The Millionaire Dropout E-Book

Vince Stanzione

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

Seitenzahl: 355

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2013

Beschreibung

If like millions of others you know deep down that you deserve to do better than where you are today, than this book is for you. Not a book based on old fashion theories or textbook scenarios, The Millionaire Dropout is instead based on tried and tested methods of increasing personal skills, increasing your wealth, improving your life-style and releasing all the personal power that is locked up inside you. Based on the author's firsthand experience of bootstrapping himself out of failure, The Millionaire Dropout is for anyone who wants to learn the secrets for increasing their income and their standard of living. Divided into three sections readers will walk through the stages for taking control of their life, learning how to make more money, and learning how be smart with their successes. Everyone owes it to themselves to invest a little time and effort into increasing their standard of living and releasing the personal power that is locked up inside of us all.

Leseprobe

Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

Part I: Taking Control of Your Life

Chapter 1: Getting Started

Tiny Steps Lead to Massive Leaps

Can You Go the Extra Mile?

Breaking Free from Your Comfort Zone

Why I Want You to Succeed

Chapter 2: Let's Talk About You

Time for Some Surgery

Let's Summarize

Listening

Dressing for Success

The Right Dress Code for Men

The Right Dress Code for Women

Your Inner Voice

Happy Music Makes Happy People

Chapter 3: What Do You Want Out of Life?

What Do You Want?

Your Road Map to Success

Where Will You Be in Five Years Time?

Nonmonetary Goals

Summary

How Is This List Going to Help Me?

So Where Do We Go Now?

Chapter 4: How to Reprogram Your Mind for Success

The Power of Your Subconscious Mind

Waking Up to a Bright Day

Starting the Day the Right Way

Preparing the Night Before

How to Turn a Seven-Day Week into an Eight-Day Week

Why Lie-Ins Are a Bad Idea

Going to Bed Satisfied

Learn a New Piece of Information Every Day

Summary to Setting Goals, Visualizing, and Your Subconscious Mind

How Does Visualizing and Using Your Subconscious Mind Work?

How People in Sports Train Their Minds

So I Just Think About It, and It Happens?

Setting New Goals and Keeping the Momentum Going

Chapter 5: Making Decisions, Dealing with Problems, and Taking Action

The Ben Franklin Method

The Coin Method

The Sleep-on-It Method

The Flow-Chart Method

Once You Have Made Your Decision

How Never to Fail Again

Dealing with Failure

Getting a Second Chance

Dealing with Rejection

Why You Don't Need Horoscopes, Tarot Cards, or Clairvoyants

Focusing on the Positive

Congratulations! You're a Loser

It's Harder Today to Be a Success

The Hot Dog Seller

Beating Yourself Up Has No Positive Effect

Your Success File

Chapter 6: Your Worst Enemy and Your Best Friend

Developing Your Best Friend

Getting Rid of Your Worst Enemy

Summary

Learning to Love Yourself

Stop Worrying Today

Tips to Help You Deal with Worries

Why Worry?

Summary on Worrying

The Past Is History; the Future Is Where to Look

Chapter 7: Magic Words or Tragic Words?

Tragic Phrases

Words to Erase from Your Life

Magic Phrases

Words to Add to Your Life

Listening to Skeptics

Can You Give Away Free Money?

Taking Advice

How I Give Advice

Professional Advice

Taking Responsibility for Your Life

How to Make Yourself Happy at Any Time

Accepting Praise and Taking Criticism

Summary

Asking Questions Makes You More Successful

Summary

Chapter 8: Associate with Eagles, not Turkeys

Summary

Dealing with Envy and Jealousy

Learning to Adapt and Changing Direction

Working Around Problems

Chapter 9: Personal Relationships

How to Help a Lagging Partner

What if My Partner Still Lags Behind?

Summary on Partners

Finding the Right Partner

Meeting Your Ideal Partner

Online Dating Agencies

Upmarket Dinner Parties

Summary

Act Before the Pain, Not After

Chapter 10: Getting It Done Now

Improve Your Memory

Balance

Marital Disputes and Affairs

Summary

Chapter 11: Food and Exercise

Why Being Fit Makes You Successful

Do You Suffer from Fatigue or Lethargy?

You Are What You Eat

My Personal Mind Diet

Overweight Dogs and Owners

My 90 Percent Good, 10 Percent Bad Rule

A Diet Is for Life

A Few Tips

Summary

Dealing with Poor Health

Chapter 12: Smart Education and Investing in Yourself

Successful People Study

Use Your Local Library

Why a Book Is an Excellent Value

Buy Books and DVDs, and Attend Seminars

Invest in Other's Success, Not Their Qualifications

Losers Don't Invest in Education

I Know It All and I've Done It All

Go the Extra Mile in Everything You Do

How the Extra Mile Brings Success

Believing Is Seeing

We Reap What We Sow

How to Move a Mountain

Chapter 13: Summary to Section One

Part II: Making Money

Chapter 14: Making Money

Can You Juggle?

