The Top 10 Distinctions Between Millionaires and the Middle Class (Hardcover)

by Keith Cameron Smith (Author)
Key Phrases: intentional congruence, millionaires focus, disempowering questions (more...)

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The Top 10 Distinctions between Millionaires and the Middle Class

“Everyone can be a millionaire. You just need to know the 10 Distinctions. Learn, use, and study these great distinctions and become a millionaire.”
–Mark Victor Hansen, co-author of The One Minute Millionaire and Chicken Soup for the Soul

“Filled with wisdom and knowledge that leads to freedom and abundance.”
–Nido R. Qubein, author of Stairway to Success


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Review
Praise for
The Top 10 Distinctions between Millionaires and the Middle Class

“Everyone can be a millionaire. You just need to know the 10 Distinctions. Learn, use, and study these great distinctions and become a millionaire.”
–Mark Victor Hansen, co-author of The One Minute Millionaire and Chicken Soup for the Soul

“Filled with wisdom and knowledge that leads to freedom and abundance.”
–Nido R. Qubein, author of Stairway to Success

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (August 28, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345500229
• ISBN-13: 978-0345500229
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #36,712 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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49 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Why five stars?, September 16, 2007

By	Michael Young "MikeYoungLaw.com" (Dallas, Texas United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Frankly, there's nothing new in this book. But it is a concise description of what it takes to become wealthy. Will reading the book make you a millionaire? Of course not. But it will put you on the right track. It is a quick read. I recommend reading it straight through in one sitting...then reviewing a chapter a day until your actions model millionaire behavior. Dr. Thomas Stanley's Millionaire Next Door and Millionaire Mind provide plenty of evidence to support what Smith talks about in his book. The strength of this particular book is that 10 clear easy-to-understand steps are described so that you don't have to parse through the statistics to find out what works and what doesn't. Instead of slipping cash in a card this holiday season for that high school or college student, give them a copy of this book. Note that this book is not about greed. It is about acquiring wealth and being a good person at the same time. The two are compatible.

34 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply phenomenal!, November 8, 2007

By	Stoney G. deGeyter "President, Pole Position ... (Reno, NV United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

You'll not find a more simplified, boiled down analysis of what separates the rich from, well, everybody else. No, this isn't a book talking about how rich people are a bunch of greedy SOB's. Nor is it talking about some get-rich-quick scheme or how you can make millions of dollars overnight. While the book may be short, it's quite simple in its approach answering the question, why do some people have more money than others?

The top ten distinctions the author walks us through outline the basic idea that how successful you are is largely determined by your thoughts and your actions. Most millionaires have achieved their success because they had the right mindset to become millionaires. They had goals and sacrificed what they had to to get there, but they also kept their frame of mind in the right place, asking the right questions, taking risks, and developing ideas.

Because of its simplicity, Top Ten Distinctions makes it clear that anybody has it within themselves to become a millionaire. Sure, some have more hurdles to cross than others, but these things can all be overcome and financial success-financial freedom-can be achieved by anyone who puts their mind to it. The distinctions between millionaires and middle class are not that millionaires have more money, they were just determined not to live out a middle class existence that often struggles to pay bills, afford vacations, or are living from paycheck to paycheck.

Financial freedom is available to all. Once you know what separates those that have much from those that don't, you can begin to mold yourself to have the mindset that allows you to become free financially. Oh, and just for a quick preview, my favorite distinction was number four: Millionaires believe they must be generous. The middle class believes it can't afford to give. I can't tell you how many times I've thought that I can't afford to donate here or help that person there. I'm off to change my own mindset!

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Account of Personal Development & Abudance Mindset, August 29, 2007

By	E. Quinones (New York / New Haven, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is great. Smith shares a set of ten brief-but-essential thoughts and habits that, when practiced and MASTERED, cause a person to experience financial wealth instead of mere short-term comfort.

He simply and bluntly lays out critical factors that separate those who tend to succeed financially and those whose actions yield mediocre results.

These simple ideas include long-term focus over immediate gratification; generosity over stinginess; talking about ideas that make a difference instead of talking about other people and trivial things.

Notice I said these ideas must be practiced on a consistent basis and MASTERED to yield noticeable results; exposing one's self to them one time and making a cursory mental understanding of them won't do much good. Reading this book once will not make a lazy person rich, and Smith doesn't claim this will happen.

Now, if you've read a book in the past like "Rich Dad Poor Dad" or "Think And Grow Rich" and felt ripped off because it lacked specifics on how to get rich, then you probably won't find much value in this book, either, so I wouldn't recommend it because it would probably feel like a waste of $10-$15, honestly.

If, however, you tend to enjoy books like this on a regular basis anyway, you'll immediately recognize and appreciate the massive value it contains. Not only will you find yourself nodding in agreement at his reinforcement of the fundamentals, but you'll also gain a fresh perspective from those unique contributions that spring from Smith's own mind and life experience.

Some awesome fundamental elements that are incorporated into this book's message are also touched on in past works by Napoleon Hill (be-do-have, mastermind alliance), Robert Kiyosaki (building the asset column, taking calculated risks, ongoing financial education), Tony Robbins (empowering vs. disempowering questions, 7th power, RPM) and more. These are just the references I recognized upon the first read. (Of course, whether Smith actually discovered the ideas from these particular people is less important than the fact that he practices & shares the same principles taught by these other master educators.)

I read this tiny book in under an hour and loved it. I will absolutely return to it again and again because it's concise, simple, to the point, and it packs quite a punch despite it's simplicity.