17 Things Rich People Do Differently
“It is not the creation of wealth that is wrong, but the love of money for its own sake.” ~Margaret Thatcher
Although money is an unusual topic for this blog, I believe it’s fitting because allows us to pursue the projects we’re most passionate about while having a greater positive impact on the world. And that’s what The Feel Good Lifestyle is all about!
Do you dream of amassing great wealth one day?
Of freeing yourself from money-related stress?
Me too!
But here’s the thing: millions of people around the world dream of making lots of money… but very few achieve it.
Why is that?
Is it because of a lack of intelligence? No.
Is it because of bad luck? No.
Is it because of their mindset? Yes.
Last week, I read T. Harv Eker’s book Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth
Today, I want to share them with you so you can become aware of the things you’re currently lacking. That way, you can start developing the mindset that will lead you to exceptional wealth.
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1. Rich People Think “I Create my Life”
You’re in control of your life: things don’t happen by chance, they happen by choice. Taking full responsibility for your life is step one towards creating the life you dream of.
And when things don’t work out? Don’t blame or criticise others, and don’t justify yourself. Just learn from it, keep on pushin’ ahead, and do better next time.
2. Rich People Play the Money Game to Win
If your aim is to “be comfortable financially”, you’re unlikely to ever be rich.
You have to aim to be rich to become rich.
3. Rich People Are Committed to Being Rich
If you wish to be rich, or you’d like to be rich… That’s not enough. You have to *commit* to being rich.
The moment it’s absolutely clear in your mind that you’ll create exceptional wealth, the universe will conspire to help you.
4. Rich People Think Big
How do you want to live your life? Do you want to play in the little leagues, in the minors or in the major leagues? It’s your choice.
I wholeheartedly believe that we can accomplish anything we can envision. But if you think small… You’ll accomplish small.
Think big my friend. It’s more fun, and it opens you up to a world of infinite possibilities.
If you want to get better at this, I encourage you to read The Magic of Thinking Big
5. Rich People Focus on Opportunities
Most things that happen to us can be seen as either opportunity or as an obstacle. It depends on what we focus on.
Rich people choose to see everything as a blessing, as a stepping stone for something greater.
What’s your outlook on things? Do you focus on finding opportunities or do you only see the risks & obstacles?
6. Rich People Admire Other Rich & Successful People
When you see a rich person, do you get jealous? Is there a point of resentment when you say “Check out that guy’s house/car?”
If you associate these negative feelings to wealth, you’re not likely to amass it yourself.
You have to associate positive feelings to wealth if you want to create it in your life.
These people were the architect of their wealth, and that’s worthy of our respect. Plus… when’s the last time jealousy got you anywhere?
7. Rich People Associate with Positive, Successful People
Modelling is one of the primary ways we learn. If you associate with positive & successful people, not only can you learn from them, but you’ll also start to think… “if they can do it, why can’t I?”
8. Rich People Are Willing to Promote Themselves & Their Value
Many of us have been conditioned to think that promoting ourselves is boastful and to be avoided.
But the reality is that most rich people are excellent promoters. They know how to promote themselves, their ideas and their products with enthusiasm.
Note: In 2008, Tim Ferriss was named by Wired.com as The Greatest Self-Promoter of All-Time
9. Rich People Are Bigger Than Their Problems
Everyone has problems. Things won’t always your way, no matter who you are. But it’s how you react to your problems that defines you.
When you face a problem, do you run away and give up? Or do you put your head down and find a solution?
The answer to these questions will go a long way towards determining the kind of life you’ll live.
10. Rich People Are Excellent Receivers
To earn large sums of money for your work & products, you must feel worthy of receiving large sums of money.
Here’s a great practice for improving your receiving skills: when someone offers you compliment, simply say accept and thanks. Don’t look for something to compliment the other person with.
11. Rich People Choose to Get Paid Based on Results
If you want to become rich, choose to work in a pay-for-performance environment: either in your own business or in a commission-based or bonus-based job.
If you’re confident in your ability, this arrangement will motivate you more and it will earn you a lot more money.
