainly never become wealthy. Their whole lifestyle is contrary to the risk-taking mentality. One of the first characteristics of wealthy people is they have a healthy attitude concerning risk.
