Summary of John Soforic's The Wealthy Gardener

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#1 The author believed that there was never just one ingredient that led to his financial freedom. It was always a way of life. He always knew what he wanted and pursued the financial holy grail.

#2 The author had to learn the value of money, and the fear of its absence. He had to win his freedom and become prosperous, or else die.

#3 The Wealthy Gardener took a vacation for a year, and when he returned, he found his farm was in shambles. The neighboring farm had been neglected, and his employees had not volunteered their time.

#4 When you want to change your conditions, always try to change your weekly schedule. This lesson is emphasized by The Parable of the Pearly Gates.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jun 6, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822531390

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The author believed that there was never just one ingredient that led to his financial freedom. It was always a way of life. He always knew what he wanted and pursued the financial holy grail.

#2

The author had to learn the value of money, and the fear of its absence. He had to win his freedom and become prosperous, or else die.

#3

The Wealthy Gardener took a vacation for a year, and when he returned, he found his farm was in shambles. The neighboring farm had been neglected, and his employees had not volunteered their time.

#4

When you want to change your conditions, always try to change your weekly schedule. This lesson is emphasized by The Parable of the Pearly Gates.

#5

Engage your time and don’t be lazy. If you don’t want to work like an ox for eternity, use your gifts, work intelligently, and control your spending. At the very least, live with dignity and choose to contribute to a worthy cause.

#6

The world is a judge and results are the verdict. We must always be prepared to improve our impact and effectiveness. We must always be prepared to change our activities and improve our results.

#7

I experienced a painful loss of money in the 2000s, but I was determined not to let it ruin my life. I changed my activities to include more impact activities, and my income skyrocketed.

#8

The Wealthy Gardener had a meeting with his two advisors to discuss the next year. He was willing to give Santos another chance, but only if he could prove himself worthy. The world judged results, not efforts.

#9

An impact hour is 60 minutes of doing the right things that lead to a critical outcome. It is the opposite of a hollow hour, and it moves us forward toward goals. It is an hour of effort that adds to the great volume of work that is required for achievement.

#10

We always have too much to do, but we either change what we’re doing or we keep what we got. We must make time for the human being, alone and obscure, who just made the time to do the gritty work.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

The joy of gardening is found in the dignity of work. It’s spending ourselves in a cause. And