Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life: How to Unlock Your Full Potential for Success and Achievement

MILLIONS OF MILLIONAIRES
When I began my reading and research in the 1960s, there were
seven hundred thousand millionaires in the United States, mostly
self-made, having started with nothing. By 1980, according to the
IRS, there were 1,800,000 families or individuals with a net worth
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of more than one million dollars. Today, there are more than five
million millionaires, an increase of 277 percent in 22 years. And
most of them are self-made as well. These are men and women who
started with little or nothing, often broke or deeply in debt, and
who gradually accumulated enough money to become financially
independent.
Self-made millionaires come from every walk of life, with every
level of education and skill, and with every difficulty, obstacle,
handicap, and challenge to overcome that you could ever dream of.
Some are young and some are old. Some are new immigrants
who arrived in America unable to speak English, and some are
from families that have been in America for generations. Some
have excellent educations from the finest universities, and some
are high school dropouts. Some have superb physical health and
others are in wheelchairs, hard of hearing, blind, or have other
physical limitations.
The most important thing to remember is that no matter what
difficulties you have, no matter what problems you feel are holding
you back, someone else, and probably thousands of other people,
have had far greater obstacles to overcome than you could possibly
dream of, and they have gone on to become successful nonetheless.
And what others have done, you can do as well.
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