Oct 21 2005
An Excellent Article
Here is an excellent article from a recent Guerrilla PR Newsletter.
Excerpt:
According to a recent report from Cambridge, Mass.- based Forrester Research, a full 20% of America’s millionaires never even set foot in college.
Self Educated….
- Billionaires: 18
- U.S. Presidents: 8
- Astronauts: 1
- Noble Prize Winners: 10 (6 Literature, 2 Peace, 1 Physics, 1 Chemistry)
- Olympic Medal Winners: 61
- Oscar Winners: 61 – Best-Selling Authors: 55
- Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients: 13
- Congressional Gold Medal Recipients (U.S.): 12
- United States Goodwill Ambassadors: 2
(Statistics are from levinemedal.org)
In the words of Napoleon Hill, “In order to achieve success, it doesn’t take more classes, more seminars, or more sermons. It doesn’t take reading more books… what it takes is “A BETTER USE OF WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE!”
I could rant on and on, I could talk about “Flesh Peddlers” (Employment Agencies), or “Hope Brokers” (Motivational Speakers), or “Free Money” (Credit card companies, or grant writers, ad nauseum)… but I won’t.
Instead, I will give you a brief synopsis of what DOES work….
Full Link:
http://www.guerrillapr.net/Guerrilla_PR_Insights_PassAlong_Newsletter-MoneyMakingLies.html
Very good reading. Peace until next time.
WaltDe