- What's the most common thing you see about rich people?
Well, money is obvious but think about it,
you always see them with books, don't you?
People like Warren Buffett, Bill Gates,
and the man who's going to fly us to mars, Elon Musk
they always seek out for more knowledge and learn more.
That's what makes them special.
And I know you will be one of them soon.
When I used to work at my old job,
I used to visit rich people's houses to fix their computers.
And the first thing I would see in their homes is books.
And buy books, I mean a lot of books.
The funny thing is when I went home,
I saw no books in my house or I'm the same must be for you.
But don't worry in today's video,
I'll be sharing seven books which inspired me
to build a six figure online business within a year.
I've sorted them from last to first,
depending on how much they have impacted my life.
But that may not be the case for you.
So make sure you hear all the books
as I have explained what the books are about
and how they may help you.
That being said always remember,
knowledge isn't power when you apply the knowledge
then it becomes power.
So make sure you read the books
and actually apply the knowledge from the books
by taking some actions.
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Book number one, "The Compound Effect."
Are you one of those people who exercises for one day
and start seeing yourself in the mirror
expecting a body of a Greek God?
If so, this book is perfect for you.
It showcases the power of small steps
and how it can change your whole life.
Take your wealth for example,
you wanna get your first million dollar.
This may seem so big at first,
but if you simply learn a key skill
like long-term investing,
you can accomplish your goal easily.
For example, if you started investing just $200 a month
at the age of 20 into an index fund, like the S&P 500,
which has an annual return of around 10% a year.
Then by the time you're 60,
you will have achieved your first $1,000,000.
See how small steps lead to big results in the long run.
This book has really helped me in my journey.
When I first started Amazon FBA,
making 100,000 pounds was a huge goal
and I never thought I would make it.
But with the help of this book,
I broke down my goals into small steps
which compounded over time
and helped me become a six-figure FBA seller.
Book number two, "Go for No!"
How do you guys look at and know?
When you get rejected from a job or a no from your crush,
do you simply give up and think life is over?
This book will show you the power of a no,
and how you can start converting the nos into a yes.
Elon Musk had his first two SpaceX rockets blown up
and was on the verge of bankruptcy.
All the odds were against him,
but he didn't give up.
And now SpaceX is the first private company
to launch humans into the orbit.
Although this book is for salesmen,
the knowledge applied in this book can be used by everyone
in order to break through their self-imposed barriers
that prevent them from achieving success.
The book to a new concept about failure.
Here's the old success model.
Your mission is to chase success and avoid failure
and the moment you fail, it's all over.
But here's the success model that the book shows,
you need to move through failure to achieve success.
Failure is the only halfway mark to success.
The book highlights many examples of people
who have failed in order to become successful.
Here, they all failed many times before they succeeded.
This book has been very impactful in my life.
I used to take failure in a negative way,
leading me to never start the things I really wanted to do.
I used to be afraid to even pick up the phone
and call suppliers as I was afraid of rejection.
But thank God I got out of that phase
or else I would have never become a six-figure
business owner.
So always remember, you're just one yes
away from changing your whole life.
Book number three,
"How to Win Friends and Influence People."
Do you find it hard to influence people in a positive way?
Then this book is perfect for you.
Imagine having the power to make people do what you want.
That's crazy! On a serious note,
no matter what you do in this world
you will always have to deal with people.
It's one of the most essential skills that we as humans need
in order to succeed in our professional and personal life.
In this world is hard to make friends,
especially when social media is around
as people become more toxic rather than positive.
So having a guide on how to inference is a must.
Dale Carnegie,
the author of the book was an American writer and lecturer
who was born in poverty.
He explained six key rules
you need to follow in order for people to like you
and 12 ways ways to get people to think
from your perspective.
For example, let's do a quick activity,
which phrase sounds better,
would you like to help me wash the dishes
or do the dishes with me!
You see the difference,
you are more bound to go for the first phrase
as it's less intimidating and more welcoming.
By the way, try the cycle in your sibling
and let me know how it goes.
This book has literally helped me gain so many good deals
in my FBA business
and it's by simply calling people by their names.
Yeah, so small but yet so effective.
When I call suppliers or anyone,
I always call them by the names.
Just by doing this, it makes them feel a lot more welcoming
and they will care about what you say
as the name is so personal to them.
Try doing this and watch have you influence people.
Book number four, "Who Moved My Cheese?"
We all constantly have changes going around in our lives.
For example, moving school, workplaces, new relationships,
or it could even be a marriage.
These changes have huge impacts in our lives
and sometimes it may be hard for us to adapt,
especially for teenagers transitioning into becoming adults.
I know it was tough for me too,
I didn't know how to act or behave, it happened so quick.
The book sounds a bit cheesy and foolish,
but it's very impactful.
It is a small book, so I'm sure you'll finish in a day,
but make sure you really understand it.
The book is about four mice, scruffy, sniff, hem and haw.
