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HOW TO MAKE A MILLION - THINK LIKE A MILLIONAIRE**

by Craig Lock

"Money can't buy you happiness. But it helps you to be
miserable in comfort."

Becoming a millionaire starts with one word... DESIRE.
You have to REALLY want wealth and prosperity...
for whatever end (reason) YOU want.

Then you have to really BELIEVE that you can achieve
it one day... no matter how deep in the "brown stuff"
you may be!

Here are a few misconceptions about millionaires:

Myth Number 1: Millionaires work 10 times as hard
as the ordinary man in the street.

Myth Number 2: Millionaires are more intelligent and
better educated than you and me.

Myth Number 3: Honest people don't get rich.

Myth Number 4: You need money to make money.

You may be surprised to learn that most millionaires
have "begged and borrowed" to get started. Some
have even been bankrupt and fired!

Financial prosperity and a fulfilling, well-lived life are
goals we can all achieve -- if we understand the
principles of success.

The main attraction of money is the FREEDOM to
choose your desired lifestyle. Earning a great deal
of money should not be for it's own sake. I really
believe that most people are too busy earning a
living to stop and think about how they could get rich
and solve their money problems... and that is the
reason haven't been able to do so.

Have you ever stopped to think through your particular
situation? Here are some ideas to help you get started
on the road to TRUE financial freedom. Look at each
one and apply them to your individual situation.

THNK WHAT YOU DO FOR A LIVING

Millionaires love their occupations. Work is leisure,
a hobby. Most millionaires continue working long
after they become wealthy.

First, find an idea or concept (one that leads to the
birth of a PRODUCT) - one that people really want
and that can help make their lives easier in some
way. (I sell information about how to better manage
your money and I love helping people.)

Don't give yourself a choice, an exit. Put your "back
to the wall" and "burn the bridges behind you." (I don't have
many other options here in "Sleepy Hollow," so I use the
powers of my creative imagination to the absolute
fullest.)

Your seemingly insurmountable problem can become
the greatest opportunity for your achievement. Make
the most of it!

ACQUIRE THE MENTALITY OF A MILLIONAIRE

Most people don't believe there are secrets to wealth --
they believe rich people are just "lucky." Most people
don't believe they can ever become rich.

It all starts with DESIRE.. DESIRE to be financially
independant and perhaps even wealthy. I believe
having substantial amounts of money gives one
choices and I would like to use it one day for good
to HELP other needy people, like other promising
writers.
Here's a joke or two about writers...

What's the difference between a writer and a family
pizza?
The pizza can feed a family of four!

What's the definition of an aspiring author?
A waiter!

Sorry waiters!

Back to the original subject after that "entertainment
break"...

* FOCUS ON A GOAL. Write down the amount of money
you want and how much time you'll allow yourself to
acquire it. In order to achieve monetary wealth, you
need an amount and a deadline to aim toward.

There is magic in having a quantified objective working
on your sub-conscious mind. If you don't know where
you're heading, chances are you'll never get anywhere.

What do we ask from life? Ninety-nine out of one
hundred people don't even think about it.

You be the exception to the rule and write down
your goals, your wants, your dreams, your desires.

Stretch yourself. "The greatest limitations are those
man imposes upon himself." Therefore, the greatest
obstacle to your success is a mental obstacle. Do
things differently and ignore the objections of "rational"
people.

Set yourself an objective initially that is reasonable,
yet bold (within reach, but ambitious), so you are
forced to extend yourself to reach it). Most people
are overly conservative and too scared to dream.
Expand your mental boundaries - don't be a creature
of habit with your mental limitations.

TAP YOUR INNER RESOURCES

"Character is destiny."

DESIRE will sustain your thoughts. The more
passionate your desire, the quicker you will make it
happen.

Benefit from the knowledge ("the pearls of wisdom")
found in books, like this one (shameless plug!).

Read books and keep repeating positive words. The
repetition of affirmations really works by imprinting
positive thoughts on your mind.

NEVER GIVE UP

Mastering our own destiny and fulfilling our dreams
is our ultimate purpose in life. In so doing, you can
(and WILL) glorify God, the Universe, the Great Creator
and "Source of our Being."

Find your passion and extend your goals. Love what
you do. Find work that satisfies you and you will have
found your passion.

MASTER THE UNCONSCIOUS (SUBCONSCIOUS)
MIND

I believe it is how God, the Universe speaks to us
individually - the "connecting link" between us and
the Divine - the way the spiritual turns into thought,
ideas and "physical action," in the form of a PLAN.
Accept it (your feelings, your "heart") as the truth and
you will. If you have faith that you will accomplish
something, you will. BELIEF IS THE SECRET.

The more you internalize it (a fancy term used by
those 'psycho types'), which simply means making
it real within you), the more powerful it becomes.

"You can do very little with faith, but you can do
nothing without it." - Samuel Butler

Your unconscious mind is extremely susceptible to
the power of words and it can be easily influenced.
Words like "can't" engrave themselves in the
unconscious; so that negative thoughts and feelings
become your self-image. To become rich you have to
create a new self-image: one of thinking wealth and
prosperity. Self-image depends largely on your
expectation about who you're going to be.

