Passion vs. Money

arplayer2k
Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:30:22 +0000

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My advice is pretty straight forward. If you are interested in the business world and want to make money, versus just working in on field the rest of your life, then look at those who succeed in doing so.

You aren’t reading their biographies to become exactly like them,but instead to see what the common denominators are in their successes, so you yourself can attain a piece of the pie. If you are fortunate enough to become like one of them, then that is reward of your efforts. If your goals are of mediocrity from the beginning, then you won’t be disappointed if the life of grandeur doesn’t pan out, as you won’t really be trying to attain it.

Everybody dreams of Ferrari’s as a kid, but how many actually work towards getting one? Most people go to college, and then life takes over and their lofty ambitions start getting replaced with normal ambitions. I would have to say that the people that are in the 1% of America, didn’t give up their goals and ambitions as easily as most do, and worked hard for their money if it wasn’t inherited. Of course they got lucky, but that’s what happens when you work hard.

To each his own. Some people do want to make a lot of money, because for them, experiencing the best life has to offer, is a priority. If they are ambitious enough and want to work that hard, which most people don’t, they should reap the rewards. If our current economic times have taught us anything, relying on an “employer” to provide for you and your family isn’t in anyone’s best interest, as the employer is always thinking about their own bottom line. Period. It’s much smarter to bite the bullet and look into self-employment, than to rely on somebody else, whose main concern isn’t your you.

“If you shoot for the stars and hit the moon, it’s okay. But you’ve got to shoot for something. A lot of people don’t even shoot.” -Robert Townsend

“Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.” Thomas Jefferson

PS - Link to Forbes 400. [The Richest People In America - Forbes.com](The Richest People In America)

There is a mini biography on each individual on the website linked above, but you will have to do some goggling to get a more complete information.