They all have different characteristics
and their goal is to find the next cheese through the maze.
What happens is that the cheese runs out
and the mice have to go and find more cheese,
but some of the mice cannot get out of the realization
that the cheese is no longer in the same place.
But they do not want to adapt to the new change
leading them to starve.
Throughout this book, you will see different personalities
of the mice and how they deal with change.
Message me on Instagram,
which mice you are once you finish the book.
This book will really open your mind
about how we need to take change as a positive thing
and just deal with it.
As sometimes staying in the same place
can lead you to a bad place such as depression.
I was always bad at converting change in my life.
I like things how they were on day-to-day basis.
If anything was out of place, I used to feel frustrated.
(speaking faintly)
(footsteps thumping)
But now I have learned to embrace change from small things,
such as a new seating plan at the office,
or meeting new supplies across the globe.
Book number five, "Think and Grow Rich."
Take a moment to understand the title,
"Think and Grow Rich."
The title itself
tells you what the first step is to become rich,
it is by thinking you are rich.
The power of your thoughts are very powerful
and we overlook that sometimes.
And this book will really open your mind
about what you should and shouldn't fill your brain with,
as it will affect your subconscious mind in a major way.
Here's a simple example,
do you remember the times you couldn't wake up
early in the morning to school?
This was because you told your brain
school was annoying and boring.
Now, imagine if you thought your school was magical
and the best place ever,
you would love going to school
and instantly wake up in the morning without any effort.
Try doing this from today
and you won't have to listen to this every morning.
This book was written by Napoleon Hill
who was poor and wanted to find out
how the rich thought and got rich.
In order to find this out,
Napoleon Hill studied many rich people,
such as Henry Ford, Andrew Carnegie, and Thomas Edison.
In his findings,
he found 14 key principles that the rich applied
that differentiated them from the common people.
The book has a motto,
"If you can't be rich in your own mind,
you can never be rich in life."
Now, without giving away too much,
one of the key principles that I learned
that really helped me was persistence is key.
In this book, there's an example
of how Henry Ford wanted to create a V8 engine.
But at that time, all the engineers
and everyone said it cannot be done.
Yet Henry Ford state adamant and he wanted a V8.
After months and months of work,
the engineers still said it cannot be done,
till one day they managed to make it.
Now, imagine if Henry Ford didn't stay persistent,
we may have never seen a V8 engine.
This resonated with me as if I didn't keep persistent
with my content creation out of not been where I am today
and probably would have been in a nine to five job
building someone else's dream.
Book number six, "Rich Dad Poor Dad."
Have you ever wondered how do rich people stay rich
while the poor stay poor with increasing debt?
Well, it's simple,
the poor aren't taught how to make money using their money
whereas the rich are taught how to invest
majority of the money to make more money.
Yes, I'm sure you have heard about this book
from many people, then my friend the question is,
why haven't you read it?
Honestly, it's one of my favorite books
that helped me change the way I look at making money.
That's what led me to starting my business journey
while I studied hard at university.
The book is about Robert Kiyosaki,
who was essentially a poor person
living in a middle class family.
As a child, no rich kid played with him,
leading him to start finding ways to make money.
So we went to ask his dad who was a professor,
"Dad, how can I make money?"
The poor that replied "Use your brain son study hard,
go to university and get a good job."
But he knew this wasn't the only way
as his dad did all the above and yet wasn't rich.
The main objective of this book
is to help you understand the difference between assets
and liabilities and have the middle class thinking has us,
stuck in the same place
whereas the rich are taught how to make their money
work for them.
The main reason why I went to university
was 'cause of my parents.
They wanted me to get a degree and a job,
but after reading the book, I knew this wasn't the way
to escape the middle class lifestyle.
Let's do some quick maths.
The average salary for a full-time employee
in the UK is around 30,000 pounds,
which is roughly $42,000 per year.
This will be around $2,700 per month.
After among the mortgage annual living expenses,
you be left with around $100,
is this how you want to live for the rest of your life?
I definitely couldn't live my life like that,
which is why I decided to look for other ways to make money.
Now, moving on to book number one,
the "Secrets of the Millionaires Mind."
We humans are taught the same thing
through our ancestors to parents.
We have a program to operate our payments with taught.
But think about it, if you want to do something different,
you need to break the chain.
We cannot do the same thing as what our parents did
to expect different results when it comes to wealth.
The point is well-defined in this book,
which will give you an insight on how rich people think
and differ from the poor.
This book is really good at shifting your mindset
when it comes to life and money.
This book will set your foundation
to help you become rich.
One thing from the book that was so impactful to me
was your network is your net worth.
This book explains how having the right people around you
can cause you to excel so much.
In this book, this book, this book and the book, this book.
I was fortunate enough to have like-minded people around me
allowing me to grow as a person and in business.
Think about it,
what's the point of being the smartest person in the room?
You won't learn anything as you're not being challenged.
So make sure you stay outside your comfort zone
and challenge yourself to grow.
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