How to Get Rich

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His other interests include breeding rare pigs, drinking French wine, collecting first edition books, and avoiding business meetings. Felix Dennis, an eccentric legend in the magazine publishing world, uses stories from his life of building businesses and chasing money to show the good, bad, and ugly of such pursuits. what does the future hold for a young man or woman determined to become far wealthier than their parents?

We do not even choose the personality or character of the children we bring into the world or our own personal characteristics—random configurations of DNA do it for us. The biggest rewards go not to those individuals who came up with the idea, nor to those individuals who built the empire. Because Felix Dennis is going to stop him wasting a lot of time believing that some people are nicer and cleverer than they are or that reading those idiotic books about leadership from people who could not navigate their way to an ice cream parlour on a hot day is going to make an iota of difference to his wealth.As far as serious advice goes about business and working life, there is some good common sense and reflection buried in these pages. Canny, infuriating, cynical and generous by turns, "How To Get Rich" is an invaluable guide to 'the surprisingly simple art of collecting money which already has your name on it'. They will tell you, if you listen, about the impossibility (not the foolishness) of trying to make yourself wealthy.

He outlines this abstraction throughout the progression of the text through contradicting ideas such as the need to “feel the fear” yet having the courage to pursue your dreams anyway.

If Machiavelli sat down at his iMac to confect The Billionaire Prince , it might sound remarkably like Felix Dennis's How to Get Rich . Surprisingly had I previously read this book I would most definitely dodged a couple of snakes or more.