What type of kids at an early age tend to become rich or business/savvy later on? Can they get into ivies?

Question

Why type of characters, or attitude may someone in youth show, that would enable him, drive him, to become successful at business later on? Or is getting rich independent of age when you are young? Can they get into Ivies with just a 3.5 GPA?


I'm 16. I sold a site for $23,000 which I paid $3k for. I've gotten a investor which I met for two days and he decided to invest $12.5k into a site with me that we bought (our competitor). I got a really smart programmer to work for me. I convinced a group of people about my contextual pop-under ad network idea. I can tell if something is genuine or not. At this age though, I'm trying to focus hard on my studies.

My parents want me to aim for something stable, like lawyer/doctor, but I want to get into business. If I get a job that earns $100k/year my parents would say I'm successful.

I've decided in my life that $100k is not enough, and I want to risk it to be a multimillionaire.

1) What should I do or think?
2) Who can I talk to that may point me in the right direction?
3) Maybe I should study why business/internet business fail?

Answer 1

read the rich dad/poor dad series by robert kiyosaki...easy reading and written by a guy who thinks like you and has made it......it was on the best seller list for ages but only a small proportion of people who bought it actually read it...

it's cheesy to say it but if you are 100% positive in your attitude and believe in your self, you can accomplish anything.

ALWAYS do your research before taking on a financial responsibility and ALWAYS read the fine print...that is why people fail because they believe what they are told by others, rather than checking for themselves....

READ,READ,READ...learn from everyone....treat all "mistakes" as a learning opportunity (and there will be some of these) and you will succeed.

Your parents love you and want the best for you but I have learned the hard way that not every one in this world thinks like we do... doubt in themselves means they doubt all those around them, even those they love...it's the negativity thing.

surround yourself with positive people only and reassure your parents that you will do your best in what ever you decide to do...if they want you to go to college, then take the opportunity and study economics or management...something you can use in your future empire building! It might not appeal much now to you but a solid understanding of how the BIG PEOPLE move the worlds' BIG MONEY....will help you get into that world...

good luck...

READ!!!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

In life, I feel it is important, if you can to do something that you are passionate about so that you will continue to have that drive for success. Jobs that you are pressured in to become stale very quickly and who wants to regret not doing something you so obviously have the capabilities to do. In the end it should be your decision as you are the one who has to live with the choices you make.

Do you have anyone that may be able to mentor you or does your school offer any business studies?

You should defiantly prepare yourself for probabilities such as what can go wrong, perhaps by researching once successful companies and looking at where they made their mistakes and perhaps where the could have turned things around. Be prepared for as much as possible and you will be ahead of the game.

As for the age question. Ambition is ageless. It drives everyone to continue to grow as a person as it is the first step to success.

Best of luck.