Comments on: The best advice you’ll ever get: Hang out with rich people! http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/12/22/the-best-advice-youll-ever-get-hang-out-with-rich-people/ I'm Kind of a Big Deal Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:30:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Neil Patel http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/12/22/the-best-advice-youll-ever-get-hang-out-with-rich-people/#comment-69879 Neil Patel Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:55:53 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1538#comment-69879 Your income is going to be close to the 5 people you hang around the most. Your income is going to be close to the 5 people you hang around the most.

]]> By: SEOninja http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/12/22/the-best-advice-youll-ever-get-hang-out-with-rich-people/#comment-69828 SEOninja Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:52:56 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1538#comment-69828 Associating yourself with wealthy people is definitely one of the smartest things you can do. Being around them on a regular basis, you start to develop habits like them and think like them. Through this, you learn what it is that makes them successful and then you can apply the same strategies. Associating yourself with wealthy people is definitely one of the smartest things you can do.

Being around them on a regular basis, you start to develop habits like them and think like them.

Through this, you learn what it is that makes them successful and then you can apply the same strategies.

]]> By: Neil Patel http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/12/22/the-best-advice-youll-ever-get-hang-out-with-rich-people/#comment-67968 Neil Patel Thu, 10 Jun 2010 02:07:42 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1538#comment-67968 For the most part you're right... people float towards where they're most comfortable. For the most part you’re right… people float towards where they’re most comfortable.

]]> By: Watch Season http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/12/22/the-best-advice-youll-ever-get-hang-out-with-rich-people/#comment-67905 Watch Season Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:07:47 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1538#comment-67905 Some people say you are the average of 5 people you spend the most time with. Not just when it comes to earnings but personality too. I think they might be right. Some people say you are the average of 5 people you spend the most time with. Not just when it comes to earnings but personality too. I think they might be right.

]]> By: Neil Patel http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/12/22/the-best-advice-youll-ever-get-hang-out-with-rich-people/#comment-67820 Neil Patel Fri, 04 Jun 2010 23:04:56 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1538#comment-67820 There is what society generally calls rich... There is what society generally calls rich…

]]> By: dalaman airport transfer http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/12/22/the-best-advice-youll-ever-get-hang-out-with-rich-people/#comment-67781 dalaman airport transfer Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:24:27 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1538#comment-67781 Money is NOT defined by a hierachical structure, so there is no rules who is “rich” per se. Money is NOT defined by a hierachical structure, so there is no rules who is “rich” per se.

]]> By: Neil Patel http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/12/22/the-best-advice-youll-ever-get-hang-out-with-rich-people/#comment-67385 Neil Patel Tue, 18 May 2010 03:59:33 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1538#comment-67385 Ultimately, if your goal is to be successful, you need to surround yourself with people that are similar. Ultimately, if your goal is to be successful, you need to surround yourself with people that are similar.

]]> By: sell textbooks http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/12/22/the-best-advice-youll-ever-get-hang-out-with-rich-people/#comment-67362 sell textbooks Mon, 17 May 2010 20:18:02 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1538#comment-67362 I don't think you sound superficial. You are being realistic. If you hang out with a bunch of broke people you don't need to aim to high to stay on top. But if you hang out with people you can learn from and make you want to do bigger and better things, you'll end up better off. I don’t think you sound superficial. You are being realistic. If you hang out with a bunch of broke people you don’t need to aim to high to stay on top. But if you hang out with people you can learn from and make you want to do bigger and better things, you’ll end up better off.

]]> By: Neil Patel http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/12/22/the-best-advice-youll-ever-get-hang-out-with-rich-people/#comment-66697 Neil Patel Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:41:06 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1538#comment-66697 I thing its a great idea having a diverse group, but it would make more sense for you to befriend people you'd like to become like. I thing its a great idea having a diverse group, but it would make more sense for you to befriend people you’d like to become like.

]]> By: Inner Game http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/12/22/the-best-advice-youll-ever-get-hang-out-with-rich-people/#comment-66611 Inner Game Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:02:15 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1538#comment-66611 i would say you should have all kinds of friends, rich, millonare, multimillonare... nah just kidding, but yeah have all kind of friends and learn all kinds of things i would say you should have all kinds of friends, rich, millonare, multimillonare… nah just kidding, but yeah have all kind of friends and learn all kinds of things

]]> By: The arka teks lyrics http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/12/22/the-best-advice-youll-ever-get-hang-out-with-rich-people/#comment-66600 The arka teks lyrics Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:47:02 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1538#comment-66600 All my friends are -Investors -Business Owners -Internet Marketers All of them discuss things like this and we all make big money and live it up. The good life folks All my friends are

-Investors
-Business Owners
-Internet Marketers

All of them discuss things like this and we all make big money and live it up. The good life folks

]]> By: Neil Patel http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/12/22/the-best-advice-youll-ever-get-hang-out-with-rich-people/#comment-65736 Neil Patel Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:44:10 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1538#comment-65736 Yes, they do! They're just like everyone else, but people are just intimidated by them. Yes, they do! They’re just like everyone else, but people are just intimidated by them.

