11 Ways Rich People Think Differently

Mandi Woodruff

World’s richest woman Gina Rinehart is enduring a media firestorm over an article in which she takes the “jealous”middle class to task for “drinking, or smoking and socializing” rather than working to earn their own fortune.1. 世界女首富吉娜·萊因哈特正在承受著因?yàn)樗囊黄恼滤l(fā)的媒體風(fēng)暴，她在該文中指責(zé)“嫉妒別人的”中產(chǎn)階級熱衷于“喝酒、抽煙、社交”而不是通過工作賺取財(cái)富。Gina Rinehart： 吉娜·萊因哈特，澳大利亞礦業(yè)大亨，在2012年5月，澳大利亞《商業(yè)評論周刊》評選她為世界上最富有的女人；endure： 忍受； firestorm： 風(fēng)暴；take to task： 責(zé)備，批評；socialize：交往，交際。

What if she has a point?

Steve Siebold, author ofHow Rich People Think, spent nearly three decades interviewing millionaires around the world to find out what separates them from everyone else.

It had little to do with money itself, he toldBusiness Insider. It was about their mentality2. mentality： 心態(tài)，智力。.

“[The middle class] tells people to be happy with what they have,”he said. “And on the whole, most people are steeped in3. be steeped in： 沉浸于。fear when it comes to money.”

＊ Average people think money is the root of all evil. Rich people believe poverty is the root of all evil.

“The average person has been brainwashed4. brainwash： 對人洗腦。to believe rich people are lucky or dishonest,” Siebold writes.

That’s why there’s a certain shame that comes along with “getting rich” in lower-income communities.

“The world class knows that while having money doesn’t guarantee happiness, it does make your life easier and more enjoyable.”

全球最富有的女人Gina Rinehart指責(zé)“心懷嫉妒的中產(chǎn)階級熱衷于吸煙、喝酒、社交，卻不為了財(cái)富努力工作”，此言論在媒體上引發(fā)很大爭議。她是否戳到了很多人的痛處呢？思路決定出路，思路帶來財(cái)富。貧窮是一種思想障礙，而不是一種經(jīng)濟(jì)狀況。富人最大的一項(xiàng)資產(chǎn)就是其與眾不同的思考方式。下面就來看看富人們是怎么考慮問題的吧！

＊ Average people have a lottery5. lottery： 彩票，碰運(yùn)氣的事。mentality. Rich people have an action mentality.

“While the masses are waiting to pick the right numbers and praying for prosperity, the great ones are solving problems,6. 當(dāng)大眾都在等著選出一組能中彩的數(shù)字，祈禱能發(fā)財(cái)?shù)臅r(shí)候，成功人士們正在解決難題。the masses： 群眾，大眾；prosperity： 成功?！盨iebold writes.

“The hero [middle class people] are waiting for may be God,government, their boss or their spouse7. spouse： 配偶。. It’s the average person’s level of thinking. ”

＊ Average people think the road to riches is paved with8. be paved with： 以……鋪就。formal education. Rich people believe in acquiring9. acquire： 學(xué)到，獲得，名詞形式是“acquisition”。speci fic knowledge.

“Many world-class performers have little formal education, and have amassed their wealth through the acquisition and subsequent sale of speci fic knowledge,10. 很多世界級的表演者都沒有接受過什么正規(guī)教育，他們通過獲取專業(yè)知識以及隨后對專業(yè)知識的“銷售”來累積財(cái)富。amass： 積聚，積累；subsequent： 后來的，隨后的?！?he writes.

“Meanwhile, the masses are convinced that master’s degrees and doctorates are the way to wealth, mostly because they are trapped in the linear line of thought that holds them back from higher levels of consciousness11. 同時(shí)，普通大眾都相信（獲得）碩士學(xué)位和博士學(xué)位是通向財(cái)富之路，主要是因?yàn)樗麄兪芟抻谧约旱闹本€思維模式，這就阻礙了他們達(dá)到更高的意識水平。convince： 說服，使確信；be trapped in： 被困在；linear： 直線的；hold back： 阻止，阻礙；consciousness： 意識，覺悟。...The wealthy aren’t interested in the means, only the end.”

＊ Average people long for the good old days. Rich people dream of the future.

