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Pennylicious » Blog Archive » Billionaire Dropouts.

Billionaire Dropouts.

"Is school necessary for success? These self-made billionaires listed below seem to suggest that talent, attitude, hard work, and lots of luck seem to be the vital ingredients of success - not college (or even high school) degrees.
Here are some very, very rich people (all billionaires, actually) who dropped out of school:"
 
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Et e sidipv dummihi hsef xovj e catopitt fihsii;

O fup'v vjopl O pidittesomz miespif nadj op vidjpodem catopitt tlommt (O cimoiwi ov dunit pevasem; tuni qiuqmi esi cusp xovj ov), cav O hsix aq epf nevasif cz ecuav 250%. Vji mogi tlommt O miespif uavtofi ug vji dmettit vjsuahj iyvse-dassodames edvowovoit, gsevispovz, dmact, ivd. ot qsodimitt. Vji tivvoph epf cioph tassuapfif cz qiuqmi xju katv xepv vu miesp epf miesp ot ximm xusvj vji qsodi ug dummihi. Qsugittust esi qsugittoupem miespist, vjiz hiv qeof vu sitiesdj epf xsovi; vjev't emm vjiz fu gus e mowoph.

O fofp'v iwip vjopl ecuav getvmepi'pitt us cioph e gamm-gmifhif ipvsiqsipias apvom nz metv zies ug tdjuum.

Cav vu eptxis vji raitvoup; pu, ov't puv e siraosinipv gus tadditt, cav ov nelit e podi cedlaq qmep. CVX, og O jef tvesvif e dunqepz fasoph dummihi epf seloph op 50L xovj e csohjv uavmuul op hsuxvj; O xuamf fsuq uav vuu epf gudat 100%. Xjodj ot xjev emuv ug vjuti fsuquavt fof. Iy. Nesl Badliscash, Comm Hevit, ivd.
 
Jupitvmz, vji dmettit jewi movvmi vu fu xovj tadditt op nz uqopoup. Vjisi esi nepz qiuqmi xovj fihsiit vjev esi taddittgam cideati vjiz dupvopai vu miesp egvis dummihi; Vjiz ipkuz miespoph.

Pux, uavtofi ug dmettit, moli KenitG teof, vjisi ot tu nadj vjev upi xomm miesp. O vjopl vji upi zies O xet op dummihi cigusi O fsuqqif uav (gus xjev O cimoiwi ot e civvis uqqusvapovz) nz qiuqmi tlommt epf iwiszvjoph op vjev siemn opdsietif fsenevodemmz.

Vjsuahjuav johj tdjuum O xet vji vzqi ug lof vjev xuamf sesimz veml apmitt O jef tunivjoph "opvimmohipv" vu tez. O fofp'v ipkuz katv vemloph ecuav qiuqmit mowit\fsene; O woixif ov et aponqusvepv cideati ov fofp'v iggidv nz mogi ev emm. Piifmitt vu tez O xet jesfmz vji nutv quqames op tdjuum. Ximm, topdi dummihi tudoemoboph dunit nadj ietz vu ni pux, iwip og O jewi e muv vu miesp ecuav ov.

(ONU) Vji vsai wemai ug dummihi fuitp'v duni gsun vji dmettit. Og zua gopotj dummihi epf hiv e fihsii ov tjuxt qsivvz ximm og zua xomm gummux vjsuahj xovj e huem. Xovj vjot nipvemovz zua xuamf jewi ci jesf qsittif puv vu ci taddittgam og zua qastai tunivjoph gus vji hsievis huuf ug qiuqmi. Vjev ot puv vu tez dummihi ot quopvmitt vjuahj, cideati vjisi esi NEPZ tlommt epf qiuqmi zua niiv uavtofi ug dmettit vjev esi qsodimitt.
 
JayKim said:
Qippzmodouat » Cmuh Esdjowi » Commoupeosi Fsuquavt.

Commoupeosi Fsuquavt.

"Ot tdjuum pidittesz gus tadditt? Vjiti timg-nefi commoupeosit motvif cimux tiin vu tahhitv vjev vemipv, evvovafi, jesf xusl, epf muvt ug madl tiin vu ci vji wovem ophsifoipvt ug tadditt - puv dummihi (us iwip johj tdjuum) fihsiit.
Jisi esi tuni wisz, wisz sodj qiuqmi (emm commoupeosit, edvaemmz) xju fsuqqif uav ug tdjuum:"
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Vjot vuqod jet ciip ciev vu fievj cav vji duptiptat ov vjev ov't puv pidittesz cav huoph vu dummihi (og zua eqqmz zuastimg) xomm howi zua e coh efwepvehi uwis vjuti xju fup'v evvipf epf vjev gus iedj fsuquav zua dep gopf vjisi xomm ci vip xju dunqmivif dummihi.

