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Rich Like Them: My Door-to-Door Search For The Secrets Of Wealth In America's Richest Neighborhoods (2009)

by Ryan D'Agostino(Favorite Author)

3.32 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0316021466 (ISBN13: 9780316021463)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Little, Brown and Company

review 1: "Rich LIke Them" by Ryan D'Agostino is a terrifc, insightful easy read. If you are looking for get rich quick answers, this is not the book for you. However, if you are looking for insightful wisdom from the wealthy, principles that can guide you on your success journey, then by all means this read is for you. D'Agostino chose to interview individuals who live within some of the top 100 wealthiest zip codes in America to find out how they could afford the home they lived in, their secrets to obtaining wealth. Here are just a few that jumped out at me:"Any bonus or extra money I ever got, half went to debt or savings and half went to play-vacations and things" (99)."It's a matter of finding something you love, that you're very good at" (109)."There are two ways to get there... more. The first is to become so good at what you do that everyone wants to buy your services...The second is to publicize and promote the hell out of yourself so that everyone thinks you know you're the best" (111)."Success is about enjoying your work" (142)."Humility is one of the essential and surprising ingredients of success" (200).If you search for them, you will find that D'Agostino has provided nuggets of wisdom. I personally wrote down twenty-eight in my notebook that jumped out at me. Great read of inspiration and insight. I really learned a lot, would highly recommend for the avid learner, someone that values just increasing their knowledge base.
review 2: A door-to-door journalist who, out of curiosity and a desire to uncover so-called fail-safe secrets, knocks on approximately 200 doors in 20 of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the U.S. What’s even more amazing is that 50 responded cordially in face-to-face meetings with this Esquire magazine reporter. Armed with demographic information, D’Agostino trains, planes, and autos, often in Motel 6 and other inexpensive accommodations, from coast to coast to get the story. He backs up his primary interviews with solid psychological research, such as the study concluding that “persistence in pursuit of knowledge leads to success.” Although no one particularly famous is featured, all conversations help the author formulate five major (and many minor) observations:1. to connect the dots that lead to wealth, first you have to see the dots 2. luck doesn’t exist3. you need an intensity that will scare people4. the myth of risk—which is a bet you’ve tried to rig5. never let pride get in the way of profit; humility is the secret ingredient. less

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