Becoming a successful entrepreneur and achieving millionaire status isn’t easy. Most people give up along the way, becoming disenchanted when their business flatlines or disillusioned when they feel they have failed. Here’s how to stay focused on your millionaire goals.
THE ONES who succeed weren’t handed a golden ticket; it wasn’t chance that helped them cultivate their fortune. To reach millionaire status, you must be driven to reach your dreams. You must be obsessed in order to be successful.
These are the nine obsessions that give every self-made millionaire an edge in creating success and wealth.
1 They are obsessed with chasing their dreams and goals
You won’t become a self-made millionaire by sitting in a cubicle, making other people rich. You succeed by having dreams and goals of your own, and being driven to see them through. Self-made millionaires have ambitions and are willing to take risks to make those happen. They are passionate and relentless in their mission to succeed.
But dreams need a framework to become reality. Successful people know they must set highly defined goals with hard deadlines. They set short-term goals and long-term goals. They write to-do lists. They know what they want and how to get there. While the middle class sets their expectations at achieving comfort, self-made millionaires push beyond the average. They believe in creating their own opportunities.
2 They are obsessed with reading and improving their knowledge base
Successful people never get tired of learning new things. They thrive on knowledge. They are voracious readers because they’re curious about the world around them. Nothing can quell their desire for education.
This obsession serves them well, as it improves their insight into their business, and unrelated areas that also benefit them. It helps them develop a depth and breadth of wisdom to draw from, and fuels their creativity and ingenuity.
Self-made millionaires believe that books are the gateway to knowledge, and they carefully select what they read. The more you read, the more you question things, and the more open you’ll be when opportunity knocks.
This story is from the August 2018 edition of Entrepreneur Magazine South Africa.
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