Steve Siebold Quotes

“Average people believe they must choose between a great family and being rich. Rich people know they can have it all.”

“Average people have a lottery mentality. Rich people have an action mentality.”

“Average people have a world view that says being comfortable with who and where they are in life is the key to happiness. The great ones have a world view that says happiness is learning, growing and becoming.”

“Being rich isn't a privilege. Being rich is a right. If you create massive value for others, you have the right to be as rich as you want.”

“Champions don’t wait for things to happen, they make things happen.”

“Champions learn how to develop empowering beliefs and invest a substantial amount of time solidifying those beliefs, mostly through their own self-talk.”

“Developing a world-class vision is the secret to world-class motivation.”

“If you love your family, get rich and give them more of your time, plus opportunities only money can buy. Figure out a way to be more efficient with your time so you have plenty to spend with them while you’re doing it.”

“In most cases, your net worth mirrors the level of your closest friends.”

“Instead of using your family as an excuse, use them as your primary motivation for making it happen.”

“Let's set the record straight once and for all: Anyone can become wealthy. Start by telling yourself that you deserve to be rich, have every right to be rich, and that being rich is an inside job. It's up to you and only you.”

“One of the best ways to accomplish a goal is by creating a vision board.”

“People who believe their best days are behind them rarely get rich, and often struggle with unhappiness and depression.”

“Physical, psychological and emotional comfort is the primary goal of the middle-class mindset. World-class thinkers learn early on that becoming a millionaire isn’t easy and the need for comfort can be devastating. They learn to be comfortable while operating in a state of ongoing uncertainty.”

“Refuse to emotionally succumb to the negative events around you and tap your mental toughness to thrive in any environment. The good guy doesn’t always win and justice doesn’t always prevail but where you direct your mental energy will always determine your attitude and it will always be controlled by you.”

“Self-made millionaires get rich because they’re willing to bet on themselves and project their dreams, goals, and ideas into an unknown future.”

“Success, fulfillment, and happiness are the natural order of existence. This single belief drives the great ones to behave in ways that virtually guarantee their success.”

“The biggest thing holding back most people from striking it big are their thoughts, beliefs, and philosophies about money.”

“The fastest way to make money is to solve a problem. The bigger the problem you solve, the more money you make.”

“The great ones are operating at a level of consciousness where fear doesn’t exist. At this level of thought, anything seems possible. Every dream that seems crazy to the masses looks surprisingly doable.”

“The masses are so focused on clipping coupons and living frugally they miss major opportunities. Even in the midst of a cash flow crisis, the rich reject the nickel-and-dime thinking of the masses. They are the masters of focusing their mental energy where it belongs: on the big money.”

“The masses think they aren’t worthy of great wealth. Who am I, they ask themselves, to become a millionaire? The truth is, in a capitalist country, you have every right to be rich if you’re willing to create massive value for others.”

“The masses’ major goal with money is to retire at 65 and hopefully have enough money to survive until they die. The world class, while often no more ambitious, set their sights on impacting the world with their wealth. It’s not that there aren’t world-class performers who punch a time clock for a paycheck, but for most this is the slowest path to prosperity, promoted as the safest. The great ones know self-employment is the fastest road to wealth.”

“The more excited the world class get, the harder they work and the more they succeed. No one would ever strike it rich and live their dreams without huge expectations. Ancient wisdom says you get what you expect, yet many people decide to limit their lives to middle-class mediocrity in an effort to protect themselves from failure.”

“The person earning a modest income is only a silver of awareness away from earning an outrageous income.”

“The world class appreciate and learn from the past while living in the present and dreaming of the future.”

“Walk into a wealthy person’s home and one of the first things you’ll see is an extensive library of books they’ve used to educate themselves on how to become more successful. The middle class reads novels, tabloids, and entertainment magazines.”

“We become like the people we associate with, and that’s why winners are attracted to winners.”

“Winning isn’t everything but wanting to win is.”

“Champions earn money in nonlinear ways. While the masses essentially trade their time for money, the great ones realize this is probably the worst way to acquire wealth.”