The growing wealth gap, the great divide between the rich and poor, is a reflection of how the haves and have-nots were raised by their parents.
How do I know?
I spent five years interviewing 177 self-made millionaires and 128 poor people and documented what I learned in something I call my Rich Habits Study.
What I learned from my five-year study was that habits are contagious.
Almost all of these self-made millionaires picked up specific habits from their parents that gave them a leg up and enabled them to accumulate millions of dollars.
Nicolas Christakis, a Yale University professor and leading researcher on socially contagious behaviors, supports my findings in his own research.
He also found that habits are contagious; passed from parents to children, good or bad.
Here are some of the discoveries he made in his own studies regarding habits:
- Habits spread like a virus through your social networks.
- Parents pass good and bad habits down to their children.
- If your family is obese, your risk of obesity increases by 25%.
- If your family smokes cigarettes, you are more likely to smoke.
- If your family exercises, you are more likely to exercise.
- If your family does not value education, you will not, either.
- If your family has a negative outlook, you are more likely to be negative.
- The habits you learn from your parents shape the life you lead.
Here are some of the habits I found the self-made millionaires in my study picked up from their parents:

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'10 critical habits the wealthy learn from their parents' have 2 comments
March 18, 2018 Amit Lamba
Very Interesting Facts ,Very Motivating
March 18, 2018 Michael Yardney
Thanks for taking the time to leave your thoughts Amit