There is an old saying that rich people have big libraries whereas poor people own big TV’s; and by learning how to add to your library you can quickly make yourself wealthy.  Why?  Because in order to become wealthy you must first be able to think like a wealthy person.  A wealthy person thinks differently, reacts to opportunity and circumstance uniquely and spends their time making them selves wealthier and retaining their assets.  By surrounding ourselves with people whose income mirrors the one we aspire to have we are learning how to think like a rich person and are exposed to challenging and inspiring ideas that may have passed us by otherwise. 

 

The Spanish saying “tell me who you walk with and I’ll tell you who you are” reiterates the aged old childhood lesson that we should choose our friends wisely.  Just because we are adults doesn’t mean that we should ignore the warnings.  Statistics show that our income is a reflective average of our 5 closest friends.  By changing our social or business circle to include those in much larger income brackets than we currently have we open wide the doors to investment and life changing financial opportunity.  Of course this doesn’t mean that you longest and most treasured high-school friend should be ousted because she doesn’t make very much money – the point is to surround your self with people, places, ideas, choices and secret opportunities that are a perfect match to your income desires.  You can’t learn how to play any game by remaining on the side-lines.  The game of wealth is exactly the same so get your self out there into the unfamiliar and challenging waters of the wealthy!

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