Mikael Rieck is the author of more than hundred articles on topics of how to make money both online and offline. He has been online since 1999 and has always had a passion for money making opportunities and teaching others how to make a profit.Copy The Rich – Even Their Vocabulary
Have you ever given some thought to how differently people speak and the words they use? If not then it might be time to start giving it a bit more attention because it has been proven that your vocabulary has an effect on your life and that applies to your financial situation as well.
In the post about stopping your excuses we looked at bit out how words and in particular questions are an important part of becoming rich. If you ask good questions it will work for you but if you ask lousy questions it can hurt you.
In a study done by some social behavior experts they proved that people that are put in prison have a very limited vocabulary compared to the average person. Often a limited vocabulary would make the person more violent, which I believe makes sense when you think of it. If you can’t win an argument verbally then physical force is your only alternative.
Making Money Is A Skill That Can Be Learned
If you’re in a situation where you don’t make a lot of money or you would want to make more that you’re currently making then what would be the best way to do it? Should you ask the guy down at the pub always complaining how hard life is and how it is the government’s fault?
Or what about your neighbor that has just lost her job and are struggling paying the bills? Is she the one that you should talk financial planning with and hear her opinion on the stock market and how she believes the house prices are going to change?
I’m sure you get that my point is that it is definitely not the way to go and you might even agree with me. But why is it that most people are taking advice from these very people? The guy working the same job as you, the girl in the supermarket or the mailman… Listening and taking advice from people that obviously don’t know is not a good plan.
Instead what you want to do is look at people that have actually accomplished what it is that you want to accomplish. If you want to become rich having an affiliate website, then find someone that has a successful affiliate website. If you want to make money in real estate then find someone that has proven success of how to do just that.
And when you find that “role model” then the thing to do is to do just that: Model Them!
If you copy people that are successful, then you will become successful and that is why that I say that making money is a skill that can be learned. If you do what they do, you will get the same results. It might sound simplistic but it doesn’t have to be complex to work.
The hard part comes in actually doing the copying because we’re not just talking a small part of it. Most things work in a combination and that means that it applies to all that they do. We’re talking things like:
Reading the same newspapers, magazines and books
They are probably not reading the gossip pages and all the sensational newspapers but rather some factual information that can be useful to them.
Exercising in the same way
Maybe they are playing golf and have become friends with a lot of likeminded people at the country club. Business relationships can be vital.
Attending the same seminars
The habit of constantly learning and realizing that the world is not standing still and if you don’t keep up you’ll be left behind might be one of the keys to their success. And not only that, but you’ll probably learn a lot from the knowledge and the people attending.
Talking like they talk
Learn to use the words that they use because by doing so you will not only attract a totally different kind of people but you will also start focusing on things that are different from what you’re currently focusing on. To use e.g. financial terms or SEO terms in a sentence you will need to know what they mean in order to make sense to the people you talk to.
You Can’t Do Exactly The Same Thing
Now since you are YOU and not THEM you can’t copy everything EXACTLY like they do it. You might not be able to get into the same country club and you might not be able to afford the same seminar that they attend but that is not the point. The point is to change what you are currently doing because it has brought you to where you’re currently at and instead try to do what successful people do to bring you to where they are currently at.
Just like they have started their journey somewhere and in some way, you can do the same. The best way would naturally be to have them mentor you (if that is an option) but if not you can still find out a lot of what you will need by being awake and alert. The only thing holding you back is faith and action.
To Your Success,
Mikael
8 Responses so far
The Gooroo @ Finance Advisory Stop
July 11th, 2009
4:26 am
I completely agree with you. I hear too many people these days saying “be yourself”, or lines similar to that. Sure, you should be yourself to a certain point, but if things aren’t working out for you, changes need to be made. Like you said, they way you act can create business relationships. Business relationships can create a completely better lifestyle for you. It all goes hand in hand.
.-= The Gooroo @ Finance Advisory Stop´s last blog ..What Keeps You Blogging? =-.
Nicolas Prudhon@SEO Help
July 13th, 2009
3:30 am
Personally I think that it comes down to a very simple fact; that is whenever you start a new business or venture, you have no guaranty that it’s going to work at all.
