A few months ago I read T. Harv Eker’s Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth, and found it intriguing. I’ve read dozens of self development books on creating wealth, but I would have to say this one cuts through the noise by being more psychological, personal, and unapologetic. The book made me dig deep, because I actually took the exercises the author outlined seriously. Using a pen and yellow legal pad, I started to piece together my “Money Blueprint,” or the template that I inherited surrounding money (a little bit of nature, a little bit of nurture). I explored the thoughts, feelings, and authority figure influence, I had received growing up about wealth and wealthy people.
I plan on going to Mr. Eker’s three day seminar Nov. 4-6th in Fort Worth to get more of his message. It’s a free seminar and lasts from 9am – 11pm all three days! Here is are the 17 assertions made by the author, which acts as a simple outline of the book’s major points (there is more that can be gleaned from the book reading the anecdotes, but this simplifies it). I assume, Mr. Eker will go into each one of these more in-depth as well as how to overcome some of these programmed ways of thinking, like he did so in the book.
- Rich people believe “I create my life.” Poor people believe, “Life happens to me.”
- Rich people play the money game to win. Poor people play the money game to not lose.
- Rich people are committed to being rich. Poor people want to be rich.
- Rich people think big. Poor people think small.
- Rich people focus on opportunities. Poor people focus on obstacles.
- Rich people admire other rich and successful people. Poor people resent rich and successful people.
- Rich people associate with positive, successful people. Poor people associate with negative or unsuccessful people.
- Rich people are willing to promote themselves and their value. Poor people think negatively about selling and promotion.
- Rich people are bigger than their problems. Poor people are smaller than their problems.
- Rich people are excellent receivers. Poor people are poor receivers.
- Rich people choose to get paid based on results. Poor people choose to get paid based on time.
- Rich people think “both.” Poor people think “either/or.”
- Rich people focus on their net worth. Poor people focus on their working income.
- Rich people manage their money well. Poor people mismanage their money well.
- Rich people have their money work hard for them. Poor people work hard for their money.
- Rich people act in spite of fear. Poor people let fear stop them.
- Rich people constantly learn and grow. Poor people think they already know.





