A study indicated that a whopping 21 percent of Americans see winning the
lottery as an important wealth-building strategy. A similar study of Canadians
showed that about 12 percent were
counting on winning a big lottery so they could have enough retirement income
to retire in style.
There are many things you should never do if
financial security is one of your main goals.
So what do the rich do every day that the poor don’t do? Tom Corley, RichHabitsInstitute.com, outlines
a few of the differences between the habits of the rich and the poor.
1.
70% of wealthy eat less than 300 junk food
calories per day. 97% of poor people eat more than 300 junk food calories per
day.
2.
23% of wealthy gamble versus 52% of poor people.
3.
80% of wealthy are focused on accomplishing a single
goal. Only 12% of the poor do this.
4.
76% of wealthy exercise aerobically four days a
week. Only 23% of the poor exercise.
5.
63% of wealthy listen to audio books during
commute to work versus 5% of poor people.
6.
81% of wealthy maintain a to-do list versus 19%
of poor.
7.
63% of wealthy parents make their children read
two or more non-fiction books a month versus 3% of poor.
8.
70% of wealthy parents make their children
volunteer 10 hours or more a month versus 3% of poor
9.
80% of wealthy make Happy Birthday calls versus
11% of poor.
10. 67%
of wealthy write down their goals versus 17% of poor.
11. 88%
of wealthy read 30 minutes or more each day for education or career reasons
versus 2% of poor.
12. 6%
of wealthy say what’s on their mind versus 69% of poor. (Are you a Victim or
Victor?)
13. 79%
of wealthy network five hours or more each month versus 16% of poor.
14. 67%
of wealthy watch one hour or less of TV every day versus 23% of poor.
15. 6%
of wealthy watch reality TV versus 78% of poor.
16. 44%
of wealthy wake up three hours before work starts versus 3% of poor.
17. 74%
of wealthy teach good daily success habits to their children versus 1% of poor.
18. 84%
of wealthy believe good habits create opportunity versus 4% of poor.
19. 76%
of wealthy believe bad habits create detrimental luck versus 9% of poor.
20. 86%
of wealthy believe in lifelong educational self-improvement versus 5% of poor.
21. 86%
of wealthy love to read vs. 26% of poor.
SUMMARY
1. EAT
RIGHT
2. KEEP
YOUR CARDS CLOSE TO YOUR CHEST
3. SET
GOALS
4. KEEP
FIT
5. BE
ORGANISED
6. READ
7. RING
GRANDMA
8. DON'T
WATCH BIG BROTHER
9. DON'T
PUNT
10. RUN YOUR
OWN RACE
11. AND ONE
LAST THOUGHT . . .
There is a firm belief that a lot of poor people are simply
too busy or disadvantaged one way or another to change their situation. Not
everyone has the luxury of being able to pick themselves up.
From Dave Ramsey's blog "Poornomore": "I
was born poor, raised in poverty and watched my parents die that way. I worked
hard, eliminated my bad habits, started doing what the wealthy did. Mostly, I
stopped blaming others for my lack of wealth. Now I am wealthy, and help others
who want to be helped."
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