How To Get Rich…
September 18th, 2007 by robin
I recently read a book, How To Get Rich by Felix Dennis, which I would thoroughly recommend to anyone who is seriously keen to make a personal fortune. I like to read biographies, and though this book is not him telling his life story, it is the story of how he became one of the wealthiest self made businessmen in the UK. From a position of no capital, he founded one of the most successful publishing empires.
He has a very easy to read and understand writing style, and holds strong opinions that he expresses throughout the book. Additionally he has no time for authors of self help books (which would include me) who he feels gives advice on matters of which the authors have no personal experience, in this case making a fortune.
I have never written about how to make money, or the topic of financial prosperity, though I can understand his frustration with all these self help gurus, who repeat what they have read, heard or been taught by others, then pass it on as their wisdom or experience. Which is why Felix’s book is so engaging. It is about the do's the don't's and pulls no punches in telling with no holds barred, what it will take in terms of hard word, pain, failure, the loss of friends, frustration and the ever present possibility of financial ruin.
He also explains why so very few people from a standing start ever do become seriously wealthy. I found myself nodding in agreement throughout the book. I don’t have the space to highlight the key points he makes, but will share a few that resonated with me.
The quality he put the greatest value on I felt was self-belief. That you have to believe in yourself and your capacity to succeed whatever happens. To have an unshakeable faith that you will make it. You can see it with the world-class champions who dominate their sports; Tiger Woods, Roger Federer, Lance Armstrong. Business people who would make it whatever industry they had entered; Richard Branson, Bill Gates or Steve Jobs. These people have a belief that will enable them to overcome hurdles that we would probably stare at and say "No way through there" and give up.
I hope not, I hope you really believe that you can achieve your personal goals, and not pay lip service to them. So it is good to reflect on what we want to achieve in our lives and make sure they are not wishes we pay lip service to, but rather they are real goals that we believe in and act upon.
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