Habits of the "rich", habits of the "poor"

[Brain357]

No actually I'm pretty successful. I just see these questions as the joke they are.

One of those two sentences is a lie. A successful person knows what it takes.

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Those things are what it takes? Getting up 3 hours before work? Sorry I don't waste my whole morning sitting around, I get to work. I don't waste time networking on Facebook either.

 

[Darkwind]

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If people put as much effort into actually doing what it takes to be successful as they do coming up with flimsy excuses as to why they can't, they'd be more successful.

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How many of us have that one worker around them that expends more energy complaining about the job than the amount of energy it would have taken to just do the job? It never fails. They are also usually the moochers too.

 

[Mac1958]

No actually I'm pretty successful. I just see these questions as the joke they are.

One of those two sentences is a lie. A successful person knows what it takes.

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Those things are what it takes? Getting up 3 hours before work? Sorry I don't waste my whole morning sitting around, I get to work. I don't waste time networking on Facebook either.

What is is this weird Facebook thing?

You obviously don't know what "networking" means.

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[Brain357]

Man it must be tough to live being so jealous of other people.

No actually I'm pretty successful. I just see these questions as the joke they are.

Yeah, I call BS on that. Your attitude suggests otherwise.

Most 'Bosses" I know put in 50+ hours a week.

I work more like 70-80 hours a week.

 

[Darkwind]

No actually I'm pretty successful. I just see these questions as the joke they are.

One of those two sentences is a lie. A successful person knows what it takes.

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Those things are what it takes? Getting up 3 hours before work? Sorry I don't waste my whole morning sitting around, I get to work. I don't waste time networking on Facebook either.

Where dies it say they are sitting around doing nothing? The assumptions you make are amazing.

 

[Brain357]

One of those two sentences is a lie. A successful person knows what it takes.

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Those things are what it takes? Getting up 3 hours before work? Sorry I don't waste my whole morning sitting around, I get to work. I don't waste time networking on Facebook either.

What is is this weird Facebook thing?

You obviously don't know what "networking" means.

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I think maybe you don't know. Spending 5 hours a week on Facebook is networking. That's why this question is so dumb. Who knows what kind of networking is really being done?

 

[Mac1958]

Those things are what it takes? Getting up 3 hours before work? Sorry I don't waste my whole morning sitting around, I get to work. I don't waste time networking on Facebook either.

What is is this weird Facebook thing?

You obviously don't know what "networking" means.

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I think maybe you don't know. Spending 5 hours a week on Facebook is networking. That's why this question is so dumb. Who knows what kind of networking is really being done?

Precisely.

You don't know.

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[Darkwind]

No actually I'm pretty successful. I just see these questions as the joke they are.

Yeah, I call BS on that. Your attitude suggests otherwise.

Most 'Bosses" I know put in 50+ hours a week.

I work more like 70-80 hours a week.

Then you just gave lie to your position. Which is it? They don't come in until noon and sit around all morning doing nothing before going to work, or they put in long hours to be successful. You do claim to be successful, don't you?

 

[Brain357]

One of those two sentences is a lie. A successful person knows what it takes.

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Those things are what it takes? Getting up 3 hours before work? Sorry I don't waste my whole morning sitting around, I get to work. I don't waste time networking on Facebook either.

Where dies it say they are sitting around doing nothing? The assumptions you make are amazing.

Well it doesn't say what they are doing. So it is a dumb question, that is my whole point. I get up and get to work right away. The idea of having 3 hours before work tells me somebody isn't putting in enough hours.

 

[NYcarbineer]

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I'm told regularly that "the rich" just got lucky and didn't deserve that and stole that from someone and didn't earn that and didn't build that 'n stuff, but to no surprise, they're also just trying harder.

Percentage of people who wake up at least 3 hours before work:
Rich: 44%
Poor: 3%


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Does that count the rich who are making millions off someone else's work?

Do they wake up 3 hours before those people go to work?

 

[Brain357]

Yeah, I call BS on that. Your attitude suggests otherwise.

Most 'Bosses" I know put in 50+ hours a week.

I work more like 70-80 hours a week.

Then you just gave lie to your position. Which is it? They don't come in until noon and sit around all morning doing nothing before going to work, or they put in long hours to be successful. You do claim to be successful, don't you?

My position is these questions are a joke.

 

[Mac1958]

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This is like trying to communicate with a child.

They just don't get it.

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[Brain357]

What is is this weird Facebook thing?

You obviously don't know what "networking" means.

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I think maybe you don't know. Spending 5 hours a week on Facebook is networking. That's why this question is so dumb. Who knows what kind of networking is really being done?

Precisely.

You don't know.

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Making the question a joke. They could be doing anything.

 

[Darkwind]

Those things are what it takes? Getting up 3 hours before work? Sorry I don't waste my whole morning sitting around, I get to work. I don't waste time networking on Facebook either.

Where dies it say they are sitting around doing nothing? The assumptions you make are amazing.

Well it doesn't say what they are doing. So it is a dumb question, that is my whole point. I get up and get to work right away. The idea of having 3 hours before work tells me somebody isn't putting in enough hours.

No, but nice try. I would gather that most successful people will put in an hour of that time exercising, some time at breakfast with the family, and the rest of the time organizing their goals for the day. But that would be the sensible thing to do.

 

[Darkwind]

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This is like trying to communicate with a child.

