T. Harv Eker
T. Harv Eker is a best-selling author, renowned public speaker, successful entrepreneur and world-renowned financial strategist. He is best known for his New York Times number one best-selling books, Secrets of the Millionaire Mind and Wake Up and Live the Life You Love.
Born on November 6, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Eker grew up in a hard-working family, learning the value of hard work and ambition at an early age. His father taught him the importance of setting goals, as well as the concept of visualizing them as his “big dreams”. His mother taught him to be responsible with money, encouraging him to save, invest and give back.
Eker’s educational background includes a degree in Biology from Laurentian University and a diploma in Business Administration from the University of Toronto. He also completed a certificate program in Human Relations at the American Management Association and graduated with a Finance degree from Queen’s University.
In 1984, Eker founded a chain of computer software and hardware stores called The Marketing Machine. With the success of this venture, Eker accumulated an enormous amount of financial wealth, earning the recognition as one of the highest-paid new entrepreneurs of the late 1980s. However, in 1989, Eker lost all of his millionaireship in a single day due to his inability to pay $1 million in taxes. After this event, Eker dedicated his life to learning more about money and finances and eventually wrote his first financial book, Secrets of the Millionaire Mind.
The success of Secrets of the Millionaire Mind helped Eker to make a dramatic comeback in the business world, and with the utmost dedication and persistence, he started to rebuild his wealth. Today, he is Financial Freedom coach and multi-millionaire, and his books Secrets of the Millionaire Mind and Wake Up and Live the Life You Love are good examples of his empowering financial strategies.
In Secrets of the Millionaire Mind, Eker shares his strategies and principles for achieving financial freedom. He focuses on three main aspects: changing how one thinks about and manages money, changing one’s attitude and beliefs around money, and creating the ability to think and act like a millionaire. For example, readers are made aware of the millionaire mindset, which is centered around creating money-making opportunities and learning to think like a millionaire.
In Wake Up and Live the Life You Love, Eker shares his knowledge and experience on how to achieve goals and dreams, and takes readers through a process of uncovering their life-long purpose. Throughout the book, Eker explains his process of self-discovery and focus on eliminating limiting beliefs, while taking readers on a journey to unlock their deepest wishes and desires. He encourages readers to get clear on what they want, identify their deepest values, and build the confidence and mental toughness necessary to pursue those goals and live their best life.
T. Harv Eker is a sought-after author, speaker and financial freedom coach, who has made a name for himself in the world of personal finance. His books Secrets of the Millionaire Mind and Wake Up and Live the Life You Love have inspired millions of people to take control of their finances, while also effecting positive change in their lives. His down-to-earth and often humorous way of communicating has allowed him to reach a wide variety of readers and fans, making him one of the most popular and influential personal finance authors of the 21st century.