"How to Get Rich" is a terrible title.
But a great book.
Here are 10 tips from Felix Dennis that may surprise you👇
But a great book.
Here are 10 tips from Felix Dennis that may surprise you👇
But first, here's the quick back story:
Felix Dennis built a $1 billion empire in the United Kingdom called Dennis Publishing.
By 2013, Dennis owned 50+ magazines including Maxim, The Week, and PC World.
He also blew $100M on drugs and became a poet.
Ok, onto the 10 tips👇
Felix Dennis built a $1 billion empire in the United Kingdom called Dennis Publishing.
By 2013, Dennis owned 50+ magazines including Maxim, The Week, and PC World.
He also blew $100M on drugs and became a poet.
Ok, onto the 10 tips👇
Anyone not busy learning is busy dying.
You can't create wealth without curiosity.
• Take in everything
• Decide the best
• Forget the rest
You can't create wealth without curiosity.
• Take in everything
• Decide the best
• Forget the rest
Wealth doesn't come from expertise or qualifications
"Whatever qualities the rich may have, they can be acquired by anyone with the tenacity to be rich. The key is confidence."
Wealth = Confidence + Unshakable Belief
"Whatever qualities the rich may have, they can be acquired by anyone with the tenacity to be rich. The key is confidence."
Wealth = Confidence + Unshakable Belief
"Never be ashamed to copy a winning strategy."
First doesn't mean best.
First doesn't mean best.
Grow mental armor.
Not thick enough to blind you from advice.
But thick enough to shrug off mockery that follows your failures.
Or hidden envy that accompanies your success.
Not thick enough to blind you from advice.
But thick enough to shrug off mockery that follows your failures.
Or hidden envy that accompanies your success.
If you are unwilling to fail publicly, you have no chance of getting rich.
"You can succeed beyond your wildest dreams and without ever having a great idea."
Execution is everything.
Execution is everything.
Think big but act small.
"Most of the worst errors came from forgetting to act small.
It's hard when everything is going your way."
But acting big leads to complacency
And complacency leads to failure.
"Most of the worst errors came from forgetting to act small.
It's hard when everything is going your way."
But acting big leads to complacency
And complacency leads to failure.
"Stubbornness is not persistence."
A stubborn person ignores overwhelming evidence and fears being wrong.
A persistent person is convinced they are right and proof is just around the corner.
A stubborn person ignores overwhelming evidence and fears being wrong.
A persistent person is convinced they are right and proof is just around the corner.
"Stupid people are easy to hire."
Beware.
Beware.
Change your mindset on money.
"The world is full of money.
Some of it has my name on it.
All I have to do is collect it."
"The world is full of money.
Some of it has my name on it.
All I have to do is collect it."
Bonus: Can you be rich and happy?
"The rich are not happy.
I have yet to meet a really rich happy person."
This book is about how to get rich but also how getting rich can ruin your life.
What do you think?
"The rich are not happy.
I have yet to meet a really rich happy person."
This book is about how to get rich but also how getting rich can ruin your life.
What do you think?
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