7 Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires

Am I the only reader who reacts poorly to this article's blurb, "Learn how to generate multimillion-dollar wealth"? That's the lead to the sleaziest of advertisements and sounds all so false, and inauthentic. I really have a hard time with the hard sell, which also sounds totally unrealistic. Is that just me?

We are self-made multimillionaires, and did and do exactly the opposite of the given suggestions. We know others of our same ilk. We saw a need, had the creativity to meet the need, and organized ourselves to provide work for those who could join us in meeting that need. We reinvest the proceeds to make the business grow in a stable way, and are now owners of a business worth several million dollars. However, we still live in the same house, eat the same food, and continue to provide jobs fo

This is AWESOME! A great way to jump start my day!

Rich people die with millions in the bank. It's part of their thinking. My goal is to spend every dollar I have while I am alive. I don't want anything to show for it when I am gone.

I have found that self made millionaires also need the ability to step on others backs. I am not one because I refuse to do that!

Thank you . It start to day, look out for me my name is E. C.Gray . and I love people that love improvment. have a great day.

Motivating, change the way you spend and think

I once infiltrated the secret meeting of the current millionares of north america club. They had this up on a big cheap overhead projector that uses plastic transparencies and they this was part of a project to misdirect people to keep them poor. If everyone is a millionare then everyone is poor.

Reality is that more millionaires inherit wealth then earn/generate it- Who was polled?

no1: I wake up in the morning and remind myself that my worth as a human being is not dependent on how much money I have in the bank. no2: "Poverty thinking" creates humility, and the meek shall inherit the earth. Telling yourself to "eat, drink, and be merry" will not make you a multi-millionaire. no3: You don't need to validate your self worth by getting other people to acknowledge you. no4: 99% of people will not have a chance to "surround themselves with milli

There needs to be more print like this to get Americans inspired and moving. I am 48 years old. Been self employed from age 20. Lost almost everything in the housing market a few years ago. Had to go to work for someone else to feed my family. "Time to re invent myself." I saved 20 % of what I earned over the last two years while writing a new Business Plan. I am thinking BIG. May 1, I am launching my new business in my state first and by next year will be going National. The day I sto

One thing this person who wrote this forgets...If everyone were rich, who would support the endeavors of the rich? For example...take Starbucks. Howard Schultz is a very wealthy man...but it takes millions of baristas , like myself, that help him to stay that way... Let's get real...not everyone is supposed to rich...what's American? Hard work, and supporting one another the best we can.

You missed the main lesson your mom tried to teach you---life is about love, caring for those you love, and sacrifice to maintain the precious loves in your life. And all you have to say about your mom, who sacrificed everything for you, is that she instilled a sence of scarcity and fear in you! Reality check---you missed one of the most valuable lessons in life that money can't buy. Sounds like you never will learn it!

I'm not sure that just going after the money alone works out very well. Depends on what you have to sacrifice. You can make a lot of money, and still be a very lonely person. Perhaps finding something you love to do, then doing it really well, is part of the key. It's easier to be enthusiastic when talking to others about something when you already have a passion for it. Perhaps another key is to keep some balance wrt family and friends. Even Peter Lynch found time for his family.

The only way to be rich is by using other people. Being rich is really a pyramid scheme, unless you convince me that there is a way for all of us to be rich. The author mentions that we have to buy time by paying someone to clean our houses; i.e., having servants. People can not be rich without servant. I will translate some of the tips: 1) Decide to be multimillionaire - Forget about society issues, forget about helping the poor in need, forget about the environment problems, and just pursue a

The only way to be rich is by using other people. Being rich is really a pyramid scheme, unless you convince me that there is a way for all of us to be rich. The author mentions that we have to buy time by paying someone to clean our houses; i.e., having servants. People can not be rich without servant. I will translate some of the tips: 1) Decide to be multimillionaire - Forget about society issues, forget about helping the poor in need, forget about the environment problems, and just pursue a

My Name is Abdinasir, i read well these 7 points mentioned above, I always thinking how to be rich i have money to invest small shops or small supermarkets, but my country has a big problem which is lack of human resource, if there is no much customer there is no much revenue. that is why I am afraid to establish new company. But, anyone who lives developed countries can follow the above rules it's possible to be rich Abdinasir Hargeisa, Somaliland Horn of Africa.

Captain Obvious must wrote this! All this tells you is how people with money and access to money get rich, "all good", however, that last part about how rich people want you to be rich is just about the strangest BS I ever heard! "If everyone we're rich, than no one would be rich"

I laugh at all the negative comments, you know they're poor and will always be poor. They are good at snide negative remarks tho. I brought my son with me to the bank, the teller could not believe that I owned a successful business, she kept saying, "You own a business? You?! I don't believe it." I told my son that's why she'll always be poor, she doesn't believe it can happen.

