Secrets of the Millionaire Mind

“Keep your focus on the goal and keep moving toward it.”

Secrets of the Millionaire Mind

T. Harv Eker outlines how to identify and revise your money blueprint in “Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth,” in order to significantly increase your income and accumulate wealth. Using these principles, Eker went from zero to millionaire in 212 years. To become wealthy, you must combine your inner mind game (your tool box) with your outer game (the tools). We’ll give a synopsis of your money blueprint, how to reset your internal thermostat/change your programming, and outline Eker’s 17 wealth files in this Secrets of the Millionaire Mind.

The ideas presented in this Secrets of the Millionaire Mind book are intended to be implemented. T. Harv Eker invites you to thoroughly study the Secrets of the Millionaire Mind book, keeping what works and discarding what does not. To make the principles work, you must be willing to let go of old ways of thinking. You can consciously choose to replace any belief, way of thinking, or being with new ones.

Your Money Blueprint

Your money blueprint is similar to your internal thermostat, or the default financial setting to which you tend to default. Your thermostat could be set to earn/possess only hundreds of dollars, thousands, millions, or billions. That’s why poor people who win the lottery often don’t keep the money for long, and millionaires who go bankrupt tend to quickly rebuild their empire. The only way to change your financial success level permanently is to reset your financial thermostat, i.e. change your money blueprint.

HOW DOES YOUR MONEY WORK? THE BLUEPRINT WAS MADE

We are born without any preconceived notions about money. Everything we think, feel, and do about money has been taught and conditioned to us since we were children. This “programming” influences how we think, feel, and act, as well as the outcomes we achieve.

Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: 17 Distinctive Ways Rich People Think and Act

Computers operate using logic and rules. Similarly, we make decisions based on what we believe is reasonable at the time, based on the “files,” beliefs, or logic in our heads.

Eker identifies 17 ways in which wealthy people think and behave differently than poor or middle-class people. To develop a millionaire mind, we can consciously catch ourselves when we are using “poverty files” and switch to alternative “wealth files.”

Here are the 17 wealth files in a nutshell:

1. Rich people believe that they “create their own lives.” “Life just happens to me,” poor people believe.
2. The wealthy play the money game to win. Poor people play the money game in order to avoid losing.
3. Rich people are dedicated to their wealth. Poor people aspire to be wealthy.
4. Wealthy people have big dreams. Poor people have small minds.
5. Rich people prioritise opportunities. Poor people are preoccupied with obstacles.
6. Rich people look up to other wealthy and successful people. Poor people despise the wealthy and successful.
7. Rich people surround themselves with positive, successful people. Poor people associate with people who are negative or unsuccessful.
8. Wealthy people are eager to promote themselves and their worth. Poor people have negative attitudes toward selling and promotion.

9: Rich people outnumber their problems. Poor people are dwarfed by their problems.
10: Wealthy people are great receivers. People who are poor are poor receivers.
11: Wealthy people prefer to be compensated based on results. Poor people prefer to be paid on a time basis.
12: The wealthy believe “both.” Poor people believe in “either/or.”
13: Wealthy people are concerned with their net worth. Poor people prioritise their working income.
14: Wealthy people have good financial management skills. Poor people mismanage their finances.
15: Wealthy people make their money work for them. Poor people work extremely hard for their money.
16: Rich people act despite their fear. People in poverty were paralysed by fear.
17: Wealthy people are constantly learning and growing. Poor people already believe

Rich people strive for massive wealth and abundance, middle-class people strive for comfort, and poor people strive to pay their bills.

“Life will be difficult if you only do what is easy.” But if you are willing to do what is difficult, life will be easy.”

Secrets of the Millionaire Mind