There are decent jobs at decent salaries with decent colleagues and a decent retirement; and all without the heart-stopping fear of bankruptcy, of years of risk amid fears of ignominious failure. While you may not necessarily want to be in a glamorous sector of any market, and they are often very crowded sectors, it helps to be in a growing one.

If you are interested in entrepreneurship and financial freedom coupled with some fun – you should read this book. We will be touching on some of the circumstances described above shortly, but, in a nutshell, my experience has been that money is colour-blind, race-blind, sex-blind, degree-blind and couldn't care less who brought you up or in what circumstances.Both he and Richard Branson have that instant ability and arguably the most important talent for an entrepreneur to have. Rich enough to live where you want, to go where you want, to do what you want, to meet who you want.

Believe it or not, this is not always the case, and many manual styled books are written by those who have not achieved the tasks they describe in their tutorial like guides of basic knowledge and and often times limited perspective.

It’s not because they don’t love you - it’s because your success brings with it a mirror to their own timidity. 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'. And if someone like me can become rich, then so can you - no matter what your present circumstances. He outlines this abstraction throughout the progression of the text through contradicting ideas such as the need to “feel the fear” yet having the courage to pursue your dreams anyway.