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gerry robert is an awesome mentor now he has shared his wisdom in book form read it study it and apply it it will change your life and your finances how do i know that it changed mine peter field author of lighten your load if you want a book that will both inspire and challenge you then look no further this is a real meat-and-potatoes type of book polly and mike mccormick authors of girlfriendz guide to real estate a masterpiece pure and simple janis koehler-vos author of the success toolbox for entrepreneurs i was captivated from start to finish reading the millionaire mindset to come from poverty to waking up millions of people is remarkable the author reaches down into those places where paradigms control behavior and provides you with a game plan to alter them forever i loved it dr anil agarwal dentist and author of extreme practice makeover i loved using the worksheets and doing all the exercises in this book the millionaire mindset goes beyond the theory it is one of the most practical books i ve ever come across i highly recommend it dr karl parker author of the parker path you will love it just read the story on page 13 it says it all max carbone author of scoring eagles
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brilliant a formidable piece of writing guaranteed to get you out of that rut and rethink your life s priorities full of action plans to stop procrastination and set you on the track to financial independence dr arthur g robinson robinson shipping what a great book i like the part where it taught me to write down my goals and review them daily jerome tan entrepreneur the millionaire mindset is a very revolutionary book it gave me an idea that helped me stay focused and motivated about money each day the book is practical too heen ming phoon executive chairman bestec south east asia snd bhd this book is based on proven and tested principles and the best part about it is that it gives a clear line of action of what to do and gets the reader to participate by writing down his goals i highly recommend the millionaire mindset to people who need direction bruce seah speaker and author the millionaire mindset in one of the best self-improvement books of the century the concepts mentioned in this book are awesome and mind-blowing if you want to become very wealthy you must read this book koo hang boon executive webmaster malaysia-best.com
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gerry robert s book the millionaire mindset is one of the classics in motivation and achieving one s goals it is on the same level as other classics such as think and grow rich rich dad poor dad 7 habits of highly effective people and the richest man in babylon gerry s book causes one to search deep within and make the paradigm shift necessary to achieve quantum leaps in success matthew j gillogly director of golf the university of baton rouge this is a must read book for entrepreneurs an invaluable book of insights into becoming a millionaire i find this book to be filled with great content and i would not do without it roy boey author one of the most practical handbooks i have ever come across i was especially impressed by gerry s offer to e-mail him for guidance victor lim executive raffles hotel singapore if you are serious about wealth the concepts in this book will blow you away dave brown president classic conservations this is a great book from a great dad corey trevor evan robert gerry s kids i ve read other books that gerry has written and this is really his best i ve been to all the seminars and read all the books on this subject and i can tell you that this book will help anyone that wants riches suzanne robinson century 21 real estate hall of fame member
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gerry your book will help everyone who wants more out of life gary targett suncor developments if this book doesn t motivate you nothing will it proves that it s not what you are born with that counts it s what you do with what you are born with david ogunnaike author of millionaire genius this is a story about an ordinary everyday person and his extraordinary achievement and serves as a reminder to all of us that anything is possible with the right mindset lynn anderson president asap management the millionaire mindset is an incredible book it has helped me refocus my energy i am well on my way to a bright promising and prosperous year thanks gerry audrey linster entrepreneur this book has power power to inspire you to dream again power to move into action power to change your thinking thereby creating a whole new world for yourself yes the millionaire mindset delivers dr jonathan fox orthopedic surgeon as an optometrist author and learning difficulty expert i can attest to the power of the millionaire mindset it will get you to see much more clearly the magic within you so that you can clear away any obstacles to progress in your life dr lou spinozzi optometrist and author of what your bright child can t see
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international bestseller millionaire mindset gerry robert the how ordinary people can create extraordinary income
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other books by gerry robert conquering life s obstacles the magic of real estate the sales mastery system a tale of two websites multiply your business this book is sold with the understanding that neither the author nor the publisher is engaged in rendering legal accounting or financial services the author and publisher specifically disclaim any liability loss or risk personal or otherwise which is incurred as a consequence directly or indirectly of the use and application of any of the strategies in this book all rights reserved copyright © mmvii by gerry robert this book may not be reproduced in whole or in part by any means without written permission of the author lifesuccess publishing llc 8900 e pinnacle peak road suite d240 scottsdale az 85255 telephone fax e-mail isbn 800.473.7134 480.661.1014 admin@lifesuccesspublishing.com 978-1-59930-030-6 today is a great day millionaire mindset 2 companies organizations institutions and industry publications quantity discounts are available on bulk purchases of this book for reselling educational purposes subscription incentives gifts sponsorship or fundraising special books or book excerpts can also be created to fit specific needs such as private labeling with your logo on the cover and a message from a vip printed inside for more information please contact our special sales department at lifesuccess publishing.