So work on your SELF-IMAGE. Believe in your
uniqueness and ability to make your own special
contribution to the world - no matter how small, or
how dull, or unintelligent you think you may be.
Everybody has some unique talent and there is no
other like you in this world. There is a seed of
greatness in each one of us - a precious resource to
achieve something unique in our lives.

== WRITE DOWN YOUR GOALS

How much money you want to earn next year?

Write, "By the end of the year I will have X dollars/pounds
in the bank" OR "I will have doubled my assets each
year for five years (constant growth)" OR "By X (month
and year) I will be a millionaire."

I've done this and shared it with my family. (Anyone
else would think I'm totally "off my rocker"... if they
don't already!)

SET SHORT TERM OBJECTIVES

These are the landmarks needed to help motivate
you and keep you on track. Write down your short-term
goals, too. Fewer than one in one hundred people
do, but surveys at Harvard University in the United
States show that those one percent are the super-
achievers. It's your PLAN and no-one else's.

If you dream of being rich, quantify your dream into
figures and specific dates. That is the first step to
achieving wealth.

To become a millionaire on $20,000 a year and a 10
percent increase per year, you will need to do sideline
activities (plenty, mate!) so you can save and invest
some of your money.

REPEAT TO YOURSELF, "I will increase my income
by $X this year."

That's a positive affirmation. So is: "I CAN do it, I
WILL do it."

If you believe it strongly enough and desire it sufficiently,
your mind will do the rest. It will show you HOW to
achieve it by leading you to the right path.
Be inwardly convinced that you will succeed and you
will. Believe the solution exists to any problem. If
there is no obvious solution, the mind will find a way
around the obstacle, or otherwise set you on a new
track.
The human mind has amazing, incredible POWER.
NEVER EVER DOUBT IT!

The secret to success is a quantified goal and a
deadline for achieving it. You will perhaps need some
kind of change in your life to achieve your goals. Once
set, your unconscious mind will work out the means
to reach your goal.

SEIZE OPPORTUNITIES WITHOUT HESITATION...like gold.

Don't be paralyzed by fear, which prevents many
people from living their dreams. Don't hesitate to
take the steps necessary to achieve the goal.

Don't underestimate your self worth. You are special
and unique... and LIFE GIVES US EXACTLY WHAT WE
EXPECT FROM IT:
No more and no less!

PERSIST

.....and conquer your fears. Don't fear losing money.

Read Napoleon Hill's classic book, THINK AND GROW RICH.

SUMMARY:

A few thoughts to conclude...

MOST PEOPLE WANT TO BE HAPPY, BUT DON'T
KNOW WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR. It is the same
with money - not quantifying what you are looking for.
Sadly, so many good people die without finding the 'key'.
They don't know how much they want to earn in a
year. "When you don't know where you're going, you
generally go nowhere." Take time out from your
busy daily schedule. Time to meditate, to THINK
THINGS THROUGH carefully.

BELIEVE that you can achieve your goals and crave it
passionately. Use your IMAGINATION. Think and act
successfully.
* BELIEF is the key "seed" and this will develop and grow
stronger daily..

* Have FAITH (great) that you WILL achieve your goal.

N.B: DEVELOP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE to get you
through the rough times
Develop the right ATTITUDE and LOOK FOR
OPPORTUNITIES everywhere.
They are right there within reach.

Then BELIEVE, TRULY BELIEVE, that YOU CAN
REACH YOUR TARGET.

Have the COURAGE to do what you want to do.
Don't give up on your dreams. Be bold and positive.
Act "as if" you are already successful.

YOUR DESIRES IN LIFE: Write them down - everything
you want out of life.

CONCENTRATE and FOCUS - it strengthens the mind.
Choosing the RIGHT DIRECTION , your niche is the
key first step in that it sets your course. Together with
PERSISTANCE - every day "keeping on keeping on
doing the little things to move you forward".
Taking little steps one by one.
These are the secrets of success, I believe.

The pursuit of money should not be an obsession
preventing you from enjoying life. "What shall it
profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world and
lose his soul?"

Enjoy the challenge, because in the great scheme of
things that is life, how important is money anyway?

and always, remember...

If you lose happiness, you lose everything.

The greatest possession, the greatest treasure in life
is freedom... and wealth can give you that freedom.

"Discover who is it you really are; because the truth
will set you free forever."

I hope this article encourages you to find whatever
you are looking for in life... and always remember,
money isn't everything. I believe peace of mind and
JOY is much more important.

To your success (financial or any other endeavour
in life)

Craig Lock

Believe in yourself and in your dream,
Though impossible things may seem
Someday, somehow you'll get through
To the goal you have in view.
Mountains fall and seas divide,
Before the one who in his stride
Takes a hard road by day
Sweeping obstacles away
Believe in yourself and in your plan
Say not -I cannot -I can
The prizes of life we fail to win
Because we doubt the power within...

ANON

**** (Not that he's anywhere near there... YET! But at
least he understands the theory and has a great
deal of hope. We'll see what happens to him and
whether the principles DO work!)

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make and save your hard-earned money

Get out of debt **

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