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Keith Cameron Smith

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Keith Cameron Smith (born 1971) is an American entrepreneur, self-help and finance author and motivational speaker. Smith is best known for his 10 Distinctions series of motivational books. He has written 10 books. His most popular book is The Top 10 Distinctions Between Millionaires and The Middle Class. His first book, The Spiritual Millionaire: The Spirit Of Wisdom Will Make You Rich, was released in 2004 and garnered him much media attention including Dr. Robert A. Schuller's Hour of Power.[1]

Early life and career

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Smith was born in Shreveport, LA in 1971 to a lower-middle-class family. His father sold auto parts to small garages around town.[2] Smith opened a used furniture store, which turned into a string of furniture stores in Ormond Beach, Fl.[2]

Smith later became involved in real estate investing, and later an author and motivational speaker. His book career started with the self-published The Top 10 Distinctions Between Millionaires and the Middle Class in 2005. Based on sales, Random House purchased the rights to his books.[3] Smith became a millionaire by the age of 33.[2] He lost $250,000 investing in a Barnie's Coffee franchise in Daytona Beach.[4]

Books

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Year Published Title Publisher
2004 The Spiritual Millionaire: The Spirit Of Wisdom Will Make You Rich WKU
2007 100 Distinctions Between Success and Failure WKU
2007 The Top 10 Distinctions Between Millionaires and the Middle Class Random House
2008 The Top 10 Habits of Millionaires: A Simple Path to Wealth and Fulfillment: Transform Your Thinking Piatkus Books
2010 The Top 10 Distinctions between Warriors and Worriers WKU
2010 The Top 10 Distinctions between Dream Fulfillers and Dream Killers WKU
2010 The Top 10 Distinctions between Relationship and Religion WKU
2010 The Top 10 Distinctions Between Winners and Whiners Wiley
2012 The Top 10 Distinctions Between Entrepreneurs and Employees Random House
2013 The 10 Secrets of Entrepreneurs Piatkus Books

References

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  1. ^ "Hour of Power Transcript". 1community.de. Hour of Power. August 1, 2006. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c McDonald, Jay. "Spotlight: Keith Cameron Smith". bankrate.com. BankRate. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014.
  3. ^ Parker, Kaye. "Be careful, this 'quick and easy read' will leave you thinking". thechronicleherald.ca. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014.
  4. ^ Callea, Donna (December 14, 2005). "Even financial gurus make mistakes". The Journal. Daytona Beach, Florida. p. 10A. ProQuest 382894789.
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