]]> By: huzurevi http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/12/22/the-best-advice-youll-ever-get-hang-out-with-rich-people/#comment-65677 huzurevi Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:22:11 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1538#comment-65677 This is a hard topic… All people put their pants on one leg at a time. This is a hard topic… All people put their pants on one leg at a time.

]]> By: Neil Patel http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/12/22/the-best-advice-youll-ever-get-hang-out-with-rich-people/#comment-64368 Neil Patel Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:26:08 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1538#comment-64368 Thanks! Glad you found it effective! Thanks! Glad you found it effective!

]]> By: Latest Technology http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/12/22/the-best-advice-youll-ever-get-hang-out-with-rich-people/#comment-64257 Latest Technology Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:01:01 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1538#comment-64257 a friend like you is big help for me, because of this article. i'll share it to all my friends. a friend like you is big help for me, because of this article. i’ll share it to all my friends.

]]> By: Neil Patel http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/12/22/the-best-advice-youll-ever-get-hang-out-with-rich-people/#comment-62930 Neil Patel Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:43:09 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1538#comment-62930 I think there is nothing wrong with people in India or China trying to get rich, as long as they are doing it in an ethical fashion. I love the International market. It brings a lot more opportunities as their populations are much larger than the U.S. I think all countries are good in their own way. You just have to figure out their strengths and weaknesses and how you can leverage it for business. I think there is nothing wrong with people in India or China trying to get rich, as long as they are doing it in an ethical fashion.

I love the International market. It brings a lot more opportunities as their populations are much larger than the U.S.

I think all countries are good in their own way. You just have to figure out their strengths and weaknesses and how you can leverage it for business.

]]> By: Neil Patel http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/12/22/the-best-advice-youll-ever-get-hang-out-with-rich-people/#comment-62885 Neil Patel Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:21:51 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1538#comment-62885 I have some other things I'm working on to take Quicksprout to the next level. Click the answers tab at the top. I have some other things I’m working on to take Quicksprout to the next level. Click the answers tab at the top.

]]> By: Neil Patel http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/12/22/the-best-advice-youll-ever-get-hang-out-with-rich-people/#comment-62884 Neil Patel Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:20:52 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1538#comment-62884 not all rich people are going to be great role models, you need to choose them wisely. It's important for you to understand that you're not just choosing rich kids from high school. You want to surround yourself with rich successful men and women who do what you want to do. not all rich people are going to be great role models, you need to choose them wisely. It’s important for you to understand that you’re not just choosing rich kids from high school. You want to surround yourself with rich successful men and women who do what you want to do.

]]> By: Neil Patel http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/12/22/the-best-advice-youll-ever-get-hang-out-with-rich-people/#comment-62883 Neil Patel Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:19:40 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1538#comment-62883 if you want to be successful, business is pleasure. if you want to be successful, business is pleasure.

]]> By: Neil Patel http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/12/22/the-best-advice-youll-ever-get-hang-out-with-rich-people/#comment-62882 Neil Patel Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:17:21 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1538#comment-62882 well.... that does work and it doesn't. I mean that's mostly Hollywood ;) well…. that does work and it doesn’t. I mean that’s mostly Hollywood ;)

]]> By: Neil Patel http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/12/22/the-best-advice-youll-ever-get-hang-out-with-rich-people/#comment-62881 Neil Patel Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:16:22 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1538#comment-62881 Those are all great ideas... and generally you'll want to be in areas where you find people who you'd like to learn from. Meaning, you want to surround yourself with people who you'd like to be similar as. Those are all great ideas… and generally you’ll want to be in areas where you find people who you’d like to learn from. Meaning, you want to surround yourself with people who you’d like to be similar as.

]]> By: Neil Patel http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/12/22/the-best-advice-youll-ever-get-hang-out-with-rich-people/#comment-62880 Neil Patel Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:09:26 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1538#comment-62880 Your goal is to find particular "rich" people who you can learn from. Your goal is to find particular “rich” people who you can learn from.

