INDEX
Addiction, 89
spiritual poverty and, 89–90
African Americans. See Blacks
Anger, xviii, xxii, xxxii, xxxiv, 32, 36, 42, 87, 92
Arrogance and failure, 8
Aspiration and hope, xiv, xvi, 29, 84. See also Hope
Aspirational mind, 92–93
Authenticity, 42
Banking basics resources, 102–103
Bankruptcy, 8
Bartlett, Steve, 45
Baskin, Harvey, 61–63
Benjamin, Regina, 83–84
Black communities, preying on, xxxiv–xxxv
Black Consumerism changing to Black Wealth Accumulation, 10
Black Enterprise magazine, 20
first Memo for, xvi
Booker, Effie, 48
Brown, Eboni, 6–8
Brown, Michael shooting of, 22, 23
a Nation of Builders, ix, xiii, 19
of people, 42, 45, 50, 61. See also Inner capital; Relationship capital
Capitalism, 25. See also Free enterprise; How the Poor Can Save Capitalism
selfishness and, 56
Casey, Jim, 20
Choice, 39–40. See also Freedom
Circle of influence, 43–47
Civil rights movement, 99
Clinton, Chelsea, 15
Clinton Global Initiative America (CGI America) meeting, 72
Cognitive expansion, 92–93. See also Mind, quieting the
Compassion. See Sympathy vs. empathy
Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), 51
Contemporary slavery. See “Modern Slavery”
Coolidge, Calvin, 68
Courage, 67
Credit, 9
Credit checks, 7–8
Credit files, building alternative, 12
Credit lines/lines of credit, 59, 60
Credit score game, Operation Hope gets in the, 11–13
500-credit-score neighborhoods, 93
Eboni Brown and, 6–8
and the Memo, 98
nature of, 43
ramifications of, 6, 8, 10–14, 98
resources regarding, 101–102
Credit underwriting, 57–58, 60
Crises, dealing with, 95–96
Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly, 92
Cynicism, 29, 69–70. See also Hopelessness
Depression, 92. See also Hopelessness
Dermalogica, 77
Detroit, 32–33
Doff, Rachael, 91
Drug dealers, 72
as illegal entrepreneurs, 72–75
Dukes, Allison, 44
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), 12
Economic independence, xxv
rules for, xxvii
Economic inequality, xx
Education, 68
Empathy modern, 37
Employment, 72. See also Job(s)
at large vs. small company, 20–21
Empowerment, xiii, xxxvi, 11, 12, 30, 37, 38. See also HOPE, Operation; specific topics
Enlightenment, 95–96
Entrepreneurs, 18. See also Mind-set: entrepreneurial
drug dealers as illegal, 72–75
working 18 hours a day to keep from getting a real job, 70
the world, according to an entrepreneur, 65–71
Entrepreneurship, xxvii, 64–65. See also Small businesses
building things and, x–xi, 17–21
Etsy, 79–80
Evil, 85
Failure reasons for, 8–9
Fear, 67–68
hope as antidote to, 90
Ferguson, Missouri, 22–25
Ferguson unrest, 23
Ford, Henry, 29
Fraser, George, 53–54
Free enterprise, xxi, xxvii, 21–25. See also Capitalism
Freedman’s Savings Bank, xxi, 94
Freedom, 85. See also Choice; Self-determination
defined, 13
George, Bill, 12
Gig economy, embracing the, 75–81
Giving vs. getting, 53. See also Relationship building: networking and
Gladwell, Malcolm, 74
Govan, Marquis, 23
Greed and failure, 8–9
Gutierrez family, 16–17
Hanna, William, 58–60
Himanen, Pekka, 88
Home ownership, 14–17
resources regarding, 103
Hope, xiii, 29, 70, 84–85, 91–93. See also Hopelessness
aspiration and, xiv, xvi, 29, 84
vs. fear, 90
and wealth, 29, 30, 84, 85, 87, 90, 92
HOPE, Operation, ix, xxxiii, 18, 21, 44, 45, 51, 56–57, 74, 101
Andrew Young and, 49–50
employment and, 98
finances, 57–60
Fred Smith and, 65–66
how a relationship saved, 58–61
leaders, ix, 11, 50, 65–66, 79
mission and aims, xiii, xv, 109
overview, 109
Ryan Taylor and, xxii
silver rights movement and, 11, 49
Tishaura Jones and, 4
Trevor Travers and, 79
virtual assistants (VAs) and, 79
HOPE Corps, 12
HOPE Doctrine on Poverty, xiv, 27
HOPE Doctrine on Wealth, xv–xvi, 29–30
Hopelessness, xix, xxiii, 84, 90–93. See also Hope; Negativity
How the Poor Can Save Capitalism: Rebuilding the Path to the Middle Class (Bryant), xiv, xxii, 80
Identity Projects, 90
Immigrants, 71
managing, xxv
Integrity, 42
Invisible Class, 21, 31, 34, 71, 87
ability to leave the, xxxiii
characteristics and composition of, xvii–xix
credit scores and, xxxi, xxxiii, 5–6
don’t feel seen, xix
entrepreneurship and, 64
home ownership, 14
how they are being robbed, 31
how to respond to unfair treatment, 69
liberation of the, xxxvi
nature of, xviii–xix
people entering the, 35
Ryan Taylor and, xxii–xxiii
what they need, 37, 38, 64, 90
Job(s), 23. See also Employment
in Ferguson, Missouri, 23–24
