5 traits that ensure you will never become a millionaire

So, you wanna be the next Kylie Jenner? Becoming a millionaire can happen in many ways. Not that there is a handbook for it, but you can set yourself on the right track with certain steps. People with a lot of money are often optimistic, focus on opportunities, and exercise a lot, claim various self-made millionaires. And in the case of raking in those real, real bucks, there are also certain traits that can really get in the way. Aspiration to become rich? These are the red flags.

You're not creative enough

Long story short: if you don't have creative ideas, then you belong to the common folk. And well, ‘ordinary people’ don't become millionaires. At least, that's what author James Altucher writes. He compares creative ideas to workouts at the gym: if you skip a few weeks, it's hard to get back in shape. According to him, even bad ideas are useful. You need to have at least a hundred to a thousand bad ideas before one good idea comes out of it. And yes, that could very well be your one million dollar idea.

You spend too much time with the wrong people

“You can't be successful if you allow people to bring you down,” says James. The people you surround yourself with influence your productivity more than you think. “The right people love you and inspire you. The wrong people bring you down. It's a zero-sum game. Please let the good people win.”

You have a hole in your hand

You spend money first and only then see what's left to save. That needs to change: you should try to save at least ten percent of your income as a standard, says millionaire David Bach.

But: there is also such a thing as too much focus on saving
Don't forget to look for ways to earn more money. You're probably missing out on all sorts of opportunities to bring in more cash.

You blame others for your mistakes

Admitting that something was a massive failure is never cool. “But don't look for someone to blame. That's the first step in the learning process, in recovery, and in positive development.” James interviewed hundreds of successful people and found that they all had one thing in common. “They all experienced times of enormous failures. And none of them blamed others. ZERO.” Successful people do not get consumed by self-pity – when something goes wrong, they draw a wise lesson from it and move on.

Source: The Business Insider