12. Rich People Think “Both” not “Either/Or”
Rich people understand that with creativity, it’s almost always possible to have the best both worlds.
This requires a particular mindset of cooperation and outside-the-box thinking, but it allows you to have our cake and eat it too.
Next time you’re faced with a tough choice… Be creative and try to find a way to have both.
13. Rich People Focus on Their Net Worth
Generally, when we think of wealth we think in terms of how much a person makes a in year . But wealth is much more than that. It’s one’s income, savings, investments, and cost of living.
It’s by optimizing these 4 elements that you can create extraordinary wealth.
14. Rich People Manage Their Money Well
This is fairly self-explanatory: to become rich you need to be serious about money management. Using your spare money optimally, avoiding credit card interest and only spending on useful things is a great place to start.
15. Rich People Have Their Money Work Hard For Them
Once you’ve got money saved up, INVEST it. There’s no reason to leave money sitting in your bank account. Passive income is an incredibly powerful wealth-creating vehicle and the sooner you get started, the better.
16. Rich People Act in Spite of Fear
This is certainly one of the most important items and a recurring theme on this blog. If you want to create your greatest life, you’ve GOT to tame the beast of fear.
Fear will never completely go away, but it’s the ability to “feel the fear & do it anyways” that separates those who create their dream life and those who simply dream about it.
17. Rich People Constantly Learn & Grow
Knowledge + Action = Power. The more you know & apply in your chosen field, the more money you’ll earn.
That’s why I’ve embarked on an epic reading challenge this year, and why you should use all the tools at your disposal to learn something every day: blogs, books, courses, audiolearning and insightful conversation with people who know more than you.
But learning is not enough- make sure you apply these findings, experiment with them, and tweak as you go. That’s where the real power lies.
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Creating great wealth is within your reach. It’s been done by many, many people before, and you can do it too. But as you’ve seen it requires us a particular mindset.
What’s the one item on this list you know you need to get better at? Please share in the comments section! (For me, it’s #10, become a better receiver).
Here’s to becoming rich by doing what we love & by making other people’s life better,
Have a wonderful day,
Phil
PS If you’ve enjoyed this post, I think you’ll dig Secrets of the Millionaire Mind.
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I have many things in life that are important to me, and being rich is not one of them.
Fair enough man! It’s most certainly true that you don’t need lots of money to be very happy, and I would have said the same thing as you a few months ago.
But recently I’ve realised that the more money we have, the more power we have to make big positive changes in the world (reading Richard Branson’s biography opened my eyes on that).
There’s a lot of things I’d like to contribute to changing in the world so therein lies motivation..
I read Richard’s book last winter, “Losing My Virginity”.
Awesome book, I totally agree that the book opened my eyes.
I have many things in life that are important to me and being rich is not one of them.
Then why the hell are you looking at this then??
Be aware that Margaret Thatcher made hundreds of thousands of working in mining and manufacturing unemployed in the UK in the 80s, along with selling off state industries to private companies who’ve raised living & travel expenses disporpotionately high over the past 20 years. The vast majority of those not born into a life of upper class privilege in the UK can’t stand her, her values, what she stood for and what she did. She’s as well-loved as herpes and just as useful.
One other thing, swapping out successful for rich (they’re not synonyms) in this article makes read it a lot less like Gordon Gecko’s personal manifesto.
Hey Ciaran, thanks a lot of bringing that up. Had no idea about any of that, I just liked the quote.
I definitely agree that successful & rich aren’t synonymous! I didn’t want to come across as such. I’ll be more careful in the future.
Thanks for the honest feedback, appreciate it!
So we can fully identify gold diggers like you newfag.
Hmm, I kind of see where Brendan and Ciaran are coming from with their comments, but I actually took something very different from this post. I honestly don’t think you covet being rich per se. My perception is that you don’t want to live your life worrying about money. Who does? But in order to lose our money worries, we have to face up to what money is and what it means to us. That means talking about it, being open about it.
There’s a saying that money can’t buy you happiness. I wholeheartedly believe that the simple things in life are the greatest, so I totally agree with that saying. However, the lack of money can bring a lot of suffering. I don’t see anything wrong with aspiring to be in a comfortable place financially.
