I may or may not compile of list of list of quotes and insights from various people. This really isn’t a motivational blog.
However, this short list will take you far in life if you take it to heart.
A Review of Carlos Slim: The Richest Man in the World/The Authorized Biography
I really wanted this biography to be a good one. I mean “really wanted.” For me Carlos Slim personifies the very word “tycoon.” I find stories about men who started off with little in life, worked hard to save up a grubstake, and then parlayed it into a fortune over time far more interesting and inspiring than most of the post-1995 stories about tech people who went from zero to billions almost overnight mostly by virtue of having been in the right place at the right time. Yes, luck often played a significant role in their success. Whereas with the traditional tycoon route to success it’s far more the result of a long term commitment to building something lasting.
This was on 60 minutes last night. Bill got pretty emotional about his old friend Steve.
By the way, if you haven’t seen the movie about their early rivalry, Pirates of Silicon Valley, you should. It’s a B-movie but a pretty good one.
British billionaire Richard Branson cross-dressed to work as a flight attendant for a rival airline after losing a bet to Malaysian airline tycoon Tony Fernandes. During the flight Branson served drinks, meals, and made flight announcements during the six-hour trip.
This is far from the first time that Sir Richard has gone drag and one begins to suspect that he rather enjoys it.
Watch the video:
Billionaire Warren Buffett shared some valuable advice this past week on why he and Charlie Munger have made so much money.
It has a lot to do with the fact that both men were fortunate enough to find a line of work they really loved doing.
Well, we were lucky to be in this country to start with. But we found things we like to do very early in life and then we pushed very hard in doing those thing. But we were enjoying it while we did it. We had had so much fun running Berkshire it’s almost sinful. But we were lucky. My dad happened to be in a business (he was a stockbroker) that he didn’t find very interesting but I found very interesting. So when I would go down on Saturday there were a lot of books to read. You know, it just flowed from a very early age. – Warren Buffett
Everyone has a purpose in life. Perhaps yours is watching television? – David Letterman
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