Book Review: Million Dollar Habits by Stellan Moreira

Martin Bamford
Jul 28, 2017 · 3 min read

My 28th read of 2017 was Million Dollar Habits: 27 Powerful Habits to Wire Your Mind For Success, Become Truly Happy, and Achieve Financial Freedom, by Stellan Moreira.

I’m not sure what inspired me to buy and read this one. It was probably late at night and I was looking for something easy to read.

It’s not the worst book I’ve ever read; it’s not close to being the best either. If you’re after some motivational fluff, Million Dollar Habits is a reasonable choice.

Here are some of the passages I highlighted on my Kindle:

The Habit Loop consists of the 3R’s: the reminder/cue/trigger, routine, and reward associated with a habit.

When you are strong and positive, you do not back out of challenges. Instead of succumbing to obstacles, you boldly face them and learn from them; this helps you grow.

“Do every act of your life as though it were the last act of your life.” — Marcus Aurelius

True happiness is experiencing true contentment, and a deep and complete sense of peace and fulfillment with who you are, what you do, and what you have done.

To be truly happy, we must build the habit of letting go, which we can do by becoming flexible and adaptable.

“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” — Jim Rohn

By pairing the right level of awareness, positive action, and glass half-full attitude, you can be sure that you will be in for lasting success because this is exactly what is required to do so.

Without a doubt, I can easily say that anyone who has ever experienced great success in anything is resilient.

To become financially strong and successful, the very first habit you must work on is to invest your effort, energy, time, and money in the right sort of activities and people.

Spend time with successful people and those who positively influence you so you acquire good habits from them and use them to cultivate financial freedom.

Read consistently and slowly reach the point where you can read at least two to three books a week.

Creative visualization is a wonderful practice you should invest your time in because it will pave way for a better present and future. Thinking big is essential to becoming successful.

Write yourself notes that motivate you to become progressive and complete tasks on time.

Ask various rich men and women how they became successful and you will surely find one commonality: killer focus and amazing self-confidence. You cannot fulfill your dreams and become a magnet for wealth, abundance, and success until you work on these two elements.

Another habit you must work on is becoming process oriented. When you are process oriented, you remain focused on your goal without succumbing to overwhelm.

Next up, I’m reading Pixar Storytelling by Dean Movshovitz.

Martin Bamford

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Podcaster, author & columnist, Chartered Financial Planner & Accredited Later Life Adviser @informedchoice, chairman of Knowle Park Trust, ultra runner.

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