Roger Hamilton - Wink
About Roger Hamilton
Roger Hamilton - Wealth Dynamics
To be honest, I never heard of Roger Hamilton before until one of my best Chinese friends from my mentoring and personal growth group gave me this book "Wink" as a birthday gift. Chi was so inspired by this book that I just had to read it. It was about creating wealth, building a fortune in business, finding balance in work and play, etc.
So I read the book in one blow... and I was flabbergasted. Although a bit inspired by the book 'Think and Grow Rich', this book tells an easy to understand story for everyone who wants to accumulate a fortune and be inspired. Roger is the living example of the 'theory' presented in the book. So take a look at his website and decide for yourself if this is someone you should learn more about.
Please note that the following is just a personal summary of the book. To really benefit from Roger's teachings, consider buying the book online including all examples and explanations. There is no other shortcut to success than to digg deep into this subject!
-- Mr. Quintus C. Hegie, MSc
P.S. If you need more help on this then Roger Hamilton's live seminars may be of interest for you.
Summary
Foreword
The end is in the beginning.
- Think it, ink it, do it, review it.
- Choose the level you want to play at.
- What you see is always what you get.
- Ask and you shall receive.
- Learning is a game.
- Invest more of your time. Spend less of it.
- Invest more of your money. Spend less of it.
- Your Well is in your words.
- Wealth is in the beginning, not the end.
- Sow, nurture, reap.
- Your passion is your compass.
- To know and not to do, is not yet to know.
- Value is the river in which Wealth flows.
- Become an inspired work-in-progress.
- Plan to fail.
- See the Wood from the Trees.
- Opportunities lie in every moment.
- The key to leverage is how you use it.
- Sustainable wealth follows a rhytm.
- Time is your most precious asset.
- Harmony is the Foundation of Wealth.
- Time has seasons.
- It's not just what you do, it's when you do it.
- When you resonate, you accumulate.
- You settle for your standards.
- A Five Star life is easier than a Two Star life.
- Your environment is your playground.
- You are the result of your choices.
- Water always finds its level.
- The Worls is waiting, Anticipating...
Chapter 1: Once Upon a Time
- "For centuries, people in this village have made it a habit to visit the Well of Wealth every day without fail. Give generously to the Well, and it will give generously to you in return."
Chapter 2: The Well
- "A man on a straight road never got lost."
Chapter 3: The Optometrist
- You won't make euros if you can't make sense.
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Wealth is more than meets the eye:
- Vision
- Clarity
- Focus
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The quality of your communication is the quality of your life.
There are 4 levels of communication:
- Exchange
- Connect
- Motivate
- Inspire
- Be true to yourself.
Chapter 4: The Plumber
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Wealth creation looks like a plumbing system with money taps, water buckets and drains.
There are several things you can do with the money you work for, to make that money work for you:
- Turn money into new money taps.
- Turn money into security.
- Let money go down the drain.
- Wealth creation also depends on how you invest and spend your time. To create wealth, learning how to invest is more important thant learning how to invest your money. This looks like another plumbing system, that is connected to the source of the money tap system.
- You are your greatest asset.
Chapter 5: The Gardener
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Build your garden.
Your garden is composed of things like:
- Social Contacts: teachers, mentors, inspired works in progress, peers, friends, family.
- Wealth Creators: properties, businesses, advisors, team, investors, partners.
- Your Assets: communication, vision, leadership, clarity, wealth mindset, focus, financial IQ.
Chapter 6: The Fisherman
- Become a better fisherman. Fish for money taps.
Chapter 7: The Rower
- From the water springs the wood. Every choise is a new opportunity. Every branch is a choice. Every branch leads to another. Once you travel enough branches you can reap the fruit.
- Enjoy a wonderful balanced life with lesser work compared to more free time. When you apply yourself, apply yourself fully. When you relax, relax totally. Review at periodic recurring times.
- When you have a vision and a focus, all your best work is done when you're not working (following your passion).
Chapter 8: The Musician
- Draw out your vision.
- "Time has flavours. Learn how to taste it, and your wealth is assured."
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It's not just what you do, it's when you do it.
You have seasons in your learning and in your actions:
- Spring: Growth
- Summer: Passion
- Autumn: Compassion
- Winter: Order
Chapter 9: The Inn Keeper
- No longer settle for a mediocre life. Raise your standards. When you no longer settle for certain behaviour, you have no option but to take action and change it.
- Ambition minus Focus equals Frustration. Direction plus Discipline equals Decisiveness.
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Some rules in a Five Star life:
- Ask "How can I build on the wealth I have already created?"
- Ask "How can I create value for others?"
- Ask "What wealth have I created today?"
- Value your time more than money, and measure how much you invest each week.
- Value yourself as your greatest asset, and see yourself grow with every new day you invest in yourself, your learning, your network and your business.
- Follow the rhythm of wealth and sense when you're working too hard and going too slow.
- Taste your time and taste your vision daily.
- Use your passion as your compass.
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Some system in a Five Star life:
- Manage your time by investing an increasing amount week by week on value in line with your vision.
- Manage your network by investing time with people who share your passion and your vision, and by investing your time with people who inspire and motivate you.
- Manage your learning by focusing daily on what you need to learn most to allow you to add value in line with your vision.
Chapter 10: The Carpenter
Chapter 11: The Old Lady
Afterword
The beginning is in the end.
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Posted on 3rd April 2010 by Quintus Hegie
