6 Ways to Turn Desires into Gold


wealthymatters.comThe following is an excerpt from Napoleon Hill’s ‘Think and Grow Rich’

The method by which desire for riches can be transmuted into its financial equivalent, consists of 6 definite, practical steps,viz:

FIRST:fix in your mind the exact amount of money you desire.It is not sufficient merely to say “I want plenty of money.”Be definite as to the amount.

SECOND:determine exactly what you intend to give in return for the money you desire (There is no such reality as ” something for nothing

THIRD:establish a definite date when you intend to possess the money you desire.

FOURTH:create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once,whether you are ready or not, to put this plan into action. Read more of this post

www.thomasjstanley.com


wealthymatters.comEver since I first read ‘The Millionaire Mind’ I’ve always been interested in the insights of its authors.Today I was lucky enough to stumble onto the thomasjstanley blog.I found the few posts I read at random pretty useful.I thought I’d record the find here and refer to it on and off and that my decisions are not wealth destroying.(http://www.thomasjstanley.com/)

Mark Cuban’s Answers


wealthymatters.comI stumbled upon an old interview of Mark Cuban in Forbes Magazine.(The whole interview is available here: http://www.forbes.com/2010/11/03/billionare-mark-cuban-entrepreneur-dallas-mavericks-secrets-self-made-10.html).I found a couple of his answers worth remembering . Here they are: Read more of this post

Bill Gates Biography


wealthymatters.comThis is a documentary I found yesterday while searching for ‘World’s Greatest Money Maker’ . Personally I have never been drawn towards Bill Gates .In fact I’ve been repelled.Or it would be more correct to say that I have found his fans incompatible.I find hyper competitive people irritating.My own way is to compete to win if its absolutely necessary and if the game is truly a zero sum game.For the rest of the time I’m happy as long as I can cruise along on the world’s abundance.I really don’t need to win every scrabble game to feel happy.And speed tests are really not my thing.

Given my antipathy it’s no surprise I have never read Bill’s books.Watching this documentary is the first time I’ve spent studying Bill Gates.So far I just knew of him as a geek.I suppose if I’d ever bothered to think,it would have been obvious that he had to have some financial and strategic skills.But I’m sorry to say I was so put off him I didn’t bother.And it was my loss.I was surprised to find out from the documentary just how good a sales person he was.After watching the movie I can’t say I’m a fan but I can see where his competitiveness,ideas on family and philanthropy etc. come from.I’d recommend the movie on any Sunday afternoon.Here are the links: Read more of this post

World’s Greatest Money Maker – Warren Buffett.


This is a BBC documentary I watched on Saturday on the internet.It was aired in India a few days ago. My friend Avishek Jha saw caught it on TV and was pretty insistent that I watch it.

This BBC documentary seems to have been made a couple of years ago and has probably been aired in the UK ,before being broadcast in India.So my apologies to my UK readers for re posting old stuff.

This documentary focuses more on Warren Buffett, the person,the manager,the entrepreneur and the philanthropist rather than just the investor .I think the movie is worth watching and at least I came out learning a couple of new things about the man.Here are the links to the documentary.Happy Watching!

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