According to Tom Corley, an American wealth advisor, poverty is caused and perpetuated primarily by some combination of only three things but most importantly by you. The three factors that make you poor are: personal habits, choices and character; Oppression by people taking advantage of the poor; and problems encountered if born in a third-world economy.
He conducted a research to outline the habits of the poor versus the habits of the rich of which he believes ‘you reap what you sow’.
Here are some of the findings:
- 80% of wealthy are focused on accomplishing some single goal. Only 12% of the poor do this.
- 76% of wealthy exercise aerobically four days a week. 23% of poor do this.
- 63% of wealthy listen to audio books during commute to work vs. 5% of poor people.
- 81% of wealthy maintain a to-do list vs. 19% of poor.
- 80% of wealthy make Happy Birthday calls vs. 11% of poor.
- 67% of wealthy write down their goals vs. 17% of poor.
- 88% of wealthy read 30 minutes or more each day for education or career reasons vs. 2% of poor.
- 79% of wealthy network five hours or more each month vs. 16% of poor.
- 67% of wealthy watch one hour or less of TV every day vs. 23% of poor.
- 44% of wealthy wake up three hours before work starts vs. 3% of poor.
“Poverty is not an accident like slavery and apartheid it is man-made and can be removed by the actions of human beings,” said Nelson Mandela.
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