Book description
In Seven Years to Seven Figures, self-made millionaire and renowned wealth coach Michael Masterson reveals the steps you can take to accumulate seven-figure wealth within seven years—or less. Seven Years to Seven Figures will give you the tools to increase your income, get the highest possible returns on investments, save wisely—and secure your financial future faster than you may have ever dreamed.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- FOREWORD
- INTRODUCTION
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I. Seven Years to Seven Figures: Is It Really Possible?
- 1. What the Heck Do I Know?
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2. ARE YOU READY FOR WEALTH?
- 2.1. PERRY WAGNER*
- 2.2. JOHN NEWMAN*
- 2.3. TAKE YOUR FIRST STEP TOWARD FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE ... RIGHT NOW
- 2.4. WHEN IT COMES TO WEALTH, HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH?
- 2.5. FOUR LEVELS OF SEVEN-FIGURE WEALTH
- 2.6. COPING WITH A MERE MILLION
- 2.7. THE $2.5 MILLION LIFESTYLE
- 2.8. THE NEXT LEVEL: LIVING ON A $5.5 MILLION NEST EGG
- 2.9. THE ULTIMATE LIFESTYLE
- 2.10. BUT WHAT IF YOU CAN'T POSSIBLY SAVE $335,000 A YEAR?
- 2.11. HOW MUCH OF YOUR INCOME SHOULD YOU BE SAVING?
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II. Eight Stories, Eight Successes
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3. AUDREY MAXWELL*: How a Good Employee Can Become a Great Partner, Build a Dream House, and Become a Millionaire in Seven Years
- 3.1. A MILLION-DOLLAR CAREER
- 3.2. WHEN YOUR SUPPORT NET DISAPPEARS
- 3.3. FOLLOW AUDREY'S PATH TO SEVEN FIGURES
- 3.4. HOW TO GET YOUR BOSS TO GIVE YOU EQUITY IN THE BUSINESS
- 3.5. TRANSITIONING FROM "VALUABLE" TO "INVALUABLE"
- 3.6. THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT SECRET TO GETTING WHAT YOU WANT
- 3.7. ANATOMY OF A GREAT SELF-PROMOTION PRESENTATION
- 3.8. REINVENTING THE PRICE OF YOUR COMPANY'S PRODUCT TO BOOST GROWTH
- 3.9. ESTABLISHING THE ALL–IMPORTANT BACK END
- 3.10. MAKING A WEALTH–WISE DECISION ABOUT YOUR HOME
- 3.11. YOU MAKE YOUR MONEY BY BUYING RIGHT
- 3.12. SNIFFING OUT THE BEST REAL ESTATE DEALS
- 3.13. AUDREY'S FUTURE
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4. ALAN SILVER*: Converting Selling Skills into Millions of Dollars of Equity in Five Years
- 4.1. THE PAYOFF
- 4.2. MAKING THE BIG LEAP—RUNNING YOUR OWN BUSINESS, FULL–TIME
- 4.3. DOWNSIZING THE COMPANY, UPGRADING THE SKILLS
- 4.4. DIFFERENTIATING YOURSELF FROM THE COMPETITION
- 4.5. THE WISE DECISIONS OF A WEALTH BUILDER
- 4.6. HOW ALAN BECAME A MULTIMILLIONAIRE IN LESS THAN FIVE YEARS
- 4.7. ASKING FOR HELP
- 4.8. RIDING ON COATTAILS
- 4.9. FINDING THE GOLDEN KEY TO YOUR FUTURE WEALTH
- 4.10. MASTERING THE MEGA–POWER OF THE BACK END
- 4.11. TREAT YOUR SUPERSTARS RIGHT
- 5. BRUCE BUFFER: Giving Up a Six-Figure income to Generate a Seven-Figure Net Worth
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6. JUSTIN FORD: Achieving a Radical Financial Transformation: How to Go from Bankruptcy to Millionaire in Six Years
- 6.1. MAKING TOUGH DECISIONS
- 6.2. ASKING FOR—AND IGNORING—GOOD ADVICE
- 6.3. FALLING OFF THE HORSE . . . AND FINDING THE COURAGE TO CLIMB BACK ON
- 6.4. BUILDING SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, AND INCOME
- 6.5. FINANCIAL SECURITY—AND THEN SOME
- 6.6. BECOMING AN ENTREPRENEUR FOR THE SECOND TIME IN FIVE YEARS—BUT DOING IT RIGHT THIS TIME
- 6.7. GETTING YOUR MONEY TO WORK FOR YOU
- 6.8. BECOMING AN EXPERT IN YET ANOTHER FIELD
- 6.9. TAKING REAL ESTATE TO THE NEXT LEVEL
- 6.10. AN AUTOMATIC MONEY MACHINE
- 6.11. WHAT YOU CAN LEARN FROM JUSTIN'S EXPERIENCE
- 6.12. WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR JUSTIN?
