Tip o’ the Morning to Ya – Avalanche of Success

Rich Habits Word of the Day

Deluge – Tom’s promotional efforts day in and day out eventually created a deluge in book sales.

Rich Habits Fact of the Day

Max Weber was a German Sociologist who coined the popular phrase “Protestant work ethic” in the early 1900’s

Rich Habits Lesson of the Day

When you follow the Rich Habits, day in and day out, you will eventually become successful and wealthy. The Rich Habits are like snowflakes that fall on the mountainside. Over time those snowflakes build upon each other until you experience an avalanche of success event. This might be a bonus, raise, promotion, new job, landing the big client, etc.

Tip o’ the Morning to Ya – Universal Law of Persistence

Rich Habits Word of the Day

Tenacity – Persistence. Tom’s persistence in sharing his research eventually paid off.

Rich Habits Fact of the Day

John Grisham, one of the most successful authors in the world, was a lawyer who loved to write. His first book A Time to Kill took three years to write. The book was rejected 28 times until he got one yes for a 5,000 copy print. Unable to sell any of the 5,000 books, Grisham’s agent told him to move on and Grisham began work on his second book: The Firm. The agent sent the book to someone he knew in Hollywood and they liked it so much they agreed to turn it into a movie. Once word got out that Tom Cruise was going to be in the movie, book sales skyrocketed. He’s sold over 250 million total copies of his books.

Rich Habits Lesson of the Day

The measure of success can be shown by how many times someone keeps going despite hearing only no. The ability to move from one disappointment to the next without giving up is a common theme among the wealthy. 27% of the wealthy in my study admitted to failing at least once in life in business. Success is built on a mountain of mistakes. The more mistakes the higher your mountain.

Tip o’ the Morning to Ya – Poverty Emotions

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Rich Habits Word of the Day

Affectivity – Emotions. Drained by their affectivity from the wedding, the bride and groom slept for 14 hours.

Rich Habits Fact of the Day

There are 48 known human emotions.

Rich Habits Lesson of the Day

Poverty emotions hold you back in life financially. They are often related to certain limiting beliefs such as “I am not smart enough to be rich.” All Poverty Emotions are negative emotions. Emotions reside in the subconscious. When combined with continuous thoughts or beliefs, emotions act like giant magnets attracting things into your life that are related to the emotions you continuously allow yourself to feel. Your subconscious does not know any better. It thinks the emotions are something you want to have. It’s job is to give you more of what it thinks you want. For example, if you feel grief, your subconscious will attract more things into your life which will make you grieve.

If you want to become wealthy in life you need to eliminate Poverty Emotions. What are they? Hate, Anger, Doubt, Sadness, Worry, Anxiety, Grief, Fear, Disgust, Stress, Envy, Suspicion, Panic, Disappointment, Greed, Guilt, Revenge, Shame, Embarrassment, Humiliation, Insecurity, Hesitancy, Rude, Obnoxious, Nervousness, Exasperation, Intimidation, Wary, Upset.

Tip o’ the Morning to Ya – Importance of Mentors

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Rich Habits Word of the Day

Lodestar – Guide, guidepost. Their father acted as a lodestar, guiding them, teaching them the secrets of the Rich Habits.

Rich Habits Fact of the Day

Big Brothers and Big Sisters are two non-profit organizations dedicated to mentoring the youth.

Rich Habits Lesson of the Day

For most of us the only chance we have at having a mentor in life is our parents. When you are lucky enough to find a mentor who is successful in life, it is like striking gold. The value of finding such a mentor is $4 million. That is how much wealth the average wealthy individual attributed to gaining due to their mentors.

Tip o’ the Morning to Ya – Everything in Moderation

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Rich Habits Word of the Day

Moderation – Balanced, restrained.

Rich Habits Fact of the Day

The average male should not consume more than 2,500 calories per day. The average female, 2,000.

Rich Habits Lesson of the Day

One of the keys to success in life is moderation. The wealthy moderate their consumption of food, their emotions, their spending and their recreational time. Everything they do, they do in moderation.