A lot of people seem to feel very awkward talking about money. For me, it stems from my childhood. I would hear my parents discussing money and bills, and I’d ask what they were talking about. I wanted to learn more. But my mum always told me not to worry about it, that it wasn’t really any of my business and that money isn’t something that’s ok to talk about.
I totally recognise myself in point #6. I’d reached a point where I would see someone with a big house or a flash Range Rover, and I’d resent them. I’d feel myself becoming jealous, but then tell myself that they’ve got it all wrong – who needs a flash car? It’s the little things in life, the FREE things, that are worth more to me. Of course that’s true. However, I realise that what I resented about rich people is the way they flaunt the fact that they don’t have to worry about money. While I’m desperately trying to save money for the future, their future’s already sorted. They can enjoy the here and now. I’ve told you before Phil, money is the only thing stopping me from quitting my job and doing what I love right now. If I quit, I’d be continually worrying where my next pay cheque was coming from. I’d be worrying about putting food on the table, paying the bills and keeping a roof over my head, and that’s no way to live.
I recently listened to a FANTASTIC free teleseminar by Marie Forleo and Danielle LaPorte (you can find it here: http://sellingyoursoul.com/free-telejam/). They redefine the concept of selling. I also read something brilliant the other day (I can’t remember where) that said something like, money is not the source of pain in the world. People are. Money is just the resource they use to live out their pain.
Wow, this is turning into a post all of its own! Sorry about that. I guess this is just a subject I’m pretty passionate about.
Back to your question about what I need to get better at. For me, it’s #8 and #16. I’m so bad at putting myself out there and being open about who I am and what I stand for. The fear of being judged, of making myself vulnerable in that way, paralyses me. It’s something I definitely need to work on if I want to achieve anything big.
One more thing… (last point, I promise!) I can totally relate to #7. I’ve found that chatting with people who are doing what I want to do (including you) has made me see just how attainable it is. I couldn’t agree more about the importance of associating with like-minded people.
Bravo. well said.
If someone want a really good serie audio about how Rich People Think, please let me know at francis_dostie@hotmail.com
I’ll love to share it with you via Dropbox :)
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I would love it! Please send it to me! Thx Francis.
@Moffat, please write me an email at: francis_dostie@hotm…
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Surely the question to ask is are these rich people any happier?
Sorry Phil but this list was not for me.
Hey Will,
That’s the 1,000,000$ question right there (Pun intended). You’re absolutely right.
Since writing this article, I’ve actually made a huge realisation that while having money has its value, *thinking* about money too much definitely makes me less happy.
But I don’t believe that having a lot of money will make you less happy.. it really comes down to how you make you money, if its by really helping people..
Have a great day,
Phil
I know this post was a while ago, but I’m a newbee here, and I thought I’d try to share regardless.
So, there’s alot of talk here on the relationship, or lack of, between money and happiness, which is good considering the the name of the blog/book/site. ;) But, I would like to say that all of these wonderful thoughts and articles prove inspiring and informative to me, but do not “make” me happy. I make me happy. For every living creature, our reality is the one we create with our perspective. Of course money isn’t going to bring me happiness, I already have it. And I got it through years of choosing it. :)
But, I do think that having a great amount of money creates freedom. We live in a world based on exchange, and unless everybody stops feeling the need to posess things, that will always be the case. And, the fact of the matter is that I will have a large amount of money in order to open my horizons; To enable me to choose out of desire, not restriction.
Thank you for sharing all of your wonderful ideas, please keep it up!
“For every living creature, our reality is the one we create with our perspective. Of course money isn’t going to bring me happiness, I already have it.”
Amen to that!!
I would add to what you said that having lots of money also enables you to have a greater contribution in the world. It gives you the opportunity to not only work on really meaningful projects without having to worry on a pay cheque, but also to invest in the ideas/projects of others who you believe will change the world/help lots of other people.
Thanks for your comment and hope to see you around the site some more!!
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Hey Phil!
Always love a good chat with you & your entertaining conversational skills!
