The 21 Success Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires

by Brian Tracy

Book Overview

IN HIS BOOK The 100 Absolutely Unbreakable Laws of Business Success, Brian Tracy drew on his thirty years of experience and knowledge to present a set of principles or "universal laws" that lie behind the success of business people everywhere, in every kind of enterprise, large and small. This latest volume, The 21 Success Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires, is made up of entirely new material that shows how anyone, no matter where they are in life...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1576751589
• ISBN13: 9781576751589
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
• Length: 77 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Brief but excellent program by the great Brian Tracy.

I know some people seem to equate the value of a book by it's size. That may explain some of the 1 star reviews here. This book is not big...but it is loaded with powerful information. In this program, Tracy reveals the top 21 secrets of success. Tracy tells us that success is as predictable as the sun rising in the east and settling in the west. He indicates that there is no correlation between success and grades in school, education or even intelligence. Tracy tells us some unfortunate statistics as well. He indicates that by age 65, out of 100 people, 1 will be wealthy, 4 will be financially independent, 15 will have some savings set aside and the other 80 will be flat broke, busted and dependent on others for survivals. This gives us a 19 to 1 chance against succeeding. Tracy shows how to reverse the ratio to our benefit. Tracy goes on to say that success is like any other area of endeavor. It is predictable and it must be studied. Then he goes to on to reveal the 21 qualities of success which may or may not come as a surprise. According to Tracy, if you practice and develop these 21 characteristics, nothing can stop you. And if you don't, failure is the result. Tracy asks you to grade yourself on these 21 areas honestly and then work on improving in your weak areas. What are the top 21 characteristics? 1) Dream Big Dreams 2) Do What You Love To Do 3) Focus on Your Unique Strengths 4) See Yourself As Self Employed 5) Never Consider The Possibility of Failure 6) Develop A Clear Sense Of Direction 7) Work Hard 8) Form Master Mind Networks 9) Be Teachable 10)Be Prepared To Climb From Peak To Peak 11)Develop Resilence and Bounce Back 12)Unlock Your Inborn Creativity 13)Focus on Continous Personal Development 14)Be An Unshakable Optimist 15)Dedicate Yourself To Serving Others 16)Develop a Reputation For Speed and Dependability 17)Be Impeccably Honest With Yourself and Others 18)Concentrate Single Handily On One Thing At A Time 19)Be Decisive 20)Back Your Plans With Persistence and Determination 21)Discipline Yourself Of course Tracy goes into much more detail on each point. He then provides exercises to show you how to develop these qualities. The only thing that I will add is that Tracy says that #21 is the most important and the #1 cause for failure as well. Without #21, the rest is useless. This book is like a workbook, will make you think and probably reveal some things about yourself that you may not like or even agree with. But here is what I asked myself when I scored low in certain areas; "am I were I want to be financially?" The answer was no. I started to work on those weak areas, became teachable and it made all the difference in the world for me. Most importantly, I developed the quality of discipline. To do what I needed to do rather than what I wanted to do. Keep in mind that these ideas took Brian from an income of $12,000 to over $150,000 in a very short time and then on to several million dollars. These are the strategie

Good to change some bad habits of ours lives

This book put you to think and change your life style, no only for to be millonaire but also excel in the labor scope.

Brian Tracy is a modern Napoleon Hill

There have been readers stating that this author is taking all his information from anthony robbins. This is simply not true. If there is one point that the author stresses, it is this: Causes are thoughts, Effects are conditions. To change the condition you must first change the thoughts. Like thoughts produce like effects period. Aristotle was the first person to document logic and many other categories.

Eloquent and Practical

Long ago while growing up in Chicago, I read two books which have had a lasting impact on my personal and professional development: Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People and Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich. I make it a point to re-read both at least once a year; also Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography. My guess (only a guess) is that these three books have also had a positive and lasting impact on Brian Tracy. Their influence is suggested in this book as are the Four Gospels and Saint Paul's various Letters in the New Testament.However, we all realize that each of us must assume full responsibility for our successes and failures in life. The most valuable lessons we learn are from our own experiences, especially from failures. Tracy notes that "more than 90% of all financially successful people today started out broke or nearly broke. The average self-made millionaire has been bankrupt or nearly bankrupt 3.2 times." Hmmm. He chose self-made millionaires as the focal point of this book "because these people had demonstrated social qualities and behaviors that were observable and measurable." He offers 21 "success secrets," most of which are really not secrets. I would be very surprised if any one of them is unfamiliar to anyone who reads this book.For me, this is the key point: No matter what we read and how carefully we read it, now matter how much wisdom is provided by what we read, NOTHING beneficial will result unless and until we embrace appropriate values, then make decisions and take appropriate actions which are guided and informed by those values.Tracy insists that success is predictable. I presume to add, that the same is true of failure. "Your greatest responsibility is to dream big dreams, decide exactly what you want, make a plan to achieve it, practice the strategies in this book, take action every single day in the direction of your dreams and goals, and resolve [as Churchill urges] to never, never, never give up." Throughout his book, Tracy does indeed recommend specific strategies to follow and includes a series of Action Exercises to complete. In that event, "You become unstoppable and your success becomes inevitable."Hill, Carnegie, Franklin, and countless others do indeed share the credit for whatever I may have achieved in my life thus far but only I am responsible for what remains of that life. It is not enough to read and admire Tracy's book. As I have previously indicated, the challenge is to embrace appropriate values, then make decisions and take appropriate actions which are guided and informed by those values. The extent to which we respond to that challenge will determine whether or not we succeed or fail when pursuing whatever our dreams may be.

Take a Chance - You Can't Go Wrong Here

This was the first of a long string of Financial Success books that I have read in the last 18 months. I saw an ad for it and thought, "what the hell?".The book won't let you down. The title may sound VERY CHEESEY, but please dont let that fool you. You can't really argue with anything he says. In fact I'm sure if you followed Mr Tracy's recommendations you just can't go wrong.The audio starts out with Dream Big Dreams and Develop a Clear Sense of Direction. These are my favorite chapters. I hit review for these two tracks on my CD player all the time. I think, just as Mr. Tracy, you GOTTA think BIG! And you gotta make a plan. This book will motivate you, take my word for it.My only complaint is that Mr.Tracy does not discuss the Mastermind concept in the chapter on Getting Around the Right People. I still give it 5 stars.