The Memo

Zusatztext I know nobody working harder than John Hope Bryant to deliver success and resources to those who feel left out. Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu I have known John Hope Bryant for a long time and can say he has been fighting tirelessly to bridge the gap between the haves and the have-nots. You should read this book. It made my soul smile. Quincy Jones! entertainment icon and CEO! Quincy Jones Productions John Hope Bryant makes a clear and compelling case for taking control of your future by managing your 'inner capital.' With The Memo ! he shows how to tap into your wisdom! creativity! and intuition to lead a successful! thriving life. Arianna Huffington! cofounder and former Editor-in-Chief! The Huffington Post John Hope Bryant has dedicated his life to educating the poor in financial responsibility! and his simple solutions for navigating a complex landscape are an absolute must-read. Andrea Jung! CEO! Grameen America! and former Chairman and CEO! Avon Products Informationen zum Autor John Hope Bryant Klappentext True power in this world comes from economic independence, but too many people have too much month left at the end of their money. John Hope Bryant, founder and CEO of Operation HOPE, illuminates the path toward liberation that is hiding in plain sight. His message is simple: the supermajority of people who live in poverty, whom Bryant calls the invisible class, as well as millions in the struggling middle class, haven't gotten "the memo"-until now. Building on his personal experience of rising up from economically disadvantaged circumstances and his work with Operation HOPE, Bryant teaches readers five rules that lay the foundation for achieving financial freedom. He emphasizes the inseparable connection between "inner capital" (mindset, relationships, knowledge, and spirit) and "outer capital" (financial wealth and property). "If you have inner capital," Bryant writes, "you can never be truly poor. If you lack inner capital, all the money in the world cannot set you free." Bryant gives readers tools for empowerment by covering everything from achieving basic financial literacy to investing in positive relationships and approaching wealth with a completely new attitude. He makes this bold and controversial claim: "Once you have satisfied your basic sustenance needs-food, water, health, and a roof over your head-poverty has more to do with your head than your wallet." Bryant wants to restore readers' "silver rights," giving them the ability to succeed and prosper no matter what very real roadblocks society puts in their way. We have more power than we realize, if only we can recognize and claim it. "We are our first capital," Bryant writes. "We are the CEOs of our own lives."History has shown that when societies fall apart, they fray first from the bottom, and then the top falls inward. So it is an article of common sense to me that we all need to work hard to strengthen the so-called bottom of our society. Particularly because this is the group that has always made up the true strivers of society. The bottom is where society's builders come from every hundred years or so. We must once again become a Nation of Builders. We must continue to work to revitalize hope and a sense of opportunity for the people at the bottomthe people for whom the system is not currently workingto create a path- way forward. Expanding opportunity, providing a level playing field where the rules are published and there exists fair play for all, and ultimately providing the tools and essential services for the true empowerment of the personthese are the aims of Operation HOPE. Providing dignity for all. Building an economy for all. These and more are the building blocks of hope. We live...

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John Hope Bryant is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Operation HOPE, Inc.; CEO of Bryant Group Ventures and The Promise Home Company; and cofounder of Global Dignity. He has been recognized by the last five US presidents and served as an advisor for the last three. Bryant is the recipient of hundreds of awards and citations for his work, including American Banker’s 2016 "Innovator of the Year,” Inc.’s “The World’s 10 Top CEOs” (honorable mention), and Time’s “50 for the Future.” He is the author of two bestselling books: How the Poor Can Save Capitalism and Love Leadership.

Jim Clifton is the chairman and CEO of Gallup and the author of The Coming Jobs War.

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True power in this world comes from economic independence, but too many people have too much month left at the end of their money. John Hope Bryant, founder and CEO of Operation HOPE, illuminates the path toward liberation that is hiding in plain sight. His message is simple: the supermajority of people who live in poverty, whom Bryant calls the invisible class, as well as millions in the struggling middle class, haven't gotten "the memo"-until now.

Building on his personal experience of rising up from economically disadvantaged circumstances and his work with Operation HOPE, Bryant teaches readers five rules that lay the foundation for achieving financial freedom. He emphasizes the inseparable connection between "inner capital" (mindset, relationships, knowledge, and spirit) and "outer capital" (financial wealth and property). "If you have inner capital," Bryant writes, "you can never be truly poor. If you lack inner capital, all the money in the world cannot set you free."

Bryant gives readers tools for empowerment by covering everything from achieving basic financial literacy to investing in positive relationships and approaching wealth with a completely new attitude. He makes this bold and controversial claim: "Once you have satisfied your basic sustenance needs-food, water, health, and a roof over your head-poverty has more to do with your head than your wallet."

Bryant wants to restore readers' "silver rights," giving them the ability to succeed and prosper no matter what very real roadblocks society puts in their way. We have more power than we realize, if only we can recognize and claim it. "We are our first capital," Bryant writes. "We are the CEOs of our own lives."

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History has shown that when societies fall apart, they fray first from  the bottom,  and  then  the top falls inward.

So it is an article of common  sense to me that we all need to work hard to strengthen the so-called bottom  of our society. Particularly because this is the group that has always made up the true strivers of society.

The bottom is where society’s builders come from every hundred years or so. We must once again become a Nation of Builders.

We must  continue  to work to revitalize hope  and  a sense of opportunity  for the people at the bottom—the  people for whom the system is not currently working—to create a path- way forward.

Expanding opportunity, providing a level playing field where the rules are published and there exists fair play for all, and ultimately  providing  the tools and essential  services for the true empowerment of the person—these are the aims of Operation HOPE.

Providing dignity for all. Building an economy for all. These and more are the building blocks of hope.

We live today in strained  and trying times, from racial tensions and poverty in the United States, to immigrant tensions and poverty in Europe, to military tensions  and poverty in the Middle East, to abusive tensions and poverty in Latin America, to authoritarian tensions and poverty throughout large parts of Asia and the African continent.  And then you have a toxic mix of these things in many truly troubled parts of the world. But consistent  among all the regions of the world is the challenge of poverty.

The poverty …