Your blogs & videos are inspiring & I agree with your wise words.
Yes definatelty read your roomies book it’s great & check up their online stuff too!
I highly recommend joining Young Entrepreneur groups & mixed ages groups too,these have been really helpful for me as I am getting a few buisnesses up & running.
All the constant interaction with people who are big thinkers does wonders for your thought processes- & also interacting with people of all ages who think big is invaluable!
Keep up the great work- look forward to your next installment of wise words :)
Hey Joy thanks you so much :)
I 100% agree with the Young Entrepreneurs’ groups.. that’s something I’ve *just* started doing, as I joined 2 Entrepreneur Mastermind Groups here in SD.. It’s incredible much it helps to have other people give us a fresh perspective on our challenges.. and just a lot of fun to hang out with cool people who understand what we’re going through..
Thanks and all the best in your projects!!
Hello, Phil,
To answer your question, #8.
I’ve been realizing lately that I need to “market” myself. Firstly, you need to believe in yourself for that and see yourself as a person of success; then you need to take that attitude (even if you don’t truly have it, just putting yourself out there like that is going to somehow force you to believe it and live up to it) and put it out. For one, it’s marketing yourself, with you as your biggest fan, but it’s also about making the world know that you are there, available, and you can to this and that and you can do it good. It’s also about making connections, as stated in your post, with the right people. A big part of being successful in a certain area is having the right people around you or the right connection. You don’t need to know everything but it’s enough knowing who to turn to when in need and who does it best. Then you also need to know people who can introduce you to other people and you NEED to have successful people around you if you want to be successful.
I don’t even roll with people who got nothing good to bring into my life anymore because they bring you down and steal your focus. Be especially aware of people with a loser attitude, people who always complain and whine. They’ve got nothing to do around you. Look especially to be around people that are better than you in the area that you pursue.
Now, regarding the whole article and the likes of @brendan and @ciaran, I can understand where they’re coming from but what I want to point out is that it’s not necessarily about being rich, but about having a certain mindset, a Winning attitude, designed for people looking for success, regarding the area. This usually leads to becoming richer, but it’s not mandatory.
The thing is, and correct me if I’m wrong, Phil, you CANNOT desire to have a happy, fulfilled, successful life and satisfy yourself with little. You can be thankful in little, but you cannot set yourself up for little if you can do more.
What I think about most of the rich people, it’s not that they need more and more money, but they want to take it to another level. Because they can. Why settle for less? What everybody needs to understand is that you can’t just settle, you have got to fight even if you want to be on that same level. In this world, if you stop swimming you are going to drown. It’s either upper or lower. There is no “I’ll just be here for a second, seems like a nice spot”. Sun’s gonna go (well, the earth) and it won’t be as good in a second.
I am talking from experience, not book-reading. I’ve discovered most of the lessons in your article by myself, even though I read a lot. I come from one of Europe’s poorest countries where, MAN, every day is a struggle for every single man, rich or poor. Most of them are struggling and have an obsession just to have a piece of bread on their table the following day, while the “richer” ones, which could only be considered medium-class by more developed countries struggle in their businesses just to keep their head over the water. But for every single one of them, it’s a fight. Most of them fight daily to have a better life and I know NONE saying “Man, I just need to live decently”. It’s not about being rich, it’s about the fact that you need to fight for everything, keep your head high and have a winning attitude. It’s either this or you’re down. If you get riches with it, wonderful.
I’m also an Engineering student and as you can imagine, it’s really difficult. It usually leaves the ones who finish this University strained of their strength. So with this on my mind, money on my mind plus the desire to succeed and do much better than survive, the obsession and obligation for people my age to be successful in every single domain of their lives plus all the problems that come with it, I had struggle depression and meltdowns due to highly stressful periods of work and whatnot. So what I’ve learned most during this period and I am now implementing is that you MUST have a winning attitude if you want to succeed. You have to set yourself up for success and be a person of action, not of action. You have to realize that your life is mostly the sum of your efforts and attitude towards it. If you’re just gonna let it hit you… well not only it’s not gonna work, but it’s gonna bring you down.
