The One Minute Millionaire: The Enlightened Way to Wealth (Hardcover)

by Mark Victor Hansen (Author), Robert G. Allen (Author) "There are two routes for climbing the Millionaire Mountain: the long route and the short route..." (more)
Key Phrases: enlightened millionaire, target territory, money magnet, Dream Team, Infinite Network, Deer Creek (more...)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
This mega-selling twosome (Hansen's name is on every book in the Chicken Soup series and Allen wrote the bestselling real estate guide No Money Down) offers a long-winded pep talk on how just about anybody can make big money. According to the authors, "At this very instant you are standing in the middle of millions." They maintain that anyone can achieve "enlightened" wealth, a utopia where everyone has money and tithes, creating a better world for all. Hansen and Allen's approach is a mix of self-help and money talk, though a bit heavier on the former. The left-hand pages are a simplified explanation of how to amass millions, with options such as write a book, buy and sell real estate and start a company. The right-hand pages illustrate the same themes, via fictionalized dramas, e.g., newly widowed Michelle's struggle to come up with $1 million in cash to get her two children back from her in-laws. Hansen and Allen's feel-good suggestions run along the lines of "find a mentor," "use a fulcrum" and "be part of a team." Full of endless acronyms (e.g., "System: Save Your Self Time Energy Money"), catchy phrases (e.g., "A Dream + A Team + A Theme = Millionaire Streams") and animal imagery (butterflies, honeybees, owls and hares scamper among the pages), this offering echoes much of the self-help cacophony already out there. But its message is muddled: sometimes the millions are yours for the asking, and sometimes it's the system that keeps you down.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist
Hansen is the co-creator of the hugely popular Chicken Soup for the Soul series; Allen is a mega-best-selling personal finance author of titles such as Nothing Down (1990). They have combined forces to produce this step-by-step guide for becoming a millionaire in a short period of time. In an unusual format, the right-hand pages depict the fictional story of Michelle, a lowly waitress and mother of two who breaks out to pursue her dream of creating her own business and owning income-producing real estate. The left-hand pages are organized into what the authors call Millionaire Minutes--short lessons for becoming an "enlightened millionaire." Although they offer some suggestions on how to go about this, the lessons consist mostly of trite inspirational phrases and affirmations such as "you are your wealth," "clarity is power," and "I think like a millionaire." There are short sections on the power of leverage, networking, and systems thinking, and some specifics are discussed, such as 11 nothing-down techniques, but on the whole, it's a very brief overview with many suggestions and very little practical advice on how to carry them out. It's all just too easy, and the story of Michelle does little to improve the situation as it is quite tedious and unremarkable. Nevertheless, insipid inspiration sells. Between them, the authors have sold more than 80 million books, and this one will only boost that total. David Siegfried
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 388 pages
• Publisher: Harmony; 1 edition (October 22, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0609609491
• ISBN-13: 978-0609609491
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (192 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #24,100 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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88 of 93 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A little flowery - but still a good read., May 31, 2003

By A Customer

While The 1 Minute Millionaire does come off a little flowery, it is never-the-less a good book for anyone who wants something more than say a $40,000/yr job or less.

I read from this book everyday and play the audio in my car on my way to appointments.

If you are not where you want to be financially (who is???) buy the book and/or the audio and learn the strategies to become a millionaire.

120 of 129 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not for experienced/sophisticated business people, March 23, 2003

By	Allen Jones (Newtown Square, Pa) - See all my reviews

This is definitely NOT for the experienced or sophisticated business person. People with MBA's and years of experience will find this material by Allen and Hanson as "feel good" stuff that doesn't work.Meanwhile these MBA and experienced business people will be starving, watching their businesses continue to lose cash flow because they are unwilling to change or accept the unusual.Hardly a day goes by when I don't see dozens of businesses closing. I just heard of a family business that had been going strong in our community for over 75 years...is now closing their doors.The 1 Minute Millionaire is a much needed book. Unfortunately, "experienced" business people won't see it. What a shame for them.

64 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book. Not just a "feel good" book, February 4, 2004

By A Customer

I have to chuckle when people write reviews on quality books like this great one by Mark Victor Hansen and Robert Allen and refer to it as merely "feel good" stuff. Well, I have to agree. Reading this sort of "feel good stuff" does make me feel good. So good that I went out and made another $10,000 last week.

I will tell you this. I perform much better when I feel good than when I feel lousy.

Good book Mr. Hansen and Mr. Allen. Let's keep those "feel good" books coming so we can keep making money.

And no, I don't give 10% to my church. I give much more than that. I find that the more I give, the more that comes back to me and the more I am blessed.