Therefore, going along with a proven strategy that has been able to make someone succeed, is way more likely to bring you success too than heading in a totally different direction where you potentially increase your chances of failure and have no guaranty that whatever success you may experience would be at the level of what you could expect following a proven path.
.-= Nicolas Prudhon@SEO Help´s last blog ..How Google Ranks Your Site? =-.
Damon@Honest Debt Settlement
November 5th, 2009
6:45 am
Hello Mikael,
I just grabbed your free report, I am looking forward to reading it. I am a financial consultant that helps many consumers struggling with debt, so I am always on the look out for simple ways that I can suggest they employ to increase their cash flow.
I of course subscribe the the philosophy of what you are writing about here. If you want to be successful, surround yourself with people that are as successful as you want to be and then do what they do. It isn’t much more complicated than that. Good info.
.-= Damon@Honest Debt Settlement´s last blog ..Debt Settlement Companies – Top 5 ways they can Screw you! =-.
Mikael
November 5th, 2009
8:10 am
Hi Damon,
Great to have you here and I hope you’ll enjoy the report.
I find it interesting that you say that you’re looking for “simple” ways. I’ve found that most of what you’ll need to do IS indeed “simple” but the consistency part and the action part is where most people fail.
Is that you’re experience too with your clients?
Mikael
Saad@Structured Settlement
November 15th, 2009
1:29 pm
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Regards,
Saad
Damon@Honest Debt Settlement
November 15th, 2009
10:18 pm
Hello Mikael,
You pretty much got it. The biggest thing that tends to separate successful people from unsuccessful, is that successful people are willing to do what others are not willing to do in order to allow them to achieve a level of success that others don’t have.
Of course this is not always the case. There are a lot of factors that go into it, and I am certainly not saying that if you are not making a ton of money, or are currently not enjoying success, that you are not working hard. However, there is a very common thread.
The difference is that some people that are not successful now, will simply say, well I gave it a shot and give up. Others will keep on going, try and fail, try and fail, and try some more until they succeed. It doesn’t matter if you try and fail many times, you only have to hit it right one time to find success. So the odds favor those who don’t give up.
.-= Damon@Honest Debt Settlement´s last blog ..Debt Settlement – 15 Companies under Investigation in New York =-.
Mikael
November 15th, 2009
11:01 pm
Very true words Damon. Giving up is the only SURE way to fail at something.
Hassan from Bank on LA
June 17th, 2010
1:03 am
Hello all,
This is my first time happening upon this blog. Excellent post!
Part of my work is financial counseling for low and moderate income families. During one of the money management classes a participant brought up the same point expressed here. While Googling “copy the rich” I was brought here. Cool!
While I wholeheartedly agree with the message I do feel that we even must be careful with how we communicate this message to others. There are some things we want to learn from the successful and there are things that don’t warrant emulation. I think we underestimate, in general, how significant other variables take into account a person’s realized success; known or unbeknown to that person, you, and I. And then there’s always luck or randomness. It’s just that when we look back at the big picture those things get lost.
Another thing is, how subjective is “rich”? Appearances aren’t everything. We’re not omnipresent. And we’re not efficient at having all the information. While it could appear that A led to B, how do we know that it’s not the other way around? Self-fulfilling prophecy? Or what if A had nothing to do with B?
I guess what I’m saying is probably just as important or more important then the successful person and what they did is also what was going on around them when it happened. That’s why I like the “surround yourself with successful people” suggestion. Careful to part the idiosyncrasies from the real agents that sparked change.
Personally, I feel if there is anyone to copy it would be those that aren’t wildly successful, but successful to a certain degree. Perhaps those that occupy the upper-middle income bracket. For there’s more of them than the super-successful and perhaps the correlation of their achieved success to what they perceived to do to get there is more tightly related.
To reach the upper-bracket I believe with what Damon said about 1.) not giving up and 2.) taking risks. And as everyone is saying, you got to think differently and be around those that wish you to be. Kind of twist on “Be the change you want to see”.
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