They just don't get it.

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Which is why I called BS on this persons claim to success. Getting up with just enough time to get off to work is a classic sign of a rank and file workers. I'll bet their idea of networking is posting negative comments to random people on Facebook instead of having informal meetings with colleagues and other people who can do things with ideas in places like a golf course, a racket ball court...things like that.

 

[Mac1958]

I think maybe you don't know. Spending 5 hours a week on Facebook is networking. That's why this question is so dumb. Who knows what kind of networking is really being done?

Precisely.

You don't know.

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Making the question a joke. They could be doing anything.

Here you go Brain, just for you. These are "books":

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Networking-People-Who-Hate-Underconnected/dp/1605095222/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1399290698&sr=8-2&keywords=networking]Networking for People Who Hate Networking: A Field Guide for Introverts, the Overwhelmed, and the Underconnected: Devora Zack: 9781605095226: Amazon.com: Books[/ame]

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Business-Networking-Professional-Strategies-relationships/dp/1497316650/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1399290698&sr=8-3&keywords=networking]Business Networking: How to Build an Awesome Professional Network: Strategies and tactics to meet and build relationships with successful people: Mike Fishbein: 9781497316652: Amazon.com: Books[/ame]

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Networking-Introverts-Connections-Without-Sleazy-ebook/dp/B00BS7YYU6/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1399290698&sr=8-4&keywords=networking]Amazon.com: Networking for Introverts: How to Make Connections that Count Without Being Sleazy eBook: Rob Brown: Kindle Store[/ame]

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Networking-Like-Pro-Ivan-Misner/dp/1599183560/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1399290698&sr=8-6&keywords=networking]Networking Like a Pro: Ivan Misner: 9781599183565: Amazon.com: Books[/ame]

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Make-Your-Contacts-Count-Networking/dp/0814474020/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1399290698&sr=8-7&keywords=networking]Make Your Contacts Count: Networking Know-How for Business and Career Success: Anne Baber, Lynne Waymon: 9780814474020: Amazon.com: Books[/ame]


If you can't afford one, perhaps you could stop by your nearest library, or a friend will loan you one.

This really isn't all that tough.

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[Darkwind]

I work more like 70-80 hours a week.

Then you just gave lie to your position. Which is it? They don't come in until noon and sit around all morning doing nothing before going to work, or they put in long hours to be successful. You do claim to be successful, don't you?

My position is these questions are a joke.

That is fine. I happen to think that many of the habits described in this informal poll are exactly what successful people do. They maximize their time doing those things that will get them ahead in life.

 

[Brain357]

Where dies it say they are sitting around doing nothing? The assumptions you make are amazing.

Well it doesn't say what they are doing. So it is a dumb question, that is my whole point. I get up and get to work right away. The idea of having 3 hours before work tells me somebody isn't putting in enough hours.

No, but nice try. I would gather that most successful people will put in an hour of that time exercising, some time at breakfast with the family, and the rest of the time organizing their goals for the day. But that would be the sensible thing to do.

The assumptions you are making are amazing. Where does it say that is what they are doing? How do you know they aren't getting 2 hours of video games in?

 

[Brain357]

Precisely.

You don't know.

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Making the question a joke. They could be doing anything.

Here you go Brain, just for you. These are "books":

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Networking-People-Who-Hate-Underconnected/dp/1605095222/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1399290698&sr=8-2&keywords=networking]Networking for People Who Hate Networking: A Field Guide for Introverts, the Overwhelmed, and the Underconnected: Devora Zack: 9781605095226: Amazon.com: Books[/ame]

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Business-Networking-Professional-Strategies-relationships/dp/1497316650/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1399290698&sr=8-3&keywords=networking]Business Networking: How to Build an Awesome Professional Network: Strategies and tactics to meet and build relationships with successful people: Mike Fishbein: 9781497316652: Amazon.com: Books[/ame]

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Networking-Introverts-Connections-Without-Sleazy-ebook/dp/B00BS7YYU6/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1399290698&sr=8-4&keywords=networking]Amazon.com: Networking for Introverts: How to Make Connections that Count Without Being Sleazy eBook: Rob Brown: Kindle Store[/ame]

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Networking-Like-Pro-Ivan-Misner/dp/1599183560/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1399290698&sr=8-6&keywords=networking]Networking Like a Pro: Ivan Misner: 9781599183565: Amazon.com: Books[/ame]

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Make-Your-Contacts-Count-Networking/dp/0814474020/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1399290698&sr=8-7&keywords=networking]Make Your Contacts Count: Networking Know-How for Business and Career Success: Anne Baber, Lynne Waymon: 9780814474020: Amazon.com: Books[/ame]


If you can't afford one, perhaps you could stop by your nearest library, or a friend will loan you one.

This really isn't all that tough.

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I understand networking. The question doesn't say what kind of networking. It could be wasting 5 hours on Facebook.

 

[Brain357]

Then you just gave lie to your position. Which is it? They don't come in until noon and sit around all morning doing nothing before going to work, or they put in long hours to be successful. You do claim to be successful, don't you?

My position is these questions are a joke.

That is fine. I happen to think that many of the habits described in this informal poll are exactly what successful people do. They maximize their time doing those things that will get them ahead in life.

Sure they are. Especially when you add in your amazing assumptions. How many are like the Koch brothers and just inherited it?