Decide to Become RichA summary of ideas by Brian Tracy

Age of the mindWorld of material limitations towards

mental concepts. From the age of things into the age of

the mind. Wealth are contained more in the

person you are and the way you think than in the assets we have. 

Your future lies more in your ability to apply your mind than it does in your current job situation. 

Change Creates Opportunity

◦ The accelerating forces of change impact everything you do.

◦ The speed of change is something which you have no control, and no choice over.

◦ The only decision you have to make is whether to be a "master of change" or a "victim of change."

◦ The impact of change will be forced upon you, whatever you do. 

Learn from the ExpertsIf you want to learn how to cook, you

study cooking. If you want to be a lawyer, you study law. If you want to be an engineer, you study engineering.

And if you want to be financially successful, you study others who have become financially successful before you.

Find out what they did, and you do the same things, over and over, until you get the same results. 

Get Rid of the Myths

Many people have fixed ideas or beliefs about themselves and money that are holding them back. 

One myth is that you have to go have a great education or that you have to start off with a lot of money.

Some people are convinced that financial success depends on a lucky break of some kind. 

A survey of 400 richest people in the US, found that high school dropouts, on average, are worth $300 million more than university graduates.

Becoming a MillionaireIn America today, one family in 20 has a net

worth of more than one million dollars. This means that your likelihood of acquiring

a million dollars is one in 20, or five percent. 

The more different things you do, the more likely it is you will do the right thing at the right time.

If you set clear, written goals, make detailed plans, and continually upgrade your skills, you increase the probabilities that you.

Action ExerciseResolve today to become

financially independent. Become a student of money,

wealth, accumulation, and wealth creation.

Becoming rich is a skill that you can learn.