When you are young, work to learn, not to earn

Author : Corina Zhang Source : Release on : 2016-09-06 10:28:04

The middle class climb the corporate ladder, the rich own the ladder

"The richest people in the world look for and build networks; everyone else looks for work."--Robert Kiyosaki

The middle class tend to work for someone else. They have a job. A career. Upper middle class tend to be self-employed. They own a job. The rich tend to own the business. They own that corporate ladder that the middle class are busy working up. The rich understand that they need more people working for them to earn more money. The rich understand the power of passive income.

The middle class are friends with everyone, the rich choose wisely

"It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you'll drift in that direction."--Warren Buffett

The rich understand that when you surround yourself with successful people, your own success will follow. Likewise, surrounding yourself with unsuccessful people tends to have the anticipated effect. Your income is usually the average of the incomes of your three closest friends. If you want to earn more, hang around people who earn more. It's all about aligning your mindset with the mindset of successful people. If you want to be rich, you have to think rich.

The middle class work to earn, the rich work to learn

"When you are young, work to learn, not to earn."--Robert Kiyosaki

The middle class are easily persuaded to change jobs when someone offers more money. The rich understand that working isn't about the money, especially in the early years. It's about developing the skills and traits you need to develop to become rich. That may mean working a sales job to better understand the world of selling. Or it could mean you work at a bank to better understand accounting. If you want to be rich, you should be working to learn the skills you need to become rich. Most rich people didn't get there by earning a high salary.