Listen to the advice from the one who's already achieved your goal

Your mindset matters. If you don't have the mindset of a wealthy person ("How can I afford it?") versus a poor person ("I can't afford it."), you will never achieve wealth.

Too many people are too lazy to think. Instead of learning something new, they think the same thought day in day out.

No one cares about it more than you. Give it the attention it needs.

Don't waste a good mistake, learn from it.

If the investor is uneducated, anything he or she invests in will be risky. So it's not the investment that is risky. It's the investor.

Financial planners are salespeople. They are NOT teachers. Get your education from someone NOT getting a commission.