The Secret of Success is Not Found in Career Books

If you think that reading career books are going to give you the skills you need to become successful, think again. The secret to your success has nothing to do with what you can learn from reading a book or going to a great college.

Some of the most successful people have little or no college background.They all know the “secret”. Do you?

They can conquer who believe they can. - Virgil (70BC - 19BC)

• Barry Diller (Paramount Pictures) dropped out of UCLA after one semester. At the age of 32, he became the president of Paramount pictures.
• Janus Friis, (KaZaa and Skype) has no formal education. Friis was named on Time Magazine’s 2006 list of 100 most influential people.
• William Gates III (Microsoft ). Bill dropped out of Harvard.
  
• Larry Ellison (Oracle) dropped out of The University of Illinois
• Michael Dell (Dell) dropped out of the University of Texas.

And last but not least, Chris Gardner made it to the top despite incredible odds.  He knew the secret too.

 

If you’ve figured out the secret, you have what it takes to make it to the top. Still not convinced? Well, according to Dictionary.com, the definition of achievement doesn’t contain the word degree or college.

ACHIEVEMENT: 

1. The act of accomplishing or finishing. 2. Something accomplished successfully, especially by means of exertion, skill, practice, or perseverance.

What happened to Chris Gardner? View the Video - Part II 

 

• Average net worth of a Forbes 400 member without college degree: $2.27 billion
• Average net worth of a Forbes 400 member with a college degree: $2.13 billion

Forbes.Com. Dukcevich, Davide. College vs. No College. July 28, 2003.