The Billion Dollar Secret: 20 Principles of Billionaire Wealth and Success
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Summary
“There is no other book available anywhere in the world that contains this much entrepreneurial experience， insight， and wisdom in it。” —from the Foreword by Jack Canfield， multiple #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Success Principles™ and the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series
Based on face-to-face interviews with over 20 self-made billionaires。
There are thousands of books on millionaire thinking。 The knowledge they offer isn’t enough to get you to the highest ranks of wealth。 The richest people of our times are billionaires。 Only 1 in 5 million world citizens belongs to this group。 Billionaires are extremely rare， and their mindset differs hugely from that of ordinary millionaires。
"The Billion Dollar Secret" offers firsthand knowledge of billionaire entrepreneurs told in their own words。 Never before has someone interviewed 20+ self-made billionaires across the world for a book project。 The author worked for years with some of the very best entrepreneurs on the planet and distilled their secrets into 20 mental principles that enabled them to start from zero and create billions of dollars in value during one life span。
This book gives you the road map to follow their path to extreme wealth and success。
This book is recommended by billionaires:
“I recommend all entrepreneurs to have a look at this sensational book。” —Cho Tak Wong （Cao Dewang）， self-made billionaire and the World Entrepreneur of the Year 2009
“Rafael Badziag has compiled a [。 。 。] book about what it is to be a billionaire in the world of digital and exponential growth。” —Chip Wilson， self-made billionaire， founder of Lululemon Athletica
“I highly recommend this book。 It is a very thoroughly researched book on successful philosophies of life。” —Tony Tan Caktiong， self-made billionaire and the World Entrepreneur of the Year 2004
The flap text:
Are you tired of the rat race？ Do you ask yourself why is it that despite all your daily hustle you can’t break through the glass ceiling？
How is it possible that some people during a single lifetime manage to build empires and create billions of dollars in wealth – something that most of us， and even most millionaires， can only dream of？ What is the secret of these self-made billionaires？ Is it a question of lucky circumstances， their environment， education， or their personalities？ What are the keys to their phenomenal success？ What are their belief systems， mindsets and success rituals that allowed them to create their massive fortunes？ What drives them？ What gives them energy to relentlessly pursue such outrageous goals？ What makes them achieve so much more than other entrepreneurs and become so extremely successful in business？
In this book， self-made billionaires themselves answer these questions and unveil the surprising truth。 Get ready for a rollercoaster ride to the inner workings of their minds， hearts and souls。 Learn The Billion Dollar Secret and embark on your journey to extreme wealth and success！
Based on face-to-face interviews with over 20 self-made billionaires。
There are thousands of books on millionaire thinking。 The knowledge they offer isn’t enough to get you to the highest ranks of wealth。 The richest people of our times are billionaires。 Only 1 in 5 million world citizens belongs to this group。 Billionaires are extremely rare， and their mindset differs hugely from that of ordinary millionaires。
"The Billion Dollar Secret" offers firsthand knowledge of billionaire entrepreneurs told in their own words。 Never before has someone interviewed 20+ self-made billionaires across the world for a book project。 The author worked for years with some of the very best entrepreneurs on the planet and distilled their secrets into 20 mental principles that enabled them to start from zero and create billions of dollars in value during one life span。
This book gives you the road map to follow their path to extreme wealth and success。
This book is recommended by billionaires:
“I recommend all entrepreneurs to have a look at this sensational book。” —Cho Tak Wong （Cao Dewang）， self-made billionaire and the World Entrepreneur of the Year 2009
“Rafael Badziag has compiled a [。 。 。] book about what it is to be a billionaire in the world of digital and exponential growth。” —Chip Wilson， self-made billionaire， founder of Lululemon Athletica
“I highly recommend this book。 It is a very thoroughly researched book on successful philosophies of life。” —Tony Tan Caktiong， self-made billionaire and the World Entrepreneur of the Year 2004
The flap text:
Are you tired of the rat race？ Do you ask yourself why is it that despite all your daily hustle you can’t break through the glass ceiling？
