If you want to be wealthy and pass on wealth to the next generation, that is a noble goal. Building wealth and passing it on is a biblical concept. Tom Corley has studied the rich and has found that they do several things differently.
- Eat better. 70 % of people that are wealthy eat less than 300 junk food calories per day. 97% of poor eat more than 300 junk food calories per day.
- Gamble less. This includes state lotto tickets. 23% of wealthy gamble. 52% of poor gamble.
- Focus on one goal. 80% of wealthy are focused on accomplishing some since goal. 12% of the poor do this.
- Exercise more. 76% of wealthy exercise 4 days a week. 23% of poor do this.
- Listen and read to more books. 63% of wealthy listen to audio books during their morning commute to work. 5% of poor do this.
- Keep a do-to-list 81% of wealthy maintain a do-to-list. 19% of the poor do.
- Require their children to read non-fiction. 63% of wealthy parents require children to read 2 or more books a month. 3% of the poor require this.
- 70% of wealthy parents require the children to volunteer 10 hrs or more per month. 3% of parents that are poor do this.
- 67% of wealthy write down their goals. 17% for the poor.
- 88% of wealthy read 30 minutes or more each day for education or career reasons. 2% of the poor do.
- 6% of wealthy say what’s on their mind vs. 69% for poor.
- 67% of wealthy watch 1hr or less of TV every day vs. 23% of poor.
- 6% of wealthy watch reality TV vs. 78% for the poor.
- Early to rise. 44% of wealthy wake up 3 hrs before work. 3% for the poor.
- 74% of wealthy teach good daily success habits to their children vs. 1% for the poor.
- 84% of wealthy believe good habits create opportunity luck vs. 4% for the poor.
- 86% of wealthy believe in life-long educational self-improvement vs 5% for poor.
- 86% of wealthy love to read vs. 26% for poor.
If you want to be wealthy, do what rich people do.
Question: How would it change your life now if you if you make a few changes?
Quote of the Week: “All wealth is the product of labor” – John Locke