T. Harv Eker's Blog, page 13

I’m in the corner of anyone who’s tired of mediocrity in their lives; tired of the same ole same ole; tired of just getting by at a job they despise. I say, Amen. Go get what you want. I have the privilege of helping people do that. With or without my help, though, people do... Read more »

In most people’s minds, work means getting a “job. ” The thing is I get comments from people all the time who complain about their jobs, or really just frickin’ hate their job, or are looking for a better one, or a job that actually allows them to use the skills and passions they want... Read more »

What motivates us? Either pain or pleasure, they say. Let me tell you what motivates us even deeper than that: purpose; a sense of fulfillment, of pride that what we do really helps people and is making a difference for people in their lives. When someone else is counting on us–if you’ve ever noticed–we tend... Read more »

After you’ve been through a weekend or several-day workshop, there’s something that happens for the next few weeks, or maybe longer. You’re on a kind of high, having been immersed in an environment that was supportive of your goals. It’s understandable that when you get back, your loved ones might look at you like, “Who’s... Read more »

Here’s a statement I get a lot, something to this effect: “I want to get out of debt and create passive income so I can put 100% of my focus on my passions and interests. I have lots of things in my life that I want to do and accomplish.” Do you know what the... Read more »

It’s unfortunate but, especially over these last few years, I get lots of questions coming from people who are plagued with debt. People say things like, “I feel stuck because I want to invest and create passive income, but I don’t have enough money to invest?” This is gold so pay attention here: The habit... Read more »

It’s one of the most basic questions ever: What do you and 99% of the population want most? Most people will say, “More money.” Specifically, we want to be rich. Who wouldn’t? If you’re rich, you really don’t have much to worry about, except maybe what to do with all that money, or maybe what... Read more »

Let’s look at the question of life-balance. In normal conversation, when we use the word “balance” we tend to think of balance being an even distribution. It might be weight, for example, where I’m balancing on one leg, or my arms feel balanced when I work out. We tend to think of balance as an... Read more »

The first principle of Buddhism is that “All life is suffering.” If the Buddha were a stand-up comedian explaining this concept today, I think he’d say something along the line of, “Shit happens!” Lots of people focus on problems, on the negative, on what’s not working. The simple truth is that what we focus on... Read more »

If you’re anything like me, your desk looks like what you’d imagine a newspaper editor’s desk looks like. You can even see it on the faces of people who come into your office like, “Oh my God! How do you know where anything is? How do you get stuff done!?” I used to have this... Read more »