How is it possible that some people during a single lifetime manage to build empires and create billions of dollars in wealth – something that most of us， and even most millionaires， can only dream of？ What is the secret of these self-made billionaires？ Is it a question of lucky circumstances， their environment， education， or their personalities？ What are the keys to their phenomenal success？ What are their belief systems， mindsets and success rituals that allowed them to create their massive fortunes？ What drives them？ What gives them energy to relentlessly pursue such outrageous goals？ What makes them achieve so much more than other entrepreneurs and become so extremely successful in business？
In this book， self-made billionaires themselves answer these questions and unveil the surprising truth。 Get ready for a rollercoaster ride to the inner workings of their minds， hearts and souls。 Learn The Billion Dollar Secret and embark on your journey to extreme wealth and success！
Reviews
Nguyễn Quốc Nam
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Bí mật tỷ đô là 1 quyển sách đúc rút các kinh nghiệm， các bí quyết của các tỷ phú trên thế giới。 Họ có những điểm chung và được tác giả diễn giải lại theo những nguyen tắc nhất định。 Trên cơ sở là những nguyen tắc này đã được đúc rút ở rất nhiều quyển sách。 Điều cần làm là hành động của mỗi người là khác nhauĐiều quan trọng đầu tiền: là niềm tin ở bản thân， mất tiền có thể kiếm lại được， nhưng đánh mất niềm tin vào bản thân mình thì coi như mất đi tất cảSuy nghĩ đủ lâu sẽ tiến tới hành độngNhững Bí mật tỷ đô là 1 quyển sách đúc rút các kinh nghiệm， các bí quyết của các tỷ phú trên thế giới。 Họ có những điểm chung và được tác giả diễn giải lại theo những nguyen tắc nhất định。 Trên cơ sở là những nguyen tắc này đã được đúc rút ở rất nhiều quyển sách。 Điều cần làm là hành động của mỗi người là khác nhauĐiều quan trọng đầu tiền: là niềm tin ở bản thân， mất tiền có thể kiếm lại được， nhưng đánh mất niềm tin vào bản thân mình thì coi như mất đi tất cảSuy nghĩ đủ lâu sẽ tiến tới hành độngNhững người có mục tiêu và kế hoạch cụ thể sẽ thể hiện được khát khao và hành động nhất6 kỹ năng làm chủ doanh nghiệp: tư duy logic， thấu hiểu con người， các mối quan hê， giao tiếp， bán hàng và lãnh đạo6 thói quen của người giàu: dậy sớm， giữ sức khỏe， đọc sách， chiêm nghiệm， các công việc hàng ngày và nghi thức và kỷ luậtTầm nhìn và cách tư duy thay đổi hành động và định hướng của mỗi ngườiTrong quá trình phát triển thì không thể tránh khỏi vấp ngã。 Câu chuyện sau đó là chúng ta có đứng dậy hay nằm lì ở đóTiền bạc là công cụ chứ không phải mục đích， đừng vì tiền bạc mà đánh mất chính bản thân mìnhCuộc đời là chuối ngày nâng cấp bản thân và hoàn thiện bản thân nhiều hơn nữa。 Sự nghiệp học tập và làm việc là cả đờiSự toàn vẹn của mỗi người là một cá thể riêng biệt và sự trung thực được đặt lên hàng đầu và tạo nên thương hiệu của mỗi người。 Đừng đánh mất điều đóSự biết ơn là điều cần nhận thức và trận trọng cả trong quá khứ， hiện tại và tương laiViệc làm doanh nhân hay bắt đầu 1 quá trình kinh doanh đòi hỏi mỗi doanh nhân phải đánh đổi thời gian cho công việc và gia đình。 Những đam mê cá nhân và trách nhiệm với tập thể。 Đánh đổi để có được cái chung và cần hy sinh cái riêng 。。。more
Aditi
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This is was an interesting take on billionaires that come from humble beginnings and countries other than the US & UK。 Way more relatable to be hearing stories of people from India and China who go through very different societal and infrastructural challenges than people in the West 👏🏽。。。You have to be willing to pay the price of extreme success - whether it’s time， health， relationships etc。“Are you willing to make the sacrifice？”The first 20 years in business are tough - you need to work for This is was an interesting take on billionaires that come from humble beginnings and countries other than the US & UK。 Way more relatable to be hearing stories of people from India and China who go through very different societal and infrastructural challenges than people in the West 👏🏽。。。You have to be willing to pay the price of extreme success - whether it’s time， health， relationships etc。“Are you willing to make the sacrifice？”The first 20 years in business are tough - you need to work for it and persevere “On the way to billions， you don’t have time to enjoy life”“For many billionaires， business consumes all their time， energy， and thoughts。” “Big money limits you in your private life。”“Some billionaires go even further; they wouldn’t have started their business at all if they had an opportunity to turn back the clock。”Billionaires struggle from isolation and loneliness - few people understand what they’ve gone through - “it’s lonely at the top。”“You need to be prepared to accept the solitude of power”“In reality， money doesn’t change much about your ability to be happy。 It just magi I guess your personality。 If you were a happy person before you got rich， money will increase your happiness。 But if you were unhappy， money will make you miserable。” “Trying to become happy by amassing more money is an illusion”Money doesn’t give you happiness - it gives you choice 。。。more