“Self-made millionaires get rich because they’re willing to bet on themselves and project their dreams,12. self-made： 自力更生的；bet on： 把賭注壓在……；project： 設(shè)計(jì)，計(jì)劃。goals and ideas into an unknown future,” Siebold writes.

“People who believe their best days are behind them rarely get rich, and often struggle with unhappiness and depression13. depression： 沮喪，抑郁。.”

＊ Average people see money through the eyes of emotion. Rich people think about money logically.

“An ordinarily smart, well-educated and otherwise successful person can be instantly transformed into a fear-based, scarcity driven thinker whose greatest financial aspiration is to retire comfortably,14. scarcity： 不足，缺乏；aspiration： 渴望?！?he writes.

“The world class sees money for what it is and what it’s not,through the eyes of logic. The great ones know money is a critical15. critical： 關(guān)鍵性的，決定性的。tool that presents options and opportunities.”

＊ Average people earn money doing things they don’t love.Rich people follow their passion16. passion： 熱愛的事物，喜好。.

“To the average person, it looks like the rich are working all the time,” Siebold says. “But one of the smartest strategies of the world class is doing what they love and finding a way to get paid for it.”

On the other hand, middle class take jobs they don’t enjoy“because they need the money and they’ve been trained in school and conditioned by society to live in a linear thinking world that equates earning money with physical or mental effort.17. 另一方面，中產(chǎn)階級從事他們不喜歡的工作,“因?yàn)樗麄冃枰X，并且他們在學(xué)校和社會中所學(xué)到的是直線思維模式，這種思維讓他們將賺錢等同于體力或腦力勞動”。condition：v. 使適應(yīng)；equate with：看作相同，把……等同?！?/p>

＊ Average people set low expectations so they’re never disappointed. Rich people are up for18. be up for： 準(zhǔn)備好。the challenge.

“Psychologists and other mental health experts often advise people to set low expectations for their life to ensure they are not disappointed,” Siebold writes.

“No one would ever strike it rich and live their dreams without huge expectations.”

＊ Average people believe you have to DO something to get rich. Rich people believe you have to BE something to get rich.

“That’s why people like Donald Trump go from millionaire to nine billion dollars in debt and come back richer than ever,19. Donald Trump： 唐納德·特朗普，曾經(jīng)是美國最具知名度的房地產(chǎn)商之一，人稱“地產(chǎn)之王”。他的經(jīng)歷具有傳奇色彩，一生跌宕起伏；in debt： 負(fù)債，欠債。”he writes.

“While the masses are fixated on the doing and the immediate results of their actions, the great ones are learning and growing from every experience, whether it’s a success or a failure, knowing their true reward is becoming a human success machine that eventually produces outstanding results.20. be fixated on： 執(zhí)著于；eventually： 最后，最終?！?/p>

＊ Average people believe the markets are driven by logic and strategy. Rich people know they’re driven by emotion and greed21. greed： 貪婪，貪心。.

Investing successfully in the stock market isn’t just about a fancy math formula.22. stock market： 股票市場，證券市場；fancy：空想出來的，異想天開的；formula： 公式。

“The rich know that the primary emotions that drive financial markets are fear and greed, and they factor this into all trades and trends they observe,”23. primary： 主要的，基本的；factor： 把……作為因素計(jì)入。Siebold writes.

＊ Average people would rather be entertained than educated. Rich people would rather be educated than entertained.

While the rich don’t put much stock in furthering wealth through formal education, they appreciate the power of learning long after college is over,Siebold says.

“Walk into a wealthy person’s home and one of the first things you’ll see is an extensive library of books they’ve used to educate themselves on how to become more successful,” he writes.

“The middle class reads novels, tabloids24. tabloid： 小報(bào)。and entertainment magazines.”＊ Average people love to be comfortable. Rich people find comfort in uncertainty.

For the most part, it takes guts25. gut： 膽量，勇氣。to take the risks necessary to make it as a millionaire--a challenge most middle class thinkers aren’t comfortable living with.

“Physical, psychological, and emotional comfort is the primary goal of the middle class,26. 物質(zhì)上、心理上和情感上的舒適是中產(chǎn)階級（追求）的首要目標(biāo)。” Siebold writes.

World class thinkers learn early on that becoming a millionaire isn’t easy and the need for comfort can be devastating27. devastating： 毀滅性的。. They learn to be comfortable while operating in a state of ongoing uncertainty.”