Getting Rich Your Own Way: Achieve All Your Financial Goals Faster Than You Ever Thought Possible [Hardcover]

Brian Tracy (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471652644 | ISBN-13: 978-0471652649 | Publication Date: August 30, 2004 | Edition: 1

"Save yourself ten years of hard work. Read Brian's powerful book and let him show you the shortcut to success. He'll show you the fastest way for you to get rich."
-Robert Allen bestselling author, Multiple Streams of Income

"Millions of people start with nothing and become wealthy as the result of doing certain things in a certain way, over and over again. This book by Brian Tracy shows you how you can achieve all your financial goals, starting from wherever you are today."
-Jack Canfield coauthor, Chicken Soup for the Soul(r) series and The Success Principles

"This is the only book you need to read to become wealthy! It is loaded with practical ideas and strategies to propel you onwards and upwards."
-Nido Qubein Chairman, Great Harvest Bread Company, and founder, National Speakers Association Foundation

"Another great book from Brian Tracy. Tangible, practical ideas that will make you money and make you rich!"
-Bill Bachrach President, Bachrach & Associates, Inc.

"Brian Tracy has put together a masterpiece of common sense for getting rich. If you wish a different life, commit now to different actions-read this book!"
-H. J. (Jim) Graham President and CEO, Cyber Broadcast One, Inc.

"Brian Tracy shows you how unlimited wealth starts in the mind, and how anyone can focus their time and energy to earn millions. It's the readable, riveting primer for countless new American fortunes."
-Peter Montoya CEO, Peter Montoya Inc.

Editorial Reviews

From the Inside Flap

The United States is the land of opportunity; and that’s as true today as it’s ever been. Even in tough times like these, getting rich doesn’t have to be a dream–you can make it a reality with hard work and practical advice. In Getting Rich Your Own Way, renowned business consultant and motivational speaker Brian Tracy offers a proven road map to financial success for anyone and everyone.

In this positive, prescriptive guide, Tracy shares proven principles and strategies that lead to success–the same principles and strategies that thousands of Americans learn in his seminars every year. Concise and comprehensive, this book won’t teach you how to make a fast buck in real estate or beat the stock market for a million dollars. Instead, it will teach you real-world principles for achieving the financial independence you dream of–no matter what you do for a living or how little you have in the bank.

Inside you’ll find real stories of successful people who started out with nothing and ended up living their financial dreams. You’ll find a wealth of creative ideas for making money, as well as priceless principles that will help you succeed at any endeavor. You’ll learn how to accumulate and protect your wealth over the long-term, how to market and sell anything under the sun, and even how to start your own business if you’re an entrepreneur at heart. But most important, you’ll learn how to develop the winning attitude and work habits that unite all successful people in every field or profession.

What most people don’t know is that making money is a skill you can learn. That’s right. By paying attention to what successful people do–or don’t do–and carefully following their example, you’ll get the same results they do. After all, wealth is really all about cause and effect. If you put the right moneymaking causes in place, the wealth effect will follow. It may take patience and it will certainly take effort, but with the right attitude and the simple, helpful guidance you’ll find here, you’ll know that nothing is beyond your abilities–and nothing feels better than Getting Rich Your Own Way.

From the Back Cover

Praise for GETTING RICH YOUR OWN WAY

"Save yourself ten years of hard work. Read Brian’s powerful book and let him show you the shortcut to success. He’ll show you the fastest way for you to get rich."
–Robert Allen
author, Multiple Streams of Income

"Millions of people start with nothing and become wealthy as the result of doing certain things in a certain way, over and over again. This book by Brian Tracy shows you how you can achieve all your financial goals, starting from wherever you are today."
–Jack Canfield
coauthor, Chicken Soup for the Soul®: Living Your Dreams and The Power of Focus

"This is the only book you need to read to become wealthy! It is loaded with practical ideas and strategies to propel you onwards and upwards."
–Nido Qubein
Chairman, Great Harvest Bread Company
founder, National Speakers Association Foundation

"Another great book from Brian Tracy. Tangible, practical ideas that will make you money and make you rich!"
–Bill Bachrach
President, Bachrach & Associates, Inc.

"Brian Tracy has put together a masterpiece of common sense for getting rich. If you wish a different life, commit now to different actions–read this book!"
–H. J. (Jim) Graham
President and CEO, Cyber Broadcast One, Inc.

