BY CAMMI PHAM — First appeared on my personal blog
It all starts with you.
Don’t be a victim. Don’t make excuses. People don’t care about your problems.
A three-time millionaire who came up from nothing, dropped out of college with average IQ, said:
“The real inequality is the level of personal drive and intelligence.”
I framed the quote and have it on my desk to remind myself everyday.
You are poor. You are an immigrant. You live in a small town. You didn’t have rich parents. You are Asian. You are Black. You are a woman. You are homeless. You don’t have a college degree.
So did these billionaires:
- Starbucks’ Howard Schultz grew up in a housing complex for the poor. — Net worth: 2.5 billion USD (2015)
- John Paul DeJoria, the man behind a hair-care empire and Patron Tequila, once lived in a foster home and his car. — Net worth: 2.8 billion USD (2015)
- Born into poverty, Oprah Winfrey became the first African American TV correspondent in Nashville. — Net worth: 3 billion USD (2015)
- Luxury goods mogul Francois Pinault quit high school in 1974 after being bullied for being poor. — Net worth…