Tip o’ the Morning to Ya – Power of Persistence

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Rich Habits Word of the Day

Tenacious – Persistence, never give up. Tom was tenacious in his desire to go to graduate school and eventually realized his goal.

Rich Habits Fact of the Day

Battle of Britain – The longest aerial campaign ever. The Royal Air Force relentlessly defended Britain against the German Luftwaffe. After 4 months of this relenting defense the Germans decided not to invade Britain and shifted their sights to Russia, thus ending the Battle of Britain and changing the outcome of the war.

Rich Habits Lesson of the Day

62% of the wealthy are focused on their goals every day. 80% are focused on achieving at least one goal. 55% of the wealthy in my study spent a year or more working toward some goal. Persistence is sustained effort toward a goal or your Chief Aim in life. Most people lack persistence and it is the reason most are not wealthy. A lack of persistence is the main cause of failure in life. Wealthy people have this Rich Habit of Persistence. They simply never give up. They are obsessed with their goal or Chief Aim in life and will not stop until they achieve their goal or realize their Chief Aim in life.

Tip o’ the Morning to Ya – Self-Talk for Success

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Rich Habits Word of the Day

Articulate – Talking, speaking. Tom made an effort to articulate his thoughts clearly.

Rich Habits Fact of the Day

80% of all self- talk is negative.

Rich Habits Lesson of the Day

79% of the wealth believe they are individually responsible for their financial condition in life. 82% of the poor believe their financial situation was outside their control. The poor believe things such as luck and fate are responsible for their poverty.

Tip o’ the Morning to Ya – The Rich Create Luck

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Rich Habits Word of the Day

Kismet – Luck. Tom had the most amazing kismet for seeing opportunities.

Rich Habits Fact of the Day

Richard Wiseman, a professor at the University of Hertfordshire who holds Britain’s Chair in the Public Understanding of Psychology identified the “four principles of luck.” The principles include maximizing your chance opportunities, listening to your lucky hunches, expecting good fortune, and turning bad luck into good.

Rich Habits Lesson of the Day

79% of poor people believe wealth comes from random good luck. 87% of the wealthy believe random good luck has nothing to do with creating wealth. The wealthy believe they create a different type of luck called opportunity luck. This is a type of luck that is the byproduct of doing certain things every day which create opportunities. These certain things are having good daily success habits.

Tip o’ the Morning to Ya – Volunteering is a Rich Habit

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Rich Habits Word of the Day

Proffer – Volunteer.  Jesse proffered her services for the non-profit group.

Rich Habits Fact of the Day

Volunteering Habits Start Young …

  • Of the 44% of adults who volunteer, 2/3 began volunteering when they were young.
  • Adults who began volunteering as youth are twice as likely to volunteer as those who did not volunteer when they were younger.
  • In every income and age group, those who volunteered as youth give and volunteer more than those who did not.
  • Those who volunteered as youth and whose parents volunteered became the most generous adults in giving time.

Rich Habits Lesson of the Day

72% of the wealthy volunteer five hours or more each month compared to only 12% for the poor. Volunteering is a Rich Habit. It exposes you to other successful individuals and allows you to showcase your skill set. The relationships you develop volunteering open up doors and create opportunities for you and the members of your family.

Tip o’ the Morning to Ya – Poor People are Addicted to Reality T.V.

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Rich Habits Word of the Day

Sedentary – Avoiding any physical or mental activity. Darden was so sedentary he would sit on his couch and watch reality T.V. 5 hours a day.

Rich Habits Fact of the Day

According to research conducted by eMarketer, the average adult spends 4 1/2 hours each day watching T.V.

Rich Habits Lesson of the Day

A recent Rich Habits Institute study revealed that poor people are addicted to reality T.V. In fact, 78% of the poor in the study watched reality T.V. Compare this to the wealthy, where only 6% watched reality T.V. The wealthy prefer reading to T.V. One wealthy individual in the study commented, “why would I waste my time watching other peoples lives when my life is much more interesting”.