'The One Minute Millionaire' Review

Is The Enlightened Way to Wealth a Scam?

The One Minute Millionaire by Robert G. Allen and Mark Victor Hansen takes a different twist on the "how to" genre. The book combines the fiction skills of, Chicken Soup for the Soul author, Hansen and Robert Allen's real estate and wealth building expertise.

The One Minute Millionaire makes use of a unique format in which the reader follows a hypothetical tale interlaced with real business strategies. The big question is, can this book really help you become wealthy or is it a marketing ploy by a great writer and a real estate guru.

I I feel that the problem in One Minute Millionaire is the enlightened way to wealth part. What I mean is that the book approaches wealth building from a self help perspective. One Minute Millionaire is full of preachy pep talks and feel good moments but lacks applicable business strategies.

Further, many customers have accused Robert Allen of simply filling One Minute Millionaire with his old recycled material. They have said that the fluff material in the book is a way for Allen to up sell customers to his more expensive tele-course.

The general consensus is that you won't change your life after reading about a fictitious woman on a quest to make a million dollars in 3 months. The scenario it self is absurd as are the results that One Minute Millionaire: The Enlightened Way to Wealth claims are possible.

The fact is that Robert Allen and his companies have been in business for roughly 20 years. Several bankruptcies, lawsuits, IRS infringements, and hundreds of thousands customers later, Robert Allen can take credit for producing a mere handful of success stories.

The real estate market can bring you wealth but no serious investor will trace back the start of their real estate career to a book like One Minute Millionaire. The truth is that gurus like Robert Allen oversimplify the market and present examples using the most optimal situations.

They base their theories on the belief that the real estate market is always rising thus all you have to do is buy and sell to get rich. Even worse they teach strategies like withholding information and misleading lending institutions; practices that can lead to fines, bankruptcy, and even to jail time.

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Customer Reviews for 'One Minute Millionaire'

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Doug Milwaukee	9:00pm on Friday, October 23rd, 2009
I resented the fact that the book and the authors purport to be christians (in their approach anyway). I read half the book, went on line, received a telephone call from a young man named Austin Bascom (perhaps it is his name). I knew immediately this young man was a telemarketer, and not a very good one. He was obviously reading from a script. He said he needed to talk with my wife as well as he had to "qualify" us to go to the next step. After we asked him a few questions, he admitted that it was indeed a sales call and he apologized and said his good bye. Don't Bother!
Pamela New Jersey	11:23am on Saturday, August 29th, 2009
I thought it was a good book, however the part about having lunch with a millionaire a month was little exaggerated, First you have to find them, and when your an average person looking to start a business finding Millionaires is not around the block, if they even want to give you the time of day. I did think the book is very inspirational and gives a lot of good advise about staying in focus of what you want.
Adam London	2:33pm on Thursday, May 7th, 2009
What disappointed me more than the book, which in terms of using it for self motivation is great, was the website. Contact us is currently 'down' you'd have thought that a business that promotes ' the enlightened way to make money' would have the pragmatism to deal with real world problems, ie customers not being able to contact them. Secondly, yep I signed up for the challenge, at the end of it they say they'll be in contact in 1-2 days, it's been a wek and still no reply. Again, isn't part of the process of making money to follow up with your customers and do what you say you are going to do? All in all the book is great, but the fact is in reality, they're not stepping up to the mark and delivering, very very disappointing. Maybe this is lesson I need to learn... do what you say you are going to do.
Anonymous Location unknown	11:45am on Thursday, April 16th, 2009
I found it badly written, like Harlequin tripe. Manipulative, written and sold to his students in order to Qualify for "Book of the Month" etc, through numerous 'forced' sales. OLD TRIPE. RE HASHED. Ridiculous format, and stupid to intersperse pages of pulp fiction with "so-called wisdom". I threw this book away the day I got it. DON'T BUY IT. You're feeding his ego, only.
Tracey Northampton England	6:46pm on Saturday, April 11th, 2009
While I agree the book does not give any practicle business building steps/strategies, a key part to success is mental attitude and keeping oneself physically fit to assist this. In addition identifying the key areas to aid success re the importance of teams and technologies. I feel you're being a little harsh on the authors it makes the key areas accessible to everyone in light way, but clearly wont write your business development plan for you!
flippin moron anywhereus	1:08am on Sunday, April 5th, 2009
I can't believe I wasted 4hours of my life reading that ridiculous one minute millionaire and the nonsense it spews about the fictional tale of the woman. There were so many realistic questions and improbabilities from how she lost custody of the kids to the run with Sam everyday, the old bag in the home that was connected to Hasbro, to the "quick real estate transactions" etc. I am utterly disgusted I finished the book and if I see either one of the guys that wrote this sh*t I will make sure they don't mhave the capacity to type or write with anything but there toothless mouths holding a pencil to scribble or punch a computer/keyboard!!!!!!!
Joseph Los Angeles	9:46pm on Friday, April 25th, 2008
I concur with your conclusions on this book and found the material absolute trite. The thing is that not only did I wast my money I also wasted my time. It was by the way more then a minute thought that is all this book really deserves. Next!