The 100 Wealthiest People in the World

They all built their wealth selling stuff that lots of people (I.E the population of the World) wants / needs....

Common? hm... They will all have to die and the money will stay here on earth :-P

And as the official answer: well, they were all born as babies with no special abilities and while they growed up they had to develop/buy the skills to get them where they are now.

I'd like to share a story with you all. Hopefully you find it interesting...

When I was 19 years old I worked at a barbershop... I used to cut hair. There was a guy named ----- that worked for the secret service. He was one of the guys that would actually travel with and protect Bill Clinton-post presidency.

He was a very tall black guy with salt & pepper hair... what I remember most about him was that he was a big time Raiders fan, which was crazy to me because he wasn't from California. It's rare that people outside of California root for the Raiders, but that's a whole different story.

Anyhow, my friend---who owned the barbershop was his barber. And one day a discussion started about Oprah and how rich she is. I personally hate having discussions about other people and their riches... it makes me feel small time.

So this guy starts talking about how there was a time that he visited one of Oprah's homes while on duty protecting someone that I can't remember.

As he explained his experience at Oprah's house I watched the his face closely. Not only was he in awe of her and her estate. But, the look on his face was a look of inferiority.

He was convinced that Oprah was living a life that he would never be able to have for himself.

I was amazed by this... I am a big thinker. I like many of you, don't believe that there is anything that I can't accomplish. In fact, I've always thought that everyone should have the same outlook as me on this. Maybe that's my arrogance.

Almost finished...

The whole time that this guy was talking, I just listened. I didn't chime in not one time until he made this comment.

I remember him saying verbatim that, "the kind of money that Oprah makes can only be dreamed about by people like us."

When I heard him say that I was enraged. Here I am, almost 20 years old in a barbershop cutting hair for a living. And that comment sent me through the roof.

I thought to myself, how dare he lump me into the same category as him and everyone else like him.

Ever since that day, my life has changed. In a way I'm thankful. This guy was the catalyst for what ended up being a very successful real estate investing career. And now a very successful Internet Marketing career.

I have not, and will not ever forget those words.

I hope that you can find relevance in this reply... hopefully this is not seen as out of place.

But, I can honestly say that this is the first time I've ever told this story.

When the topic of rich people came up, I couldn't resist...

Ever since that day, my financial status has constantly increased. Sure,I've had my ups and downs... who hasn't. But, I always come out on top.

And I never forget that day...

My bitterness may be why I get so passionate about this.

But my point in writing this very long reply, is to communicate that we all have what it takes to be on that list.

We can all be billionaires... we just have to aim high.

Peace...

p.s. If you are wondering what my response to his comment was. Let's just say that it might be a little too inappropriate for me to mention in the forum.

LOL! Clickbank Serial Refunders! :-)

They're all on The Onion?

I disagree with you that to be extremely wealthy you gotta be greedy, selfish and have a wreckless disregard for the welfare of others. Mr Warren Buffet donated lots. Not to mention all the rest of the 100 too - they created jobs for people.

They all buy their underwear from Wal-Mart?