Secrets of the Millionaire Mind

Wealth File #1
Rich people believe “I create my life.”
Poor people believe “Life happens to me.”
 
If you want to create wealth, it is imperative that you believe 
that you are at the steering wheel of your life, especially your 
financial life. If you don’t believe this, then you must inher-
ently believe that you have little or no control over your life, 
and therefore you have little or no control over your financial 
success. That is not a rich attitude.
Did you ever notice that it’s usually poor people who spend 
a fortune playing the lottery? They actually believe their wealth 
is going to come from someone picking their name out of a 
hat. They spend Saturday night glued to the TV, excitedly 
watching the draw, to see if wealth is going to “land” on them 
this week.
Sure, everyone wants to win the lottery, and even rich 
people play for fun once in a while. But first, they don’t spend 
half their paycheck on tickets, and second, winning the lotto is 
not their primary “strategy” for creating wealth.
You have to believe that you are the one who creates your 
success, that you are the one who creates your mediocrity, and 
that you are the one creating your struggle around money and 
success. Consciously or unconsciously, it’s still you.
Instead of taking responsibility for what’s going on in their 
lives, poor people choose to play the role of the victim. A 
victim’s predominant thought is often “poor me.” So presto, 
by virtue of the law of intention, that’s literally what victims 
get: they get to be “poor.”
Notice that I said they play the role of victim. I didn’t say 
they are victims. I don’t believe anyone is a victim. I believe 

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people play the victim because they think it gets them some-
thing. We’ll discuss this in more detail shortly.
That said, how can you tell when people are playing the 
victim? They leave three obvious clues.
Now, before we talk about these clues, I want you to realize 
that I fully understand that none of these ways of being has 
anything to do with anyone reading this book. But maybe, just 
maybe, you might know someone who can relate. And maybe, 
just maybe, you might know that person intimately! Either 
way, I suggest you pay close attention to this section.