Book Review: "Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth" by T. Harv Eker
This book outlines how to identify and revise your money blueprint, to significantly increase your income and accumulate wealth. Using these principles, Eker personally moved from nothing to millionaire in 2½ years. The idea is to combine your inner mind game (your toolbox) with your outer game (the tools) to get rich.
In this Secrets of the Millionaire Mind summary, we’ll give a synopsis of what’s your money blueprint, how to reset your internal thermostat/change your programming and outline the 17 wealth files by Eker.
The ideas in this book are meant to be applied. T. Harv Eker invites you to really study the book, keep what works and throw away what doesn’t. For the principles to work, you need to be prepared to let go of old ways of thinking. You can consciously choose to release any belief, way of thinking or being, and replace them with new ones.
Your money blueprint is like your internal thermostat, or the default financial setting that you tend to fall back to. Your thermostat may be set such that you earn/possess only hundreds of dollars, or thousands, million and billions. That’s why poor people who win a lottery often don’t keep the money for long, and millionaires who go broke tend to build up their empire again quickly.
The only way to permanently change your level of financial success is to reset your financial thermostat, i.e. change your money blueprint.
How Your Money Blueprint Was Created
We are born with no preconceptions about money. Everything we think, feel and do about money were taught to us and conditioned since young. This “programming” affects how we think, feel, act and eventually what results we get.
The Three Main Sources of Programming
Eker explains the 3 key sources of programming.
1. 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐥 (what we were told since young),
2. 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 (the people we model or rebel against), and
3. 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 (experiences that shape our beliefs).
He also explains how this program can be changed via 4 elements: 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 and 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠.
Using declarations is one of the key elements of Eker’s technique involves declarations. A declaration is a positive statement of intention that something will happen. It is different from an affirmation which is stated as if the goal is already happening. Declarations are powerful because they carry their own vibrational frequencies. Stating them aloud creates energy vibrations throughout the cells in your body, sending powerful messages to the universe and your subconscious mind.
The Wealth Files: 17 Ways Rich People Think and Act Differently
The 17 wealth files in a nutshell:
#1: Rich people believe “I create my life”. Poor people believe “Life happens to me”.
#2: Rich people play the money game to win. Poor people play the money game to not lose.
#3: Rich people are committed to being rich. Poor people want to be rich.
#4: Rich people think big. Poor people think small.
#5: Rich people focus on opportunities. Poor people focus on obstacles.
#6: Rich people admire other rich & successful people. Poor people resent rich & successful people.
#7: Rich people associate with positive, successful people. Poor people associate with negative or unsuccessful people.
#8: Rich people are willing to promote themselves and their value. Poor people think negatively about selling and promotion.
#9: Rich people are bigger than their problems. Poor people are smaller than their problems.
#10: Rich people are excellent receivers. Poor people are poor receivers.
#11: Rich people choose to get paid based on results. Poor people choose to get paid based on time.
#12: Rich people think “both”. Poor people think “either/ or.”
#13: Rich people focus on their net worth. Poor people focus on their working income.
#14: Rich people manage their money well. Poor people mismanage their money well.
#15: Rich people have their money work hard for them. Poor people work hard for their money.
#16: Rich people act in spite of fear. Poor people let fear stop them.
#17: Rich people constantly learn and grow. Poor people think they already know.
"Unlocking the Secrets of the Millionaire Mind isn't just about accumulating wealth; it's about transforming your relationship with money and rewriting your financial script. T. Harv Eker's principles challenge you to rethink your approach to wealth, encouraging a mindset shift that can lead to lasting change.
Remember, your money blueprint is not set in stone. With awareness, understanding, and a willingness to change, you can rewrite your financial story and step into a new realm of possibilities.
Thanks for reading.
