I am very impressed with Farrah Gray, a 21-year-old Black man that became a millionaire at 14 years old! There are many points in his story that gives clues to achieving wealth and prosperity.1. Make use of basic resources;
2. See potential where others don't (or won't);
3. Don't be afraid to ask things from people and do be afraid to "go for it.";
4. Have confidence in your dream, your purpose -- even when no one else does;
5. Start/produce something that helps others;
6. Deal with rejection and press on;
7. Don't be afraid of new opportunities, take them and learn from them;
8. Teach others what you know how to do -- but make sure to get paid for it.
But his true motivation was to help his family (particularly, his mother). A quote from the ABC News article about him states:
Part of what motivated him to begin earning money at such a young age was watching his mother work so hard. "When I went to sleep she was up; when I woke up she was up," he said. "So I never really was sure that she did go to sleep. And I really felt that out of that feeling of struggle, my mom had a heart attack, and I said there must be something I can do to help her."
Read the entire article about him.
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"21-year-old Black man" Not sure why you went there, but him being black made it more hard to believe? Or is it a struggle thing I wasn't supposed to understand?
ReplyDeleteFull credit to him and his achievement.
Pretty big thing for "me" especially because I'm a Black person that began my life in a neighborhood that many people would not be caught dead in. In my lifetime I have been spit upon (because of the color of my skin), attacked, shot at, discriminated against . . . and told that I would "never make it" (believe it or not, by high school counselors when I was 16). When I was 21-years-old, people were pretty shocked that I was not a single mother with two children. Yeah, people around me were flinging stereotypes left and right. It was sad.
ReplyDeleteIt's just refreshing for me that a 21-year-old is a millionaire and that a Black man (what people consider the most unfortunate of all Americans) attained this goal. It gives me hope.
And please, dude, when someone says 21-year-old millionaire, an image of a Black person does not instantly "jump" in people's head. So yeah, saying it is significant. One day it won't matter. Today, it still does unfortunately.