The $1 Million Reason to Change Your Mind E-Book

Pat Mesiti

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Fachliteratur
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 292

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2011

Beschreibung

What is the $1 million reason to change your mind? Change the way you think and you will change your world. Simple. In this book Pat Mesiti will teach you how to shrug off the shackles of mediocrity, find your inner millionaire and think differently about life and money -- and get rich and happy along the way! "Soak up what Pat Mesiti has to say -- all he wants to do is share his prosperity and teach you about the millionaire mindset. Then, apply it to your life and watch it improve. Simple as that." --Mark Victor Hansen, co-creator, #1 New York Times best-selling series Chicken Soup for the Soul and co-author of Cracking the Millionaire Code and The One Minute Millionaire "Pat Mesiti is dedicated to unlocking the potential inside of people, and opening up their minds to a more rewarding, fulfilling and prosperous future. And in this book he shows you how." --Allan Pease, #1 best-selling author and international speaker "This excellent and highly recommended book will make you laugh, cry, feel encouraged and forever change your life for the better." --Steve McKnight, #1 best-selling author and founder of www.PropertyInvesting.com

Leseprobe

The $1 Million Reason To Change Your Mind

Table of Contents

Introduction

Does winning the lottery give you a million dollar mindset?

You must be a millionaire in your head first

When love came to town

Healthy bodies, but viruses in our minds

You can change your thinking

Learn to think for a change and you will see better results

Chapter 1: Do you have a mind virus?

Do you drink straight from the bottle?

Mind viruses

Spotting the viruses

Thirty examples of common mind viruses

The results of mind viruses

The Aussie battler mind virus

Chapter 2: Change direction to head for prosperity

Change direction!

You will never change what you consistently tolerate

Your level of discontent will give in to change

Break your habits or they will break you

You can’t have a broke head and a full pocket

Change begins in the mind

What shapes your views?

How you think is how you act

The wise man is the master of his mind

Chapter 3: Your thoughts become your actions

Garbage in, garbage out

Thoughts become things

Feelings, nothing more than feelings … You think so?

Deal with the thinking first

Feelings or thinking patterns?

Death and life are in the power of the tongue

Become a top shelf person

Come up a level

Chapter 4: Developing a millionaire mindset

Nobody here wears shoes!

Copy the tall poppies, don’t cut them down

So how do you change the way you think?

Developing a millionaire mindset

Chapter 5: Climbing the walls in your mind

If you can’t climb the walls …

Climb those walls by becoming a ‘master asker’

Really, they’re not thinking about you …

En route to success, the road is full of ups and downs

The dog ate my homework

When you find a reason, you’ll find a way

Nobody is a real loser — until they start blaming somebody else

‘I never let my schooling interfere with my education.’

Chapter 6: Developing a healthy view of yourself

Looking in the mirror

In which direction are you going?

How much are you worth?

The two greatest motivators are recognition and reward

Net worth is related to self-worth

Chapter 7: The 10 key characteristics of a millionaire mindset

Millionaire mindset characteristic 1: Play to win!

Millionaire mindset characteristic 2: Be inquisitive

Millionaire mindset characteristic 3: Practise selective hearing

Millionaire mindset characteristic 4: Progress from desire to commitment

Millionaire mindset characteristic 5: Self-worth before net worth

Millionaire mindset characteristic 6: Learn from the greats, not just the accessible

Millionaire mindset characteristic 7: Use what’s in your hands to do what’s in your heart

Millionaire mindset characteristic 8: Invest in memories and outcomes

Millionaire mindset characteristic 9: Live off your giving, not your getting

Millionaire mindset characteristic 10: Have guts!

Chapter 8: Fixing your attitude to money

Money is just a tool

Money only magnifies what you already are

Be a problem solver

The power lies with the giver, not the receiver

Steps to prosperity

You live through your subconscious

Money, money, money …

Chapter 9: Make failure your teacher

What do you have now?

The millionaire mindset makes failure a teacher

Lack of persistence leads to failure

Get over it … please!

Past adversity is often the window of opportunity

Chapter 10: Know what you want

‘Do you want change or do you want dollars?’

A young man who knew what he wanted

Rocky, Rocky, Rocky …

Nothing will happen until you decide to prosper

If you aim for nothing, you’re bound to hit it!

Financial problems or mind problems?

What does your world look like?

What’s your problem?

A road to nowhere

Chapter 11: Pay attention

Get focused

Prosperity won’t happen in a day, but it will happen daily

Stay focused

Whatever you focus on will progress

Learn to value results

What was that? I wasn’t paying attention …

… And I want it yesterday

The environment surrounding your mind will determine your success

You’ll never possess what you are not willing to pursue

Look at the big picture, but don’t ignore the details

Chapter 12: Growth happens by choice

How big are you on the inside?

What do you have to offer?

Growth is a process, not an event

Growth mostly happens by choice, not by coercion

Try a millionaire mindset on for size

You’re only responsible for your own prosperity

Pay attention to your growth

Invest in personal development — you’re worth it!

Add value to yourself

Education is not expensive — ignorance is!

Become more, then you’ll have more

Your life prospers when your priorities change

Your inner world is the product of your personal development

Your environment will determine how you function

Prosperous people pursue mentors

Chapter 13: How to make good decisions

Choices are easy if you know what you value

Take charge of your life

Our choices determine our destiny

Determine what is valuable and you’ll make good decisions

Chapter 14: Get some help!

You become like those with whom you associate

Three kinds of relationships

Get your advice from the right people

Take advice only from those qualified to give it

Success is learned

There are always people you can learn from

Stretch your comfort zone

Add value to others

Chapter 15: Aim for the stars

What’s your dream?

A millionaire mind dreams big

They had a dream

It costs nothing to dream

Your dream determines your behaviour

Money follows vision

Don’t just dream it — do it!

