How to Get Rich

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Above all, he looks at himself and others without illusion yet with an odd sort of existentialist compassion that makes what he says in this book ring true and be useful.

Fortunately for you, you do not have anything to lose and can afford to ignore the "jobsworths" and Jeremiahs who have lived upon the mountain for so long that they have come to worship it. He made two thirds of his fortune working and sharing equity with his partners Peter and Bob in America. Explore the best books for expanding your mind, the best self-help books, the best philosophy books for beginners, books for people who don't enjoy reading, and more great books. Far better ruthlessly analyze what your particular aptitudes are and act upon them rather than attempt to graft an oak tree onto a dandelion.

Especially in the early days of your company, delegation and promotion are among your most powerful weapons in getting rich. We have all met deeply unhappy souls muddling along in professions or careers for which they are patently unsuited. Reading Dennis' stories about his journey - and being reminded that, no, it's not just you, that's just the way it is - was profoundly comforting. The content herein is intended solely for the entertainment of the reader and the author and should not be relied upon in making any decisions. Felix Dennis is the chairman of Dennis Publishing, which publishes The Week among many other magazines.

The kids and the house and the mortgage and your retired parents and the love you your life (whether a man or a woman) and all your current responsibilities - they are not the real problem.Especially as what come across very clearly in the book is that the author's greatest talent is to select other talented people to work for him.

There's a bit of waffle to get through (but not too much) to get to the interesting bits - but once you do it is excellent stuff and hard to put down.In conclusion Felix Dennis’s How to get Rich is a work of literature that opens the reader to the world of wealth in a such a way that the reader can decipher whether or not money is their true desire in life. For instance Dennis discusses how his fortune has affected his health, even stating that his cancer was a result of decades of constantly trying to further grow his fortune. We will be touching on some of the circumstances described above shortly, but, in a nutshell, my experience has been that money is colour-blind, race-blind, sex-blind, degree-blind and couldn't care less who brought you up or in what circumstances. More usefully still, it will make it crystal clear, if you don't have a certain drive and ability to handle fear, that you really should not bother. Nobody had bothered to tell them that such and such a thing could not be done or would be likely to fail.