1. Follow your passion.
You are much more likely to become rich by doing something you love.
2. Set immense goals.
Why decide that you want to make $1 million when you can decide to make $100 million instead? Big dreams make your potential vast.
3. Learn something new every day.
Small parcels of knowledge – about a new kind of mortgage or a new building material, for example – boost your success potential in immense ways.
4. Cultivate patience.
For example, you will sometimes need to own a property for a very long time before the time is right to develop it. You need the maturity to wait.
5. Never settle for second best.
Build the best buildings, hire the best people and make the wisest decisions. Excellence costs no more than mediocrity and it will make you richer, faster.
6. Live big.
Within your budget, of course.
But remember that the point of becoming successful is to live well, not walk around with holes in your shoes so you can have an extra $20 in the bank.
7. Work only with honest and moral people.
Crooked people will cripple your success. Steer clear of them.
8. Be direct with people.
It saves time – and time really is money.
9. Reward worthy people. (Law of Reciprocity)
It doesn’t matter if they cut your grass or who manage your money. Be fair and generous and the good you do will come back to you many times over.
10. Learn to negotiate. (See Page 10 of this book.. Most everything in life hinges on effective
negotiation, so learn to do it well. And remember, not every negotiation is of the win/win kind.
You sometimes have to be willing to come out ahead.
Get Organized to Get Rich
11. Remember that computers crash.
Back up all your critical information in at least two different locations, such as in your filing system and in your lawyer’s files.
