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Christian economist Jerry Robinson opens today's show with with 10 attitudes that separate millionaires from the middle class. Listen now!
Many are living paycheck to paycheck. Most families have two or three income streams (and two of those are from jobs working for other people). Millionaires think in terms of years and decades, and they have patience. Impatience is a liability in the middle class.
The smartest guy in the room is the one asking questions. He talks about ideas. Those in the middle class spend their time dwelling on and talking about “things” and “other people.”
What do you spend your time talking about?
Change brings opportunity for growth. Middle class sees change as something that will rock the boat. Resistance to change prevents us from gaining learning and growth.
Furthermore, the middle class takes on uneducated and exorbitant risks (think casinos, penny stocks, etc). Those with financial wisdom understand that risk and reward are two sides of the same coin, but they always carefully calculate their risk and take steps to manage that risk. The middle class also avoids calculated risks out of a fear of failure.
Wise people understand there is so much that they don’t know, and so they are constantly on a quest to gain more knowledge and wisdom. Socrates was dubbed the the wisest human because he knew that there were always wiser people that he could learn from. The secret to knowledge is being a lifelong learner.
Middle class works for just enough to get by, but not enough to allow you to retire early. If you have a rental house and inflation increases 10%, you have the power to raise your rents by 10%. If you produce a widget, you can also raise the price of that widget with inflation. But as an employee, you don’t have the power over your wages.
Robert Kiyosaki said in one of his books that if you want to get ahead financially, you must give money away. Not unwisely just giving money to anyone, but you must be willing to give some of your profits away to individuals who can help you grow and improve your business. Further, I believe that we will reap what we sow in the afterlife, and so when we give on this earth, it will repay us in the life to come.
Diversification is not just a sound strategy for investments, but also for income sources. Millionaires take the cash that they already have and deploy it into assets that will produce even more income streams.
Millionaires work smarter, not harder. As the paycheck increases, (even for those who have very large paychecks from their employers), so does the tax bill.
When a millionaire’s income rises, it doesn’t mean that their spending goes up. Those in the middle class almost always spend more (i.e. upgrade their lifestyles) when their income goes up.
Ask and you will receive is a true concept. Learning to ask yourself questions that will stretch and challenge you will allow you to break free from the rat race. Here are two examples:
– How can I double my income this year? (Empowering question)
– How can I get enough money to pay my bills this month? (Disempowering question)
– How can I make one million dollars doing what I love? (Empowering question)
– How can I get my boss to give me a raise? (Disempowering question)
9 Empowering Questions to Ask Ourselves
1. What kind of person do I want to be?
2. Why do I want to be that kind of person?
3. How can I become that kind of person?
4. What do I want to do?
5. Why do I want to do it?
6. How can I do it?
7. What do I want to have?
8. Why do I want to have it?
9. How can I create it?
This list is taken from a book by Keith Cameron Smith entitled: The Top 10 Distinctions Between Millionaires and the Middle Class.
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In this closing segment, Jerry Robinson answers listener questions and provides his final word.
Q: I really enjoyed your discussion on last week’s podcast about how our profession is separate from our greater life’s purpose. My question is: What is your own personal life purpose, and can you explain how you keep the two separate? – John, Singapore
A. My ultimate life purpose is Biblical teaching and Christian ministry. Stock trading, real estate, affiliate marketing, and other streams of income are not my life’s purpose. Instead, they merely serve to finance and fuel my greater life’s purpose!
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