Nobody had bothered to tell them that such and such a thing could not be done or would be likely to fail. Like all sons, he won't listen to his Dad (and no real reason why he should) but he might listen to 'uncle' Felix. Ideas are certainly of immense importance, but I have seen so many people attempting to create a start-up company become obsessed with proving that their idea is “right” rather than obsessed with making money.

But if you want pleasure and experience, need excitement and to 'feel the fear' and you see anything and anyone as potential tools to the satisfaction of your desires, then entrepreneurship is for you. Canny, infuriating, cynical and generous by turns, How To Get Rich is an invaluable guide to 'the surprisingly simple art of collecting money which already has your name on it'.Fortunately for you, you do not have anything to lose and can afford to ignore the 'jobsworths' and Jeremiahs who have lived upon the mountain for so long that they have come to worship it.

Both he and Richard Branson have that instant ability and arguably the most important talent for an entrepreneur to have. Felix points out that quite simply most "get rich quick" books are written by people who are not rich themselves! And knowledge is power, at whatever age, whether earned by blood and tears or imbibed at a mother's breast. There are other works similar to Dennis’s How to Get Rich, one of which is How to Get Rich on Purpose, a book by a motivational speaker named DeWayne Owens. Canny, infuriating, cynical and generous by turns, How to Get Rich is an invaluable guide to 'the surprisingly simple art of collecting money which already has your name on it'.

He became one of the founders of the infamous satirical magazine Oz, and in 1971 was imprisoned on obscenity charges. A humorous, crass, but honest approach to giving advice on how to make money, but more importantly how to figure out what you want in life.

It’s the methodology employers use to shackle useful employees to their desks without having to pay them too much. No matter how much faculty of idle seeing a man has, the step from knowing to doing is rarely taken. Your parents were probably wrong about your early education in adult survival, A good job is a slow stranglehold if your not excited by what you do for most of the day! Reading Dennis' stories about his journey - and being reminded that, no, it's not just you, that's just the way it is - was profoundly comforting.Felix Dennis is not someone who I want to emulate, but certainly someone who earned my respect and that I have lots to learn from. But the author does not seem to realise that it is his greatest talent, notably described on Pages 180/213 and other places. In terms of actionable advice on wealth creation, these are right up there with Naval Ravikant’s must-read How To Get Rich tweetstorm, along with his accompanying podcast episodes. if you want to be rich, working a damn sight harder than the punk next to you is the only sensible option . After all, if everyone was willing to make the necessary sacrifices, who would be around to work for my own companies?

He focuses on the psychological toll the getting of wealth can take on one, and provides great practical advice for those that are interested in the journey to getting wealth. Dennis is explicit about the downsides of it all, with the tunnel vision and time usually required for first-generation wealth often coming at the cost of close relationships and family. This holds true even if talent is placed in the driver's seat of a small division within an existing operation. And yet, your family will not love you any less if you decide to ‘seize the day’; it is really you that is stopping you.The contrast between its content and typical self-help books stood out - you have to be self-centered; only when one is wealthy, comes the ability to provide.