Getting Rich Your Own Way Achieve All Your Financial Goals Faster Than You Ever Thought Possible

by Tracy, Brian

• ISBN13: 9780471768067
• ISBN10: 0471768065
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-17
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

"Save yourself ten years of hard work. Read Brian's powerful book and let him show you the shortcut to success. He'll show you the fastest way for you to get rich." -Robert Allen bestselling author, Multiple Streams of Income "Millions of people start with nothing and become wealthy as the result of doing certain things in a certain way, over and over again. This book by Brian Tracy shows you how you can achieve all your financial goals, starting from wherever you are today." -Jack Canfield coauthor, Chicken Soup for the Soul(r) series and The Success Principles "This is the only book you need to read to become wealthy! It is loaded with practical ideas and strategies to propel you onwards and upwards." -Nido Qubein Chairman, Great Harvest Bread Company, and founder, National Speakers Association Foundation "Another great book from Brian Tracy. Tangible, practical ideas that will make you money and make you rich!" -Bill Bachrach President, Bachrach & Associates, Inc. "Brian Tracy has put together a masterpiece of common sense for getting rich. If you wish a different life, commit now to different actions-read this book!" -H. J. (Jim) Graham President and CEO, Cyber Broadcast One, Inc. "Brian Tracy shows you how unlimited wealth starts in the mind, and how anyone can focus their time and energy to earn millions. It's the readable, riveting primer for countless new American fortunes." -Peter Montoya CEO, Peter Montoya Inc.

Author Biography

<b>Brian Tracy</b> is a successful businessman and one of the top professional speakers in the world. He has started, built, managed, or turned around 22 different businesses. he addresses more than 250,000 people each year throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia and Asia.<br> Brian's Keynote speeches, talks and seminars are customized and tailored for each audience. They are described as "inspiring, entertaining, informative, and motivational." He has worked with more than 500 corporations, given more than 2,000 talks, and addressed over 2,000,000 people.<br> Some of his talks and seminars include: <ul> <li>Leadership in the New Millennium - how to be a more effective leader in every area of business life. Learn the most powerful, practical leadership strategies ever discovered to manage, motivate, and get better results than ever before. <li>21st Century thinking - how to outthink, outplan, and outperform you competition. Learn how to get superior results in a fast-moving, fast-changing business environment. <li>The Psychology of Peak Performance - how the top people think and act in every area of personal and business life. You learn a series of practical, proven methods and strategies for maximum achievement. </ul>

