Mike AndesFounder, Augusta Lawn Care and Homeworks · Founder of Homeworks and Augusta Lawn Care

Rich People Don’t Chase Money. They Chase This.

21 Mar 2026 · 1 min

Watch on YouTube

0:52

In this monologue, Mike Andes explains that wealthy individuals focus on leverage rather than directly chasing money. Leverage means achieving a much larger output from the same input, exemplified by turning a $10 investment into $100 (10x) or $1,000 (100x). He illustrates how to increase leverage through practical tactics: delivering excellent work that generates referrals, and actively requesting online reviews from clients. By converting three initial jobs into additional referrals or reviews, the same effort can yield 15‑20 or even 30 new jobs, dramatically boosting profits without extra input. The core message is that scaling output via leverage is the key to growing wealth.

Chapters

The richest people I know don't chase money. They chase leverage. They get more output for the same input. I put $10 in, I get $100 out. That's a 10x leverage. If I can put $10 in and get $1,000 out, that's 100x leverage. So how do I increase leverage? Here's a couple of really good examples. If you do really good work, there's a good chance that some people will give you referrals. If I, you know, get 3 good jobs, I might get 4 or 5 other jobs from referrals. Awesome. Well, what if I did those same 3 jobs? I asked all of them for an online review. Those 3 jobs could turn into 15 or 20 other jobs that come in. Same input. I still got the same 3 jobs, but now the output was I got 30 jobs instead of 4 or 5. All of these things allow it to get the same input, but way more output. Increasing leverage allows you to increase profits.