getting or creating a, 70–71
Johnson, John H., 20
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies in Washington, DC, 48–49
Jones, Quincy Delight, Jr., 47, 50, 51, 53, 88
Jones, Tishaura, 4
Kemp, Jack, 53
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 9, 86–87, 90
King, Rodney, 22
Leadership. See Love Leadership
Lewis, Edward, 20
Lincoln, Abraham, xxi
Loans, 9, 43. See also Credit scores; Credit underwriting; Mortgages
Love Leadership: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World (Bryant), 66, 67, 95
Mackin, Sally, 67
Mandela, Nelson, 86
McGrath, Dan, 45
McLean, Eric, 80
McNeely, Robert, 48–49
Memo, the, xxxvi, 99–100. See also specific topics
and building relationship capital, 50
getting vs. not getting, xvi, xvii, xix, xxix–xxxii, 13, 34, 63. See also Invisible Class
on home ownership, 14
overview and nature of, xvi–xx, xvii, xxv
Mind, quieting the, 91–96
Mind-set, 7, 16, 26–29, 67, 93. See also
Poverty mind-set and being CEO of oneself, 26
entrepreneurial, 65–71, 74, 75. See also Entrepreneurs
Minority groups, 86
Moddelmog, Hala, 44
“Modern Slavery” (Bryant), xxxiv–xxxvi, 31
Money, 1–2, 12. See also Wealth
Mortgages, 14–16
Moving, keeping, 67–68
Murray, Cecil “Chip,” 87
Nation of Builders, ix, xiii, 19
Negativity, 29, 42, 69–70. See also Anger; Hopelessness
Operation HOPE. See HOPE, Operation
Oppression, Martin Luther King on, 86
Optimism, 69–70. See also Hope
Peck, Scott, 97
Peres, Shimon, 25
Perfection (as illusion), 41–42
Persistence, 68–69
Personality and persona, 88–89
Pessimism, 69–70. See also Hopelessness
Poverty, xiv, 28–29. See also How the Poor Can Save Capitalism
mind-set as cause of, 26, 27, 30. See also Poverty mind-set
types of, xiv. See also Spiritual poverty
Poverty mind-set, 32, 93. See also Poverty: mind-set as cause of
Power, true/real. See also Spiritual power
allows everyone to win, 86–88
the way to, xxv
Power of Now, The (Tolle), 96–97
Pride and failure, 8–9
Primerica Life Insurance Company, 76
Private and public parts of ourselves, 88–89
Public assistance, 37–39. See also Welfare
Public persona vs. private parts of self, 88–89
Quieting the mind lets the spirit flow, 91–96
Racial gap of the unbanked, 24
Relationship building. See also Relationship capital: building
nature of, 53
networking and, 53–58
Relationship capital, xxvii, 42–43, 56, 63
assessing your relationship capital with yourself, 43
building, 42–43, 45, 50, 53–56. See also Relationship building Relationship(s). See also Circle of influence
how Operation HOPE was saved by a, 58–61
as investments, xxvii
with oneself, 41
Resilience, 68–69
Retirement resources, 102
Rogers, Bill, 44–45
Role models, xvi, 18, 29, 30, 74–75, 83
Seefus, Jack, 57–58
Self. See also Identity Project public vs. private, 88–89
Self-acceptance and self-love, 29, 41
Self-determination, xxi, 13, 100
Self-esteem and self-confidence, 26–29
Selfishness, good vs. bad, 55
examples of, 55–56
700 Credit Score Community, 6–7
Silver rights movement, 11, 49, 99. See also HOPE, Operation
“Modern Slavery” (Bryant), xxxiv–xxxvi, 31
Small businesses, 18, 46, 57, 72, 75
in Ferguson, Missouri, 22–25
growing into large businesses, 19, 71, 76
overview and nature of, 22–23
resources for, 104–105
Smith, Fred, 65–66
Spiritual capital, xxvii, 84, 85, 90
Spiritual poverty, xiv
and addiction, 89–90
international crisis of, 90
Spiritual power, 85, 91, 96. See also Power, true/real
Spiritual wealth. See also Mind, quieting the
creating your own, 96–98
Stress, money and, 12
Success and failure, 65–66, 95
nature of, 65–66
redefined, 95
Sustenance poverty, xiv
TaskRabbit, 79
Tax code, 14
Tax resources, 104
Taxes, paying, 73
Taylor, Ryan, xxii–xxiii
Taylor, Susan, 20
Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre, 82
“Thick credit files,” 12
Tolle, Eckhart, 96–97
Travers, Trevor, 79
Triplet, David, 79
Uber, 76
UPS (United Parcel Service), 20
Virtual assistants (VAs), 78–79
Walmart, 20
Walton, Sam, 20
Wealth. See also Money; specific topics
building, 61
hope and, 29, 30, 84, 85, 87, 90, 92
HOPE Doctrine on Wealth, xv–xvi, 29–30
Wealth gap, xx
Wealthy characteristics of the, 30
how we choose (or not) to be, xxvii, 31–34
Welfare, 28. See also Public assistance
Wells, Jim, 45
Winning, 86–88
Wurwand, Jane, 77
Young, Andrew “Bo,” III, 49
Young, Andrew Jackson, Jr. (ambassador), 8, 53, 82–83, 86, 87
how Bryant chased down, 47–52