Tuesday, July 21, 2009

The 12 Commandments of Wealth

1. Seek money for money's sake and ye shall not find.

2. Find your perfect pitch. (Know your strengths and weaknesses.)

3. Be your own boss.

4. Get addicted to ambition.

5. Wake up early. Be early.

6. Don't set goals—execute or get executed.

7. Fail so you can succeed.

8. Location doesn't matter. Success can take place anywhere.

9. Moor yourself to morals.

10. Say yes to sales.

11. Borrow from the best—and the worst.

12. Never retire.

--Adapted from The Richest Man in Town by W. Randall Jones