亿万富翁不给免费的建议任何的关注，他们只从那些已经在这个行业浸淫多年并且还打算继续做下去的人那里学习，这才是值得你花钱学习并且会增加你的财富的地方。

The books in my success library are probably valued at about $20,000. The investment I have made for personal coaching and mentoring is five times that amount. Notice I didn’t say, “The price I paid,” I said, “The investment I have made.”

在我的书柜里，创富类的书籍大概有２００００美元，而我已经投资在私人教练和心理辅导方面的费用大约是这个数的五倍．请注意，我并不是说＂我付了多少钱＂，我说的是＂我已经投资＂

It’s difficult to put a value on the knowledge you gain from someone who has real-world experience. A good coach or mentor charges a price, but millionaires see this expense as an investment. I believe everyone should have a coach. Why not? Every great athlete you can think of has one. Why shouldn’t you have one if you want to build great wealth?

去估算你从一些人们在现实世界的经验中获得的知识的价值，这是很困难的。一位好的教练的价格不低，但是亿万富翁把这个费用看作是一笔投资。我相信每个人都应该有一位教练，不是吗?

你所知的每一位伟大的田径运动员都会有一位教练，而你想创在巨大的财富的话，你为什么不要一位教练呢?

Invest in Your Financial Education

在你的创富教育上投资

A weekend-long wealth-building event I attended cost $12,500. One of the millionaires there said he gained one piece of knowledge that would be worth an additional $10 million when he applied it to his current business. Is it worth $12,500 to gain the knowledge that could increase your income by $10 million? Of course it is.

我曾经出席的一次长周末理财研讨会的费用是１２５００美元，一位亿万富翁说，他从会议中获得的一点知识恰好用在自己正在做的业务上，其价值超过１０００万美元．这是不是说，花费１２５００美元获得的知识，带来了１０００万美元的财富?当然是了．

I realize the middle class can’t start out by going to events that require this size investment. But they can read a $20 book that could be worth $20,000 to them if they apply the knowledge they gain.

我明白，普通阶层无法参加需要如此规模投资的会议，但是他们能够阅读也许值２００００美元的标价２０美元的书籍，只要它提供了你所需要的知识．

Most middle-class people stay at the same level of income year after year because their knowledge stays at the same level year after year. One reason for this is because they think learning ended with school. Millionaires are students of life. They continually learn from the circumstances of their lives.

普通阶层的人们收入水平年复一年不增加，那时因为他们的知识年复一年的停留在一个层次上．其中的一个理由就是，他们以为学习的事情随着离开学校而结束了．亿万富翁终生都是学生，他们持续的从自己的生活环境中学习．

A common question millionaires ask is: “What can I learn from this?” in contrast, the middle class asks: “why does this always happen to me?” Because it doesn’t learn the lessons life is trying to teach, the middle class is destined to go through the situation again.

亿万富翁随时会问自己：＂我从这里能够学到什么呢?”

相反，普通阶层常常会问：＂这种事情为什么老是让我碰到?＂他们不愿从生活提供的学习机会中学习，普通阶层注定还会重蹈覆辙．

I like what a preacher said about this. He said, “You never fail one of God’s tests. You just keep taking them until you pass.”

我很喜欢一位牧师就此所说过的话：＂你不会躲过上帝的一种考验，在你被放行之前，你只能乐于接受．＂

How true! The question, “Why does this always happen to me ?” implies it is happening again.  The only reason the same bad situation arises again and again is because your knowledge remains the same. You must continually learn and grow to become and stay a millionaire. If you become a millionaire and stop your learning process, then chances are you won’t remain a millionaire for long.

真是真理啊！＂这种事情为什么老是让我碰到?＂的疑问不就正好暗示着它还会再次发生吗?坏事一再发生的原因只能是因为你的知识一成不变．你必须不断学习使自己成为亿万富翁并留在那儿．一旦你成为亿万富翁之后，停止了这种持续的学习，有很多机会让你你保持亿万富翁的时间不会太长．

Knowledge Is a Seed知识是种子

Millionaires focus on personal growth. They believe that to have more, they must become more. They see growing as one of the main purposes of life. Growth takes time. Be patient with yourself as you gain knowledge. Realize that knowledge is a seed and it takes time for seeds to grow into trees that bear fruit. Every time you read a book, you are either planting another seed or watering some that are already in your mind.

亿万富翁关注于自身的成长，他们坚信＂欲富其身，先润其心＂的道理，他们把成长做为人生最主要的目的看待，成长需要时间．你的所学是你随身的专利权，知识就是种子，随着时间会发芽并长成可以结果食的大树．每次你读一本书，要么是在播下另一颗种子，要么是在浇灌心中已有的种子．

Millionaires continually learn and grow.

亿万富翁持续学习不断成长