18 choices millionaires make that the rest of us don't
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Getting rich isn't reserved for a lucky, select few.
"Like most things in life, becoming good at attracting money is no different than becoming good at anything else, be it being a sub-par golfer, losing weight, or mastering a second language," writes self-made millionaire Steve Siebold, author of "How Rich People Think."
Almost anyone can make it happen — and it often begins with your thoughts, beliefs, and choices. Here are 18 choices the wealthiest people make on a daily basis that most of us fail to emulate.
Rich people choose to be in control of their success.
Chris Jackson/Getty"Rich people believe, 'I create my life,' while average people think, 'Life happens to me,'" writes T. Harv Eker in "Secrets of the Millionaire Mind."
You have to be in control of your financial life, he emphasizes: "You have to believe that you are the one who creates your success, that you are the one who creates your mediocrity, and that you are the one creating your struggles around money and success. Consciously or unconsciously, it's still you."
Rich people choose to think big.
Jeff J Mitchell/GettyIf not you, then who? That's how rich people think, Eker writes: "Big thinking and big actions lead to having both money and meaning."
"Most people choose to play small," he continues. "Why? First, because of fear. They're scared to death of failure and they're even more frightened of success. Second, people play small because they feel small. They feel unworthy. They don't feel they're good enough or important enough to make a real difference in people's lives."
As Siebold writes, "Expect to make more money. For this one you have to think big. $100,000, $500,000, or why not $1 million?"
Rich people choose to commit to attaining wealth.
Via Wikimedia CommonsRather than wanting to be rich, wealthy people consciously commit to being rich.
"Getting rich takes focus, courage, knowledge, expertise, 100% of your effort, a never-give-up attitude, and of course a rich mindset," writes Eker. "If you are not fully, totally, and truly committed to creating wealth, chances are you won't."
The rich are able to fully commit because they have precise goals and a clear vision.
"The number one reason most people don't get what they want is that they don't know what they want," he continues. "Rich people are totally clear that they want wealth. They are unwavering in their desire ... As long as it's legal, moral, and ethical, they will do whatever it takes to have wealth."
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