Lee-Wei Pai
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一、作者在前言表示，本書是受到《思考致富》的啟發，訪談當代白手起家億萬富翁（billionaire），以汲取他們的成功經驗。二、在書中所整理的法則，大部分不脫一般理解的範圍：包括誠信、堅持努力不懈、追求效率等。但書中也提到，億萬富翁為了成功，往往以犧牲家庭為代價，因為他們即便活到7、80歲，可能都還是每天工作10小時*每週7天。相對於此，近期重看《一週工作4小時》，則強調要追求「迷你退休」，所以要盡可能透過外包、自動化等方式，以減低工作時數。三、到底我們要花很多時間工作，以取得成功？還是要追求花少少的時間，就可以賺進大把銀子？這是一種選擇。不過重點還是在於：自己是否熱愛花了許多時間所從事的事務？我們花時間從事的事務，是否有創造價值？若答案均為是，其實不管該事務是工作或其他，都是好的。反之則否。
Lukasz Solarski
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Great case study， exactly the one I was looking for。Thank you Rafael！
Heli Künnapas
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Segase struktuuriga raamat minu jaoks。 Pikemalt kirjutan blogis: https://midaheliluges。blogspot。com/20。。。 Segase struktuuriga raamat minu jaoks。 Pikemalt kirjutan blogis: https://midaheliluges。blogspot。com/20。。。 。。。more
Hồ Dũng
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great tip from the top of billionaire from all over the world
Matthew Donohue
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The Billion Dollar Secret included many solid business principles directly from various business leaders that have also been written about by authors such as Napoleon Hill and other self development experts。It was an entertaining listen and the narrator’s voice was very suitable in expressing the ideas and opinions of the various business leaders in the book。 A highly recommended book for anyone focused on success。
Steven Haiser
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A lot of great ideas and information。 A little clingy to read。Ultimately the book offers great insight and direction。 It offers a look into billionaires not necessarily known to the American audience。 He kept jumping between so many subjugate I had a hard time remembering who was who。 At the end of the book they then have a summary of the billionaires and a short bio。 This helps put it together。 Overall good book but probably nit the first book I would recommend。
Hugh Simpson
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I am a long time serial entrepreneur - over 40 years and a student of wealth creation since reading Think & Grow Rich in 1973 in grad school！ Life changing book。I consider Rafel as the new 21st century Napoleon Hill and have read and even re-reading this fascinating informative book with numerous BILLIONAIRES I have not even heard of。 He just emailed me to let me know he is writing a second book on strategies of BILLIONAIRES which I hope is as GREAT as this one！Hugh Billionaire In Progress 😁
Chris Weatherburn
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Big difference between billionaires and millionaires - they own a lot more， not just one hotel for example， many of these。 This book interviews around 80 self made billionaires。 Usually billionaires have a ‘can do’ positive attitude and are very driven。 Not afraid of trying and failing but have self belief and happy to take calculated risks。 Take calculated risks， don't bet the whole house on something。 Take risks when opportunities for gain outweigh potential downsides。 Millionaires want to hav Big difference between billionaires and millionaires - they own a lot more， not just one hotel for example， many of these。 This book interviews around 80 self made billionaires。 Usually billionaires have a ‘can do’ positive attitude and are very driven。 Not afraid of trying and failing but have self belief and happy to take calculated risks。 Take calculated risks， don't bet the whole house on something。 Take risks when opportunities for gain outweigh potential downsides。 Millionaires want to have personal wealth and lose their motivation when they achieve it。 Whereas billionaires are motivated by other things rather than solely personal wealth， they have a strong sense of purpose， and never lose their motivation to grow。 Aim to have a mission and adjust it upwards accordingly as you achieve the mission。Treat every day as if it's your last – 40，000 days then you are dead。 Think more about irreversible decisions than reversible decisions。 Need to put in the effort in life。 Most people are afraid to fail when they act， so they don't act。 Billionaires are not like most people and act！ Start with what you have， don’t wait until you get something before starting！If you like my review please see my website www。chrisweatherburn。com for more！ 。。。more
Abutharique
