Their ability to take chances and to subsequently exploit initial success counted more than their inclination toward a particular industry. If you want to be rich, you are not looking for a “career,” except as a launch pad or as a chance to infiltrate and understand a particular industry. Most people who read this book will not believe him when he says that being rich really won't make you happier (though he does admit it will up your chances of having sex. The observation, whether it was necessary for Epstein to do this, flies against other advice from the author to hire as many talented people as you can. Conventional wisdom will then be revised by those around you and the next generation will be taught that what you did can always or often be done - only to discover, when they attempt it themselves, that in reality you missed every landmine by pure, dumb luck.

You can learn skills, see how other people do business, and understand more about running an organization.This genre of literature is nonfiction business as it shares the advice of a multi millionaire, while at the same time explores the many philosophical incentives of being rich. You can be given or inherit it; you can steal it; you can win it; you can marry it; you can earn it; you can borrow it. If you are a poor negotiator, then set a limit on what you will pay or accept and on any conditions attached. While much of Dennis’s How to get Rich is also focused on the power of the mind, it is more so in relation to an individual’s confidence rather than in a spiritual sense. He focuses on the psychological toll the getting of wealth can take on one, and provides great practical advice for those that are interested in the journey to getting wealth.

It taught me that I'm not willing to sacrifice what it is necessary to sacrifice to get rich, at least not in the way Felix did anyway. Starting a business with the aim to make millions will often mean you’ll be shamefully grovelling for capital early on. But the earlier you start and the more risks you are prepared to run, tempered by listening hard and choosing the right mountain (we’ll come to that later), the more certain it is that, sooner or later, you will find yourself with a small success on your hands.

Felix Dennis, an eccentric legend in the magazine publishing world, uses stories from his life of building businesses and chasing money to show the good, bad, and ugly of such pursuits. How to Get Rich on Purpose is centered upon the idea that by conquering your mind and spiritual being, that you can climb the financial ladder to a higher life style. No point in waiting until some day to enjoy life when I am super rich you Felix you have already pointed out how unlikely my chances are, So I might as well get and enjoy it anyway as a combatable poor ! It is because of this and the wisdom found within Dennis’s book, that How to get Rich is so unique in the way it explains the methods and consequences of obtaining capital.

Whatever your inclinations, your aptitude, your abilities or your preferences, never shrink when opportunities arrive.It is for this reason that so many people have become rich despite never having had a single great idea in their lives. There will be endless ploys from employees, investors, and other parties to try to take a chunk of your share.

Whether or not you have the relentless drive and energy needed to achieve what you will need to achieve to get rich, that's another matter.

They will not love you less (or more) if you decide to surprise everyone around you and seize the time. In more recent times the company has added lifestyle titles such as its flagship brand The Week, which is published in Britain, the United States and Australia. The opportunity to prove themselves, and sometimes the chance to run the show on a day-to-day basis, will often do the trick just as well.