An infographic depicting habits of some of the world’s wealthiest people.
Source: Business-Management-Degree.net
The world’s richest people come from a variety of backgrounds.
There are, however certain traits that are common amongst them.
Habits of the Rich
Wealthy – defined as earning at least $160,000 annually and holding at least $3.2 million in assets
They Have a Routine:
Maintain a to-do list
Wake up 3 hours before work
Listen to audio books during commute
Network 5 hours or more each month
Read 30 minutes or more each day for education or career reasons
Love to read
They are Healthy:
Exercise aerobically 4 days a week
Eat less than 300 junk food calories per day
Raising Their Children:
Teach good daily success habits to their children
Make their children volunteer 10 hours or more a month
Make their children read 2 or more non-fiction books a month
Television Habits:
Watch 1 hour or less of TV everyday
They Set Goals:
Write down their goals
Focused on accomplishing some single goal
Believe in lifelong educational self-improvement
Believe good habits create opportunity luck
Believe bad habits create detrimental luck
*Based on Thomas C. Corley’s study of the daily habits of 233 wealthy and 128 poos people.
Demographics:
Gender Divide
Women as percent of multimillionaire population
Highest – 23.8% Portugal
Average – 10% Worldwide
Lowest – 3.7% Japan
Cities which contain the most millionaires:
Tokyo: 61,000
New York City: 89,000
London: 81,000
Paris: 19,000
Frankfurt: 17,000
Beijing: 13,000
Osaka: 90,000
Hong Kong: 87,000
Shanghai: 66,000
Rags to Riches
68% of the 400 Americans on the Forbes 2013 “billionaires list” are considered “self-made” billionaires. Meaning they built, rather than inherited their fortune
Remember:
Following these traits won’t necessarily make you rich…
..but they are worth a shot