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A Life-changing Book:Getting the thoughts from billionaires via interviews and organise them and write a book on it is a difficult task and the author has done it for us！ He tries to reveal that anything is possible for us and we can build wealth from starting from nothing and without a formal education。 All that we need is a strong ambition and a mentality to solve people's problems through a business。As we move across later pages of the book， the author succeeds in convincing us that becoming A Life-changing Book:Getting the thoughts from billionaires via interviews and organise them and write a book on it is a difficult task and the author has done it for us！ He tries to reveal that anything is possible for us and we can build wealth from starting from nothing and without a formal education。 All that we need is a strong ambition and a mentality to solve people's problems through a business。As we move across later pages of the book， the author succeeds in convincing us that becoming a billionaire is possible for us if we follow the right approaches and principles。 He doesn't forget to remind us that it's an extremely difficult path to follow if we want become a billionaire and we need to pay a price for the same。 The price could be a lack of freedom that is enjoyed by normal people such as taking a long vacation with the family。Most of the business/self-development books that I read were based on acquiring the millions， but this book is different。 It teaches you the qualities and characteristics of billionaires and their unique path。 I have understood that it's completely a different league and we need to prepare for the same！ Read this book and you will gain better clarity on what I'm speaking。 。。。more
Jordi Gillet
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Very general， brad and typical wealth/business advice。
veto
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Good book。 Motivating， encouraging and practical。
David Wilusz
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More than the usual success platitudes， the author personally interviewed 20 self-made billionaires， including some fairly obscure ones who came from stark poverty， to determine the qualities and the mindset that allowed them to achieve such massive financial success。 Good stuff on entrepreneurship and the success mindset。
Valerie Gale
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Good nuggets and tips
Upen
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This has to be one of my favourite books of this year that I have read。 To get into the minds of actual billionaires and get facts straight from them on sales， business， lifestyle and life is truly inspiring。Anybody who wants to achieve success and wealth this is a book that you must truly read。
Miniring
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대담한 도전과 끈기를 가질 수 있게 만드는 열정。이상하게 난 이 책에서 말하는 아침의 장점이 더 와닿았다。
Henry Barry
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The Billion Dollar Secret was a great book that gave me many valuable nuggets of knowledge that have helped shape my life philosophy。 It is worth reading for anyone who wants to improve their business acumen or wants perspective on what it takes to achieve the top levels of wealth。 Even for someone who has no interest in being a billionaire， the book is a great case study in many things and is a helpful study in extremes。 I would likely give this book a five star review were it not for a few mis The Billion Dollar Secret was a great book that gave me many valuable nuggets of knowledge that have helped shape my life philosophy。 It is worth reading for anyone who wants to improve their business acumen or wants perspective on what it takes to achieve the top levels of wealth。 Even for someone who has no interest in being a billionaire， the book is a great case study in many things and is a helpful study in extremes。 I would likely give this book a five star review were it not for a few misgivings。 First， the use of hashtags by all the quotes felt very gimmicky and took away from the weight of most of the content。 Second， it got annoying when the author continued to introduce certain people as "Entrepreneur of the year 20XX" - that was only helpful the first time you introduced them， not every time you quoted them。 Finally， there were a few parts in the middle of the book that got repetitive。 That aside， the content is well worth the time to check this book out。 。。。more
Khaled
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Valuable information。 I can imagine that Rafael Badziag invested a lot of his time and energy in this book。
Saurabh Aggarwal
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Nice book giving a brief of how most billionaires have become one and what are similarities among them。
Łukasz Lichota