- 7. KEN MORRIS*: Coming to America and Cashing In on the American Dream: From $10,000 to $10,000,000
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8. MONICA DAY: Getting Started: How to Boost Your Income from $26,000 to $134,000 in Two Years
- 8.1. HELP IN THE FORM OF A LONG–FORGOTTEN LETTER
- 8.2. MONICA LANDS HER FIRST CLIENT
- 8.3. A SIX–FIGURE INCOME . . . IN ONLY TWO YEARS
- 8.4. THE ROAD TO SEVEN FIGURES IN SEVEN YEARS AS A COPYWRITER
- 8.5. IF YOU DECIDE TO BECOME A COPYWRITER, HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- 8.6. FINDING COMPANIES THAT NEED COPYWRITERS
- 8.7. PREACHING TO THE COPYWRITING–FRIENDLY CHOIR
- 8.8. GATHERING SAMPLES AND EXPERIENCE
- 8.9. USING YOUR CURRENT CAREER TO BOOST YOUR COPYWRITING CAREER
- 8.10. ESTABLISHING YOUR FEES
- 8.11. DEVELOPING A NETWORK OF PEERS AND MENTORS
- 8.12. COPYWRITING MASTERS REVEAL HOW IT'S DONE
- 8.13. MONICA'S BRIGHT FUTURE IN COPYWRITING
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9. DAVID KELLER*: You Don't Need a Medical Degree to Make a Million Dollars
- 9.1. DAVID'S FIRST OPPORTUNITY PRACTICALLY FELL IN HIS LAP
- 9.2. HE HAD TO WORK A LITTLE HARDER TO CREATE A SECOND OPPORTUNITY FOR HIMSELF
- 9.3. THE MONEY STARTS ROLLING IN
- 9.4. DAVID EDUCATES HIMSELF FOR SUCCESS
- 9.5. FOCUS ON SELLING THE SERVICE . . . AND PROFITS WILL FOLLOW
- 9.5. HELP FROM AN UNLIKELY SOURCE
- 9.7. DAVID'S WORKDAY—THEN AND NOW
- 9.8. WHAT YOU CAN LEARN FROM DAVID'S EXPERIENCE
- 9.9. FINDING A GOOD MENTOR . . . AND THEN PAYING YOUR MENTOR BACK
- 9.10. UNDERSTANDING THAT COOPERATION IS USUALLY BETTER THAN COMPETITION
- 9.11. MAKING MARKETING YOUR PRIMARY BUSINESS SKILL
- 9.12. SAVING AS MUCH AS YOU CAN
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10. BRAD SOLOMON*: Even Accountants Can Get Rich: How to Hit $4 Million in Six Years
- 10.1. BRAD'S FIRST YEAR IN BUSINESS
- 10.2. THE BEGINNINGS OF A STRONG SUPPORT NETWORK
- 10.3. A GRADUAL INCREASE IN SKILLS, CLIENTS . . . AND PROFITS
- 10.4. USING DIRECT MARKETING TO STIMULATE BUSINESS GROWTH
- 10.5. FOCUSING ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
- 10.6. CREATING A SECOND STREAM OF INCOME
- 10.7. BUILDING A PORTFOLIO OF ASSETS
- 10.8. $2 MILLION RICHER . . . WITHOUT DOING A THING
- 10.9. LOOKING BACK
- 10.10. LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
- 10.11. HOW TO REPLICATE BRAD'S SUCCESS
- 10.12. CHOOSING THE BUSINESS SECTOR THAT'S BEST FOR YOU
- 10.13. HOW TO FIND (AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF) A GREAT MENTOR
- 10.14. HOW TO FIND YOUR MENTOR
- 10.15. HOW TO PROVE YOURSELF IN THE MARKETPLACE
- 10.16. HOW TO GROW YOUR ROLODEX
- 10.17. PARTNERS AND SUPERSTARS—HOW TO FIND AND WORK WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE
- 10.18. HOW TO DEVELOP A SECOND STREAM OF INCOME
- 10.19. SHOOTING FOR AN EXTRA $25,000 A YEAR IS A GOOD—AND REASONABLE—PLACE TO START
- 10.20. A GOOD WAY TO CREATE A SECOND INCOME IS TO START A PART-TIME LOCAL SERVICE BUSINESS
- 10.21. GETTING STARTED IN THE SERVICE BUSINESS—RIGHT AWAY
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3. AUDREY MAXWELL*: How a Good Employee Can Become a Great Partner, Build a Dream House, and Become a Millionaire in Seven Years
- III. Why You Must Act Now
- AFTERWORD
Product information
- Title: Seven Years to Seven Figures: The Fast-Track Plan to Becoming a Millionaire
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2008
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9780470267554
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