In a recent report from the Brookings Institute, they found that rich people live longer than poor people. Rich men live 12 years longer than poor men and rich women live 10.5 years longer than poor women. Why? There is no single variable. It’s a multitude of things: Rich People Work Longer Poor people work…
What’s happiness? I don’t think happiness is anyone’s unique feeling. Joy is happiness, laughter is happiness. Being around your loved ones is happiness. Feeling content, for whatever reason, is happiness; feeling satisfied and fulfilled is happiness. That feeling you get when you win at something is happiness; relief is happiness. If I had a gun…
In 2013 I did an interview with Dave Ramsey. Dave was so impressed with my Rich Habits research that he posted an article about it on his website: 2o Things the Rich Do Every Day. Almost immediately the article went viral. A prominent CNN blogger posted a scathing rebuke of the article. The Huffington Post…
If I were to boil success down to two success characteristics they would be Grit and Growth. Grit Those with Grit never quit on their dreams and their goals. No number of obstacles, rejections, or failures that life throws at them stops them from pursuing their dreams and goals. They simply go at it every…
Building a wealthy, healthy and happy life is just a process. The process always begins with a vision of the ideal, future life you desire. This could be ten, fifteen or twenty years into the future. That future life is actually the realization of a collage of dreams that forms the picture of your ideal,…
Those with a slight edge own the world. As I discovered from my Rich Habits research, those who possess some slight edge, some unique niche they’ve cultivated over many years, receive a premium for whatever product or service they sell. And that premium makes them rich. To me, this was a major revelation. It contradicts…
A lot of people think that success is an event. One magical, transformational event. She or he was an overnight success. We’ve all read crap like that in the media over and over again. For budding entrepreneurs out there, the expectation that you can become an overnight success plays havoc with their psyche when that…
“All airplanes are off course 99% of the time. The purpose and role of the pilot and the avionics is to continually bring the plane back on course so that it arrives on schedule at its destination.” — Brian Tracy There are too many variables in life to devise a perfect, flawless plan. Unexpected consequences, good…
All individuals have what I often like to call “Super Powers”. These “Super Powers” are part of our amazing brain and the software programming embedded in our DNA. All we have to do, as human beings, is to turn on these Super Powers. What are these Super Powers and how do we Awaken them? Human…
We are not creatures of circumstances. We are creatures of habit. Your life is not a product of luck, fate or the circumstances you were born into, but a product of your habits. Habits are repetitive thoughts that lead to repetitive behavior. If your thoughts are positive and upbeat, your behavior will reflect that. If…
