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By Robert SheminMay 5, 20081 topic

Rich Idiots Get Rich Only One Way

You only need ONE thing to be a Rich Idiot. And once you've got it, you’ll attract fabulous, lasting wealth like a human money magnet!nnBut if you don’t have it, you’ll most likely always find that you’re a dollar short.nnCan you guess what this ONE THING is? Is it…nnA luxury rental on South Beach next door to me and my friends?nA brand new car that turns heads when you drive it down the street?nA private jet to whisk you and two hundred of your

Primary topic: Business Coach and Business Coaching

Business Coach and Business Coaching

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By Robert SheminFeb 26, 20081 topic

The Importance Of Charity

For those in the United States and around the world who think of Americans are selfish and stingy, the latest donation statistics prove otherwise.nnAmericans donated nearly $300 billion last year to charity, setting a record that was inspired by aid to victims of the Asian tsunami and three major hurricanes in the U.S. According to the annual report from the Giving USA Foundation at Indiana Universityâs Center on Philanthropy, Americans donated $295.02 billion in 2006, ecli

Primary topic: Business Networking

Business Networking

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By Robert SheminApr 29, 20081 topic

Rich Idiots Never Become Successful Alone

Picture this: It's the final shot of a movie.nnThere he stands – the lone entrepreneur. The person who has single-handedly (and against all odds) built a gazillion-dollar empire.nnThe camera captures him (or her) tall, proud, and of course, tanned. The camera pans slowly across a landscape of logos representing all the brands now under this one person’s control.nnAmerica loves this myth. We've loved it from the first time we read the rags-to-riches stories of Hora

Primary topic: Business Networking

Business Networking

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By Robert SheminMar 7, 20081 topic

Wealth-Building For The Wedded

It may not be the most romantic notion, but the fact is, getting married is good for your wallet.nnA recent report published in the leading financial magazine The Economist highlighted the economic consequences of marriage, one of them being that, on average, those who marry end up four times richer than those who donât. nnThe simple act of marriage can generate wealth for various reasons. Combining resources, living cheaper and a heightened sense of responsibility come wit

Primary topic: Wealth - Creating Wealth and Building Wealth

Wealth - Creating Wealth and Building Wealth

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By Robert SheminApr 15, 20081 topic

Turn Everything Upside Down

If you're reading this, then I'm guessing you're NOT a Rich Idiot (not yet anyway!).nnRight now, you're most likely what I like to call a RUB – "Right Side Up and Broke."nnNow, please don’t take this as an insult. We’ve ALL been here, me included!nnWhat I mean by this is that when it comes to wealth, the world is upside down. It's NOT what you know, it's what you DON’T know that is the key to financial freedom. You see, individuals whom society defines

Primary topic: Business Networking

Business Networking

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By Robert SheminApr 22, 20081 topic

The Spiritual Laws of Wealth

Practically EVERY ‘wealth guru’ out there claims that the spiritual laws of wealth begin with one profound rule: “Give to Get.”nnBut they’re all WRONG!nnIn the ‘upside down’ spiritual world of Rich Idiots, the primary directive is very different. In fact, the number one law of spiritual wealth in the Rich Idiot's universe is the exact opposite: “Get to Give!” This law is the most difficult for RUBs to come to terms with. W

Primary topic: Business Coach and Business Coaching

Business Coach and Business Coaching

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By Robert SheminFeb 17, 20081 topic

The Rich Don't Get Rich Alone

If you’re trying to go it alone, you’ll probably never make it. What you need is what I finally figured out I needed, and that’s OP power. What’s OP power? It’s Other People Power. Let me share a true story with you that happened to me. A few years ago when I was not yet a Rich Idiot, I began buying properties. At first things were good. So good in fact that I bought more. Then more.nnAnd that’s when I ran into trouble. Not because I was bu

Primary topic: Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs

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By Robert SheminFeb 6, 20081 topic

Do You Attract Wealth Or Drive It Away?

Have you ever noticed that some people are like human money magnets? No matter what they do, wealth just seems to âstickâ to them.nnTake Donald Trump for exampleâ¦ he approaches making money like itâs a game. This is the guy who built up a personal fortune of MILLIONS and MILLIONS of dollarsâ¦ nThen he decided to launch his most ambitious project yetâ¦ the ultra expensive, ultra posh Trump Casino in Atlantic City. I heard a rumor that this venture was so expensive th

Primary topic: Wealth - Creating Wealth and Building Wealth

Wealth - Creating Wealth and Building Wealth

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By Robert SheminMar 11, 20081 topic

Women On The Path To Newfound Wealth

New businesses are establishing footholds across the world. Whose behind the majority of them? Women.nnIn the United States, women will represent half of all new small businesses by 2009. In Canada, women entrepreneurs are opening four out of every five new businesses. And in Britain, itâs estimated that by 2020 more than half of the countryâs millionaires will be women. This unprecedented surge by women globally will no doubt change the business landscape forever, and al

Primary topic: Business Networking

Business Networking

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By Robert SheminApr 23, 20081 topic

Rich Idiots Don't Have Lists of Goals

If you've been reading tons of self-help books, you probably have long lists of goals on pieces of paper all over your home. And after all, that's what these books advocate!nn"You need goals" goes their mantra. “And you need to write them down… you need to read them every single day… you need at least 101!”nnSound familiar?nnA lot of these books also tell you that you need to break down each of your major goals down into sub-goals. So now you've used u

Primary topic: Business Networking

Business Networking

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By Robert SheminFeb 24, 20081 topic

Stock Market Reach Record Highs

It may not be the NBA Finals, but as Dallas Mavericks billionaire owner Mark Cuban once quipped, “If you don’t follow the stock market, you are missing some amazing drama.”nnAs the stock market continues to reach record highs this year, a majority of Americans feel confident about their portfolios and their equity investments. According to a March poll by business channel CNBC, 60 percent of Americans feel confident that their stocks will trade higher this y

Primary topic: Business Networking

Business Networking

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By Robert SheminFeb 21, 20081 topic

Consumer Dept: The Good, The Bad And The UGgy

The word âdebtâ has as much appeal as the words, âtax audit, root canal and we have to talk.â nnConsumer credit card debt has become part of Americaâs fabric, skyrocketing from $8 billion in 1968 to $880 billion in 2006, according to the Federal Reserve Bank. To compound the problem, the average interest rate for a standard bank card topped a whopping 19 percent in March, according to Cardtrack.com.nnBut not all debt is created equal. When used properly, debt can al

Primary topic: Small Business Marketing

Small Business Marketing

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By Robert SheminMar 4, 20081 topic

Tips And Tactics For Smart Savers

American consumers are experts at spending money, but when it comes to saving, theyâre failing miserably.nnA recent report released by the Commerce Department revealed that the nationâs personal savings rate for all of 2006 was a negative 1 percent. Thatâs the worst showing in 73 years, which is significant because that was at a time when the Great Depression was in full swing and people were forced to dip into their savings just to survive.nnThe negative rate translate

Primary topic: Business Coach and Business Coaching

Business Coach and Business Coaching

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By Robert SheminApr 23, 20081 topic

What Are You Doing Wrong?

The qualities that made the guy an idiot back in the day are the exact same qualities that are making him RICH beyond your wildest dreams today.nnAnd to go one step further, the personality traits that got you all your good grades and all your “pats on the back” and all the gold stars are also what are keeping you from getting rich.nnAnd you thought it was all about hard work, sticking to the rules, and never coloring outside the lines!nnWrong.nnSo what can you do

Primary topic: Business Networking

Business Networking

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