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dedication this book is dedicated to my financial mentor bob proctor his insightful honest sometimes harsh and frequently painful advice helped me overcome the poverty conditioning with which i was raised no one has ever caused me to think and i mean really think like bob has i will always be grateful for his impact on my life which increases each time i study this material this book is also dedicated to everyone who wants more out of life even in the face of personal criticism adversity and financial hardships i dedicate this book to my family most of all they teach me that i am wealthy beyond measure because i have them in my life i trust they will learn this material from observing my life today is a great day millionaire mindset 3
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acknowledgments out of all the books i ve written this one has taken the longest to write frankly it took me almost 40 years it goes way beyond what i ve done with some of the other books this book isn t just a research project it is a proven and tested system from the university of hard knocks it s actually a life s work what you will read in these pages is a compilation of years of trial and error way too much error i have to acknowledge the people who helped in teaching me this material and who are helping me live it in my daily life first and foremost is my wife anne some of my escapades have caused her much pain i m truly sorry for this i ve been away chasing my dream sometimes for too long and too far away she still loves me and i m glad we are a team she has taught me much about perseverance and faith even after 23 years of marriage i m still nuts about her going on that blind date was the single best decision i ve ever made i learned the lessons in this book from many people who have entered my life some of the more powerful lessons about this subject have come from personal contact with or the writings of people like dr robert schuller zig ziglar ken blanchard mark victor hansen barry spilchuk jack canfield dr laura schlessinger bob proctor robert kiyosaki veronica and richard tan robert ringer howard cracower dr john maxwell bill bright bill hybels tom hopkins anthony robbins peter lowe dr billy graham jerry gillis norman sharkey bernhard dohrmann dean potter and jeff hill another success story from the penny drive projects i would like to acknowledge my team at lifesuccess publishing kandi miller andrew hunter lloyd arbour charles beaumont aimee white and rick miller were invaluable to me in publishing this book and they are the best to work with you guys are the best team in the world i also want to acknowledge my personal assistant erin woodward who keeps me organized not a small task i assure you erin is a bright light and she spreads sunshine throughout my life and our company the partners at lifesuccess publishing are also the best group of partners i have ever had mark meyerdirk kim klein gina hayden and bob proctor mean the world to me you inspire me to be more than i am or ever would be without you today is a great day millionaire mindset 4
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foreword i am frequently asked to write forewords for books especially books on topics such as money wealth paradigms and success most likely because i ve spent the past 40 years teaching these topics to people but it was a special honor to be asked to write the foreword for the millionaire mindset why first because i ve known the author for almost twenty years now i have watched his own personal and professional development i have observed how seriously he has studied and applied this material in his own life gerry robert is not writing from an academic or theoretical point of view he lives what he writes second the information presented in the millionaire mindset can help you with some of the most perplexing questions all of us face today questions such as why am i not doing what i know i should be doing or how can i bring out the best in myself or what can i do to live my life with purpose or how can i make more money we are rarely taught the answers to such questions after you read this book you will be armed with the tools to live the life you dream about this book helps win the war on poverty gerry robert knows too well the ravages of poverty he has pulled himself out of it and has helped people the world over do it too would you like to be one of them you will find within the pages of this book a powerful step-by-step plan to create a better world for you your family and the planet and gerry is ready to help you with it treat this book as a workbook don t just read it it s too important for that work it do what gerry suggests if you do you will never again have money worries you will discover that you were born rich bob proctor best selling author you were born rich for more information on having bob proctor coach you please visit www.ccprogram.com today is a great day millionaire mindset 5
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contents acknowledgments foreword preface introduction chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 magic thinking the key to success habit magic turning yourself on to self-discipline goals magic the ultimate tool for financial success money magic the keys to mastering your money m.s.i magic multiple sources of income-what the rich have always known about wealth creation mastermind magic the secret weapon of wealth time magic double your power and personal effectiveness sales magic learn to sellthe key to your future successibility thinking the 30-day success declaration plan multiply your business the ten realities 4 5 7 10 17 57 69 87 119 141 159 181 203 today is a great day chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8 chapter 9 chapter 10 epilogue appendix index millionaire mindset 215 213 277 300 6
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preface larry walters was a truck driver but his life-long dream was to fly he tried to join the air force but his poor eyesight had disqualified him so one day he took matters into his own hands he went down to the local army-navy surplus store and bought forty-five large weather balloons and a tank of helium he blew up the balloons attached them to a lawn chair which he temporarily anchored to his jeep packed a bb gun and some sandwiches and cut the anchoring cords larry s launch climbed faster and higher than he expected and in a matter of minutes he rose to an elevation of 11,000 feet now scared about shooting out any of the balloons at such a high altitude larry stayed up there sailing around for fourteen hours eventually he drifted into the approach corridor for the los angeles in the great musical south international airport a panam pilot pacific mary martin sang radioed the tower about passing a guy in if you don t a lawn chair who had a gun in his lap have a dream finally the navy dispatched a helicopter and performed a successful if i don t rescue have a dream as larry was being led away how are we going by the authorities a reporter called out and asked mr walters why did you to make a dream do it come true larry replied hey if you want to turn your dreams into a reality you can t just sit around isn t that the truth this point was brought home to me further from a movie i watched the closer i want you to picture how this scene opens in a large dark auditorium you see hundreds and hundreds of people waiting to hear a speech from the top income earner he is the top of the top they are all there waiting to hear his advice on how to become a superstar like him the lights dim and the only thing you really see is a spotlight focused on the podium then he walks out and says this flemming sermon notes oct 18 1998 springvale baptist church today is a great day millionaire mindset 7
