Learn the untold lessons of the 1% and start building wealth on your terms
There are two types of people in this world: the 1% and the 99%. The 1% are the wealthiest people in the world. They have successful businesses and investments, but more importantly, they have freedom—the freedom to travel whenever they want, buy whatever they want, and live life on their own terms.
Then we have the 99%—those who may have gone to college, work a full-time job, some may even live paycheck to paycheck, have very little in savings, and many aren’t in the best financial situation.
Now, if you’re reading this, it is very likely that you are part of the 99%. But you do want to become a part of the 1%. So how did they do it? Seeing all those millionaires on Instagram showing off their houses, cars, vacations, and anything expensive that you could probably never afford… is it even possible for you to become a millionaire?
“Short answer: yes. But it’s far from easy. The road to becoming a millionaire is lonely and will require you to make many sacrifices“. But at the end of the road is complete freedom—to travel whenever you want, eat whatever you want, and never have to worry about money again.
If you want to learn how this is possible, stick around until the end of this article because I’m going to be revealing everything.
Lesson 1: Don’t Trade Your Time for Money
I’m going to be completely honest—working a job is not the best way to get there. Let’s take a look at why.
Working a job means that you have to trade your time for money, and the problem is that there are only so many hours in a day that you can actually work. This means your income is always capped at a certain amount.
Let’s do the math:
- Hourly rate: $30/hour
- Weekly hours: 40 hours
- Weekly income: $30 × 40 = $1,200
- Annual income: $1,200 × 52 = $62,400
- Time to reach $1,000,000: $1,000,000 ÷ $62,400 ≈ 16 years
And that’s before subtracting taxes, inflation, and living expenses.
So realistically, it could take you 20+ years to make $1 million from your job.
So, you’d have to sacrifice 20 years of your life that you can’t get back… just to make one million dollars. But here’s the thing—you could have done things differently and still made that same million, without giving up 20 years of your life.
“Lesson One: Don’t trade your time for money“
Lesson 2: Start a Business That Solves a Problem
So now you’re probably wondering: how are there so many young millionaires? And why wasn’t I taught this?
Well, think of it like this: if you want what most people don’t have, you have to do what most people won’t do
What is it that you aren’t doing? You just haven’t created a system that makes money for you while you sleep.
How do you actually create this system? You need to start a business around something that has demand and is scalable. Unlike a job, a business has no cap on how much money you can make.
If you work 40 hours a week for $30 an hour, your income is capped. But a business that runs 24/7 without you being there is not capped—you can make an unlimited amount of money.
Now, the tricky part is figuring out what type of business to start. Remember, if your business isn’t scalable and in demand, it will fail.
A way to overcome this is by starting a business that solves a problem.
Take Airbnb for example: it allows people to rent out a spare bedroom easily and safely, making income from it. It’s convenient and allows people who may not make a ton of money to still travel.
And of course, you don’t have to build the next Airbnb. There are thousands of businesses you can start. It could be a YouTube channel, or even working as an editor like the person who edits my videos.
It’s possible to start a business around anything, and if you start a business around something you actually enjoy, it makes the process so much easier.
“Lesson Two: Start a business around something that solves a problem and satisfies the market“
Lesson 3: Reinvest in Your Business
If you want your business to be successful, listen carefully to this part.
Take a look at one of the most successful businesses: Amazon. There are over 147,000 people who work for Amazon today, but it didn’t start off that way. Jeff Bezos, CEO and founder of Amazon, started all by himself.
He knew that if he wanted to grow his business and turn it into an empire, he couldn’t do it all alone. This means he had to hire people to help him.
If you want to grow your business faster, this is something that has to be done.
Today, Amazon functions without Jeff Bezos being present. This is the exact type of system you need to build for your business. This way, you can focus on bringing ideas to the table while your team grows the business. Your team has your back, and you don’t have to do any of the “dirty work.”
Eventually, you no longer have to be involved with your business if you choose that route—and it can still be successful and automated.
“Lesson Three: Reinvest in your business to grow and see success.”
Lesson 4: Buy Assets Before Liabilities
Once your business pays you a salary that you can spend however you like, what do you do? Buy a Lamborghini, Rolls Royce, or Gucci shoes?
Not yet. You should use that money to buy assets, not liabilities.
- Liabilities (cars, clothes) don’t make you money.
- Assets (real estate, stocks, businesses) make you money.
Eventually, once your assets can cover the expense of a liability, like a Lamborghini, then it’s the right time to buy it.
Lesson Four: Buy assets before liabilities
Take Action and Learn Continuously
A lot of the information I’ve shared comes from books I’ve read. I recommend reading these four books in this exact order to get a better understanding of business, entrepreneurship, and building wealth.
If you want to learn how to start your own business using my strategies, I’ve also linked a business course in the description.
Since you now have a basic understanding of building wealth and becoming a millionaire, the next step is to actually take action.
99% of people won’t take action, but the 1% who do will be rewarded.
What stops people from taking action? Unanswered questions like:
- How do I start a business?
- What business should I start?
- What if I have no money?
- What if I’m not smart?
- What if I don’t know anything about taxes?
It’s great that you’re asking these questions—it means you want to learn more.
But the truth is, you’re never going to have all the answers. Running your own business means you’ll face problems every single day, and there’s no way to prepare for all of them.
The best thing you can do is just get started and handle problems as they come. Most solutions can be found online.
If you realize this isn’t for you, that’s completely fine. Running a business isn’t for everyone.
However, if this is what you want to do with your life, and you’re ready to take on a challenge that can change your life, I wish you the best of luck.
Never forget why you started in the first place. It’s not because you want money—it’s because you want freedom.
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