I became a millionaire at 35. I was never the smartest person in...
Steve · Millionaire Habits@SteveOnSpeed
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Sep 20, 2024
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I became a millionaire at 35.
I was never the smartest person in the room. Or even the hardest worker.
I became a millionaire because I broke society's rules.
Here are 10 of society's rules you need to break:
I was never the smartest person in the room. Or even the hardest worker.
I became a millionaire because I broke society's rules.
Here are 10 of society's rules you need to break:
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1: Selfishness is bad.
Break it: Airlines already knows this. Your oxygen mask first, then your neighbor's.
Taking care of *yourself* first (health, money and self-care) puts you in a better position to help others.
I call this healthy selfishness.
Break it: Airlines already knows this. Your oxygen mask first, then your neighbor's.
Taking care of *yourself* first (health, money and self-care) puts you in a better position to help others.
I call this healthy selfishness.
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2: Follow your passion.
Break it: Passions don't pay the bills.
Passions are more creative. Strengths are more analytical and useful.
Follow your strengths. Leave your passions for the weekend after earning a much bigger paycheck.
Break it: Passions don't pay the bills.
Passions are more creative. Strengths are more analytical and useful.
Follow your strengths. Leave your passions for the weekend after earning a much bigger paycheck.
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3: Never rock the boat.
Break it: I spent a career rocking the boat. It got me opportunities I never would have gotten.
Be professional. Rocking the boat isn't about being an ass. It's about being a trendsetter. Finding a better path.
If something sucks, SAY SO.
Break it: I spent a career rocking the boat. It got me opportunities I never would have gotten.
Be professional. Rocking the boat isn't about being an ass. It's about being a trendsetter. Finding a better path.
If something sucks, SAY SO.
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4: Control your time by saying "No".
Break it: Say yes to everything, then double down on what works. Then, ditch everything else.
Yes = growth.
No = missed opportunities.
Try 10 things. Say yes to the one or two that work best.
Break it: Say yes to everything, then double down on what works. Then, ditch everything else.
Yes = growth.
No = missed opportunities.
Try 10 things. Say yes to the one or two that work best.
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5: Never abandon the plan.
Break it: Plans are meant to be broken.
If blindly followed, plans are a net negative. Life doesn't care about your plans. It doesn't give a shit what you want.
When you need to pivot, don't hesitate.
Do it.
Break it: Plans are meant to be broken.
If blindly followed, plans are a net negative. Life doesn't care about your plans. It doesn't give a shit what you want.
When you need to pivot, don't hesitate.
Do it.
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6: You gotta hustle 24/7.
Break it: Hustle during the day, relax in the evening. Burnout won't help us achieve goals.
Television is okay. Sports are okay. Sitcoms are fine.
Use them to unwind. But, don't let them overtake your life.
Break it: Hustle during the day, relax in the evening. Burnout won't help us achieve goals.
Television is okay. Sports are okay. Sitcoms are fine.
Use them to unwind. But, don't let them overtake your life.
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7: Strike when the time is right.
Break it: Just strike. We're not fighting a war, here. Waiting for the right time means we'll be waiting forever.
Want to
- start a business?
- take a trip to Europe?
- begin a fitness program?
Guess what? The right time is NOW.
Break it: Just strike. We're not fighting a war, here. Waiting for the right time means we'll be waiting forever.
Want to
- start a business?
- take a trip to Europe?
- begin a fitness program?
Guess what? The right time is NOW.
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8: Wait your turn.
Break it: Unless you're a 10-year-old kid, this doesn't work in real life.
Getting rich isn't a single-file line. Instead, it's a crowd of people finding that "secret passage".
Fuck the line. Don't wait your turn.
Step up. Because it's *always* your turn.
Break it: Unless you're a 10-year-old kid, this doesn't work in real life.
Getting rich isn't a single-file line. Instead, it's a crowd of people finding that "secret passage".
Fuck the line. Don't wait your turn.
Step up. Because it's *always* your turn.
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9: Only accept what you can handle.
Break it: One Friday, I got promoted two layers of management in a single day. I had no idea what I was doing.
Said yes anyway. Figured it out as I went.
I began a *lucrative* career trajectory because I got in over my head.
Break it: One Friday, I got promoted two layers of management in a single day. I had no idea what I was doing.
Said yes anyway. Figured it out as I went.
I began a *lucrative* career trajectory because I got in over my head.
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10: Nice guys finish last, so be a dick.
Break it: Nice guys get more opportunities than assholes, period.
People wanted to work with me because I was a nice guy. I got promotions. Raises. Opportunities...
...that assholes in the office never got.
Break it: Nice guys get more opportunities than assholes, period.
People wanted to work with me because I was a nice guy. I got promotions. Raises. Opportunities...
...that assholes in the office never got.
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TL;DR
1: Be selfish
2: Strengths pay
3: Rock the boat
4: Say yes
5: Pivot
6: Relax
7: Start now
8: It's your turn
9: Jump in
10: Be nice
1: Be selfish
2: Strengths pay
3: Rock the boat
4: Say yes
5: Pivot
6: Relax
7: Start now
8: It's your turn
9: Jump in
10: Be nice