Welcome to the Graham Cochran Show, where each week I help you create more money, margin,

and meaning in your life. I'm your host, of course, Graham Cochran. Let's get into it.

Most people think getting rich is simple.

Work harder.

Hustle more.

Grind longer.

But what nobody tells you is that hard work won't make you wealthy.

Some of the hardest working people I know are still stressed about money.

While other people who honestly seem almost lazy are the ones

building real wealth. And it's not because they're smarter. It's not because they got lucky.

It's because they're playing a completely different game. So in today's episode, I'm going to

break down five principles. Wealthy people understand

that most people never learn. And if you apply them, you can stop trading hours for dollars

and start building wealth the way it actually works. Now, just to be clear, before the comments

explode and you email me and message me and say,

Graham, you're ridiculous. I don't mean lazy as in sitting on the couch. I mean the kind of person

who refuses to work 80 hours a week and instead builds value in the marketplace with leverage and creates long-term

wealth. So, no, I'm not saying be lazy. I'm saying that rich people don't rely on effort.

They rely on leverage. You can't build wealth on effort. There is a real limit. You can build a nice income on effort, but to build real wealth, it is not about hard work. It can't be. You just look at the math, the Jeff Bezos, the Elon Musk's, the billionaires of the world, the David Greens,

if you don't like those guys, because some people say, well, the David Greens of Hobby Lobby,

who gives most of his billions away every single year, you don't create billions of dollars a year

by working harder than everybody else and outworking. No,

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