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    The Instant Millionaire: A Tale of Wisdom and Wealth
    The Instant Millionaire: A Tale of Wisdom and Wealth
    The Instant Millionaire: A Tale of Wisdom and Wealth
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    The Instant Millionaire: A Tale of Wisdom and Wealth

    By Mark Fisher

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    Do those who succeed work harder than those who only dream about success? Are they smarter, luckier, more ruthless? And does financial success bring happiness? These perennial questions are perhaps more timely than ever. The Instant Millionaire answers them in the unforgettable voice of a very wise and wealthy old man. Known as the “Instant Millionaire” because he grasped the true secret of making a fortune overnight, this sage mentors a young man with frustrated dreams and nine-to-five disappointments. In practical, ready-to-implement lessons, he reveals the ideas and actions that can give anyone the mentality of a millionaire. This simple yet powerful mental shift paves the way not only for financial success but also for profound personal fulfillment and well-being.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNew World Library
    Release dateOct 6, 2010
    ISBN9781577312529
    The Instant Millionaire: A Tale of Wisdom and Wealth

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      Great, easy read with many potent reminders and pearls of wisdom.
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      Good read. Serves as a good reminder for many principles for success.
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      It's an Amazing book. Worth reading more than once. This book will teach you important lessons needed.
    • 4/5
      This is very good. I've also read the millionaires secrets by the sane author which I highly recommend. The story is even more beautiful than this one
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      I enjoyed this book it has open my mind set a bit more and I do plan to apply what was said in the book. I must become a millionaire.
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      Great book. Lot’s of wisdom. I recommend it to everyone.
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      Millionaire's Secrets: Life Lessons in Wisdom and Wealth by Mark Fisher author of The Instant MillionaireNotes written by Jackie Paulson 3-16-2011Have you ever said to yourself, "It looks like it's going to be one of those days when I'll wish I had not gotten out of bed?" Have you wanted to quit your job for a more fulfilling one?The answers to this lies within yourself.Can you answer this?ALL I REALLY WANT TO DOIS_________________________________________________.I HAVE A PASSION FOR______________________________________________________.If you feel trapped and "in a rut" then it is time to get off your "victim mentality" and get the courage to "follow through" with what you really want to do in your life.When I was younger and working I had no problem with working long hours, overtime, going in early, having a social life, and meeting everyone's needs as I was a people pleaser. This applied to my work life and personal life. But once I had gotten older that no longer applied to my life. I wanted more time to myself, to enjoy my life, my friends, my family, to travel less, and to work my five days a week at 40 hours a week. So when I started out I had a passion for all work and no play. As I got older I loved to work as it paid the bills, but it was no longer my mission to make money and have no life. What about you? Is your life all work and no play? That is no way to live!Do you say to yourself, "I would do so and so IF I had the MONEY?" ANSWER: The real problem is not MONEY, it is your FEAR. You do not have enough confidence I yourself. If you had faith, you would succeed. So as you say you can't- you will not? If you say you will, you will. My favorite quote from the bible is "with God all things are possible."What is the ANSWER TO THE SECRET TO SUCCESS?1. Come up with some initial lists of ideas that you want whether it is in your personal life or professional life. For example, here is my list of things I love; books, reading, horses, cats, learning, studying, law, real life stories, divorce support, single parenting, organizing, cleaning, frugal living, apartment living, holistic healing, Christianity.2. Establish your priorities. Ask yourself: If I had the time to work on only ONE of these ideas, which ONE would I choose? Which One seems to have the most potential?3. Take that ONE thing and concentrate all of your efforts on "making that idea a reality." Mark Fisher on page 56 recommends saying to yourself over and over, "Day by day, in every way, I am getting better and better." But the secret is to say it OUTLOUD. He suggests that we need to "live each day as if it were out last." So, if you think about what is truly most important to you, and then dedicate yourself to doing that one task until it is completed. How hard is that?!If you want to succeed in business or in anything you do the secret is to develop concentration, observation and logic. People who succeed see the tiny details and discover principles that others do not. I call it, "thinking outside of the box." Distraction is the key to eliminate because concentration takes all our energy and effort. To succeed at anything, and the ONE thing that is important to you, make it a goal to eliminate all distractions. Here is a list I came up with:Emails Phone Friends Family Noise Television Radio Children PetsYes, it is so hard to still the mind and concentrate wholly on the ONE thing but with practice it can be done. Another example, I went to get my eyes checked for glasses. When the doctor asked me to concentrate and look at the box on the wall, I did it. When she said look to the other side, I did it. She pointed this bright light into my eyes as I had to concentrate on what she wanted. To get the end results of my eye exam, I had to give her what she wanted for the proper diagnoses to formulate the glasses to my vision or lack of vision. The doctor, when finished said that I was one in a million that could actually do what she said without being distracted and that my concentration level was above her other patients.I believe this is exactly what Mark Fisher wants from each of us.Do you know of Thomas Edison who created the light bulb? Well, he didn't give up just because his first effort failed. He tried ten thousand different times and did not give up. He tried and did not stop until he accomplished his goal of the light bulb. Never, did Thomas Edison give up!On page 73 Mark Fisher states, "Concentrating means sacrificing all other activities. It means directing all your thoughts, all your emotions all your energy, all the force in your body, nerves, and hormones-everything toward that ONE single goal. It means making your entire being ardently desire the same things, and sustaining that desire for days, months or even years. That is what Sacrifice is." I call this, "present moment living."Another example we are well aware of is when we put on a movie that we really want to watch, and when the wife, mother, _____________ calls our name to come get dinner and we don't hear them. Why? We are concentrating so hard that we don't hear anything in the back ground. I know I am guilty of this one!Written by Jackie Paulson © 2011

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    The Instant Millionaire - Mark Fisher

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    CHAPTER ONE

    In which the young man consults

    a wealthy relative

    THERE WAS ONCE A BRIGHT YOUNG MAN who wanted to get rich. He had had his fair share of disappointments and setbacks, it couldn’t be denied, and yet he still believed in his lucky star.

