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the financial crisis of 2008 brought to light the conflicts and injustices inherent in the financial system, few people could come up with real-world, practical solutions that would actually make a difference
1. What do I really want? (Vision.) 2. What is important about it? (Values.) 3. How will I get it? (Methods.) 4. What is preventing me from having it? (Obstacles.) 5. How will I know I am successful? (Measurements.)
the quality of my life was the quality of my questions.
repetition is the mother of skill—that’s
this book really isn’t about money, it is about creating the life you want,
We all have money in our lives; what matters is that you master money and it doesn’t master you.
The real joy in life comes from finding your true purpose and aligning it with what you do every single day.
to do good while doing well.
market capitalization of more than $35 billion.
Money is a good servant but a bad master. —SIR FRANCIS BACON
What we’re really after are the feelings, the emotions, we think money can create: that feeling of empowerment, of freedom, of security, of helping those we love and those in need, of having a choice, and of feeling alive.
Money is certainly one of the ways we can turn the dreams we have into the reality we live.
You either master money, or, on some level, money masters you!
the best way to change your life is to find people who’ve already achieved what you want and then model their behavior.
you can save years of time—and in a few minutes—by simply learning the pitfalls to avoid and the shortcuts to experiencing lasting success.
What would it mean to know you had the opportunity to start your own business, or that you could afford to buy a home for your parents and send your kids to college, or have the freedom to travel the world? How would you live your life if you could wake up each day knowing there was enough money coming in to cover not only your basic needs but also your goals and dreams?
secret to wealth is simple: Find a way to do more for others than anyone else does. Become more valuable. Do more. Give more. Be more. Serve more.
77% of Americans—three of every four people—say they have financial worries, but only 40% report having any kind of spending or investment plan. One in three baby boomers have less than $1,000 saved! Polls
An expert is an ordinary man away from home giving advice. —OSCAR WILDE
an obese person telling you how to get thin and fit.
I’m sick and tired of hearing from all these “experts” who tell us what to do, but haven’t produced results in their own lives.
far I’ve reached more than 50 million people from 100 different countries through my books, videos, and audio programs, and another 4 million in live events.
success leaves clues. People who succeed at the highest level are not lucky; they’re doing something differently than everyone else does.
the few who do versus the many who talk.
I learn what those few extraordinary individuals do that’s different from everybody else, and then emulate them. I find out what works, and then I clarify it, simplify it, and systematize it in a way to help people move forward.
Ever since the dark days of 2008, when the global financial system nearly melted down, I’ve been obsessed with finding a way to help everyday people take control of their money and fight back against a system that’s often been rigged against them.
The idea is to know how to survive and thrive in any market condition.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started. —MARK TWAIN
Remember, it’s your money, and it’s time for you to take control.
if you’ve read any of my previous books, you probably know my track record for creating massive and measurable change—helping people lose 30 to 300 pounds, turning around relationships that seem to be at their end, helping business owners grow their companies 30% to 130% in a year. I also help people overcome enormous tragedies—from couples who’ve lost a child, to soldiers coming back from Afghanistan with post-traumatic stress disorder. My passion is helping people create real breakthroughs in their relationships, their emotions, their health, their careers, and their finances.
So obviously my clients don’t come to me for motivation. They have plenty of that already. What they get from me are strategies that help them hit the next level and keep them at the top of their game.
October 1987 Black Monday crash—still the largest single-day US stock market decline (by percentage) ever.
Millions of people lost the gains from a lifetime of hard work,
2008 brought more needless economic suffering than I had seen in my lifetime.
I haven’t written a major book in almost 20 years.
that I could reach more than ten million people through one TED Talk alone.
I took a speed-reading course. I didn’t quite read a book a day, but over seven years, I did read more than 700 books to find the answers to help myself and others. Books on psychology, time management, history, philosophy, physiology. I wanted to know about anything that could immediately change the quality of my life and anyone else’s.
As a Man Thinketh,
everything we create in our lives starts with thought.
Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich. Hill spent two decades in the early 20th century interviewing 500 of the world’s most accomplished individuals, from Andrew Carnegie, to Henry Ford, to Theodore Roosevelt, to Thomas Edison, finding out what made them tick.
handbook, a blueprint, an owner’s manual for the new economy.
always asking, “What don’t I know?”
“What has been very successful for me through my whole life is to not be arrogant about knowing, but to embrace the fact that I have weaknesses; that I don’t know a lot about this, that, and the other thing. The more you learn, the more you realize you don’t know.”
Riches are not an end of life, but an instrument of life. —HENRY WARD BEECHER
statistics show that fewer than 10% of people who buy a book ever read past the first chapter.
anticipation is the ultimate power. Losers react; leaders anticipate.
You can be young without money, but you can’t be old without it. —TENNESSEE WILLIAMS
It is not realistic to finance a 30-year retirement with 30 years of work. You
According to an Ernst and Young study, 75% of Americans can expect to see their assets disappear before they die. And the Social Security safety
According to EBRI, the Employee Benefit Research Institute, 48% of all working Americans haven’t even calculated how much money they’ll need to retire.
