What with the millions of words printed every day about "How To Achieve Success," why aren't there more new millionaires.
Basically, it's simply because the people reading this "How-To" information don't understand what they read, or else just don't have the drive it takes to put what they've read into action. In truth, it would seem that everyone wants to "find out how to become rich," but the number of people with the drive it takes to "work a plan," is few and far between.
The Basics to Getting Rich can be stated simply as follows:
1. You must control your investment. This is the key to building a fortune from small capital. You have to have the ability and knowledge to make the right moves at the right time, and above all, the innate talent it takes to always land on your feet and never be wiped out, regardless of the setbacks you may encounter.
2. You must know how and where to buy for next to nothing - or produce a product from scratch - and sell at a tremendous profit. With this ability, you can start with $100 or less, and sell it to someone else for much more than you paid for it. Then do it again, and keep on doing it until you have enough money to make substantial investments in other area where your money will grow and prosper.
3. You must buy things that appreciate in value. In other words, learn to buy things that will grow in value as time goes on. Things such as collectibles, land, precious metals and stones. Think of the multiplication factor: You pay $10 for a copyright, sell 500 copies and you're off to a small fortune.
4. You've got to be choosy. Buy the original or pick a limited field. For instance, if you buy written material, buy form the author; or if you're into stamps or coins, work with just one country or type of coins/stamps.
5. You must become an expert in your field of selling - know all there is to know about it. It takes time, effort, and energy, but the financial rewards are worth it.
6. You must know how to work the tax shelters. In the confiscatory tax economy we operate in today, anyone attempting to make important money has to operate with every tax break he can get. There are many of them, and they can be applied in different ways. Make friends with a good tax accountant; he'll be able to give you many angles that you've probably never heard of. Be sure you take every advantage of capital gains, investment credits, take part of your rent or house payment as an office expense, as well as your car - get all you can. It's legal, and it's necessary if you're going to build your capital.
7. You have to set goals and dedicate yourself to attaining those goals. In just about any buy/sell program, you can set a rate of say 20% net profit on each transaction, and work a five-time-a-year turnover. This will double your capital each year. Now the net profit means just that - what is yours after all expenses and taxes are paid - so you'll have to get about 35 to 40% markup on each cycle.
If you've done your homework and are really an expert in your field, you'll often be able to make profits of 200% and more on a single transaction, because real buys will always show up for the person with cash in hand. If you set a goal such as this, and follow this system starting with $100, in 10-years you'll have over $50,000 in cash or it's equivalent.
8. You have to learn to exercise patience. This is the greatest attribute of a good hunter. In your field you'll be looking for bargains that can quickly be resold for a substantial profit. You've got to learn the sources of the items you want to sell, how to spot the bargains, and then have the persistence to allow your investment to pay off for you.
9. You have to learn what to do with your riches. When your capital has grown beyond the needs of your operation, put it to work. Get it into other investments that will produce more capital and even more income. Pyramiding your investments will bring you all the money you can use.
10. You have to learn to keep your mouth shut! The man who has found a method of making money, who understands what it can mean, keeps his mouth shut about it. That's why it's so ridiculous to assume that anyone would sell you a sure thing gambling system for a couple of dollars. If it was a sure thing, he'd guard it with his life. The thing is, keep your mouth shut and you'll save yourself a lot of grief as well as competition. 11. You must find a way to make what you're doing different or unique so that people will find a reason to use you instead of your competitors.
If this sounds like a lot of oversimplified hogwash to you, then you're still missing the boat. Most people are so wrapped up in their own efforts - their own small little worlds - that they refuse to "picture and visualize" precisely how an idea or a program can or could be worked to amass a fortune for themselves. Yet these same people, when the mood hits them, will deal with the expert, buy from him, and pay him for the knowledge they refuse to understand or believe. The opportunity is there; all it needs is someone to grab it and run with it!
Copyright 2004 by DeAnna Spencer
This article may be redistributed freely on the Internet as long as the resource box remains intact.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Learn tips to help grow your small business.
Make the blog, Learn Small Business, a part of your daily reading. Visithttp://www.learnsmallbusiness.com for tips and articles pertiaining to your business.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Read these four simple steps that reveal how... Read More
Ok, let me tell you what I mean.As some of... Read More
Once you've made it...throw a Success Shindig! Of course you... Read More
Fear, or negative anxiety, is the modern day bubonic plague,... Read More
IntroductionSuccess - we all read about it, hear it on... Read More
An unexamined life is not worth living ? SocratesAll too... Read More
The secrets of our body language have been around forever... Read More
How do we define success? Webster's dictionary defines success as... Read More
Opportunity is all around us and has many facets, but... Read More
1. Open your mind to new ideas: Positive behavior change... Read More
Greatness is all around us. From Oprah to Bill Gates... Read More
Trying to keep up with the Jones only drags good,... Read More
In the book, The SHOCKwealth System?, it is discussed that... Read More
Overnight success seems to be happening to a lot of... Read More
Choice isn't always a matter of being able to choose... Read More
1. Believe in yourself and what it is you do.... Read More
I spoke recently with the owner of a large clothing... Read More
Howdy folks, today I would like to speak to you... Read More
I did it my way -Frank SinatraWhat is a successful... Read More
The single most important quality you can ever develop that... Read More
Successful people set ambitious goals. But the high standards and... Read More
Let me tell you story about a friend of mine... Read More
So you want to be successful (whatever that means to... Read More
Conditions differ from circumstances. Circumstances are changeable conditions which merely... Read More
Success is creating what you want the way you want... Read More
disinfecting cleaning services Winnetka ..Skills or beliefs; this may well be another example of... Read More
Identity theft!We've all seen them. The commercials use the voices... Read More
I started taking stock of my year in 2002. I... Read More
We all know as we are progressing towards our personal... Read More
The very first "motivational speaker" I heard as an adult... Read More
Material or physical success is often measured by the level... Read More
Let me ask you a question? What must happen for... Read More
One of the main reasons that may hinder us from... Read More
I wrote an article on this very subject, with the... Read More
Several years ago, I attended a "success" seminar in northern... Read More
Your personal image: It's the most important YOU asset you... Read More
Time taken for self-analysis is so important in developing your... Read More
I have written much about how, in order to have... Read More
Three key words to remember: weigh, count and measure. Now,... Read More
What the anteater and otter show us about success?It's been... Read More
Remove these words from your vocabulary!The words "If only ?"... Read More
The 2004 final of the World's Strongest Man METRx Championship... Read More
Sugar Ray Leonard and Sylvester Stallone recently opened an academy... Read More
There is a difference but what constitutes a life... Read More
On a raw, cold day in the European Alps, Lance... Read More
Imagine that you are in a dimly-lit room. You don't... Read More
Money will buy me a house, but not a home,... Read More
Have you ever noticed when playing a video game, or... Read More
For each of us, how successful we feel will depend... Read More
The approach of a new year usually causes us to... Read More
Success |