Secrets of the Millionaire Mind

WEALTH PRINCIPLE:
If you are willing to do only what’s easy,
life will be hard. But if you are willing to do
what’s hard, life will be easy.
The tirade was over. The crowd was silent.
Later, the fella who’d started the entire discussion came up 
and thanked me profusely for “opening his eyes.” Of 

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course he registered for the course (even though it was in 
Vancouver), but what was really funny was overhearing him 
on the phone as I was leaving, fervently giving the exact same 
speech I had just given him to one of his friends on the other 
end of the line. I guess it worked because the next day he 
called in with three more registrations. They were all from the 
East Coast... and they were all coming to Vancouver!
Now that we’ve addressed convenience, what about dis-
comfort? Why is acting in spite of discomfort so important? 
Because “comfortable” is where you’re at now. If you want to 
move to a new level in your life, you must break through your 
comfort zone and practice doing things that are not 
comfortable.
Let’s suppose you are currently leading a level 5 life and you 
want to move to a level 10 life. Level 5 and below are within 
your comfort zone, but level 6 and above are outside your box, 
in your “uncomfort” zone. Meaning, to get to a level 10 life 
from a level 5 life, you will have to travel through your 
uncomfort zone.
Poor people and most of the middle class are not willing to 
be uncomfortable. Remember, being comfortable is their 
biggest priority in life. But let me tell you a secret that only rich 
and highly successful people know: being comfortable is highly 
overrated. Being comfortable may make you feel warm, fuzzy, 
and secure, but it doesn’t allow you to grow. To grow as a 
person you have to expand your comfort zone. The only time 
you can actually grow is when you are outside your comfort 
zone.
Let me ask you a question. The first time you tried some-
thing new, was it comfortable or uncomfortable? Usually 
uncomfortable. But what happened afterward? The more

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you did it, the more comfortable it became, right? That’s how 
it goes. Everything is uncomfortable at the beginning, but if 
you stick with it and continue, you will eventually move 
through the uncomfort zone and succeed. Then you will have 
a new, expanded comfort zone, which means you will have 
become a “bigger” person.
Again, the only time you are actually growing is when you 
are uncomfortable. From now on, whenever you feel un-
comfortable, instead of retreating back into your old comfort 
zone, pat yourself on the back and say, “I must be growing,” 
and continue moving forward.