    While he waited for fortune to smile, he worked as an assistant to an account executive in a small advertising agency. He was inadequately paid and had felt for some time that his job offered him little satisfaction. His heart was simply no longer in it.

    He dreamed of doing something else, perhaps writing a novel that would make him wealthy and famous and end his financial problems once and for all. But wasn’t his ambition a bit unrealistic? Did he really have enough talent and technique to write a bestseller, or would the pages be filled with the bleak, unfocused ramblings of his inner misery?

    His job had been a daily nightmare for more than a year. His boss spent most of each morning reading the newspaper and writing memos before disappearing to indulge in a three-hour lunch. He also changed his mind continually and gave contradictory orders.

    But it wasn’t only his boss — he was surrounded by colleagues who were also fed up with what they were doing. They seemed to have abandoned any sense of vision; they seemed to have given up altogether. He didn’t dare tell any of them about his fantasy of dropping everything and becoming a writer. He knew they would treat it as a joke. When he was at work he often felt cut off from the world, as if he was in a foreign country, unable to speak the language.

    Every Monday morning he wondered how on earth he was going to survive another week at the office. He felt totally alienated from the files piled high on his desk, from the needs of clients clamoring to sell their cigarettes, their cars, their beer. . . .

    He had written a letter of resignation six months earlier and had walked into his boss’s office a dozen times with the letter burning in his pocket, but he had never been quite able to go through with it. It was funny; he would not have hesitated three or four years ago, but now he seemed unsure of what to do. Some-thing was holding him back, some kind of force — or was it simply cowardice? He seemed to have lost the nerve that had always helped him get what he wanted in the past.

    He kept waiting till the time was ripe, finding all kinds of excuses for not jumping into action, wondering if he could ever really succeed. Has he turned into a perpetual dreamer?

    Did his paralysis spring from the fact that he was saddled with debts? Or was it because he had simply started to get old, a process inevitably triggered the minute we give up our visions of the future?

    One day, when he was feeling especially frustrated, he suddenly thought of visiting an uncle of his who had become a millionaire. Perhaps he might be able to give him some advice, or better yet, some money.

    His uncle was a warm, friendly person who immediately agreed to see him. He refused to lend him any money, however, claiming he wouldn’t be doing him a favor.

    How old are you? his uncle asked, after listening to his tale of woe.

    Thirty-two, the young man whispered timidly.

    Do you know that by the time J. Paul Getty was twenty-three he’d already made his first million? And that when I was your age, I had half a million? So how in the world is it that you are forced to borrow money at your age?

    Beats me. I work like a dog, sometimes over fifty hours a week. . . .

    Do you really believe that hard work is what makes people rich?

    I...I guess so...anyway, that’s what I’ve al-ways been led to believe.

    How much do you make a year — $35,000?

    Yeah, about that much, replied the young man.

    Do you think that someone who earns $350,000 works ten times as many hours a week as you do? Obviously not! So if this person earns ten times more than you do without working any more than you do, then he must be doing something quite differently than you. He must have a secret you are totally unaware of.

    That must be true.

    You’re lucky you understand that at least. Most people don’t even get that far. They’re far too busy trying to earn a living to stop and think about how they could get rid of their money problems. Most people don’t even spend an hour of their time trying to figure out how they could get rich and why they’ve never managed to do so.

    The young man had to admit that, despite his burning ambition and his dream of making a fortune, he had never taken the time to really think his situation through. Everything seemed to distract him and prevent him from facing up to a task that was obviously of fundamental importance.

    The young man’s uncle was silent for a while, then smiled.

    I’ve decided to help you out. I’m going to send you to the man who helped me get rich. He’s called the Instant Millionaire. Have you heard of him?

    No, never, the young man said.

    He chose that name because he claims he became a millionaire overnight after discovering the true secret of making a fortune. He claims he can help anyone become a millionaire overnight — or at least acquire the mentality of a millionaire.

    His uncle turned to a large map on the wall and pointed to a small, somewhat isolated town.

    Have you ever been there?

    No.

    Why not give it a try? Go and find him. He just might reveal his secret to you. He lives in a fantastic house, the most beautiful one in the whole town. You shouldn’t have any problem finding it.

    "Why don’t you just tell me the secret? Then I won’t have to take the trouble of going there."

    Simply because I don’t have the right to. When the Instant Millionaire confided it to me, the first thing he did was make me swear never to tell it to anybody. However, he did say I could refer people to him.

    All of this seemed both surprising and involved to the young man. It certainly aroused his curiosity.

    Are you sure you can’t tell me anything? Anything at all?

    Absolutely positive. What I can do is recommend you highly to the Instant Millionaire.

    The young man’s uncle pulled

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