Wednesday, November 14, 2012

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?


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