"Brian Tracy shows you how unlimited wealth starts in the mind, and how anyone can focus their time and energy to earn millions. It’s the readable, riveting primer for countless new American fortunes."
–Peter Montoya
CEO, Peter Montoya Inc.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (August 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471652644
• ISBN-13: 978-0471652649
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,224,361 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Brian Tracy is one of America's leading authorities on the development of human potential and personal effectiveness. A dynamic and inspiring speaker, he addresses thousands of people each year on the subjects of personal and professional development, including the executives and staff of such firms as IBM, Arthur Andersen, McDonnell Douglas, and The Million Dollar Round Table. Prior to founding his own firm, Brian Tracy International, he had successful careers in sales and marketing, investments, real estate development, distribution, and management consulting. Tracy is the author of thirteen previous books including the bestselling book Maximum Achievement. He is also the author/narrator of numerous bestselling audiocassette programs, including The Psychology of Achievement and How to Start and Succeed in Your Own Business.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How to get rich starting from scratch. Tracy shows you how., November 19, 2005

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Chuck Kimbriel "Happy Amazon Customer" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Getting Rich Your Own Way: Achieve All Your Financial Goals Faster Than You Ever Thought Possible (Hardcover)

Without a doubt, Brian Tracy is the most listened to, most read, most watched and most influential personal development in the world today. What I like most about Brian Tracy, is that he speaks from personal experience. He talks the talk but he has also walked the walk and still is today.

Nobody packs information into a program like Brian Tracy. If you are looking for something comparable to a MBA program that is typically taught by teachers who have never been in business for themselves, keep looking. This is material that works and is working for those who use it.

This book is 10 chapters and 283 pages thick with powerpacked material. You will learn:

* How To Invest
* How To start with nothing
* How To Buy Real Estate
* How To Start Your Own Business
* How To Find Mentors
* How To learn from the Best
* How To Become Rich
* How To Become a money magnet

and much more. Although Getting Rich Your Own Way came out in 2004, I just got around to buying it and using it. Evenw ith 30 years of experience in sales, marketing, business and investing, I still learned a thing or two. And I believe that you will too.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful In It's Own Way, February 1, 2007

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K. Johnson (US/Asia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Getting Rich Your Own Way: Achieve All Your Financial Goals Faster Than You Ever Thought Possible (Hardcover)

Brian Tracey is an incredible man who started off with nothing. Several of his tapes and books are very helpful and specific. In this book many of the topics, tips, and advice given in "Getting Rich Your Own Way" are known already by those who dabble into this genre of books from time to time. But this piece by Brian Tracey does shed light on proven points, and it's a good motivational book to remind us that we're in control of our lives and should be proactive. These concepts are worth remembering and implementing. This book is helpful, informative, and encouraging. Again however, for this field of books, there isn't a lot of new information for those who've read this stuff previously. And, like many American books covering investing, financial independence, and success topics, the word "rich" is often in the title. Also note the terms "easy" and "fast" in the titles of these books. Just look at the top 100 bestsellers.

Here is one example of the numerous pieces of advice: when buying raw land consider the transportation possibilities in the future. Expanding suburbs and edge cities, highway arteries, school districts, etc.) This is common sense and can be found on the internet doing a search in 4.9 seconds.

on the up-side one topic I like is Tracy's coverage of "time perception." Studies show that there is a difference of time perception (looking ahead) among different socio-economic and professional groups. Some groups of people tend to have time horizons of about two weeks. Planning for the future is more difficult for these groups and they usually end up in difficult and/or dire circumstances as a consequence of a myopic mentality.

"Getting Rich your own Way" at times focuses on the forest, not the trees. These tid-bits of common sense can embolden the attitudes of the working and middle class so they can attempt a change or two, as they run on the "treadmill of life." Many of the upbeat and optimistic themes can help these classes in debt and motivate some to make changes, or plan better.

This book can be helpful to those who want to do positive things. One idea to save and focus on the future is to find the cheaper paperback version. :) It's now available.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wealth Building advice from a man who knows., November 20, 2005

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Business Builder "[phone]" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Getting Rich Your Own Way: Achieve All Your Financial Goals Faster Than You Ever Thought Possible (Hardcover)

If you really believe that you have to be born rich or that the rich have some special benefits unavailable to you or I, think again. Brian Tracy is a perfect example. Here is a man who started off dead broke, dropped out of high school, had no skills to speak off and still achieved incredible success.

Brian Tracy started off as a dishwasher! Then he went on to straight commission door to door sales barely getting by. And Brian Tracy is the first to tell you that if he could do it, so can you.

In this book, Tracy moves away from his usual sales and motivation and into wealth building. You will learn about precious metals and other investments. You will learn how to use Brians 100 homes strategy to become a successful real estate investor. You will learn how to profitably and successfully start your own business. You will learn how to use the internet. Brian even explains how a retarded boy could become a millionaire by simply investing in savings bonds.

My favorite chapter is chapter 4-How To Start With Nothing. I let my son read this chapter and he quickly devoured the rest of the book as well. He is now exploring his options when he graduates in 2006.

Geting Rich Your Own Way is probably the best wealth book since Charles Givens wrote Wealth Without Risk and Financial Self DeFense. There is something for everybody in here. Perhaps Brians best book to date. Also recommend Rich Dad Poor Dad and Cash Flow Quadrant by Robert Kiyosaki.