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I'm disappointed with this book。 I can see the real value in first hand information about billionaires， what they consider important and that's the strong side of this book （and I do agree it does better job in terms diversity than Napoleon， and obviously it's more up to date）。What I didn't like though is the general format of this book where in each chapter author tries to extract some life tips that he extracted from the interviews。 While many of them sounds like decent thing to thing about， t I'm disappointed with this book。 I can see the real value in first hand information about billionaires， what they consider important and that's the strong side of this book （and I do agree it does better job in terms diversity than Napoleon， and obviously it's more up to date）。What I didn't like though is the general format of this book where in each chapter author tries to extract some life tips that he extracted from the interviews。 While many of them sounds like decent thing to thing about， they don't seem to be anything new， and reading it sound like 'cheap self development advices of do this and that and that'。 I also have an impression， based on what I learnt about the author that his personality is suited to these kind of advices （fight， compete， be strong， try hard， be hard） - these are traits but I fear a bit of potential confirmation biases that could work in the interviews （but hopefully not）。 At the end of each chapter there is summary of what 3 categories of people does in context of given chapter， and these catagories are "Drifters" / "Millionaires" / "Billionaires"。 Drifters description are mostly negative yet it's 99% people on earth and I found this not nice treatment， and cheap oversimplification。I liked the chapter about happiness。 In general I'm clear not I do not want to be a billionaire。 And that I can learn some things from them anyway。 。。。more
papas
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100x Quantum leap in mindset levelThe fastest way to move to the next level is Learning from the top 1% of your field。This book is the best secret from the best people who can both making great thing and making great profit。
David T Hill
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Do you want to make it big？ Do you want to make a difference to the world？ This book will help you get inside the minds of those that did and succeeded。 Even if that's not your thing Just read it anyway -Inspirational and an easy read Do you want to make it big？ Do you want to make a difference to the world？ This book will help you get inside the minds of those that did and succeeded。 Even if that's not your thing Just read it anyway -Inspirational and an easy read 。。。more
Alva
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Worth re-readingI read it slowly and even went back and read a few chapters before finishing。 Filled with a lot of stuff。
Vinit Shah
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Packed with insights and interesting stories that everyone can learn from and act upon。
Muhammad Taimour
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yes
Angela
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It's interesting to look at how more than twenty billionaires look at life and business。 A good read for anyone who wants to move their business to the next level。 It's interesting to look at how more than twenty billionaires look at life and business。 A good read for anyone who wants to move their business to the next level。 。。。more
Albert
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Life Changing and Excellent。 If you want to build incredible wealth or want to know how it is done， this book has practical first-hand information。 I only wish this book would have been around when I started out in my journey as it would have saved me time， effort， energy， years and mistakes。 I am applying many of the practical concepts Badziag presents in his book to investments and companies。 I give this book my highest recommendation。
Suleiman Shaibu
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Rafael Badziag’s book “The Billion Dollar Secret” is a must-read for anyone who wants to go another level in their business。 There is a wealth of information to be garnered from hearing first-hand how billionaires think and what steps they took to get there。 The book encourages the readers to learn to take their destinies in their own hands and to quit making excuses。 Don't put limitations on yourself Rafael Badziag’s book “The Billion Dollar Secret” is a must-read for anyone who wants to go another level in their business。 There is a wealth of information to be garnered from hearing first-hand how billionaires think and what steps they took to get there。 The book encourages the readers to learn to take their destinies in their own hands and to quit making excuses。 Don't put limitations on yourself 。。。more
Vineet
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