Here are 8 Common Habits of the Rich and of Fortune Builders:
- Fortune Builders think big.
- If you are going to become rich or become a fortune builder, you have to realize you are an important person with a lot to do and a lot to gain (in terms of capital and income). Therefore, your mind should be thinking in terms of millions of dollars. Starting off you should begin thinking in terms of $20,000 a week. That is the scale your mind should be on if you are wanting to make millions. $20,000 a week is roughly $1 million a year. You need to think big. You’re going to have to think about building something such as a business, a practice or a series of profitable investments to reach this amount. Remember to dream big because it takes the same amount of energy to dream big as it does to dream small. How you will make that much will come to you later. First off, realize you must think big.
- Fortune Builders do not think in terms of failure.
- Stop beating yourself up. You have to change your perspective. You're on a road to fortune and being rich. It's not about failure. These are lessons along your road to fortune. Stay focused and realize that these so-called failures are actually lessons to be learned from. Do not fall to them. Keep going. Failures are only temporary pauses in your quest for your goal. They can be extremely useful in helping you to figure out how to do your thing better, faster and with more determination.
- The Rich and Fortune Builders set their own pace in their march toward fortune.
- Some people are always in competition with others or are always measuring themselves up to someone else's standards. Were those people who are setting standards for you born with you in the hospital?? Are they going into the coffin with you?? No? Then set your own pace in your march toward fortune. Don’t let anyone tell you how fast or how slow you should go to get where you want to go. Your job is to handle the obstacles, skip steps when appropriate, and always cut through the unnecessary crap in your way.
- Fortune Builders assume full responsibility for their defeats and victories.
- If you plan on being a fortune builder or being rich, you must assume full responsibility of getting this goal done. No one will validate your dream until it's almost a reality. You have to be self-validating and fully responsible. Later on you will eventually get help and encouragement as you draw closer to your goals and it becomes obvious to everyone that you will reach it. But until that time comes, however, you have to make sure that you understand that if you want something done, do it yourself. It is nobody’s job to make you a fortune. If you don’t do it, it won’t get done.
- Fortune Builders make many, many quick decisions.
- Act fast. Fail fast, and learn faster. Don't think too much. Think plan, then act. Do not procrastinate. Make many fast decisions everyday and gain more confidence, enthusiasm and, as a result, wealth everyday. In time you will build up a great reserve of confidence, knowledge and enthusiasm, all the factors needed to push you toward your goal.
- Fortune Builders have a clear conscious about making and having a lot of money.
- Change your perception about making money. Money is not evil. It is neutral. Have a clear conscious about the value of making and keeping money. Money is not evil; it is freedom, independence and the ability to help those that you choose to help.
- Fortune Builders don’t give a damn about what people say.
- Build up resilience and thick skin. People will doubt you. People will tear down your ideas and ridicule them. Develop the ability to ignore the doubts and negative opinions of others and having the strength to keep on pushing while being surrounded by disagreeable elements.
- Fortune Builders program and motivate themselves.
- You will need motivation because there will be dark times. Cut out the negative news, television and friends who bring you down. Build a program of positivity, reinforcement, and support. You can design this program by following inspirational pages on social media like Instagram, subscribing to cool YouTube channels that motivate you, by reading, exercising and doing something religious/spiritual on a daily basis. The average guy/girl just watches television, watches some 'program,' on the news, but doesn't edify themselves or motivate themselves on the daily. But you are not Mr. and Mrs. Average. You are a fortune builder, you are a money maker, you are gonna be rich.
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Source: Disclaimer -This is a rough edit from a book known as "Black Folks' Guide To Making Big Money in America," by George Trower-Subira. It can be purchased on amazon.com No copyright infringement is intended with this article.