‘Impossible’ is an opinion

No vision means no progress

Chapter 16: Fuel your dream with passion

What are you passionate about?

Do what you love and love what you do

Create wealth from your position of strength

Passion is born out of concern

Mundane tasks are mandatory to your success

Don’t let disappointment stop you

Chapter 17: Fuel your passion with a reason

Learn to give

First learn to receive

To be a bigger receiver, you need a bigger capacity.

Successful people care about the needs of others

Don’t let your prosperity be hindered by other people’s small-mindedness

First published 2009 by Wrightbooks an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 42 McDougall St, Milton Qld 4064

Office also in Melbourne

Typeset in 10.5/13.5pt ITC Giovanni LT

Reprinted February 2009

© Pat Mesiti 2009

The moral rights of the author have been asserted

National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication Data

Author: Mesiti, Pat.

Title: The $1 million reason to change your mind / Pat Mesiti.

ISBN: 9781742168944 (pbk.)

Notes: Includes index.

Subjects: Wealth.

Success.

Finance, Personal.

Motivation (Psychology).

Dewey Number: 330.16

All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the Australian Copyright Act 1968 (for example, a fair dealing for the purposes of study, research, criticism or review), no part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, communicated or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written permission. All inquiries should be made to the publisher at the address above.

Printed in Australia by McPherson's Printing Group

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Author photos by Karla Majnaric

Cover designed by Brad Maxwell

Disclaimer

The material in this publication is of the nature of general comment only, and does not represent professional advice. It is not intended to provide specific guidance for particular circumstances and it should not be relied on as the basis for any decision to take action or not take action on any matter which it covers. Readers should obtain professional advice where appropriate, before making any such decision. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the author and publisher disclaim all responsibility and liability to any person, arising directly or indirectly from any person taking or not taking action based upon the information in this publication.

Foreword

I’d argue that everybody’s looking to get ahead in this world. It’s the natural way — humans were built to want more! Luckily, we were also built to help others; to give them a hand-up. But none more than Pat Mesiti. This is why The $1 Million Reason to Change Your Mind is such an important book. Pat has used his infectious positivity and experience in gaining prosperity to share with you some secrets that will help you succeed.

We are not necessarily born with knowledge of how to increase our prosperity. We all deserve help to get us where we want to go — we just have to ask for it, learn from what we are told and then apply our new knowledge and watch our lives change for the better.

Contrary to the stereotype, prosperous people are not all sitting in their mansions, counting their cash. They are normal people who have simply discovered their goal, focused on it and gone after it. They are no different to you and me. They just attained a millionaire mindset, wherein they realised that we all need to rid ourselves of old thought processes that have held us back. Sure, they may have made some tough decisions or sacrifices to gain their goal, but their growth will surely have counterbalanced any kind of hardship they have undertaken.

One thing this book has taught me is the importance of mentors. The adage ‘those who can, do; those who can’t, teach’ is rendered meaningless by Pat. He can do and he teaches. And, like any teacher worth his salt, he continues to learn. Pat may be seen as an expert in his field, but this is only because he is continually updating and renewing his knowledge. He claims always to have a book in his briefcase, and that if anyone catches him without one, they will be given a thousand dollars in cash. Next time you see Pat at a conference, see if you can catch him out! My bet is that it will be a fruitless exercise.

Never have I met a more positive man than Pat. He maintains his positivity even when he has to tell you you’re stuffed. This is because he believes that any bad situation is not a full stop — it is an ellipsis. There’s always somewhere to go, something to do to improve the situation. And if, in the depths of despair, you can’t see the path, Pat will happily shine a light.

Those who have been lucky enough to see Pat speak know that I am right about this — he tells stories that you wouldn’t believe if you didn’t know him. Pat finds himself in situations where you or I might feel lost and uncomfortable, though there he sits, happy as a pig in mud. He could be hugging a bag lady or talking to a roomful of prisoners — or real estate agents! — but the message is always the same: find a dream and work towards it. With the right mindset, you will get there!

Another of Pat’s points with which I passionately agree is the idea that in order to receive, you must give. Giving implies a millionaire mindset, which can only lead you onwards and upwards. Pat and his family are first-class philanthropists. They are responsible for feeding 6000 hungry mouths in the Third World. They have all they need and share the rest with people less fortunate than themselves. This is something more people in the world need to learn. We are all in this together, so why not help out a neighbour in need?

We all deserve a helping hand, so let Pat do what he is passionate about: helping others to become a more prosperous version of themselves — you, version 2.0! This is his passion and, as Pat says himself, ‘Your passion is what will make your dream a reality.’

Read on and soak up what Pat Mesiti has to say — all he wants to do is share his prosperity and teach about the millionaire mindset. Then apply it to your life and watch it improve. Simple as that.

We’re only given one life, so why not make the most of it?

Mark Victor Hansen

Co-creator, #1 New York Times best-selling series Chicken Soup for the Soul ®

Co-author, Cracking the Millionaire Code and The One Minute Millionaire

December 2008

About the author

Pat Mesiti is an author, speaker and prosperity activist with a passion to bring out the best in people. He is a highly effective income acceleration coach. His passion is to equip and empower people to experience growth and prosperity by helping them to reach their full potential.

Pat regularly speaks to sold-out audiences throughout the world and his books and materials have sold over two million copies. Pat’s goal is to raise up ten thousand millionaires.

Introduction

I’m on a mission to help make people rich. And to do that, I mess with people’s minds. That’s why I’ve written this book. You may wonder what a book about mindsets has to do with you! Well, it’s very simple: we all need to have the right kind of mindset to achieve wealth and prosperity. You see, prosperity isn’t about money, it’s about . Change your mindset and you can change your world.