Banjo Smyth

So you want be rich but you don’t know how to get rich? Only a minor problem I’m sure you will agree – surely it can’t be that hard? First you will read Rich Dad Poor Dad then dream about getting rich quick and how you can become a millionaire whilst working from home. Next you might try some get rich quick schemes or get rich scams before you start to run out of ways to get rich. Unfortunately this will all happen before you become wealthy.

So can someone please tell me how to get rich because I’m impatient and running out of time!

Now before I bore you the secrets of how to get rich I want you to think about something. Do you ever catch yourself thinking about how everything is going to be ok when I’ve got this or everything is going to be ok when I’ve got that? Humans have a bad habit of always looking into the future rather than living in the moment.

The other day I was at the supermarket and I was making small talk with the guy at the check out. He told me how he was really happy because his shift had gone really fast and it was nearly time to go home. Nothing out of the usual but it got me thinking. We are only on this planet for such a short time that surely we should want every moment or minute or hour to last as long as possible. The idea of being glad that your day is over ‘quickly’ is a very weird concept. So what does this have to do with making easy money and becoming rich? Everything!

I am here to tell you that becoming rich is as much about your mindset as it is your wealth creation strategies. How many problems do you have today that you think would go away if you were to become rich? How many little annoyances each day would disappear if you knew how to get wealthy and were to become a millionaire? Well I have some good news and some bad news for you. . . .

The bad news is that those little annoyances will probably be there no matter how rich you are they just might take on a slightly different form. The good news is that you can get rid of those annoyances and problems before you get rich and you can start today.

The even better news is that in doing this you will learn the number one secret to getting rich. You might be saying “hold on this doesn’t make sense; I don’t want to get rid of my problems before I get rich - I want to get rich so that my problems will be deleted automatically”. Well I’m sorry but you’re wrong. Learning how to get rich is about earning money and about creating a great mind set. To be truly rich you need to be happy because I don’t know about you but I don’ think it would be fun being really rich but really unhappy and sad.

So the first thing that you need to do is realize that you already have everything within you that you will need to become rich. Your mind is a wonderful thing and you can use it to create whatever you want. The first step in becoming rich is to become happy in your self. How do you do that? Simply start appreciating what you DO have rather than what you DON”T have. I guarantee that if you can start to become happy within yourself then your financial goals will become so much easier to achieve.

So stop living in the future and start living in the present. The quicker you can do this the quicker you will be able to learn how to become rich. Who knows you might even find out that you are already rich?

How many times have you heard someone say “I want to be rich”? Unfortunately 99% of people who I hear talking about how they want to be rich will NEVER achieve their goal. Why?

When most people say ‘I want to be rich’ they don’t actually believe that they can ever achieve this goal. Let’s face it, if they don’t believe in themselves then what hope do they have of ever achieving anything.

Another reason why ‘I want to be rich’ prayers are rarely answered is because most people don’t actually know what being rich is? This may sound like a weird concept but have you ever taken the time to clearly define what being rich is? Well if you are serious about becoming rich then it is time that you sat down and figured out what being rich actually means to you.

What are your reasons for wanting to be rich?

- Don’t have to work

- Get to spend your time exactly how you want to

- Travel the World

- Help others

- Spend more time with your family

- Not have to worry about money

- Never have to say “I can’t afford that” again

All of these answers are very typical for someone who has just proclaimed “I want to be rich” but how come most people never get close to achieving any of these goals?

The reason most people never actually become rich is the exact same reason why most people never achieve any of their big goals. First of all they don’t ever define what their goals actually are and second of all they don’t believe that they can achieve them. One of my all time favorite quotes sums this up perfectly

“Whether you think you can or can’t, either way you are right”

Henry Ford

Most people overestimate how much money you need to retire from your job You don’t actually need 10 million dollars to live your dreams, unless of course your dreams include a private Learjet. So next time you say ‘I want to be rich’ don’t leave it at that - instead follow these steps below and who knows one day you might even become rich.

Step One: Think about why you want to be rich

Step Two: Think about how much money/equity you would need to live these dreams

Step Three: Decide what is the best way to achieve this equity - Business, Shares, Property?

Step Four: Knowledge, Knowledge, Knowledge - Research your chosen field

Step Five: Create a plan - Saying I want to be rich is NOT a plan

Step Six: Follow the plan

Like most things that you do, becoming rich is 90% in your mind. Rather than looking for miracles I recommend that you start by following the above steps and working on your mind. Next time you hear someone say “I want to be rich” why don’t you ask them why? And what do they consider the definition of being rich? So before you start yelling ’show me the money’ I recommend that you start thinking about exactly why you want to be rich..