Lead the Field: How to Build a Millionaire Mindset (Earl Nightingale Series)

by Earl Nightingale

I remember the time when a man and his wife bought a home across the street from me in Florida. The couple had moved to Florida from their home in Minnesota. They had planned the move for years. They were tired of the Northern winters, and he was an avid fisherman. Several months passed, and one day, I was surprised to see them packing. I walked across the street and asked the man if they were leaving so soon after they had made the move. He nodded. “My wife hates it here,” he said. “We’re going back home.” I asked him how in the world his wife could hate it here, what she didn’t like about the place. After a few questions, the truth came out. “She hasn’t been accepted here,” he said. “The other women of the community have left her strictly alone. She hasn’t made any friends. She hasn’t been asked to participate in any of the community activities.” “Has she let the other women know she’s interested in participating in community activities?” I asked him. He stopped what he was doing and looked at me. “No,” he said. “No, she hasn’t. She’s been waiting for the women to ask her.” “And since she’s stayed in the house, waiting for them to come to her, they’ve thought of her as a recluse, as a person who’s not interested in making friends. So they’ve left her alone.” There was a long silence, and then he began nodding. “Yes, that’s exactly what’s happened,” he said. Yes, the women of the neighborhood should have come to her and introduced themselves, or invited her to a tea or lu...