EPIC Life Lessons From History>>> Cornelius Vanderbilt <<<Self-Reliance

iamanosikev (47)in #business • 6 years ago (edited)

Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877)... one of the wealthiest men that ever lived

When he was only 12 years of age, his father forced him to work in his small shipping business.
To Cornelius, this was drudgery.... and he hated it so much!

But you see our little friend, Cornelius was ambitious, as well as willful
... and so he determined in heart that he would do something fantastic....

He decided that in a couple of years, he was going to begin his own shipping enterprise.

... and this decision of his changed everything...

To accomplish this, Cornelius deemed it right to take this job as a form of apprenticeship.
He had to keep his eyes open, learn everything he could about his father's business, including how he could do things better.

At age 16, Cornelius borrowed $100 from his mother. He used this money to buy a boat ⛵ and began to ferry passengers between Manhattan and Staten Island.

Within one year, Little Cornelius paid back the loan.

By the time he was 21, he had made a small fortune and was on his way to becoming the wealthiest man of his time.

WHY I SHARED THIS STORY...

Recently I found @jannat's business article on IMPORTANT IDEAS TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS (you may want to read that)
... and one thing crossed my mind after i read it

IT WAS A REMINDER
... A reminder that I learned, was Cornelius Vanderbilt's life long motto..
... a motto that you may want to make your reminder, if you want to gain wealth too

NEVER BE A MINION, ALWAYS BE AN OWNER!

"You can make EXCUSES and earn SYMPATHY
OR
You can make MONEY and earn ADMIRATION.
The choice is always yours..." - Manoj Arora

I almost forgot: I put some words in italic, to pass a message to you. Did you see them? Do you have more contributions? Feel free to comment below!