 THe only book you need to create wealth
I have been in the wealth creation & management business for over 10 years and have read hundreds of books relating to this area. I can honestly say that, if the reader applies the principles discussed in this book, they will never experience lack. Those that rate this book poorly tyipcally do so because they were expecting a slick new trick or concept to getting money quickly. However, that is not going to happen in this book. He clearly articulates the system of wealth creation and provides ample examples of how it has worked for him and others. If you read this book, you will not need to read any others in this genre to be success in building your empire.
One of the best books on business I've read in a while ...
"Thou Shall Prosper" is one of the best books I've read on the subject of business in a long time. I purchased it after seeing a Dave Ramsey recommendation of it and couldn't stop reading once I started! No get-rich-quick gimmicks here, just a solid treatise on the principles for building meaningful wealth. In my humble opinion, it ranks with Stephen Covey's "Seven Habits" and Jim Collin's "Good to Great" for personal and business development.
The first chapter challenges the growing mis-perception that business is inherently bad and instead lays a foundation showing the honor of doing business when guided by principles of integrity and fairness. The book then proceeds to unpack various aspects of personal and business development such as leadership, navigating change, communication, and managing money. As a rabbi, the author interweaves a spiritual perspective on business showing how building wealth is not about the things you acquire, rather it is a reflection of who you are as a person.
I buy this book as a gift for friends, and it always stimulates engaging discussions! Highly recommended.
 enjoyed the book
I purchased it and it was shipped quickly and was the newer version of book I am enjoying the read.
THE guide on an attitude of service to others
If you're looking for quick answers this isn't the book for you. But then I doubt you'll find any for you that will do you any good in the long run.
Rabbi Lapin breaks down the Jewish thoughts and attitudes toward being of service to your fellow humans and reaping the wealth that servitude brings to you into what he calls the "Ten Commandments" on his principles for building wealth.
What some describe as him rambling and straying from the topic, I saw as interesting insights in to Jewish ways and thoughts as this is the first (anything) I've ever read outlining those perspectives. To describe what he calls the "Ten Commandments" are the chapters in the book:
1. Believe in the Dignity and Morality of Business
2. Extend the Network of Your Connectedness to Many People
3. Get to Know Yourself
4. Do Not Pursue Perfection
5. Lead Consistently and Constantly
6. Constantly Change the Changeable, While Steadfastly Clinging to the Unchangeable
7. Learn to Fortell the Future
8. Know Your Money
9. Act Rich: Give Away 10% of your After-Tax Income
10. Never Retire
The information provided is both insightful as well as applicable to people of all faiths not just Jewish people. I find his ideals to be time honored and often forgotten in todays' fast-paced high-pressure society. None the less, he reminds us all of the benefits of putting morals first, building networks with other people, digging into your own inner workings, not striving for excessive perfection, leading, anticipating market trends, maintaining an attitude of servitude to others, managing money, giving (which enriches you) and never calling it quits just because you've reached a certain age.
I can't think of a single source of information that's done more to affect my attitude towards how I treat my own customers and team members that this book.
I declare it to be ESSENTIAL reading and go so far as to say it one of my Favorites of Favorites!
A Must Read!
Like I sometimes do, I purchased this book some time ago with the intention of reading it, and then never got around to it because there was always another book I wanted to read more. Well, I finally opened up Thou Shall Prosper, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. So much so that the next time I buy a book to read, I'll think twice about leaving it on the bookshelf while other books attract my interest.
The author, Daniel Lapin, is a Jewish Rabbi, and in this book he sets out to share the formula for success that has helped Jewish people achieve such prosperity in business throughout the ages. But before outlining the 10 principles of this formula, Lapin affirms the assertion that Jews are disproportionately successful when it comes to making money, and he debunks a few myths about how this Jewish success in business comes about.
To illustrate that the Jewish people really are disproportionally more successfully in business, Lapin provides several facts. He provides one statistic that speaks volumes: "Jews constitute about 2.3 percent of the U.S. population. That means that there should be about nine Jews on the Forbes 400 list [Forbes' annual list of the 400 richest Americans]. In reality, depending on the year, there are between 60 and 100 Jews on this prestigious list. Similar data for the more average population reveal that the percentage of Jewish households with income greater than $50,000 is double that of non-Jews."
So what's the secret behind this Jewish success in business? Well, that's what this book explains. And Lapin does a marvelous job. He doesn't provide his readers with some get-rich-quick formula, instead, he outlines 10 broad principles that undergird the Jewish approach to money and wealth. Within each principle are multiple subsets of principles. And, as is the nature of principles, Lapin ends up basically sharing with his audience a mindset that pervades the Jewish culture--a worldview and a way of life that has brought about a disproportionate level of success in business to the Jewish community in all places at all times.
This book will not appeal to those who want to bifurcate wealth-building into one compartmentalized arena of their lives. Lapin's prescription for making money is much more systemic, and it touches just about every corner of how one lives life. I highly recommend the book.
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