Being Your Own Boss

Why Owning Your Own Business Is the Only Option Today

Why Starting Your Own Business Is the Key

How Did You Choose Your Job?

Are You in the Wrong Business?

What Are Your Skills, and What Makes You Happy?

Chapter 15: Increase Your Income Right Now

Asking for a Pay Raise

Preparing a Case for a Pay Raise

The Outcome

Summary

Are You Too Comfortable?

Chapter 16: Starting Your Own Business

The Best Business Model in the World

What's So Great about Mail Order?

What Mail Order Is Not

This Business Model Is Global

KISS—Keep It Simple, Stupid

What You Need to Succeed in Mail Order

Just Do It

I'm Not a Textbook Businessman

What Is Mail Order?

Offering Consultancy and Agency Services by Mail Order

Getting Started in Mail Order

Company Structure

Setting Up a Bank Account

Letter-Headed Paper/Online Signature

Creating a Letterhead

Business Cards

Virtual Phone Numbers

Fax

Mailing Address

Business Centers

Accepting Credit and Debit Cards

Borrowing Money

Stand-By Credit Cards and Overdrafts

Chapter 17: Finding Products to Sell

Research

The Market Will Make or Break You

Picking Easy Targets

People Buy What They Want, Not What They Need

Where to Start Your Research

eBay—What People Are Buying

Bestseller Book Lists

Shopping Channels

Be Alert and Watch Trends

Learn to Watch Trends

Magic Words That Will Help Your Business

The Dangers of Having Too Much Money

What People Want

Chapter 18: The Ideal Mail-Order Product

Lead-Generating Products

Tax

Selling Products You Like

Audio Information

DVDs

Getting DVDs Produced

Making a Video with PowerPoint or Keynote

Webinars

Buying the Rights to a Video

Newsletters, Blogs, and Membership Sites

Novelty Items, Kitchen Gadgets, Health & Fitness, Jewelry, and Personalized Items

Seasonal Items

Products That Solve People's Problems

Packaging Products Together

Back to Packaging Products

Importing and Exporting Products and Ideas

Summary

Adding Value

A Note on Copyright and Copying Others

Chapter 19: Advertising and Marketing

How to Sell Today

How Compounding Made Me Rich

Selling on eBay

Amazon Marketplace

Selling on Clickbank

Promoting Your Product or Service

Magic Words

What Makes Someone Respond to an Ad?

Chapter 20: Become an Expert by Writing Articles and Press Releases

Press Releases

Wire Services

Summary

Chapter 21: Why Back-End Selling Leads to Big Profits

How to Back-End Sell the Right Way

Find Another Golden Goose Before the First One Dies!

Don't Be an Octopus

Good Ways to Expand

Doing Business Overseas

Credit Cards Are a Global Currency

Chapter 22: Learning to Invest, but Keeping Costs Down

Attending Shows and Events

Chapter 23: Summary to Making Money

Part III: Saving Money

Chapter 24: Saving Money

How to Add Fifty Cents to Every Dollar

Chapter 25: Buying Designer Clothes for Less

Dress Agencies

Perfume and Makeup for Less

Chapter 26: Buying from Auctions and Wholesale

Government Auctions

General Auctions

What You Need to Know

Buying Wholesale at Discount Clubs

Chapter 27: Getting Cheaper Calls

International Calling Cards

Skype

Cable TV, Satellite TV, and Cell Phones

Chapter 28: Credit Cards, Cash Back, and Points

Need a Credit Card but Have Poor Credit?

Credit Card Offers

Chapter 29: How to Get a Discount on Anything

Coupons and Discount Codes

Gift Cards

Fancy Seeing a Free Show?

Eat Out for Less

Chapter 30: Making Your Money Work Hard by Saving and Investing

Use Up Your Tax Allowances

Keeping Some Cash in Savings

Summary

Chapter 31: Time to Say Goodbye—Where Do We Go from Here?

Free Newsletter and Updates

Index

Cover design: Dave Collier - ShardDesign.com

Copyright © 2013 by Vince Stanzione. All rights reserved.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Stanzione, Vince.

The millionaire dropout: fire your boss. do what you love. reclaim your life! / Vince Stanzione.

pages cm

Includes index.

ISBN 978-1-118-60948-4 (pbk.); ISBN 978-1-118-65283-1 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-118-65277-0 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-118-65268-8 (ebk)

1. Success. 2. Success in business. 3. Self-actualization (Psychology) 4. Job satisfaction. I. Title.

BF637.S8S687 2013

650.1–dc23

2013001364

Acknowledgments

My thanks to:

Mark Anastasi (http://www.laptopmillionaire.tv) for some great advice and introductions.

