| On September 20, 2007, Forbes Magazine released | | | | achieve more. But if we think it would be "that easy", |
| the latest list of the richest people in the world. At | | | | then our mindset is wrong! Harve Ecker said, "You |
| the very top of the list was unchanged, Bill Gates | | | | can have the greatest business strategies in the |
| (Microsoft Corp.) who led the list for the 14th straight | | | | world but if you don't have the mindset to go along |
| years, this time with a net worth estimated at $59 | | | | with them you won't use them." |
| billion. | | | | I believe that there is nothing in this world that is |
| In the top 100 of the list, there were 5 names who | | | | called "instant success". We often look at successful |
| are under 40 years of age, i.e: Sergey Brin (33), Larry | | | | people in their present situation. But do we know the |
| Page (34), Oleg Deripaska (39), Pierre Omidyar (39), | | | | process they have to get through to get to the |
| and Kumar Birla (39). Sergey Brin and Larry Page are | | | | present situation? |
| the founders of Oleg Deripaska is the chairman of | | | | Everything is a process, and all we have to do is to |
| Russian aluminium industry company. Pierre Omidyar is | | | | do our best in everything we do. And trying to do it |
| the founder of Ebay auction site. And Kumar Birla is | | | | better each time we do it. In order to perform |
| the chairman of several blue chip companies in India. | | | | better, we need to practice. As Colin Powell said, |
| Their net worth is estimated between $8 billion up to | | | | "There are no secrets to success. It is the result of |
| $16,6 billion. And as I notice, Bill Gates was in his 37 | | | | preparation, hard work, and learning from failure." The |
| when he first enlisted in the first rank at Forbes. | | | | genius Thomas Alva Edison said, "Genius is one |
| We are living in a time where everything can be | | | | percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent |
| achieved at a speed that was unimaginable 20 years | | | | perspiration." |
| ago. As stated in "A billion dollars just doesn't go as | | | | Many people complain about their current situation, |
| far as it used to. For the first time, it takes more | | | | and want to become somebody else. They wish to |
| than $1 billion earn a spot on Forbes magazine's list of | | | | have instant success, but forget their current duties |
| the 400 richest Americans. The minimum net worth | | | | and responsibilities. They procrastinate and then make |
| for inclusion in this year's rankings was $1.3 billion, up | | | | excuses if they fail to achieve their sales target. "A |
| $300 million from last year." | | | | lot of people quit looking for work as soon as they |
| It would be nice if yours and my name was enlisted | | | | find a job," said Zig Ziglar. |
| in Forbes in the next several years, don't you agree? | | | | There is a great quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., |
| Everyone would love to have a large amount of | | | | "If a man is called to be a streetsweeper, he should |
| money, with time and freedom to share with people | | | | sweep streets even as Michaelangelo painted, or |
| we love, and doing things we love to do without | | | | Beethoven wrote poetry. He should sweep streets |
| worrying about anything anymore. Hmm... how nice | | | | so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will |
| will it be ...? Hey... wake up! :-) | | | | pause to say, here lived a great streetsweeper who |
| Nowdays, there are many seminars, training courses, | | | | did his job well." |
| and internet coaching programmes which claim that | | | | So, let's get back to our job. Do our best and keep |
| they can show you how to get rich in a very short | | | | trying to do it better each time we do it. Try to learn |
| time and in a very easy way. Many people join | | | | something new each time every day. Reach our peak |
| multi-level marketing programmes so that they can | | | | performance everyday in everything we do. Make it |
| earn easy money in a very short time. | | | | a masterpiece in our life, which we proud of and not |
| I am not saying that these seminars, training courses | | | | regret. |
| and programmes are not good. They show us ideas, | | | | This is the word "perseverance" mean to me. |
| ways and strategies for us to perform better and | | | | |