Do This. Get Rich! [Hardcover]

Jim Britt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2007

Are you ready for success? And yes, I am talking to you. Too many of us think that hard work and long hours are the keys to getting ahead--which is probably what management would like us to think. But Jim Britt has a completely different take on becoming successful. He knows that it's all about waking up the aspiring entrepreneur within you. It's about being your own boss and taking control. And it's about knowing what steps to take and what roadblocks to avoid in order to achieve true financial freedom. Do This, Get Rich! is a straightforward guide that offers twelve simple yet powerful tools for achieving financial success. You will not only gain the skill sets needed to create, build, and succeed in your own business, but you will win a new sense of direction and enduring confidence that will guide you toward reaching your most ambitious goals. You will also have a practical framework from which to handle everyday personal and business challenges, as well as the strategies needed to develop the "mindset" and "mental toughness" necessary for succeeding in today's business world. An American success story, Jim Britt pulled himself out of poverty and went on to make his fortune in the world of business and real estate. But that wasn't enough for Jim. He wanted to share his secrets of success with others. So Jim began to lecture. To date, his popular seminars have attracted over one million attendees and he has acted as consultant or peak performance trainer for such companies as Bank of America, Mary Kay, New York Life, Coldwell Banker, and Century 21. As a motivational speaker, Jim Britt is also the man who gave Tony Robbins his first real job--a job that would inspire Tony to go out on his own and gain the financial freedom Jim promised. Everything that Tony Robbins learned from Jim and everything that Jim teaches is in this powerhouse of a book. The tools you will find within these pages work! The rewards for using them are extraordinary. Do This, Get Rich! is not just a title, but a pledge that the author has made to you--and that you can make to yourself.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Britt, a performance trainer who grew up "chopping cotton" in Oklahoma, sells his advice with all the passion of a free-enterprise preacher presiding over a sales force revival meeting in this financial self-help book promising riches to the masses. He delivers his messages, which mainly involve developing a success-oriented mindset and taking responsibility for your future, as a motivational rant clothed as a business book. Britt's references to unattributed surveys, lack of specificity to support assertions (e.g., "formal education is not the one vehicle that will take you where you want to go financially") , vague explanation of how he built his wealth and what happened to the 24,000 bottles of soap in his garage that launched his sales career—are unsettling. While Britt (2006's Freedom: Letting Go of Anxiety and Fear of the Unknown) conveys an enthusiasm that no doubt plays well in front of large crowds, even the entertainment value of his passion wears thin after the first 100 pages. (Apr.)
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"[Britt] sells his advice with all the passion of a free-enterprise preacher...he delivers." (Publishers Weekly )

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Square One Publishers (March 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0757002412
• ISBN-13: 978-0757002410
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #620,130 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Wealthy Attitude, January 25, 2008

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Linda Painchaud-Steinman "PARK EDGE BOOKS" (MA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Do This. Get Rich! (Hardcover)

You say you want to get rich. But are you ready for success?

"You can't be poverty minded and attract money." That's Jim Britt's message in this motivational guide to gaining financial freedom.

And it IS mostly a motivational guide. So if you're looking for a step-by-step investment/saving/budget book about money/getting rich, this one isn't it.

Rather, it is a "course" on how to think "more abundantly", train your mind for success, and then take action based on your new way of thinking about wealth.

If you haven't had luck in your goal of "getting rich" maybe the problem isn't in what you've been doing, but in what you've been THINKING.

Britt's book may just turn that around for you.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Something for anyone, June 16, 2007

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Mark T. Rafter "Author, http://www.TheWealthM... (Auburn, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Do This. Get Rich! (Hardcover)

You cannot dislike a book like this; each of the 12 chapters have page after page of guidelines and wisdom that Jim Britt has learned and lived in over 20 years of personal and business training experience. The chapters on customer service (Chapter 9 - Build Lasting Relationships) and leadership (Chapter 10 - Develop Your Leadership Skills) alone make this book worth the effort. In most books like this, you may get a couple of useful ideas; in 'Do This, Get Rich' these come up about every other page.

If you want to get caught up in labels and say it's a motivational book or a self help book or it's not a business book ... fine. I say focus on what you can learn and there is plenty of great advice in here to help create success in your life and/or business.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Be Ready to Head for Success, May 4, 2007

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Bette Daoust "Content Diva" (Pleasanton, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Do This. Get Rich! (Hardcover)

When you read this book, be ready for success in the fast lane. I have read many self-help, success, and motivational books throughout my career as an author, speaker, and business consultant and nothing has a brighter flame than this insightful book or should I say "tool for success".

Jim Britt brings the essence of success down to 12 ingredients. The book is more than just a recipe, it is how to put the recipe together plus how to mix (or nurture) your work through attitudinal changes and taking responsibility. When you add a dash of the well kept secrets you have a real gold medal winner.

With most books, one rarely gets past a couple of chapters but this book will find you totally absorbed. My book is now full of highlights and notes for daily reference,

Through this book, I now know the secret of success. I also discovered the changes that I need to make in order to take my business (and my life) to the next level and beyond. Don't spend time reading my opinion, find out for yourself and take the first step to your own ultimate success and buy this book. Once you are inside the pages and absorbed in its wisdom, you will emerge an enlightened and changed person on the road to your own great successes.