Prof. Tyler yamazaki

They Don't Equate Money and Time
If you are like most middle-class people, how much money you earn is
probably directly connected with how many hours you spend working.
Even if you are in a salaried rather than an hourly position, you won't make
much more money at work, except through raises and bonuses, unless you
invest more time. This paradigm creates a linear view of money in which
the amount of money you make is basically fixed without significantly
more time invested.
Millionaires don't equate money, especially not big money, with time. They
know that the best financial decisions can happen through creativity and
problem-solving — things that don't happen on a 9-5 schedule — rather
than through working more hours. Ideas and creativity are limitless;
therefore, so is the amount of money that you can earn. The right idea
activated at the right time can create a fortune virtually overnight.
Instead of thinking about money in linear terms, in which time and money
are directly correlated, think of it in exponential terms, in which ideas can
generate unlimited wealth.
They Have an Action-Based Mentality
Many middle-class Americans who want to become rich are taking passive
steps at best towards wealth and financial success. They may be buying
lottery tickets or putting in resumes for a better job, one that they may not
even be qualified for. So may simply hope and pray that prosperity will one
day find them.
Millionaires, however, are constantly looking for how they can take action.
Instead of buying lottery tickets, they are looking for a good and better
investment options. Instead of looking for good and better jobs, they are
looking for business ventures that can bring in big money.

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Millionaires aren't looking for a hero to rescue them and bring them
financial success. Instead, they recognize that their wealth is in their hands
and that they must be their own heroes if financial prosperity is to be theirs.
They take action and take responsibility for their actions. They are
constantly moving forward and looking for new, creative ideas.

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