Earlier, when serfdom operated, people remained poor, because they simply did not have the right to choose from birth. The only option is cunning and deception. In India, thanks to the caste system, the same thing happened.
In today’s world, most poor people in democracies remain poor not because they are oppressed by someone, but because they do not have enough mental resources or are simply too lazy to do so.
Why is it that the rich get richer, and the poor remain with what they have? Let us, for the time being, leave the education we have received and education, and we will focus on the simplest, that every person is able to change – on habits.
The article is based on infographics:
The ways of achieving wealth are different for everyone, but if we compare and compare the habits of rich people, then they have something in common. In 2013, Forbes published another list of the world’s richest people. Among them:
- Carlos Slim, a Mexican businessman of Arab origin, the richest man in the world – 73 billion dollars.
- Bill Gates – 67 billion dollars.
- Ortega Amancio (Zara) – 57 billion dollars.
- Warren Buffett – 53.5 billion dollars.
- Larry Ellison (Oracle) – 43 billion dollars.
The study was conducted by Thomas Corley, who studied the daily habits of 233 rich and 128 poor people.
Observance of certain order of actions
Drawing up lists of cases: the rich – 81%, the poor – 9%.
Wake up for 3 or more hours before work: the rich – 44%, the poor – 3%.
Listening to audiobooks, when there is free time between affairs: the rich – 63%, the poor – 5%.
They make connections and build relationships more than 5 hours a month: the rich – 79%, the poor – 16%.
Read every day for half an hour or more: the rich – 88%, the poor – 2%.
They like to read: the rich – 86%, the poor – 26%.
Health
They exercise 4 times a week: rich – 76%, poor – 23%.
The amount of junkfood consumed in calories: the rich – less than 300 kcal per day, no more than 75%, the poor – more than 300 kcal per day, almost 100%.
Watching TV
Viewing TV is no more than 1 hour a day: the rich – about 60%, the poor – less than 25%.
View reality shows: the rich – no more than 5%, the poor – more than 75%.
Parenting
They teach good, right habits that lead to success: the rich – 74%, the poor – 1%.
Children work as volunteers 10 or more hours a week: the rich – 70%, the poor – 3%.
Encourage children to read two or more non-fiction books per month: the rich – 63%, the poor – 3%.
Setting Goals
Write down their goals: the rich – 67%, the poor – 17%.
They concentrate on achieving specific goals: the rich – 80%, the poor – 12%.
They believe that it is necessary to study all the time: the rich – 86%, the poor – 5%.
They believe that right habits create opportunities: the rich – 84%, the poor – 4%.
They believe that bad habits have a negative impact: the rich – 76%, the poor – 9%.
Demography
There are 389,000 millionaires in New York, 281,000 millionaires in London, 219,000 millionaires in Paris, 217,000 millionaires in Frankfurt, 213,000 millionaires in Beijing, 166,000 millionaires in Shanghai, 187,000 million in Hong Kong, , in Tokyo – 461,000 millionaires, in Osaka – 190,000 millionaires.
According to Forbes, 68% of the 400 Americans who were on the list of the richest people in the world, independently earned their wealth, and did not receive it by inheritance.
John Paul Dejoria ($ 4 billion) lived in his car and sold Paul Mitchell’s products. Oprah Winfrey ($ 2.9 billion) grew up in poverty and fled the house after rape in adolescence. Howard Schultz ($ 2 billion, Starbucks)
And remember, a strict adherence to the habits described above does not necessarily make you rich … But they are worth it.
Now, in the world of the triumphant Internet, when around there are a lot of free online courses from the best universities in the world and open resources with books, to say that you can not afford a quality education is at least absurd.
