Everyone in this generations wants to be rich. Many people, especially students who love education, want to be one of those stereo-typical rich billionaires. Being a billionaire isn't easy, in fact, it's almost impossible. Even if there is a small chance of becoming rich, it is still a possible chance. Many people want to be billionaires, but know that since there's a small chance of that happening, their goal is just earn a lot of money and become sufficiently rich. So how did billionaires earn so much money? What did they do and what morals did they have? Well, this may not answer all the questions, but it may be inspirational. Below are the quotes of a few remarkable billionaires.
Steve Jobs - Live Each Day As If It Was Your Last, Stanford University, 2005
"When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, some day you’ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “no” for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something".
Bill Gates - From Those To Whom Much is Given, Much is Expected, Harvard University, 2007
"My mother, who was filled with pride the day I was admitted here-never stopped pressing me to do more for others. A few days before my wedding, she hosted a bridal event, at which she read aloud a letter about marriage that she had written to Melinda. My mother was very ill with cancer at the time, but she saw one more opportunity to deliver her message, and at the close of the letter she said: “From those to whom much is given, much is expected.”
Steve Ballmer - Don't Have Passion, Have Tenacity, University of Southern California, 2011
Passion is the ability to get excited about something. Irrepressibility and tenacity is about the ability to stay with it. If you take a look at all of the companies that have been started in our business, most of them fail. If you take even a look at the companies that have succeeded,Microsoft, Apple, Google, Facebook, you name it, all of these companies went through times of hardship. You get some success. You run into some walls. You try a formula for a new idea, a new innovation, it doesn’t work. And it’s how tenacious you are, how irrepressible, how ultimately optimistic and tenacious you are about it that will determine your success.
Main concept:
- Everyone had to struggle to become who they are now
- They never gave up and always believed in themselves
- To succeed, one must be passionate and have tenacity for their job.
- It teaches you to be tenacious and willing to go through a lot and never give up, to succeed
- Shows that if you try hard, you can go from zero to hero (earn billions)
- They never gave up and always believed in themselves
- To succeed, one must be passionate and have tenacity for their job.
Potential Strengths:
- It inspires people and shows them not to give up on anything- It teaches you to be tenacious and willing to go through a lot and never give up, to succeed
- Shows that if you try hard, you can go from zero to hero (earn billions)
Potential Disadvantages:
- These people did try hard, but it also depends on luck. These people were lucky they were there, right then, right time.
- It may be influential or it may be an excuse and be overconfident. Since these people became billionaires from nothing, why not other MILLIONS of people?
Questions:
- Is it harder to become successful today because of the rise in population and competition? If so, by how large of a margin? Why?
- How much of a struggle does one have to go through in order to be successful and rich? Does luck play a part too?
Solomon, Brian. "Billionaires' Tips For New Grads: Advice From Jobs, Oprah, Zuckerberg And More." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 09 May 2012. Web. 18 Mar. 2013.
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