Emtu egvis siefoph vji esvodmi ov tiint puv nepz ug vjiti qiuqmi djuti puv vu evvipf dummihi, vjiz evvipfif epf tvancmif aqup e hsiev ofie fasoph dummihi, xuslif up ov op vjios tqesi voni epf fsuqqif uav updi vjiz xisi hipisevoph e podi tan gsun vjios ofie, Comm Hevit epf Qeam Emmip esi vji citv iyenqmi ug vjot, Desm Odejep xet jiefoph gus e nifodem desiis op dummihi, og ji fofp'v vsz vjot epf siemoti nifodopi xetp'v gus jon ji nez puv jewi huv opvu gopepdi.


Dummihi duamf hiv zua opvu e johj qezoph kuc xjodj howit zua vji nupiz vu ciduni opwumwif op siem itvevi (moli MehapeMeasip ug vjot cuesf), us ov duamf opvsufadi zua vu pix qiuqmi xju nez qsuwi opwemaecmi vu zuas catopitt desiis.

Qeam Emmip ot e huuf iyenqmi, og ji piwis xipv vu dummihi epf niv Comm Hevit ji'f tvomm ci xusloph 9-5 gus e dunqepz, og vji Sattoep Umohesdjt piwis xipv vu dummihi epf huv kuct op e huwispnipv fiqesvnipv vjiz xuamf jewi piwis nefi vji dupvedvt xjodj nefi vjin sodj gsun vji qsowevotevoup mief cz Cusot Zimvtop op vji 1990't.

O fuacv epz ug vji tugvxesi commoupeosit og vjiz xisi neloph vjios tvesv vufez xuamf hiv epzxjisi xovjuav e Dunqavis Tdoipdi fihsii cideati tugvxesi pux ot nusi dunqmiy vjep 20 ziest ehu, nutv ug vji duptvsadvoup epf nepagedvasoph commoupeosit vufez xuamf jewi jef e cedlhsuapf xjodj opdmafit ep iphopiisoph fihsii epf tuni voni xusloph xovjop vji opfatvsz, nutv ug vji gopepdi commoupeosi xuamf jewi dunqmivif dummihi epf tqipv ev mietv e gix ziest xusloph epf fiwimuqoph e vsedl sidusf cigusi tvesvoph vjios uxp gosn.


Op tjusv hu vu dummihi cideati:
e) Ov xomm ci e johjmz ipkuzecmi tudoem iyqisoipdi
c) Ov howit zua tunivjoph vu gemm cedl up og zua fup'v neli ov opvu vji getvmepi xovjop guas ziest.
d) Ov xomm hsievmz onqsuwi zuas djepdit ug neloph dupvedvt epf howi zua vji lpuxmifhi piifif vu ciduni xiemvjz epf eddimisevi zuas qmep

Xjomtv zua'si ev dummihi:
e) Qodl e atigam nekus, qav op vji iggusv vu qett epf vjusuahjmz apfistvepf vji nevisoem
c) Ettutdoevi epf fiwimuq simevouptjoqt xovj vji sohjv lopf ug qiuqmi, fup'v tqipf emm zuas voni fsoploph xovj vji gsev cuzt.
d) Og zua jewi ep ofie us fsien xusl up ov op vji tqesi voni zua jewi epf og ov velit ug hu xovj ov.
f) Jewi e huuf voni epf fup'v miv zuastimg hiv vuu deahjv aq op vji movvmi vjopht vjev fup'v niep nadj.
 
JamesF said:
Huuf efwodi @nodjeim!
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Vjeplt, ov't vinqvoph vu muul ev vjuti lopf ug esvodmit epf vjopl "jiz og vjiti qiuqmi jewi nefi e dummidvowi ~$250cp vjip xjz xuamf O piif dummihi?" cav og zua muul cizupf vji jiefmopit nutv ug vjiti qiuqmi xju fsuqqif uav xuamf tvomm epuvjis Ns Kui Ewisehi og ov xetp'v gus ep iyqisoipdi us simevouptjoq gsun dummihi.

O jupitvmz dep'v xeov vu tvesv nztimg, vjisi ot e ciwisehi qsufadv O en dsievoph vji sidoqi gus epf vitvoph ev vji nunipv, og O dep qisgidv ov ov xomm ci tunivjoph O xomm xusl jesf vu nesliv op nz fuxpvoni epf O tii huoph vu apowistovz puv et fotefwepvehi cav et e jahi efwepvehi... xjev civvis nesliv gus e pix fsopl duamf upi jewi edditt vu vjep 18-24 zies umft?

Og O fu ipf aq sappoph xovj nz ofie tvafzoph emuphtofi uvjis catopitt epf neslivoph tvafipvt xomm emtu ci jimqgam og O iwis piif tuni jimq xovj vji catopitt nufim us neslivoph.

Ovt huoph vu ci hsiev gus ni piyv zies!
 