Alright, enough with the long public letter, just need to say thanks for your efforts, you have a great site and you’ve inspired me to do so many good changes in my life, which have actually made a big difference. I’m currently trying to adjust to a self-made Polyphasic Sleep program (and it’s actually going great, since I’m used to little sleep), I’ve also implemented I.F. (which sent me to Leangains) and I’ve been doing it on and off for a while now, currently considering it doing it full time for a while (while doing weight training), and you know, all those other tips for improved energy levels and stuff. Works like magic, thank you once again! And it is big, since I’m having my Bachelor’s degree this year and it’s work all day, every day :)
Keep up the good work and many blessings!
Hi Phil,
Great article from a great book. I would argue that those who are giving this list the thumbs down and saying things like, “are rich people actually happier?” are the ones to whom this article applies the most. People that will never put the effort into following these steps will try to downplay them by saying things like that.
Yes, money doesn’t buy happiness. But what it does buy is freedom. Freedom to make choices that otherwise wouldn’t be open to you to choose. It opens doors that otherwise might have stayed closed.
I think this article is spot on.
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Very enriching information indeed. For me #14 and #16 are areas I should work mostly on. Thank you
My pleasure Molefi! Good luck!
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I agree with Rebecca when she says that becoming rich requires talking about money and being open about what you think about it. Usually that makes people very uncomfortable. We grow up with different ideas about money…maybe we always heard our parents complaining about it or we heard the sunday school teacher talking about the wicked rich people of the bible. For me it was both, but as i got older I decided that I want to be rich. I’ve seen too much of what lack of money can do in one’s life. When you don’t have enough financially, it’s like a black hole that you’re constantly trying to fill and keep from being sucked in to. I believe “money can’t by happiness” is a cop out. No one who has ever said that would object to having more money if they could. It’s true that happiness comes from your friends, family and hobbies, but you could give them more time and attention if you were wealthy rather than a wage slave and always worried about bills.
If I were financially wealthy, me and my family would never had to worry about a lack of money. I could concentrate my energies on something other than avoiding the black hole. I could make a greater contribution to society, like Phil said. I want to build schools and set up scholarship funds…that is something very important to me. Since it’s election time, I hear a lot of talk about “the wealthy” and “the rich” as if each of these people’s financial wealth has pulled them over to the dark side. However I do admire people who have created financial wealth for themselves and their loved ones. This is what I aspire to do for myself.
That said, I have a lot of trouble with #8, promoting myself and my value, and #14 managing my money well. However I’m starting to realize more and more what value I have to offer the world. And also I’m actively working on improving my money managing skills.
Thanks for this insightful post. I have Secrets of the Millionaire Mind but I’ve yet to read it. I’ll make a point to this week.
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Thanks for the motivation.
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You’re so interesting! I don’t suppose I’ve read through a single thing like this before. So nice to discover another person with a few unique thoughts on this subject. Really.. thank you for starting this up. This site is one thing that is required on the web, someone with a little originality!
People in general can talk about this forever – does money bring happiness. Maybe it doesn’t but trying to get rich to me means that you can wake up everyday with an agenda and a goal to achieve rather than sulking over petty issues, which mostly never go away. It would pay to try and get rich mostly for the experiences along the way. You would build character, opens your eyes to the world and if you get rich after that , what a huge benefit! I personally would have to work on #4 and #8. Thanks for the article. I’m reminded once again that putting in good effort to achieve your goal will bring you the results you want.
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You know, everyone with a Range Rover and a mansion is not strapped with payments. Some are rich and have become so in a well-executed manner. I really get tired of the less money=higher quality of life approach; salvation achieved through suffering, et al. This is similar to the premise that the down-home, country girl who owns a horse and never wears makeup is by default, more authentic than a girl from New York City — the fashion capital of the world — who may like high fashion. It’s ridiculous.
If we respect one’s choice to be content with modest means, respect the other’s choice to incorporate more material wealth into their life. Neither choice should speak to character or self-worth. This is a free country and these are life choices we are allowed to make.
