Richest Man In History – Modeling Masters

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

MATTHEW TOREN

He was #3 on the list of Top 25 Visionaries and #14 on the list of 25 Businessmen Who Broke The Rules And Won.

Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-born American industrialist, businessman, and philanthropist. He built Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Steel Company and merged it with other steel businesses to build an empire. By the 1890s, the company was the largest and most profitable industrial enterprise in the world. Andrew Carnegie is often regarded as the second richest man in history.

What can you learn from his success?

1. Keep a Positive Attitude

“A sunny disposition is worth more than fortune. Young people should know that it can be cultivated; that the mind like the body can be moved from the shade into sunshine. There is little success where there is little laughter. Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!”

2. Believe In Yourself

“People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents. Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs. Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!”

3. Never Compromise

“The ‘morality of compromise’ sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don’t compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.”

4. Be First

“The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell. Aim for the highest.”

5. Be The Best

“And here is the prime condition of success, the great secret: concentrate your energy, thought, and capital exclusively upon the business in which you are engaged. Having begun in one line, resolve to fight it out on that line, to lead in it; adopt every improvement, have the best machinery, and know the most about it. Success can be attained in any branch of human labor. There is always room at the top in every pursuit. Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital…. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket.
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