The Honest Way to Get Rich

You can get everything you want in life as long as you give others enough of what they want. If you give nothing of value, you get nothing of value. Your method of exchange determines your wealth.
The type of exchange you use determines your financial success. Nothing else you do has a greater impact on your income. L. Ron Hubbard outlines the four types of exchange.
"1. First consider a group which takes in money but does not deliver anything in exchange. This is called rip-off." — L. Ron HubbardExamples of this first condition of exchange:
— You pay a $1,000 deposit for a new car. The dealer goes bankrupt. You get no car and no refund.
— A plumber loosens a pipe, shows you the "leak," tightens the fitting, makes noise, charges you $159.
— Someone in your office avoids doing work. Lots of excuses, lots of smoke screen, no work, full pay.
This first exchange condition is basically theft. The second exchange condition is cheating.
"2. Second is the condition of partial exchange. The group takes in orders or money for goods and then delivers part of it or a corrupted version of what was ordered."

Examples:
— County fair booth promises to show you a two-headed cow, but actually shows an odd-looking skeleton.
— The "$99 Dream Vacation Package" turns out to be a smelly motel room by the freeway.
— Instead of working, an employee reads a magazine, surfs the net or makes personal calls while being paid.
"3. The third condition is the exchange known, legally and in business practice, as `fair exchange.' One takes in orders and money and delivers exactly what has been ordered."

Most successful companies and individuals use this principle. Examples:
— You pay for a dozen fresh eggs, you get a dozen fresh eggs.
— A $10-per-hour employee works 40 hours of normal work and is paid $400.
— You pay your power bill and get electricity.
"4. The fourth condition of exchange is not common but could be called exchange in abundance. Here one does not give two for one or free service but gives something more valuable than money was received for." "This fourth principle above is almost unknown in business or the arts. Yet it is the key to howling success and expansion."

Individuals and businesses who use this fourth method of exchange flourish when others are in trouble.
— You pay an artist for a painting who then frames it for you at no extra charge.
— You invest with a real-estate group expecting a 12% return each year and get 15% instead.
— An employee not only does all of her own work, she trains a new employee, works on her day off when another employee calls in sick and assumes new management responsibilities without demanding more pay.
Employees who give more than expected receive promotions, raises, bonuses and extra benefits. Job security is excellent as they are valuable to the company.
Businesses that exchange in abundance get more referrals than anyone. Investors are anxious to buy its stock. Customer loyalty is guaranteed.
At first, giving more than expected seems unfair. You give extra effort without recognition. You add value to your work or products without anyone noticing.
Yet eventually, you rise to the top. People like working with you above others. Your company is selected above the competition. You earn a reputation of being more than fair.
Instead of trying to get more, work on giving more as your method of operation and see what happens!

The Power of Passion

Improving this single attitude makes your days fly by. You wake up excited to work. You make the right decisions. You get more done in less time.
Improving this attitude affects everyone around you. They believe in you, trust you and want to support you.
This one attitude can change your entire life for the better.
A vital attitude for you to constantly improve is YOUR PASSION.
On a scale of 1 to 10, exactly how excited are you right now? Do you really want to succeed? Are you thrilled with your goals for today?
If not, you must generate some passion for your day, your week and your career.
Leadership
To succeed you must be a leader, if only a leader of one person: you.
"In all great leaders there is a purpose and intensity which is unmistakable."

Remember how former President Reagan had UNMISTAKABLE seniority when he met with Communist leaders? Have you noticed how the best speeches of politicians, ministers or actors always include high-volume intensity? The same applies to the most successful people.
"A man who merely wants to be liked will never be a leader. A broad examination of history shows clearly that men follow those they respect. Respect is a recognition of inspiration, purpose and competence and personal force or power." — L. Ron Hubbard
Passion is a self-generated tool. You have the ability to motivate yourself; to concentrate on your purpose; to get yourself excited about what you do.
Your attitude sets the mood for everyone around you. They get excited if you are excited. If you are fascinated, so are they. Recommendations you give to others that come from the heart have a greater impact.
You Can Never Be Too PassionateEveryone can increase their purpose and intensity.
When you organize all of your activities toward one focused goal, you not only feel more joy in what you are doing, you get more accomplished.
Sometimes it helps to find things that make you passionate. For example, for which of these objectives can you generate the most passion and intensity?
* Reaching a specific goal
* Accomplishing a certain level of perfection
* Making a great deal of money
* Going back to an original purpose
* Beating a challenge
* Filling your life with as much happiness as possible
* Fulfilling a duty to yourself or your family
* Helping a great number of people
* Creating a superior reputation
* Building a highly-successful business
* Helping others achieve success
* Becoming the best at what you do
* Hitting a specific statistical target
* Earning enough money to buy something you really need or want
* Making a positive impact on society
There is nothing stronger than a leader with a firm direction and passion to get there.

How to Be More Popular

Many people believe the route to success is to be interesting—to show off or act like someone else. For example, many teenagers can’t understand why they are unpopular. They learned as children that to get attention they should act up a little; to be as interesting as possible. Yet acting interesting does not make a teenager popular. To handle their unpopularity, they might decide to despise people or become loners. Or they try harmful acts to gain respect: smoking, drinking, graffiti, shoplifting, drugs, sex, guns and so on.
Acting interesting can ruin your adult life as well. Show-off employees, self-centered managers and pompous business owners rarely do well for long.
The secret to popularity is not to be interesting, but to be interested.
"When a person becomes terribly interesting he has lots of problems, believe me. That is the chasm which is crossed by all of your celebrities, anybody who is foolish enough to become famous. He crosses over from being interested in life to being interesting. And people who are interesting are really no longer interested in life. It’s very baffling to some young fellow why he can’t make some beautiful girl interested in him. Well, she is not interested, she is interesting."

If you are an actor on stage, you are interesting while acting. Seminar speakers are interesting. Comedians, models and magicians are interesting.

Yet in real life, on a one-on-one basis, interesting people are irritating. They only do things to get your attention and admiration. They believe they are on stage acting for an audience of one.
If you want people to cooperate with you, to like you or to open up to you, you must be interested.
Instead of focusing on yourself, you start to focus on others. You notice what makes them happy or unhappy. Your attention comes off of you and onto others.
When your thoughts are more on others than on yourself, you feel little stress. You act and respond with more intelligence. Your production level increases and you have more fun.
When you are interested, people love your interest in them. They want to be around you. You are popular.
Five Ways to Be More Interested1. Strive to shift your attention from yourself onto other people or objects. This is a great stress reliever.
2. Find things about people that interest you. Force yourself to look for interesting things. Soon you will automatically take interest in people without thinking about it.
3. If you catch yourself acting like someone else, you are being interesting. Simply get interested in the person in front of you and you’ll feel more natural. You are most effective when you are simply being yourself.
4. When someone makes you nervous or shy, get interested in them. Take your attention off of yourself and on to others. With practice, you will be calm, even bold.
5. Focus on how you can help others. Let your interest in helping people replace your tendency to act interesting. Your effectiveness and popularity will soar.