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Thursday, October 9, 2014

10 Steps to becoming a Millionaire by 30 or for some of us 40

10 Steps To Becoming A Millionaire By 30 or 40 ....




This entire blog post is a quote from Grant Cardone,


It's just so good that it's worth quoting


great stuff, man



10 Steps To Becoming A Millionaire By 30
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Getting rich and becoming a millionaire is a taboo topic. Saying it can be done by the age of 30 seems like a fantasy. It shouldn’t be taboo and it is possible.
At the age of 21, I got out of college, broke and in debt, and by the time I was 30, I was a millionaire. Here are the ten steps that guarantee you will become a millionaire by 30.

1. Follow the Money. 

In today’s economic environment, you cannot save your way to millionaire status. The first step is to focus on increasing your income in increments and repeating that.
My income was $3,000 a month and nine years later it was $20,000 a month. Start following the money and it will force you to control revenue and see opportunities.

2. Don’t Show Off – Show Up.

 I didn’t buy my first luxury watch or car until my businesses and investments were producing multiple secure flows of income.
I was still driving a Toyota Camry when I had become a millionaire. Be known for your work ethic, not the trinkets you buy.

3. Save to Invest, Don’t Save To Save.

The only reason to save money is to invest it.  Put your saved money into secured, sacred (untouchable) accounts. Never use these accounts for anything – not even an emergency.
This will force you to continue to follow step one (increase income). Still to this day, at least twice a year I am broke because I always invest my surpluses into ventures I cannot access.

4. Avoid Debt That Doesn’t Pay You. 

Make it a rule that you never use debt that won’t make you money.  I borrowed money for a car only because I knew I could increase my income.
Rich people use debt to leverage investments and grow cash flows. Poor people use debt to buy things that make rich people richer.

5. Treat Money Like a Jealous Lover.   

Millions wish for financial freedom, and only those who make it a priority have millions. To get rich and stay rich, you will have to make it a priority.
Money is like a jealous lover. Ignore it and it will ignore you, or worse, it will leave you for someone who makes it a priority.

6. Money Doesn’t Sleep.

Money doesn’t know about clocks, schedules or holidays and you shouldn’t, either. Money loves people that have great work ethic.
When I was 26 years old, I was in retail and the store I worked in closed at 7 pm; most times you could find me there at 11 pm, making an extra sale. Never try to be the smartest or luckiest person; just make sure you outwork everyone.

7. Poor Makes No Sense.

I have been poor and it sucks. I have had just enough and that sucks almost as bad. Eliminate any and all ideas that being poor is somehow okay.
Bill Gates said to a group of college grads, “It’s not your fault if you were born poor; it is your fault if you stay poor.”

8. Get a Millionaire Mentor.

Most of us are brought up middle class or poor and then hold ourselves to the limits and ideas of that group. I have been studying millionaires in order to duplicate what they did.
Get your own personal millionaire mentor and study him or her. Most rich people are extremely generous with their knowledge and their resources.

9. Get Your Money to Do the Heavy Lifting.

Investing is the Holy Grail in becoming a millionaire and you should make more money off your investments than your work.  
If you don’t have surplus money you won’t make investments. The second company I started required a $50,000 investment. That company has paid me back that $50,000 every month for the last ten years.
My third investment was in real estate where I started with $350,000, a large part of my net worth at the time. I still own that property today and it continues to provide me with income.
Investing is the only reason to do the other steps, and your money must work for you and do your heavy lifting.

10. Shoot for $10 million, not $1 million.

The single biggest financial mistake I’ve made was not thinking big enough. I encourage you to go for more than a million.
There is no shortage of money on this planet, only a shortage of people thinking big enough.
Apply these 10 steps and they will make you rich. Steer clear of people who suggest your financial dreams are born of greed.
Avoid get-rich-quick schemes, be ethical, never give up and once you make it, be willing to help others get there, too.
Let me know when you get there.
Be great. Nothing else pays.
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Top 30 College Drop-outs in History

WHAT KEEPS YOU HUNGRY, STRIVING?


I've been to 5 colleges, yup, 5. +Laney College , +Vista College , +Fresno City College , 
+Berklee College of Music , and  +UC Berkeley 

Occasionally I guilt trip myself for being the ONLY one in hundreds of members of my family to not have multiple degrees, but this Article confirms my path.

Check out some other cats who have done good without the University Stamp of Approval.

My theory on why? 

If there is no plan B, Success is the only option!


Top 30 College Drop Outs Who Made It Big In Business

Rank
Name
Business
Dropped Out At
Age
Networth
1
Henry Ford Ford Motor Company
16
Dead
$188 Billion (in 2009 dollars)
2
Bill Gates Microsoft
19
53
$59 Billion
3
Larry Ellison Oracle
20
64
$27 Billion
4
Sheldon Adelson Las Vegas Sands Corp.
19
77$26 Billion
5
Larry Page Google
Graduated University of Michigan
35
$18.5 Billion
6
Kirk Kerkorian Tracinda
12
91
$18 Billion
7
Michael Dell Dell
19
43
$17.3 Billion
8
Paul Allen Microsoft
20
56
$16.0 Billion
9
David Geffen Geffen Records
21
65
$6.5 Billion
10
Steve Jobs Apple
18
53
$5.4 Billion
11
Richard Branson Virgin
16
58
$4.4 Billion
12
Takafumi Horie
Livedoor
22
35
$3.6 Billion
13
Ralph Lauren
Ralph Lauren
20
69
$3.6 Billion
14
Subhash Chandra GoelZee TV
12
58
$2.3 Billion
15
Jerry Yang
Yahoo
Graduated Stanford
40
$1.9 Billion
16
Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook
19
23
$700 Million
17
Russell Simmons
DefJam
19
52
$340 Million
18
Matt MullenwegWordPress
18
25
$200 Million
19
Mahesh Murthy
Pinstorm &SeedFund
19
43
$200 Million
20
Jawed Karim
YouTube
21
30
$64 Million
21
Kevin Rose
Digg
21
31
$60 Million
22
Jared IsaacmanUnited Bank Card
17
26
$50 Million
23
Kevin Sproles
Volusion
18
26
$17 Million
24
Shawn Fanning
Napster
19
28
$7.5 Million
25
Scott WainnerResellerRatings
20
26
$7 Million
26
Rob BenwellBlogging To The Bank
18
23
$5 Million
27
Graham Langdon
Entrecard
19
21
$3.2 Million
28
Kristopher Tate
Zooomr
17
20
$3 Million
29
Aaron Levie
Box.Net
20
23
$3 Million
30
Reed Caldwell
ServInt
19
32
$2.5 Million

Thank you to the blog retire at 21 for this well put together list


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