Entrepreneurs are the richest people on earth. We know the names of the famous entrepreneurs: Richard Branson and Donald Trump, Oprah Winfrey and Steve Jobs, Rupert Murdoch and Ted Turner. But most wealthy entrepreneurs are people you and I will never hear of, because they don’t command media attention; they just quietly live rich lives. I often hear people debate the question, “Are entrepreneurs born or can they be developed?” Some think it takes a special person or a certain magic to be an entrepreneur. To me, being an entrepreneur is not that big a deal; you just do it. Let me give you an example. There’s a teenager in my neighborhood who has a thriving baby-sitting business and hires her junior-high classmates to work for her. She is an entrepreneur. Another young boy has a handyman business after school. He is an entrepreneur. Most kids have no fear, while for most adults, that’s all they do have.
- It takes courage to discover, develop and donate your genius to the world.
Today, there are millions of people who dream of quitting their jobs and becoming entrepreneurs, running their own businesses. The problem is, for most people, their dream is just a dream. So the question is, why do so many fail to go for their dream of becoming an entrepreneur? I have a friend who is a brilliant hairstylist. When it comes to making women look beautiful, he is a magician. For years, he’s talked about opening his own salon. He has big plans, but sadly, he still remains small, running a single chair in a large salon, constantly at odds with the owner. Another friend has a wife who became tired of being a flight attendant. Two years ago, she quit her job and went to school to become a hairstylist. A month ago.
she had a grand opening for her salon. It is a spectacular environment and she has attracted some of the best hairstylists to work there. When the first friend heard about her salon, he said, “How can she open a salon? She has no talent. She is not gifted. She wasn’t trained in New York like I was. And besides, she doesn’t have any experience. I give her a year and she’s going to fail.” Maybe she will fail: Statistics show that 90 percent of all businesses fail in the first five years. On the other hand, maybe she won’t. The point is that she’s doing it. She has grasped the impact that courage has in shaping our lives. It takes courage to discover, develop and donate your genius to the world. Of U.S. lottery winners who win in excess of $3 million each, 80 percent are bankrupt within three years. Why? Because money alone does not make you rich. These people may add numbers to their checking accounts, but the mere numbers do not make them rich, because they do not change how they think. Your mind is infinite. It’s your doubts that are limiting. Ayn Rand, the author of Atlas Shrugged, said, “Wealth is the product of man’s capacity to think.” So if you are ready to change your life, I’m going to introduce you to an environment that will allow your brain to think—and you to grow richer.
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