]]> By: 行花市 http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/12/22/the-best-advice-youll-ever-get-hang-out-with-rich-people/#comment-62744 行花市 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:33:36 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1538#comment-62744 there was a very interesting piece done on the bbc about british businessmen who tried to make it rich in china. in there was a guy who was quite dodgy. his name is vance miller and has a very bad reputation. they call him the kitchen gangster. the video itself was interesting and i think it's called brits get rich in china. neil, what do you think about people who try to get rich in china, or india with gdp growth of 10% yearly? what do you think about the international market in general? how do countries compare to each other? there was a very interesting piece done on the bbc about british businessmen who tried to make it rich in china. in there was a guy who was quite dodgy. his name is vance miller and has a very bad reputation. they call him the kitchen gangster. the video itself was interesting and i think it’s called brits get rich in china. neil, what do you think about people who try to get rich in china, or india with gdp growth of 10% yearly? what do you think about the international market in general? how do countries compare to each other?

]]> By: 行花市 http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/12/22/the-best-advice-youll-ever-get-hang-out-with-rich-people/#comment-62743 行花市 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:28:27 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1538#comment-62743 neil. you obviously have a lot of people here who have common goals who also want to reach out. i am giving you an idea here. since you have run a pretty successful blog here, why not take it to the next level? you can create a chat. i suggest a voice chat. i dont know how popular it will become, but i think generating a chat or even social networking site of some sort would allow you to expand on what is already a good thing. theres a site called ning.com that allows you to create your social network. anyone can do it. if you have something like that linked to this, then i can see a bigger future for you in this realm. neil. you obviously have a lot of people here who have common goals who also want to reach out. i am giving you an idea here. since you have run a pretty successful blog here, why not take it to the next level? you can create a chat. i suggest a voice chat. i dont know how popular it will become, but i think generating a chat or even social networking site of some sort would allow you to expand on what is already a good thing. theres a site called ning.com that allows you to create your social network. anyone can do it. if you have something like that linked to this, then i can see a bigger future for you in this realm.

]]> By: 行花市 http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/12/22/the-best-advice-youll-ever-get-hang-out-with-rich-people/#comment-62742 行花市 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:20:52 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1538#comment-62742 i dont know if you will necesarily meet rich people at an entrepeneurial club at a school. people who join these clubs want to get ahead. most likely you will find lower to middle class people in these kinds of clubs. rich people are not as desprate to get ahead. particularly young ones, because they are already rich. they dont usually take the traditional route to get to the top because they already have proper connections. i went to school around alot of rich people in both high school, and university, and i just remember their main focus to be getting drunk and high. maybe a good place at school would be the a.a. club, if you have one, or rehab. i think the movie american psycho does a good job at portraying rich people. i dont know if you will necesarily meet rich people at an entrepeneurial club at a school. people who join these clubs want to get ahead. most likely you will find lower to middle class people in these kinds of clubs. rich people are not as desprate to get ahead. particularly young ones, because they are already rich. they dont usually take the traditional route to get to the top because they already have proper connections. i went to school around alot of rich people in both high school, and university, and i just remember their main focus to be getting drunk and high. maybe a good place at school would be the a.a. club, if you have one, or rehab. i think the movie american psycho does a good job at portraying rich people.

]]> By: 行花市 http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/12/22/the-best-advice-youll-ever-get-hang-out-with-rich-people/#comment-62741 行花市 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:15:12 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1538#comment-62741 what about the old saying, never mix business with pleasure? what about the old saying, never mix business with pleasure?

]]> By: 行花市 http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/12/22/the-best-advice-youll-ever-get-hang-out-with-rich-people/#comment-62740 行花市 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:14:07 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1538#comment-62740 i think there are always rich people looking for a fall guy. not saying all rich people are like this, but alot of them tend to engage in some less than honest activities, and i cant think of very many rich people who dont cheat on their taxes. i guess todd talking about madoff, reminded of charlie sheen's character in wall street. charlie sheen had a happy ending in that film, but i think that reality is a lot different from that film, and lots of young guys who want to make it end up following a guy like michael douglas, and because they are naive and ambitious end up getting bit, and taking the fall for the majority of the fraud, while the real master mind walks away scott free. i think there are always rich people looking for a fall guy. not saying all rich people are like this, but alot of them tend to engage in some less than honest activities, and i cant think of very many rich people who dont cheat on their taxes. i guess todd talking about madoff, reminded of charlie sheen’s character in wall street. charlie sheen had a happy ending in that film, but i think that reality is a lot different from that film, and lots of young guys who want to make it end up following a guy like michael douglas, and because they are naive and ambitious end up getting bit, and taking the fall for the majority of the fraud, while the real master mind walks away scott free.

