Who: Self-made millionaire, trainer and bestselling author
What: Founder of Peak Potentials Training.
What propelled you to write your book ‘Secrets of the Millionaire Mind’?
‘Secrets of the Millionaire Mind’ was born of my journey of self-discovery, both personal and professional. However well I seemed to be doing, I always ended up with the same amount of money in the bank. My private life was in ruins. I re-examined my relationship with money, love and success and came up with my principle of the individual ‘financial blueprint’.
How did you go from getting by to becoming a millionaire?
I went from being stuck at $2,000 in my bank account to selling just half my business for $1.6 million. In part, I recognised that many of us wind up in the same place – stuck financially – because we have this invisible ‘limiting device’ inside us that I call a financial thermostat. We may get a better-paid job, we may get a raise or we may start a new business but if we don’t change the setting on our financial thermostat, we will still wind up in the same place. We remain stuck.
Can you elaborate?
Try to see what your life looks like from outside. Is money a struggle or does it come easily? Do you own a business or do you have a job? Do you stick with one thing for a long time or do you jump around? Ask yourself honestly if this is where you want to be five or ten years from now. Your results show you where your thermostat is set. Is it set on high or low?
So are you saying that the difference between rich and poor people is just a matter of mindset?
Some people believe that the rich become rich through luck or a combination of luck and timing. I disagree. Although timing is paramount, I have a saying: “It’s not enough to be in the right place at the right time, you have to be the right person in the right place at the right time.” If your mindset isn’t correct, nothing will function properly.
People whose financial thermostat is set on low see themselves as poor and for that reason they will continue to be poor. If you are a woman whose financial thermostat is set on low, chances are you will attract a man who is also set on low so you can stay in your financial comfort zone and validate your blueprint. If you are a man whose financial thermostat is set on low, chances are you will attract a woman who is a spender and gets rid of all your money.
Rich people on the other hand, set their financial thermostats to high. Even if they lose millions, they’re sure they’ll make their money back – and probably more. You only have to listen to the likes of Donald Trump to appreciate this.
So how do you ‘turn up’ your setting?
People often ask me whether my success was a one-shot deal or whether it has continued. Let me put it this way: using the principles I teach, I am a multimillionaire several times over. Virtually all my investments and ventures seem to skyrocket!
Some say I have the Midas touch. They’re right. But what they may not realise is that the Midas touch is simply another way of saying “having a financial blueprint set for success and a financial thermostat set on high”.
What was your biggest obstacle to becoming a millionaire?
In many ways, my mind. Now, I choose not to entertain thoughts that don’t empower me towards my vision of wealth. I’m committed to my success and I am playing to win. I stay focused. And I challenge myself if I ever think in counterproductive ways. I continue to use the principles I teach in the Millionaire Mind Intensive.
One of the most important principles is what I call the Process of Manifestation. Basically its formula is that thoughts lead to feelings, feelings lead to actions and actions lead to results.
Rich people not only think differently, they act differently. They also experience fear and rejection. The difference is that they act despite it.
If you’re broke and just complain without taking action, why are you blaming anyone else? Without action, nothing happens.