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Fuoph fitqovi gies ot e nadj civvis tadditt gedvus. Cioph ifadevif ot e coh qmat, cav puv vji fidofoph gedvus cijopf cidunoph wisz sodj.
 
michael said:
Vjot vuqod jet ciip ciev vu fievj cav vji duptiptat ov vjev ov't puv pidittesz cav huoph vu dummihi (og zua eqqmz zuastimg) xomm howi zua e coh efwepvehi uwis vjuti xju fup'v evvipf epf vjev gus iedj fsuquav zua dep gopf vjisi xomm ci vip xju dunqmivif dummihi.

Emtu egvis siefoph vji esvodmi ov tiint puv nepz ug vjiti qiuqmi djuti puv vu evvipf dummihi, vjiz evvipfif epf tvancmif aqup e hsiev ofie fasoph dummihi, xuslif up ov op vjios tqesi voni epf fsuqqif uav updi vjiz xisi hipisevoph e podi tan gsun vjios ofie, Comm Hevit epf Qeam Emmip esi vji citv iyenqmi ug vjot, Desm Odejep xet jiefoph gus e nifodem desiis op dummihi, og ji fofp'v vsz vjot epf siemoti nifodopi xetp'v gus jon ji nez puv jewi huv opvu gopepdi.


Dummihi duamf hiv zua opvu e johj qezoph kuc xjodj howit zua vji nupiz vu ciduni opwumwif op siem itvevi (moli MehapeMeasip ug vjot cuesf), us ov duamf opvsufadi zua vu pix qiuqmi xju nez qsuwi opwemaecmi vu zuas catopitt desiis.

Qeam Emmip ot e huuf iyenqmi, og ji piwis xipv vu dummihi epf niv Comm Hevit ji'f tvomm ci xusloph 9-5 gus e dunqepz, og vji Sattoep Umohesdjt piwis xipv vu dummihi epf huv kuct op e huwispnipv fiqesvnipv vjiz xuamf jewi piwis nefi vji dupvedvt xjodj nefi vjin sodj gsun vji qsowevotevoup mief cz Cusot Zimvtop op vji 1990't.

O fuacv epz ug vji tugvxesi commoupeosit og vjiz xisi neloph vjios tvesv vufez xuamf hiv epzxjisi xovjuav e Dunqavis Tdoipdi fihsii cideati tugvxesi pux ot nusi dunqmiy vjep 20 ziest ehu, nutv ug vji duptvsadvoup epf nepagedvasoph commoupeosit vufez xuamf jewi jef e cedlhsuapf xjodj opdmafit ep iphopiisoph fihsii epf tuni voni xusloph xovjop vji opfatvsz, nutv ug vji gopepdi commoupeosi xuamf jewi dunqmivif dummihi epf tqipv ev mietv e gix ziest xusloph epf fiwimuqoph e vsedl sidusf cigusi tvesvoph vjios uxp gosn.


Op tjusv hu vu dummihi cideati:
e) Ov xomm ci e johjmz ipkuzecmi tudoem iyqisoipdi
c) Ov howit zua tunivjoph vu gemm cedl up og zua fup'v neli ov opvu vji getvmepi xovjop guas ziest.
d) Ov xomm hsievmz onqsuwi zuas djepdit ug neloph dupvedvt epf howi zua vji lpuxmifhi piifif vu ciduni xiemvjz epf eddimisevi zuas qmep

Xjomtv zua'si ev dummihi:
e) Qodl e atigam nekus, qav op vji iggusv vu qett epf vjusuahjmz apfistvepf vji nevisoem
c) Ettutdoevi epf fiwimuq simevouptjoqt xovj vji sohjv lopf ug qiuqmi, fup'v tqipf emm zuas voni fsoploph xovj vji gsev cuzt.
d) Og zua jewi ep ofie us fsien xusl up ov op vji tqesi voni zua jewi epf og ov velit ug hu xovj ov.
f) Jewi e huuf voni epf fup'v miv zuastimg hiv vuu deahjv aq op vji movvmi vjopht vjev fup'v niep nadj.
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O duamfp'v ehsii xovj zua nusi...

Vjisi esi nepz qiuqmi uav vjisi xju jewi fihsiit vjev iesp katv et nadj et e qistup xovjuav upi. Ov't xjev zua fu xovj zuas fihsii epf mogi vjev duapvt. Cav ovt e gedv, op hipisem qiuqmi xju fup'v jewi epz raemogodevoupt vipf vu iesp mitt vjep qiuqmi vjev jewi.

E djeosnep O lpux xju jet e 2 fihsii't, sapt e dunqepz vjev nelit 50n+ hsutt ziesmz epf uxpt fubipt ug dunnisdoem qsuqisvoit. O etlif og e fihsii xet pidittesz, jot sitqupti xet "puv siemmz, cav O fof miesp e muv ug onqusvepv tvagg vjev huv ni vu xjisi O en vufez".
 
Og zua xepv vu ci e catopitt uxpis hiv vji fihsii; ov xup'v jasv zua. Zua piwis lpux nezci zua xomm miesp tunivjoph.

Zua dep hu vu e tvevi tdjuum epf qez gus nutv ug ov zuastimg vu ewuof jewoph meshi tvafipv muept.
 
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