]]> By: 行花市 http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/12/22/the-best-advice-youll-ever-get-hang-out-with-rich-people/#comment-62739 行花市 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:03:27 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1538#comment-62739 you can move into a rich building, or neighbourhood. that is also how i have met a lot of rich people. they will invite you over for dinner just because youre neighbours. i did not intentionally move into these rich buildings or neighbourhoods to meet these rich people. i just liked living in nice environments. i get along better with people from the "hood". im also talking about american, and western rich people, as i think they are somewhat different from the rest of the world. i dont mind meeting rich people from other countries. i just remembered that there are lots of rich foreigners in china. i ran into quite a few of them on skype. they used to have a chat program, but have since disabled it. i also talked to alot of other successful people around the world on skype. which gives me an idea. since skype no longer does the chat thing anymore, maybe someone can pick that up. i think the reason why there were so many successful people chatting on skype was because people use skype to make long distance calls, and a lot of successful people rely on long distance calls for business and personal reasons. rich people are also cheap, so obviously they are going to want to use the cheapest method of making calls. joining an expensive gym also helps. if you are in a gym that has membership fees of $300 a month, then obviously you are not going to meet any poor people in there. posh ski resorts is another place i have run into alot of rich people. then of course, also airports is a place you are guaranteed to run into rich people, and they usually give you a business card before they leave. you can move into a rich building, or neighbourhood. that is also how i have met a lot of rich people. they will invite you over for dinner just because youre neighbours. i did not intentionally move into these rich buildings or neighbourhoods to meet these rich people. i just liked living in nice environments. i get along better with people from the “hood”. im also talking about american, and western rich people, as i think they are somewhat different from the rest of the world. i dont mind meeting rich people from other countries. i just remembered that there are lots of rich foreigners in china. i ran into quite a few of them on skype. they used to have a chat program, but have since disabled it. i also talked to alot of other successful people around the world on skype. which gives me an idea. since skype no longer does the chat thing anymore, maybe someone can pick that up. i think the reason why there were so many successful people chatting on skype was because people use skype to make long distance calls, and a lot of successful people rely on long distance calls for business and personal reasons. rich people are also cheap, so obviously they are going to want to use the cheapest method of making calls. joining an expensive gym also helps. if you are in a gym that has membership fees of $300 a month, then obviously you are not going to meet any poor people in there. posh ski resorts is another place i have run into alot of rich people. then of course, also airports is a place you are guaranteed to run into rich people, and they usually give you a business card before they leave.

]]> By: 行花市 http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/12/22/the-best-advice-youll-ever-get-hang-out-with-rich-people/#comment-62737 行花市 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:51:32 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1538#comment-62737 you can meet a lot of rich people in college just by going to class alone. i knew a lot of them. if that doesnt work, then join a fraternity. there usually is a frat on each campus known for being the rich boys. you can also ask which frat has the most expensive membership fees. we used to call frats a way to buy friendship, and that can be applied in your situation. you can also meet a lot of rich people in high school via prep schools which is something that i attempted but the results were not what i wanted. i have found rich people to be incredibly selfish. my experience was that they never wanted to give anything and were much more 小气 (stingy; narrow; petty). ive also found that these so called rich people were the ones asking me for stuff all the time. i am actually quite surprised with neil's attitude because it is not typical of rich people at all. he seems to want to share his ideas. most of the rich people i know would never share any kind of knowledge at all because they think that someone is going to steal their idea and compete with them. you can meet a lot of rich people in college just by going to class alone. i knew a lot of them. if that doesnt work, then join a fraternity. there usually is a frat on each campus known for being the rich boys. you can also ask which frat has the most expensive membership fees. we used to call frats a way to buy friendship, and that can be applied in your situation. you can also meet a lot of rich people in high school via prep schools which is something that i attempted but the results were not what i wanted.
i have found rich people to be incredibly selfish. my experience was that they never wanted to give anything and were much more 小气 (stingy; narrow; petty). ive also found that these so called rich people were the ones asking me for stuff all the time.
i am actually quite surprised with neil’s attitude because it is not typical of rich people at all. he seems to want to share his ideas. most of the rich people i know would never share any kind of knowledge at all because they think that someone is going to steal their idea and compete with them.

]]> By: Neil Patel http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/12/22/the-best-advice-youll-ever-get-hang-out-with-rich-people/#comment-62229 Neil Patel Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:52:56 +0000 http://www.quicksprout.com/?p=1538#comment-62229 I'm sure they're around... and you shouldn't hate them.. what if you become rich.. will you hate yourself? I’m sure they’re around… and you shouldn’t hate them.. what if you become rich.. will you hate yourself?

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