The Secret Steps to 'Reallionaire' Success

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Your success is possible and you can achieve it, even when the odds are heavily stacked against you. Twenty-seven-year-old author, columnist, and business tycoon Farrah Gray is living proof. Farrah was raised in the projects on the south side of Chicago. By the age of 14, he defied the odds and became a self-made millionaire. Today he is an AOL Money Coach, honorary doctorate, and philanthropist. His youthful rise from poverty to entrepreneurial icon is nothing short of inspirational and now he offers advice on how to become a “Reallionaire” (a millionaire who is rich from the inside out) in today’s frustrating economy. We spoke to him to find out how you too can become a “Reallionaire.”

Find your passion:

According to Dr. Gray, “it’s not just about working hard,” it’s also about being ambitious and motivated.  But it is hard to be either ambitious or motivated if you are not passionate about what you are doing. Discovering what you are good at is the first step to uncovering your true passions. Your strengths typically stem from passion and that same passion can help you excel when applied to the right career. It is easy to excel in any field when you deeply care about what you are doing.

Know what you want and go for it:

 
You should never settle for less than what you deserve and you should always strive for more. In many ways, settling is no different than decidedly choosing not get more out of your life. Too many people get into “what you [might] call a rut. Working up to 40 hours per week, usually for about 40 years and retiring with less than 40 percent of what they saved.”  When you don’t know exactly what you want or you don’t decide to go for it you will never find success and you will end up in a rut. Staying at a job that’s not letting you grow will only hold you back.
 

Don’t get comfortable:

 
Comfort is the enemy of achievement. Most people who are comfortable with their lives don’t push to change their lives. It is only when we are uncomfortable that we are we pushed to grow. For example, if a college student is comfortable getting poor yet passing grades, that same student, after a while, may begin to accept those poor grades and stop pushing for anything better. In turn, those poor grades may cultivate in a less than desirable degree resulting in something other than the job of their dreams. However, if that same student becomes uncomfortable with their poor grades, they might work harder and find ways to achieve more desirable grades. Being uncomfortable makes you realize “it is unacceptable to stay behind” and drives you to achieve success.

Don’t fear rejection:

Fearing rejection will only prevent you from taking on the roles, tasks and risks needed to find success. Instead, you should opt for a healthy fear of not doing what you want to do. Be afraid of not getting what you want. Too much time is wasted fretting about the possibility of rejection or failure but it is amazing what can be accomplished when you don’t know what you can’t do.

Ask yourself these three questions:

What comes easier to me but harder to others? Would I do it for free? How can I be of service and how can I give back?” Once you've been able to wrap the answers to those questions around what you do and your life’s purpose, the world and the market will open up for you, your gifts and your talents.

 

 

 

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