Getting Rich Your Own Way

by Srully Blotnick

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385157029
• ISBN13: 9780385157025
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: Doubleday Books
• Length: 251 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Bashing Srully is easy, but dont underestimate his work...

Yes, the stories about Blotnick's "paper mill" phd are well known, but everyone forgets to mention that he got his BS from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in math (very good engineering school during Srully's day). He also attended Cal Berkeley, and then Princeton to get his Masters---in math and physics WITH HONORS. He subsequently did work at Columbia under an NSF grant. Sure he got a paper PhD in the 70's because Srully was ambitious (how many of you are doing the same thing with Phoenix online?). Yes the State of New York went after him, but then think of what those folks are like (Eliot Spitzer for example). He was not convicted of anything. Blotnick never acknoledged any fraud for good reason: He honestly felt his research was valid. I am not making excuses for this man, but you have got to remember, he was born in 1941. Different world. Different level of sophistication. Now to close out Blotnick's resume in 1994 he received a PhD in Cell Biology from HARVARD. Hmm. He must have been the oldest med school grad in Harvard history (he was). His work was so good he was post-doctorial fellow. In other words this guy is no lightweight. His methods may have been unorthodox, but before you go discounting his research you may want to think there might be more gold than dross here. Personally, I think his "findings" in this 1980's classic are on target---and if you really want to go after goofy research, why not go after MBTI folks who have no background in statistics, wouldn't know a bell curve from a bi-modal distribution, and dont know the difference between a type and a tendency. Yet everyone does MBTI like it is gospel, yet ignore Srully's findings which are actually more valuable. imo.

A Real Look at Creating Wealth

I stumbled upon this book in the library a few years ago and was amazed. While the vast majority of wealth books, tapes, and infomercials tell you to make it rich and then enjoy life, Blotnick tells the real story. You MUST find the profession you enjoy and put your heart into it before you will ever be truly wealthy in a realistically balanced way. And even if you don't become wealthy, you've spent your life doing something that you love. A must read if you can find a copy.

Stupendous...intense memories have returned me to this book.

My father gave this book to my brothers and myself when we were young teenagers. He had hoped to instill an entrepreneurial sense in us. Unfortunately...we were distracted. Now, at thirty-one, I have reached a point in my career where the message needs to be reaffirmed. Thus, my search for Blotnick's words. As I recollect, this book focuses on the mantra that if you, "do what you love then the money will follow."A message often lost in the never-ending pilgrimage to wealth. I look forward to reading it again and embellishing more... It's a true winner. -VIV

illuminating re the impact of life work on financial success

This book demonstrates the importance of "loving what you do" in order to become wealthy. Sound simple--not really. Blotnick tracks the success of over 1000 people who became successful as a side result of their work (which they loved). All those who wanted to become wealthy and then do the work that they loved were "unsuccessful" at becoming financially independent. This is an excellent starter for anyone in business (or not) who wants to become wealthy and enjoy the process.