Saying money doesn’t buy happiness is most certainly not a cop out. The desire to be financially comfortable is different from the desire to be rich but it doesn’t mean that by looking to be financially comfortable that you somehow lack purpose, desire, or the skills to achieve your goals. I only seek to be financially comfortable to where I am able to live my life in an enjoyable manner and concentrate on the things that really count. Some of the most satisfactory jobs are the ones that don’t always pay the most. The idea that you have to be rich to make changes in the world is silly.
In fact I can easily point examples of people who extort and step on others to get to the top of the financial ladder. In a lot of cases, they are contributing to many of the problems dealing with inequality. They are so self absorbed and focused on future happiness that they tend to look the other way or ignore how they could possibly be contributing towards a negative end.
I don’t see a problem with getting rich in and of itself, but one does need to be careful in how they get to that point. Freedom is relative. There is a good reason why rich people still suffer from anxiety, depression, etc,etc. Money is a means to an end, not an end in itself. The means never justify the end. It does matter how you go about obtaining wealth.
It is important to constantly examine yourself on what you value and why.
Ten Horrible Reasons to get Rich
http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenberglas/2011/08/05/ten-horrible-reasons-to-get-rich/
Mr. Warren, You are very good at twisting the message. You are probably the type of person that believes you should take from the rich, who worked very very hard to earn what they have, and give to the poor. You are probably a liberal. No doubt.
Kushu Malik great article. Think rich think success and you will achieve it.
I understand that the topic of money and the accumulation of it can be a pretty touchy one. I do in fact respect the opinions of others, and hope for reciprocity in my beliefs as well…. My frame of thinking is grounded in my strong spiritual beliefs that in order to be a “blessing” to others, you must first in fact be “blessed” yourself. I understand that there are beliefs out there that you don’t need to be rich to be happy, but who said you have to keep what is beyond what you need to sustain your standard of living? I have yet to see a homeless person giving housing to someone, but I have seen a millionare building shelters, orphanages,etc for those who found themselves on hard times. Another thing is that although there are some bad in every echelon of society, I have found that some of the most warm, loving, and generous people are those who have been “blessed” with abudance (more than what they need). I have also met people in the lower echelons who are also warm, loving, and will give you the shirt off their back. So I believe the key is how you view money,your motive for wanting to acquire it, and what you do with it when you get it… If you are willing to put in the work, I believe you should reap bountifully and enjoy it. I also believe that to whom much is given; much is required. So if you are blessed financially, you should use your wealth for a higher purpose, because I have noticed in my own life that I am happy when I am in a position to give to someone and see how it positively impacts their life. This is true happiness! and I could not do this if I were worried about my own bills, my own mortgage, my,my,my…get it? We have to change how we view money, and try not to focus on what “I” need, but better yet on what money can do for others in your community, your schools, and abroad…. Not everyone will adapt a mindset of gaining money to distribute it for the betterment of mankind, but if more good people did; I wonder how different the world would be today?
#5 focusing on oppertunity instead of obsticles
world is a different place for an iranian girl.
i have a big question in my mind, i think i should ask my question from thoughtful guys, who their minds are occupied with these matters, and thats:
Do people earn money according to the size of their NEEDs and their thoughts or according to the size of their MERIT?
my great thanks goes for your nice artical.
Phil,
I found this post very intriguing and right on the money (pun intended). My mother is a Financial Advisor and I grew up talking about money and the importance of investments. I will always remember my mother saying “You must drive the money, not be driven by it”. I didn’t quite understand what this meant until recently. I was able to realize the people that I know that are wealthy do not work for money. These people work because they love what they do and the money that follows is inevitable. They are incredibly diligent when it comes to investing and do not spend money frivolously. The average person lives above their means, and the wealthy live below theirs. So often we do things because of money. We take a job we hate, we sell grandma’s wedding band, we take part in get rich quick schemes, all the while letting the need for money drive us into a mediocre middle class life. The elite and the wealthy know they can not be successful doing something they do not enjoy, so they don’t do things they don’t enjoy just for a few quick bucks.
I like it very much for read that articles.it gives more response to live and succeed in my life.And I can improve myself for first of fall I loved myself .we should achieve that things for following their terms