𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡

I built my wealth starting from nothing (I grew up on a farm)…so here are some honest tips I’d give you if you’re like I was:

𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤. Sounds stupid, but go to places and events where people are doing big and interesting things. Have conversations, soak everything in, gather a lot of cards, make yourself available, and make genuine friendships. People will tap those they like over other people when they have opportunities.

𝐁𝐞 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞. Success won’t always look like you think it will, and neither will opportunities. Be open to moving from where you live, taking some chances, and being uncomfortable.

𝐃𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐠𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬. Nothing will kill your net worth faster than debt. Don’t do it if you don’t have to…and certainly not over stupid things like cars, etc..

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐭. Do you know where competition is steepest? In the middle. Very few people actually shoot for big things, they aspire to common things…there’s nothing wrong with that, but it shows you where most people are.

𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡. I know this sounds stupid, but seeing what is possible will open your eyes if you haven’t seen it before. I used to think physicians were “rich” growing up - that’s how limited my view was. A few things you’ll note that will expand you: what’s possible, how much money is out there (it’s not rare), and that most of these people are not special in any way.

𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞'𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. A lot of people give advice they think is good - for them. Follow your own heart and your own drive.
𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞. Know what you want to do? Read the people who are doing just that, and reverse engineer how to do it yourself.

𝐁𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬. There’s a great saying that “rivers don’t cut through rock because they are powerful, they cut through rock because they are persistent.” Just keep going.

I know these are kind of vague, and some even sound pretty cheesy - but I mean all of them sincerely. Good luck.