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Steve Jobs and Bill Gates

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Steve Jobs was not 'warm and fuzzy': biographer Jobs, despite being worth billions of dollars, lived in a modest house in Palo Alto and was determined not to let money change him. Jobs told Isaacson a lot of people had changed at Apple after becoming wealthy. "A few people went out and bought Rolls-Royces and they bought homes, and their wives got plastic surgery," Jobs said. "I saw these people who were really nice, simple people turn into these bizarro people," he said. "And I made a promise to myself. I said: ‘I’m not going to let this money ruin my life.’" http://www.ottawacitizen.com/story_print.html?id=5597108&sponsor= And here's a real world example to explain Precession Theory... Bill Gates to Students: I Didn't Dream About Being Super-Rich I think most people who have done well have just found something they're nuts about doing. Then they figure out a system to hire their friends to do it with them. It it's ...

The spirit of entrepreneurship lives on

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When entrepreneurship meets the capital markets, it creates interesting opportunities for investors. COMMENT by Tony Pereira (a chartered accountant and the CFO of a private venture fund) JUNE 30, 2011 - Four companies launched their IPO prospectuses that day. Bumi Armada's RM2.7 billion IPO (which involves Ananda Krishnan). PeterLabs (animal feed maker) is looking to raise RM4.5 million to repay existing bank loans. Catcha Media aiming to raise RM17 million on the ACE market. Hibiscus Petroleum looking to raise between RM150 million and RM300 million to invest in oil and gas assets. Catcha and Hibiscus represent two interesting propositions for investors. One was a shining star that almost went into oblivion. Applying entrepreneurship skills that first made them successful, they regrouped and have come back stronger. Hibiscus is the new kid on the block. It is using the capital market to acquire value . source: http://www.thesundaily.my/news/74505 Follow up new...

Striking Out on Your Own

Most people get up in the morning, grab some coffee and head out to a job where they work hard, for peanuts and for someone else. Many people wonder if they could make as much money and maintain a living working hard for themselves.The truth is, most people can make far more working for themselves. And they can do it, even in a down economy—even in a recession. There should be no separation between personal and business life—people should have complete integration for a more meaningful life. Make Millions Serving Millions Find a way to bring your company to the masses, so you aren’t serving just a few people. If you do something you love, and do it to help a lot of people, it’s virtually impossible to fail. Multiple Income Lifestyle Many entrepreneurs choose one idea and market it one way. In reality, the same idea or concept can be sold many ways and many times. The film industry makes its money by making a movie once, and then selling it many times (box office, DVD, first-run broadca...

Gain Back Your Freedom (1-7)

Even if you aren't making a lot of money right now, doesn't mean you shouldn't do this. Living in a world of extreme overwork, little pay and no life ... is NOT the way to climb your way to the top. --------------------------------- 1. The reality is ... the more time you spend answering emails, the more time you take away from developing and growing your business. 2. Set Your Work Hours: Setting your work hours increases your productivity, keeps you from burningout and forces you to maintain a normal and happy life outside of your computer which is a good thing. - If you have a limited time to work in, you're more likely to get the tasks you've scheduled done quickly than if you give yourself the whole day to work. - If your computer is off for a good portion of the day, you can do normal things like take care of yourself, your home, see friends, go to movies ... or do the things you like to do. 3. Turn off the computer if you just don't feel productive: There...

One Thing You Don't Need To Be An Entrepreneur: A College Degree

It's a large percentage founders who did not graduate from college. Some reasons: - founders grew up in other parts of the world where college attendance is less common. - founders didn't have the patience to sit through four years of education they didn't feel was relevant to them. - founders were too busy starting companies to finish college. Entrepreneurs don't need degrees like lawyers and doctors do. They are credentialed by virtue of their track record. The first startup is hard but if they make that one work, they end up with something much better than a college degree. They have a notch in their belt. They've got a track record of success. Even if the first one is a failure, I'd say that they've got something more than a degree. They've shown they can start something from nothing, build a team, a product, and maybe even a business. We've been spending a lot of time lately thinking about, talking about, learning about, and looking at the whole...

We are living through an entrepreneurial revolution, on a global scale

When you work for others, you are at their mercy. They own your work; they own you. Your creative spirit is squashed. What keeps you in such positions is a fear of having to sink or swim on your own. Instead you should have a greater fear of what will happen to you if you remain dependent on others for power. Your goal in every maneuver in life must be ownership, working the corner for yourself. When it is yours, it is yours to lose -- you are more motivated, more creative, more alive. The ultimate power in life is to be completely self-reliant, completely yourself. You came into this life with the only real possessions that ever matter -- your body, the time that you have to live, your energy, the thoughts and ideas unique to you, and your autonomy. But over the years you tend to give all of this away. You spend years working for others -- they own you during that period. You get needlessly caught up in people's games and battles, wasting energy and time that you will never get ba...

7 Powerful Principles Entrepreneurs Live By

7 Powerful Principles Entrepreneurs Live By by DC Cordova The Universe Will Not Deny You Anything. Only You Can Do That. -G.S. This is one of the most powerful principles I have learned and we teach. R. Buckminster Fuller referred to God as the Native Americans did – Great Spirit or G.S. For some of you this is easy – everything you have in your life right now – every relationship, money in the bank, your cars, pets, where you live, your attitude, your free time, your fulfillment – is completely what you’ve chosen! The Universe is abundant and there is only ONE PERSON who can deny you ANYTHING! YOU! Get this one and you’ll create freedom. Thinking Is the Hardest Thing You Can Do. That’s Why So Few People Engage In It. -Henry Ford Think about this one… When have you stopped yourself because it got “hard” to find the solution? Realize that you will be compensated in direct proportion to the size of the solution you solve. Integrity Is The Essence Of Everything (Successful). -R. Buckminst...

Young, Fearless and Fed Up

Robert Tuchman: Fearless Entrepreneurs Young, Fearless and Fed Up Take the leap, follow your passion and pursue the new American Dream. I had followed my passion and started my own business doing something I truly loved. it’s essential that you are able to marry your work and what you love. This passion will ignite the minds of your potential clients and connections. Your business has to be a reflection of what you are already willing to pour countless hours into. Your passion and enthusiasm for your business has to connect to your why, be a part of your own experience, and is ultimately what will make you successful. Unfortunately, many young people today don't realize the types of risks they can afford to take. If you don't take risks you’ll never accomplish most of your goals and you’ll never know if your dreams could have come true. We’re socialized to believe that the path to success is to graduate from college, take an entry level position with an established company and...