Limitless Monday – Are you in the top 1%?
We all want to be in the top 1%. Most of us mistakenly believe we are part of this hallowed group. What am I talking about exactly when I refer to the top 1%?
By the top 1%, I mean the people who stand out in their attitude and approach to life.
It’s not a financial test or a test of athletic prowess. There are countless rich people who are fatally flawed, while most successful athletes are one dimensional; all they can do is kick a ball or strangle a human in multiple different ways; other than that they have very little going for them. I am also not talking about the academic who is a superb theorist but has never taken a significant risk in his life.
I am referring to the person who combines wisdom with risk taking, is in good health, ambitious, fiercely determined, emotionally intelligent, well read, and open minded.
The priority for the top 1% is personal growth. That doesn’t include getting involved in distractions such as petty squabbles on social media and allowing themselves to be irritated by race and political issues unless of course it directly affects them in some way. Unfortunately this factor rules me out of the top 1%, for now.
These are people who are progressive in their thinking, willing to be proven wrong, and comfortable in saying they are sorry. The top 1% are doers, not observers. They are risk takers and people of action.
They are also devoted to their family, friends, and their chosen partner. Their main priority is to make them happy. However, they are ruthless in their selection of their inner circle, only allowing in people who add value and positive energy.
While we should all strive to be in that bracket, we should also look to be friends and partner with those in the top 1%.
My girlfriend asked me the other day: aren’t you born into that 1%? I thought about that for a moment, and answered, “No.”
We can all be part of the top 1%. It’s about forming the right habits, developing a particular way of thinking and acting. You now have a new personal goal because I can tell you for certain, however much you may deceive yourself, you are currently not part of that 1%, but you can be.
Happy Monday!
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Harry Maximillian
Harry is an author, coach, entrepreneur, comedian and a convicted felon. Harry was sent to prison for a financial crime where he spent five long years. Prison allowed Harry to realize the error of his ways. He decided to use his time productively and mobilize his extraordinary determination, dedication, drive, motivation and desire to focus on writing and the art of self-improvement. Before Harry’s enforced vacation he was one of the most prolific deal makers in the City of London.