Have the right attitude and behaviour to get rich

Anyone can get rich. In fact, some of the world’s wealthiest people had very humble beginnings.

But you have to have the right attitudes and behaviours. Like using your time well. It’s easy to think you have all the time in the world. Well you don’t, so make the most of every minute.

Maybe you think it’s all about talent. It’s not. It’s really all about effort. There’s only one sure way to succeed, and that’s to work harder than everyone else.

So use your time wisely. Only go to college if you know what you want to do, otherwise you’re just wasting time.

Stand on your own two feet as early as you can. Independence will quick-start your confidence and people will respect you for it. Start networking in college to get internships and paying work. Both will lead to job offers, and the experience will boost your salary for years.

Make sure you find bosses who really kick your butt. Remember Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada? You need bosses like that. People who push you to your limit.

Avoid building bad habits. Partying, smoking and drinking don’t only wreck your health, they cost a fortune. Calculate how much you’re spending on them and then what that would grow into over 20 years at compound interest. You’ll be amazed.

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It’s easy to get in with the wrong crowd. You slowly become like the people you mix with, so surround yourself with good people. Not hustlers or losers.

Business is done in person. So forget Facebook. Real opportunities come from talking to real people. Make fewer tweets – real information doesn’t come in 140 characters.

The key to your future lies in the experience of others. So read more books – fiction or non-fiction – and your career will bloom. Learn how to write really well. Your ideas don’t mean a thing if you can’t explain them.

Think of your career as a series of projects, each lined up through your network.

Work yourself out of each job by improving processes and developing staff, and speak up to your boss. Effectively communicating what needs to be improved will build your reputation.

Spend 25 per cent less than you make. Pay all your bills every month and never allow yourself to go into debt, otherwise you’re making others wealthy instead of you.

No fancy cars or expensive apartments. You’ll be less stressed and to have the flexibility to pursue your dreams.

Learn to save. Saving is the most fundamental test on your way to wealth. Don’t blow it. Make sure your money’s always working for you, and resist the idea of making a quick buck. Nothing good ever happens quickly. 

You have to do more than want to be rich. Million dollar ideas are easy. It’s acting on them that’s hard. So set yourself goals and follow them through.

And you’ll succeed. Because goals are really all about becoming the person it takes to achieve them.