Rich People are Skill Collectors!

I was reading 21 Ways Rich People Think Differently Than Average People by HQ Roosevelt about

Steve Siebold, author of “How Rich People Think,” who spent nearly three decades interviewing millionaires around the world to find out what separates them from everyone else.
His findings are pretty amazing (and controversial). Haven't finished the article yet, because I was stopped by this one:

 Average people think the road to riches is paved with formal education. Rich people believe in acquiring specific knowledge.

 “Many world-class performers have little formal education, and have amassed their wealth through the acquisition and subsequent sale of specific knowledge,” Siebold writes. “Meanwhile, the masses are convinced that master’s degrees and doctorates are the way to wealth, mostly because they are trapped in the linear line of thought that holds them back from higher levels of consciousness…The wealthy aren’t interested in the means, only the end.”

They sound like Skill Collectors to me!

NO matter how little time I have with a group of young adults, I strive to shift their self-concept to see themselves as Skill Collectors. This, above all else, puts their future outcomes in their hands and creates buy-in for effective investment of their assets:

• Time
• Energy
• Focus

Skill Collectors never stop learning, because they understand that the skills they collect determine their value in the marketplace.  No one wants a lousy life....but they need perspective to realize that, ultimately, they are in control of the life they get!

Are you building Skill Collectors?

I Just Pulled a Beth!

Isn't it incredible how we identify with the people we know?

Whenever my friend Diane locks her keys in the car she slaps her forehead and says. "I just pulled a Lorraine!", referring to her sister-in-law.  I, myself, have caught myself exclaiming,"I just pulled a Pat!" when I arrive at a meeting with the wrong folder of material.

We know ourselves and we know our friends.
We all know the habits and patterns of the people we live and work with.
-- Know anyone who always arrives 10 minutes late?
-- Know anyone who never has enough money to pay their share of the bill?
-- Know someone who consistently stretches the truth?

In your world, everyone in the room knows exactly what you mean when you say," He pulled a Jake!'
How interesting that we are so aware of the negative, disruptive patterns of those around us.

Well, I just pulled a Beth this morning!

I had an epiphany and jotted down a note before the 'Ah-ha' could dissolve and disappear forever. 
This morning , however, I came back later, fleshed out the idea and turned it into a blog which I immediately uploaded to my blog and pushed the Publish button to upload it to the Web!

 I pulled a Beth! (dance of joy)

Beth, my long time friend's oldest daughter is a brilliant young playwright, author and actress. Her continuous output of high quality material would indicate that she must have 40 hours in every day to get things done.

Pulling a Beth, to me, means that I FINISHED something in an effective and efficient fashion. I DID it!

 I have decided to begin to note the positive, effective patterns and habits of people around me and strive to 'Pull a Diane', 'Pull a Sue' and 'Pull a Jo'. Time to Mimic my Mentors to jump start my forward momentum.

How about you? Who would you like to emulate to fast forward your personal growth?