5 habits that will make you a millionaire
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There is a recent Harvard study that says that millionaires who made their own fortune (weren't born or married into it) are happier than those who inherited their millions. I can definitely believe this because as much as I’m sure I’d like to win the lottery, I can also imagination there’s a great deal more satisfaction from earning a large amount of money through your own hard work rather than pure luck. The study went on to say that the happiest kinds of millionaires are the ones that end up giving their fortunes away to charity.
If you are perhaps a struggling ‘thousandaire’ trying to make it into the millionaire status, then giving all your money away may seem rather counterintuitive. Although that might be your viewpoint right now, things might very well change once you make that first million...ten million and so on. They say the first one is the hardest to make. Supposedly they just come pouring in once you have gotten over that first £1 million hurdle…!
To help you get to that first million faster, here are some habits that can help make you a millionaire:
Habits that can help make you a millionaire:
Turns out, all millionaires have a few things in common. These include:
1. Passion and dedication
You probably already know this; if you are not passionate about something, you won't give it as much effort and time as you would that which you love. Well, turns out millionaires have extreme levels of passion for the things that they do. So if you’re often wondering why millionaire business types haven’t sold up and sailed off round the world in their yachts yet, it’s because they have so much passion for the business they created and it’s their favourite thing to do.
Of course, there are also those who invest in things they think are wonderful business ideas and opportunities without necessarily being dedicated to and passionate about those things. What you need to remember is that these kinds of venture-capitalists are passionate about finding the right, undiscovered opportunities in which to stake their money.
2. Massive dreams and ambitions
No one ever made it big by just lying around without ambitions. Take the Wright Brothers for example: once they created a successful glider in 1902, they didn't just sit back and marvel at their own genius. They wanted more, and that ambition led them to create the world's first aeroplane just a year later. Bottom-line, you need to have massive dreams and impossible ambitions if you want a shot at earning a million.
3. Evolve and improve
You have to be constantly working at improving yourself. We are talking about all facets of your life. Whether it is:
- Your health (by far the most important)
- Your intellect (comes in handy when dealing with tricky situations that could lose you money)
- Your network (always look to surround yourself with the right people)
- Your habits (get rid of the old, negative ones and adopt new positive ones)
It is through the little things that you build an empire. If you are keen on investing whatever you have then you should be doing something to improve your investments skill set every single day. It is just that simple. You become an expert at what you repeatedly do with a purpose.
4. Daily goal-setting increments
They say that ‘if you keep doing what you have always been doing, you will keep getting what you have always got’. The idea is to develop excellent habits but with daily increments. If you have been doing things that earn you £100 a day, then your goal and ambition should be to increase on those things and start doing that which will earn you £150 a day. Then go to £200 and so on. The underlying habit will remain intact (you will always be setting daily goals). The only difference is that the goals set will increase in quality and output.
5. Embrace and learn from mistakes
Most people are afraid to fail at something and as a result, never really get to try anything worthwhile. This is something that most millionaires have in common; they aren't afraid to take calculated risks. They accept the fact that sometimes things might not go the way they plan them to at all. In many cases, the likelihood of failure is much higher than that of successful.
They do not let this knowledge paralyze them or make them timid about trying out new money making ventures. Instead, they embrace the fact that no matter how well thought out a plan can be, there is still a very good chance that it will fail at some point. The idea is to not let that notion stop you from trying but to embrace that fact and learn from those failures so you can better your chances of succeeding.
In the entrepreneurial world, no one goes from zero to hero in one fell swoop. These things take time and there is a process. You have to:
- Equip yourself with the right skills
- Constantly improve on those skills
- Be extremely resilient
- Have the big picture in mind, always
Most of all, you have to know that lady luck tends to smile more often on those who are prepared to take advantage of the opportunities she presents. After all, they do say that fortune favours the brave.
Simply sitting back and hoping to become a millionaire by winning the Lotto might work for some people, but it does not work for the vast majority of humanity. The odds are just too slim. The best thing to do is come up with a tangible and plausible plan on how you are going to make your money doing something you are passionate about and then get to work immediately. It is never too late to start.