How to get rich

The internet is a great leveling device. Anyone, no matter where you are in life, can publish information. One of the great things about this is reading the personal thoughts of people who you wouldn't normally be able to meet.

One of these I've run across in the past week or so is Mark Cuban. Mark, being a technology guy, has apparently had his own blog for quite awhile. I just learned about it recently, so I subscribed and have been reading some of the more popular posts. One of the best ones for me was a recent post How to Get Rich (You didn't think I was going to tell you how, did you?)

I liked it because it explains how he made it (reading the Success and Motivation parts are just as good). Cuban didn't get rich because he got lucky. He got rich because he worked harder and smarter than 99% of everyone else. He paid the price. He figured out ways to make it work when he had no money and no clue on what he was doing. He read. He sacrificed. He didn't have a vacation for 7 years. He lost girlfriends who didn't understand. He pissed people off by trying harder. He made the best of what he had and eventually it paid off.

That to me is motivating.

I'm in year 2 of a business. Often I have no clue how ends will meet. I wake up and try to figure out the best way to make payroll, to find a new customer, to offer something unique and a bland and flooded market. I didn't graduate with an MBA from Kellogg. I'm learning as I go. But I love it. I try to read as much as I can about the industry. I haven't ever had to sell before, but I'm figuring it out. It certainly doesn't guarantee success, but not doing all these things certainly guarantees failure.

Thanks Mark