Inspirational Stories from Millionaires -

[Mark]

These type stories can inspire you Despite what Industry you are in :tu:

Millionaires tell how they did it

Their stories vary, but their advice is pretty much the same: Work hard, stay focused on your goals, take calculated risks and enjoy what you're doing.

By Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine

http://articles.moneycentral.msn.co...sTellHowTheyDidIt.aspx?GT1=9115&wa=wsignin1.0

'I tend to say less and do more'
In 1998, when he was 37, Jeong Kim sold his telecommunications company to Lucent Technologies for $1.1 billion. It was a classic rags-to-very-great-riches story for the South Korean immigrant, who lived in subsidized housing after he arrived in Maryland with his family at age 14, barely able to speak English.

By age 16 he was living in his high school math teacher's basement and supporting himself by working several jobs, including a night shift at a 7-Eleven store, while attending school during the day. He graduated from high school a semester early but delayed going to college because he didn't have the money. He saved, applied for financial aid and went to Johns Hopkins University a year later to study engineering.

Closer to Home ... and more inline with our industry :

This Item is a few years old ... But I read it VERY often :blink:

http://www.electric-escape.net/node/1496

And a newer one :

http://fragerfactor.blogspot.com/2007/01/internet-visionary-gets-it-right-again.html



I suggest you folks Bookmark the older one listed above at the very least .... It keeps you focused on Why were all here doing the things we're doing :wave:


Please feel free to add any Articles that inspire you as well

 

[Broker]

Thanks Mark,

Will make a nice read tomorrow morning with my first coffee :blink: Always enjoy stories these, rep added :wave:

 

[matt_bodis]

The best part of the article:

'I tend to say less and do more'
In 1998, when he was 37, Jeong Kim sold his telecommunications company to Lucent Technologies for $1.1 billion.

...

Not incidentally, he also picked up strategies that have become central to his business philosophy. "I tend to say less and do more," says the soft-spoken Kim. "In a nuclear submarine, we call it silent service. A show of force is not our mission. Our job is to be very effective."

When Kim started his business, "I stayed in stealth mode for as long as possible so that when I came out, we were far ahead of our competitors."

Well there are many parts there that I agree with, probably all of them. But this part that I just quoted is probably the one that sticks out the most for me.

 

[DMnames]

One of my personal habits is to say once what I am going to do and then do it .. when done .. I tell my doubters "I told you I was going to do it" ..

 

[.X.]

stealth mode , hehehehe, props to Jeong Kim! the element of surprise would come after stealth mode i guess, then out come the haters, heheheheheh, rock on Jeong Kim!

 

[CrazyTech]

Interesting read...and most inspiring for sure. Appreciate the link, was a good one for this small business owner!

 

[AzN]

Very interesting...
Put your heart to something and it can come true.

 

[Jeffrey]

All of those millionaires have positive mindset, and faith!

 

[NeeJam]

thanks for the inspiration mark - rep added.

 

[Mike]

Yep, that's the stuff that can keep you going, but also makes me wonder,...what the hell am i missing? it's not education,...so what's it? Not enough creativity or just simply not the right idea at the right time? Seems that certain domains, that one would normally not even think about registering, due to length, are actually gold mines. Maybe its time to redirect my thoughts and vision of DNs. Also, the one thing that painfully stands out, not one of the articles mentioned anything BUT .com domains,....

 

[thegenius1]

These type stories can inspire you Despite what Industry you are in :tu:



Closer to Home ... and more inline with our industry :

This Item is a few years old ... But I read it VERY often :blink:

http://www.electric-escape.net/node/1496

Yes i read the masters of there domain article alot , i have it printed out and always read it when i take a # 2 lol

This is not a article but i think it is a great inspirational video about a Autistic basketball player

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi137rZ_lmM

 

[zachary0611]

i love this kind of stuff it gives me hope that maybe i wont have to work at crappy jobs the rest of my life lol immigrants seem to do so well in starting small businesses and some large