The question not being asked is this - do you really want $100,000,000? I've got two words that say you don't. Two words that'll crush your desire to be that rich. Those magic words are "kidnap insurance". If you're not deterred by those two words, how can we trust you? Someone who doesn't care if he puts his family at risk, is a positive danger to the rest of us.

The most important thing about money is you can take it with you when you die. That is true happiness.

lol this sounds like what my life has recently began turning into in these past few years. I am at the begginning of my multi-million dollar tale. Cant think poor even if you have nothing. that thought process will drag you and others down with you. It's going to be one hell of a ride. :)

The last two words sum it up for this guy, I doubt there is any amount of wealth that will satisfy these kinds of people. Yes America is a great place to live and I am proud to be an american but there is more to life than money.

Sounds like the government paid msn to write this article to stimulate the economy and forget the deficit and depression and give hope and everything is cool...maybe not...who knows.

Let me translate these steps into English. 1 - Put money 1st. 2 - Abandon the poor. 3 - Make greed your creed. 4 - Hang with criminals so... 5 - You can learn how to steal legally. 6 - Back criminal enterprises that steal from the poor (steal from the rich, & you go to jail). 7 - Steal from as many poor people as you can. Remember stealing from the poor is capitalism. Not just legal, it's God's will because poverty is a character flaw.

i am only 12 and i am still not a millioaire and ths artical does not even make sense this was a waste of time

Just because you got lucky on your deal doesn't make you a guru. Most rich people either inherited the money or got lucky. They all think they are geniuses but ask them how many of their new companies are making them millions. The answer is that the new companies lose there existing millions. As a wealthy person once told me "it is better to be lucky then good". He was talking about Bill Gates.

ugh- the values here, or lack of, make me want to vomit. yes. let's ALL throw away food and create waste so we can ALL have more for ourselves! blah!

I sort of agree with "No. 2: Get rid of poverty thinking" - except I don't think that's really "poverty thinking" - it's how most people think. It's true on some level that to make money you have to spend money. You've gotta take out that business loan, or empty out your savings to make that prototype. I read that Sandra Lee (of Semi-Homemade fame) empited out her savings TWICE in her lifetime - once for a curtain business, and the second time to self-publish her first cookbo

as a multimillionaire i can tell you NOTHING in your article has ANYTHING to do with making money. in essence, your article is a complete waste of time. whoever wrote it has NO idea how to make money.....

Too late for me. As I'm already 34 and without a college degree, I'm destined for minimum wage no matter what. It's nice article though, too bad it's just a pipe-dream. The only reason people are successful is because success was handed to them, much like a winning lottery ticket. Everyone who has ever "made it" has only done so due to a lucky roll of the cosmic dice. They were all born into success and had it handed to them through family, friends, education, and a strong support net

The article seems to make much sense. It's straight forward and most of the key points mentioned are true because i know people who are successful and do think similar.

The author is dead wrong if he really thinks that anyone or everyone can become rich. The words and concepts of "rich" and "wealthy" are inherently self-limiting and exclusive. By their very definition, "riches" and "wealth" can only belong to a few. Riches and wealth can only exist by creating poverty at the other end of the spectrum. A child's see-saw and a balancing scale work on the same principle: for one side to rise, the other side must fall -- and

The things that Grant saysin this article are absolutely on point. Thisis a positive seed for a countryin need of Creators andInventors, Hero(s). I recently had an exchange with someone who thinks that thewealthy are 'evil' because they do not giveaway their wealth, essentially. It's this... "Give a man/woman a fish, feed them for a day. Teach a man/womanto fish, feed them for a lifetime".

No. 8: Get paid to write articles with a bunch of made up advice. Many people who lived through the great depression in the 30's did pretty well later in life by violating #2 (poverty thinking). Too many nowadays use lack of ethics. Cheating on taxes, laying people off and distributing the extra work among the remaining employees and telling them they should be happy to still have a job, cutting peoples hours to part-time to get rid of their benefits, getting kids in other countries to do the w

Hi, me again, didn't get 2 say everything the 1st time around. I'll give this article a mild "Thumbs Up" just because numbers 1-3 are sooo true and can really steer you in the right direction if you practice those disciplines. No. 6 "Shift focus from spending to investing" will be hard in the beginning til' you get the basic things you need then you can start saving more. Keep in mind you'll more than likely'll have to invest a little money into your business as well. I al

Surround yourself with multi-millionaires...I'd be very pleased to have just millionaires surround me! Seriously though, I'm open to suggestions on how to go about getting this aspect accomplished. Thank you!

There was simply no meat in this article... It's all ***** and seasoning but has almost zero nutritional content.

"Get rid of poverty thinking" is a lot easier said than done. Especially when you're not sure how you're going to manage. It's kind of abrasive and unfriendly to suggest that poverty is just thinking.

Thanks for the very informative article! Ps. Get Paid ****************************