Man Buys Lottery Tickets to Break $100 Bill, Wins $10M
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Man Buys Lottery Tickets to Break $100 Bill, Wins $10M | NBC New York
"Seriously? That could have been me."
How many times have you heard that?
Do people really think this will happen to them?
Or do they just not think they have any other option for making it big?
Here are six fun "practical" insights (not all encompassing, of course) shared by self-made billionaires. I just googled self made billionaires and was surprised how many there were. You should check it for yourself.
"It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure."
--Bill Gates
"Part of being a winner is knowing when enough is enough. Sometimes you have to give up the fight and walk away, and move on to something that's more productive."
--Donald Trump
"If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals."
--J.K. Rowling
"As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do."
--Andrew Carnegie
"If you never want to be criticized, for goodness' sake don't do anything new."
--Jeff Bezos
"Sweat equity is the most valuable equity there is. Know your business and industry better than anyone else in the world. Love what you do or don't do it."
--Mark Cuban
Quotes were pulled from this random blog:
6 Extraordinary Lessons in Business from Self-Made Billionaires | Inc.com
How many more examples are other people showing us that they have written about? Go google it and see.
Did you know J.K. Rowling was turned down by seven publishers before getting Harry Potter published? She was living on welfare when she mapped out the first book or so on a napkin in a coffee shop. Her book only got printed because the young daughter of the publisher loved it so much she kept begging her dad to publish it until he did. Yep, the publisher didn't even think it was good enough to publish. He only did it to placate his daughter. (Well, maybe he thought it might have made a buck or two?)
Donald Trump is a little controversial for this list because his dad had already made millions in real estate. The lesson with Trump is not really self made but second generation that capitalized on success.
What can we can all learn from these two lessons?
From nothing to beyond greatness
to
Building upon our existing strengths to explode into greatness
Man Buys Lottery Tickets to Break $100 Bill, Wins $10M | NBC New York
"Seriously? That could have been me."
How many times have you heard that?
Do people really think this will happen to them?
Or do they just not think they have any other option for making it big?
Here are six fun "practical" insights (not all encompassing, of course) shared by self-made billionaires. I just googled self made billionaires and was surprised how many there were. You should check it for yourself.
"It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure."
--Bill Gates
"Part of being a winner is knowing when enough is enough. Sometimes you have to give up the fight and walk away, and move on to something that's more productive."
--Donald Trump
"If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals."
--J.K. Rowling
"As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do."
--Andrew Carnegie
"If you never want to be criticized, for goodness' sake don't do anything new."
--Jeff Bezos
"Sweat equity is the most valuable equity there is. Know your business and industry better than anyone else in the world. Love what you do or don't do it."
--Mark Cuban
Quotes were pulled from this random blog:
6 Extraordinary Lessons in Business from Self-Made Billionaires | Inc.com
How many more examples are other people showing us that they have written about? Go google it and see.
Did you know J.K. Rowling was turned down by seven publishers before getting Harry Potter published? She was living on welfare when she mapped out the first book or so on a napkin in a coffee shop. Her book only got printed because the young daughter of the publisher loved it so much she kept begging her dad to publish it until he did. Yep, the publisher didn't even think it was good enough to publish. He only did it to placate his daughter. (Well, maybe he thought it might have made a buck or two?)
Donald Trump is a little controversial for this list because his dad had already made millions in real estate. The lesson with Trump is not really self made but second generation that capitalized on success.
What can we can all learn from these two lessons?
From nothing to beyond greatness
to
Building upon our existing strengths to explode into greatness
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