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]

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Early life and career

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

Year PublishedTitlePublisher
2004The Spiritual Millionaire: The Spirit Of Wisdom Will Make You RichWKU
2007100 Distinctions Between Success and FailureWKU
2007The Top 10 Distinctions Between Millionaires and the Middle ClassRandom House
2008The Top 10 Habits of Millionaires: A Simple Path to Wealth and Fulfillment: Transform Your ThinkingPiatkus Books
2010The Top 10 Distinctions between Warriors and WorriersWKU
2010The Top 10 Distinctions between Dream Fulfillers and Dream KillersWKU
2010The Top 10 Distinctions between Relationship and ReligionWKU
2010The Top 10 Distinctions Between Winners and WhinersWiley
2012The Top 10 Distinctions Between Entrepreneurs and Employees Random House
2013The 10 Secrets of EntrepreneursPiatkus Books

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