Table of contents:
- The billionaire is not at all the ideal of a person
- Billionaires don't succeed alone
- All of this doesn't mean billionaires are bad people
- Outcomes
2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44
It often seems that billionaires are a special type of people. They succeed in everything, they made their dreams come true and reached great heights. Do you think they are much better than you? Not at all. Why you shouldn't have any illusions on this score, we tell in the article.
Please stop thinking that billionaires are better off just because they have a lot of money.
Stop thinking that you need to look up to billionaires.
Stop thinking that billionaires' daily routines, attitudes and habits are the key to happiness.
Stop thinking that becoming a billionaire is the main goal of business and of life.
Stop thinking that billionaires are gurus, geniuses, prophets, or superheroes.
Anyway, just … stop it.
The billionaire is not at all the ideal of a person
Yes, usually these are people who have achieved a lot. People who have worked tirelessly on good ideas. People who turned their mistakes into success. People who made their dreams come true.
Of course, this is all true. But this does not mean at all that billionaires are never wrong, that they cannot be judged, that they are superior to other mortals.
But this is how we perceive them. Although there are many examples of not the most exemplary behavior of billionaires.
Take, for example, Peter Thiel, one of the founders of PayPal, who is idolized by many entrepreneurs. This foresight genius recently drove an online publication out of business because he didn't like what it published.
Billionaires don't succeed alone
Believe me, Elon Musk didn't build a SpaceX rocket in his garage, armed with a wrench and a flashlight. He hired talented engineers. He also did not invent the Tesla electric car alone.
And while we're on the subject, Steve Jobs didn't create an iPhone in one go either.
Yes, billionaires are those who can come up with great ideas. But they don't translate these ideas into reality on their own. They have achieved success by collaborating with other talented people.
All of this doesn't mean billionaires are bad people
This is not true. "Good" or "bad" are not at all the same traits that are associated with the amount of money. Wealth does not make you a genius, success in one area does not mean that all your endeavors will be successful, and even more so none of this makes you perfect.
The belief that being a billionaire is the pinnacle of success is bad for entrepreneurs and everyone else.
Should I respect Elon Musk? Of course. But only because he created something amazing and is trying to change the world. Not because he is a billionaire.
Outcomes
Stop reading lists and listening to podcasts about the core qualities of billionaires, and stop articulating your dreams and goals around them.
Remember that in business the main thing is not geniuses and dreamers, but hard work.
Don't try to be the best in the world. Collaborate with people.
Don't waste your time worshiping billionaires. Better think about what you can learn from them.
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