Table of Contents

Preface	xiii
Introduction	xv
The Difference between Success and Failure	xv
Starting with Nothing	xvi
You Can Do It	xvii
The Difference between Rich and Poor	xvii
A Real Eye Opener	xviii
The Miracle of Compound Interest	xviii
You Can Learn What You Need to Learn	xix
Learn How to Become Rich	1	(20)
Why People Don't Become Rich	2	(4)
Five Ways to Stay Poor	6	(1)
Five Ways to Become Rich	7	(2)
Definition of Wealth	9	(1)
Find a Need and Fill It	10	(1)
Big Fortunes from Small Ideas	10	(1)
One Idea Is All You Need	11	(1)
Maximize Your Assets	12	(7)
Become a No-Limit Person	19	(2)
Become a Money Magnet	21	(30)
Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life	22	(1)
All Causation Is Mental	22	(1)
Expect the Best	22	(1)
Become a Living Magnet	23	(1)
As Within, So Without	23	(2)
The Laws Are Neutral	25	(1)
What You Put In Determines What You Get Back	25	(1)
Negative Thinking Drives Money Away	26	(1)
Think Like the Rich Think	26	(1)
Settle In for the Long Haul	26	(1)
Learn What You Need to Learn	27	(3)
The Great Truth	30	(1)
You Will See It When You Believe It	31	(1)
Resolve to Pay the Price	32	(1)
Not for Everyone	32	(1)
Get Serious	33	(1)
Take Charge of Yourself	33	(1)
You Must Want It Badly Enough	34	(1)
Your Reasons Why	35	(1)
Make Your Goals Specific	36	(1)
Think Long-Term	36	(1)
Give Yourself a Raise	37	(1)
The Magic of Visualization	38	(2)
Control Your Inner Dialogue	40	(1)
Practice Affirmations	41	(1)
You Can Do It	41	(2)
Feed Your Mind with Mental Protein	43	(1)
Get Around the Right People	44	(1)
Sleep On It	45	(1)
Imagine Your Ideal Life	45	(1)
The Golden Hour	46	(1)
Million-Dollar Habits	46	(2)
The Rudder of the Day	48	(3)
Invest for Success	51	(28)
The Financial Planning Stool	51	(2)
Invest the Way the Wealthy Invest	53	(1)
Your Own Business	53	(1)
Income-Producing Real Estate	54	(7)
Land Held for Development	61	(1)
Liquid Investments	62	(1)
Stocks and Bonds	62	(1)
Investment Alternatives Available to You	62	(1)
Where to Put Your Money Conservatively	62	(1)
Investing in the Stock Market	63	(10)
Mutual Fund Investing	73	(2)
Different Ways to Invest	75	(1)
Guard Your Money Carefully	76	(3)
Start with Nothing	79	(42)
The Golden Chains	80	(1)
The Statistics Are Dreadful	80	(1)
Four Steps to Financial Success	81	(1)
Five Ways to Become Wealthy	82	(2)
The Starting Point of Riches	84	(1)
Pay Yourself First	84	(1)
Work Hard and Save Your Money	85	(1)
Attract the Money You Want	85	(1)
Starting with Nothing	86	(1)
Pleasure and Pain	86	(1)
The Wedge Strategy for Financial Success	87	(1)
Don't Lose Money	88	(1)
Strategies of the Wealthy	89	(1)
Change Your Personality	90	(1)
The Truth about Entrepreneurship	90	(2)
Reasons for Business Failure	92	(1)
Business Success Is Predictable	93	(1)
Get On-the-Job Experience	93	(1)
Learn While You Earn	94	(1)
Five Keys to Business Success	94	(5)
Use Your Job as a Springboard	99	(1)
Do Your Research	100	(1)
Practice the 10/90 Rule	100	(1)
Study Successful Companies	101	(1)
Five Rules for Entrepreneurship	101	(4)
Network Marketing Opportunities	105	(5)
Money in Your Mailbox	110	(1)
Get Wired	111	(2)
Start Small	113	(1)
Trade Time for Experience	113	(1)
Seven Steps to Business Success	114	(3)
Be Action-Oriented	117	(1)
Take a Chance	117	(1)
Seven Steps to Financial Independence	118	(3)
Build Your Own Business	121	(34)
The Failure Rate Is High	122	(1)
Seven Principles for Business Success	122	(6)
The Factor of Three	128	(1)
Questions You Must Ask and Answer to Succeed in Business	129	(2)
The Great Marketing Questions	131	(1)
Getting into the Game	132	(9)
Test Your Idea Before You Invest	141	(1)
Fast, Cheap Market Research	141	(7)
Test-Market Your Product or Service	148	(3)
How to Build a Profitable Business	151	(1)
Business Opportunities Are Everywhere	152	(3)
Market and Sell Anything	155	(24)
Marketing and Sales Defined	155	(1)
The Marketing Mix	156	(1)
Five Rules for Selling Anything, Anywhere	157	(1)
Five Questions You Must Answer	158	(2)
Selling Your Product or Service	160	(1)
Multiple Ways to Sell	160	(9)
Start Small, Grow Slowly	169	(1)
Master the Art of Selling	170	(1)
Control the Revenues	171	(1)
Opportunity Gap Analysis	172	(1)
Getting Free Publicity	173	(4)
Opportunities Everywhere	177	(1)
Just Do It!	177	(2)
Get the Money You Need	179	(18)
Ignorance Holds You Back	179	(1)
Lack of Money	180	(1)
Money Is Available Everywhere	180	(12)
Determinants of Credit	192	(1)
Choosing the Ideal Business for You	192	(3)
You Can Start Today	195	(2)
Think and Grow Rich	197	(24)
You Are a Potential Genius	198	(1)
Why Creativity Is So Important	198	(1)
Use More of Your Intelligence	199	(1)
Multiply Your Results	199	(1)
As Within, So Without	199	(1)
Stimulate Your Thinking	200	(5)
The Qualities of Genius	205	(4)
Thinking More Creatively	209	(1)
Ways to Get Rich Your Own Way	210	(5)
Clarity Is Essential	215	(1)
Evaluating Your Ideas	216	(5)
Learn from the Best	221	(24)
Copy the Best in Your Business	221	(1)
Qualities of the Great Ones	222	(7)
Think Like a Champion	229	(1)
Follow the Leaders	229	(1)
The Qualities of Leadership	230	(4)
Find Your Own ``Acres of Diamonds''	234	(3)
Become an Apprentice	237	(1)
Rent or Buy the Knowledge You Need	238	(1)
Ask for Advice	238	(1)
Study Successful Companies	239	(4)
Learn by Trial and Error	243	(2)
Lead the Field	245	(30)
Three Pathways	245	(2)
The Common Denominators	247	(1)
Secrets of Health, Wealth, and Happiness	247	(3)
Put Your Career onto the Fast Track	250	(23)
Become a No-Limit Person	273	(2)
Focal Point Advanced Coaching and Mentoring Program	275	(2)
Index	277	(6)
About the Author	283