Bill Myers (http://www.bmyers.com), the original free thinker who helped me realize life isn't all about making more money.

Ted Nicholas (http://www.Tednicholas.com) for teaching me the power of words and copywriting.

John Caples and David Ogilvy, whose books taught me the power of advertising and direct mail.

Susanna Quinn for editing this book and JLS for your honest opinions and priceless support.

Lastly, and most importantly, a big thank you to all the readers, clients, and business partners who made everything possible over the last 28 years.

Preface

This Book Isn't About Me, It's About You

If you're reading this online, or flipping pages in a bookshop, thinking Why should I buy this book?, then let me tell you. I can help you have an amazing life. I haven't written this book to impress you, but to impress upon you what a nonacademic, near bankrupt, occasionally homeless social dropout can achieve in a relatively short period of time.

I haven't written this book to make money. I'm already a multimillionaire, and have been for many years.

This is a school of hard knocks how-to manual, and there is no exam or fancy degree at the end. But if you follow my advice and take action, you can live a lifestyle others only dream about. You can join the new rich—and I don't mean only rich in money. I mean rich in time and fulfillment.

But let's go back a few years...I didn't come from a privileged or well-educated background. My father came to the United Kingdom from a small, poor town in South Italy. He was escaping the mafia, and had nothing but a battered case and a few shillings. He couldn't speak a word of English.

By working as a hairdresser by day and a waiter by night (I know...all Italians are hairdressers or waiters!), he made enough to start his own hairdressing salon and built up a successful chain.

He then retired and dropped dead a few years later, at the relatively young age of 55. I had no interest in joining the family business, but I did share the family ethos of hard work.

At the age of 12, I was doing payroll for the hair salons, washing hair, and cleaning. However, I knew I wanted a business of my own.

I set up my first mail-order business at that age, selling computer games stored on tapes. Remember the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum?

I was the fairly quiet kid who never fit in. We moved around a lot, so I was always the new kid at school. I was badly bullied for years, and teased for being overweight and having the wrong accent.

I had about every illness you could think of—including serious asthma, eczema so bad that I struggled to hold a pen, and sight problems that meant I couldn't see the board at school.

The only thing I liked about school was selling stuff to other kids (and a few teachers too).

At 16, I landed my first job—as a junior in a Foreign Exchange Dealing Room. This paid £100 ($150) a week, and was an awful job.

I was treated like dirt by the dealers (many of whom took drugs and smoked 60 cigarettes a day), but because I didn't want to become a hairdresser I stuck it out. I learned how to trade financial markets and read everything I could at the local library.

I ate the dealer's leftovers in the staff canteen, and owned one cheap Marks & Spencer gray polyester suit that stank of smoke.

Within six months I was promoted, and within two years I was dealing multimillion-dollar positions. I then moved into equities, and traded for others and myself.

Life was good. I was living the Thatcher dream—or so I thought. Then the 1987 crash wiped me out, and I lost everything. In fact, more than everything. I was ready to be declared bankrupt by my ex-employer, who wanted to claw back commission. Luckily, the judge felt sorry for me and threw the case out on the grounds that I had no money to pay.

I then worked various commission-only jobs to get a bit of income. I started my own business selling car phones, and then mobile phones.

Working from a studio apartment, I built that business up from one newspaper ad, merged it with another dealership, and sold my share for a substantial sum a few years later.

The truth is, it was worth a lot more than I sold it for, but considering I was only 21 and had nearly been declared bankrupt not so long ago, it felt like an amazing sum of money.

I bought my first Rolex watch, which I still own today—not to show off, but because I knew if I was ever hard up and needed to start again, I could pawn it. Fortunately, I never had to.

So what can you learn from a millionaire dropout? I don't claim to have all the answers. I don't claim that every business or every investment I've made has been successful. However, I do know that if I share my secrets, you will be successful and avoid many of my mistakes.

Along my journey, from selling computer games on tape, to washing hair, to dealing currencies, to standing in bankruptcy court, to sleeping in a Ford van, to being forced to use a credit card to pay the staff, to escaping from the Russian mafia (trust me, you can't make this up!), to floating a business on the London Stock Exchange, to making millions in sales, I have picked up a few tips and secrets. If I can pass on just a few of those to you, I am certain you'll cover the cost of this book many times over.

Do you want to come on a journey with me?

I sincerely hope so.

—Vince StanzioneThe Millionaire Dropout

Introduction

You only live once, at least on this planet. So let me ask you this. Are you making the best of your life, earning plenty of money, and feeling relaxed, happy, and content? Or are you trudging through each day, waiting for life to get better?