3215: What are the Habits of Wealthy People by James Altucher on Small, Eaily improvements and Cultivating Gratitude

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🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3215: James Altucher reveals how losing everything, multiple times, taught him that wealth isn't about money, but about habits that support your physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health. By practicing small, daily improvements and cultivating gratitude, creativity, and resilience, he rebuilt his life and offers a powerful, firsthand blueprint for true wealth. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://jamesaltucher.com/blog/habits-wealthy-people/ Quotes to ponder: "Money doesn’t make you better. It doesn’t really increase your freedom. It doesn’t make you more lovable. It just magnifies what is already inside of you." "I TRY TO IMPROVE 1% EACH DAY ON: Physical Health, Emotional Health, Mental Health, Spiritual Health." "Never, NEVER, blame someone else for your misfortune. That’s similar to out-sourcing your self-esteem to someone else." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.9	This is Optimal Finance Daily.
1:03.5	What are the Habits of Wealthy People?
1:05.9	By James Altiture of James Altiture.com.
1:10.4	What are the habits of wealthy people?
1:13.2	Someone asked this on Quora.
1:15.3	I answered.
1:16.8	I'm sorry to say that some of what I'm saying here, I've said before.
1:20.5	Some of you have heard it.
1:22.5	That's okay.
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