Originally published in Flourishing March 2012.
Sheldon Adelson
Carl Berg
Stephan Bisciotti
Leon Charney
John Paul DeJoria
Larry Ellison
Alan Gerry
Alec Gores
Harold Hamm
George Joseph
Kirk Kerkorian
Ken Langone
Ralph Loren
Carl Lindner, Jr.
David Murdoch
Thomas Peterffy
Howard Schultz
Kenny Troutt
Albert Ueltschi
Oprah Winfrey
They range in age from fifty to ninety-three. Most, but not all, were born in America. They are all alive today, and still actively engaged in things that they love to do.
Some didn’t finish high school. Others dropped out of college. Only a couple of them have MBA’s. I’ve listed only twenty, but there are many more.
What do they have in common?
Yes, they are all in the One Percent; but, that’s not the right answer. The right answer is that every one of these people started from absolutely nothing and made themselves into billionaires. mh
Source: http://www.businessweek.com/
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