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what does it take to reach this level of success what are you willing to give up in pursuit of your dream stop kidding yourself go after what you want a man does not strive for greatness and embrace mediocrity there is no compromise in a dream compromise is an excuse for falling short while you lay on your couch in front of your tv with your remote control and your glass of beer watching someone else run with your dream do me a favor don t wake up one morning when your hair is gray and the elastic has gone out of your waistline with shaving cream all over your face and ask yourself `what have i been doing for the last 30 years this isn t my life this isn t where my passion lies don t be afraid of your ambitions if other people hold you back then you don t want it badly enough and don t tell me you do other people don t stop you from dreaming you stop yourself you get in your own way because you are afraid of what you might become even if that something is a wonderful thing today is a great day this book will allow you to design a wonderful wonderful you dale carnegie once said any idea you choose to keep in your mind will begin at once to form through the most convenient physical form where dreams become reality there is something mysterious and magical about you every day images of great and grand happenings roll across the screen of your marvelous mind you have dreams you have always had dreams as far back in your life as your memory will take you you dream of who you would like to be you dream of things you would like to do you dream of what you would like to have you dream of places you would like to go millionaire mindset then just as mysteriously as those beautiful pictures of a more prosperous life appear something within you causes them to fade thoughts fill your consciousness and you experience a knowing you become convinced that they were merely dreams they are not real couldn t be real it would be nice 8
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really nice but mentally you are back to what is actually your reality your material world is back in control and you will continue to be the plaything of outside forces periodically you will have your dream breaks but that is all they are dream breaks yet deep within you that small spark of hope is always there maybe just maybe in millionaire mindset you will learn how to make your dreams your reality it s not just a system of instruction it is an experience a magnificent experience your personal effectiveness multiplies you will hit new heights any thoughts or feelings of ineffectiveness or inferiority will be shattered the results you obtain will be difficult to imagine the law of attraction attracts to you everything you need according to the nature of your thought of life your environment and financial condition are the perfect reflection of your habitual thinking joseph edward today is a great day humankind s economic output over less than one hundred years has already exceeded the economic output of the previous one hundred centuries paul zane pilzer millionaire mindset you are involved in super learning incremental or gradual improvements are something of the past you are capable of and will experience exponential improvements in your performance your dream is your reality pilzer paul zane god wants you to be rich fireside 1995 109 9
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introduction i come from poverty i was raised in ottawa canada in a family that lived mainly on welfare we lived in the projects and my parents had many problems my father had a drinking problem and my life growing up was really tough i am the last person who you would think would write a book teaching people how to change their thinking and how to live their dreams it wasn t always this way with me on september 6 1977 my life completely turned around i began the process of changing the way i thought about myself about my world and what i could accomplish in my life in just a matter of a few short years i was earning a six-figure income then i met my financial mentor and my life changed yet again mark victor hansen co-author of the chicken soup for the soul books is a friend of mine over a dinner in toronto he insisted i meet this man named bob proctor mark told me how much he had learned from this man and since bob and i both lived in toronto we could probably develop a great relationship i was thrilled mark made arrangements for me to attend bob s seminar the next day i met with bob for a few minutes and gave him a copy of my just published first book conquering life s obstacles bob impressed me by listening for three hours i learned more than i had in years i was completely blown away by his knowledge and his ability to teach i still am one question and two statements bob called me the next day at home i was thrilled he invited me to his home and we started what would become one of the closest and most meaningful and most difficult relationships i ve ever had with anyone on this second visit with him bob asked me one question and made two statements that literally changed the course of my life the question he asked me what s the most you ve earned in a year i very proudly told him i was earning $100,000 a year i had recently written my first book and was giving speeches all over the place and feeling quite good about my new business i had only been in business for myself for less than two years at that time and i thought he d be impressed about my grand total he wasn t today is a great day millionaire mindset the first statement he looked at me and said that s garbage i couldn t believe my ears how dare he i thought how can he possibly think that $100,000 is garbage none of my friends at the time were making that kind of money didn t he know very few speakers make this kind of money especially in their first few years in the industry 10
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