You don't always have to be born into a wealthy family to achieve many things in life, even though it helps. However, many people who today have a wealth of millions and billions of dollars have once been poor. The fact that they have had nothing has stopped these people from reaching the pinnacle of success and should not stop you either. How did these people get to where they are today? Take a look at the article and you will surely be inspired by them.
Oprah Winfrey
According to Forbes, Oprah has $ 3.1 billion in assets today. She was born to a single teenage mother and had neither running water nor electricity in her home. By focusing on school and becoming part of beauty contests and then working on radio, Oprah managed to become part of the media world.
Howard Schultz
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is the person who made Starbucks the company it is today - a company with 23,000 cafes in 73 countries around the world. Schultz's fortune is $ 2.9 billion, but once he has had nothing.
â??At age 7 I experienced something that greatly influenced me and lives with me every day. That's the mark and shame of being a poor kid living in a state-subsidized apartment, â?Schultz said in an interview.
He has also shown that his father was a man who had nothing, having worked in jobs that gave him neither money nor respect. This motivated him to achieve the success he has today.
â??I never dreamed that someday I would have authority in a company, no longer building a company. I've just tried to build a company like the one my dad never had the chance to work with, â?Schultz said.
Ralph Lauren
Famous for polo shirts and luxurious neckties, Ralph Lauren's signature is well known. But did you know that once a stylist couldn't afford any kind of dress?
â??As a kid I loved dresses, but I didn't have the money to buy them, so I wore my brothers' old clothes. An energy inside me told me I wanted to have my things, express myself. Then that energy turned into something, "he said in a 2002 interview with Oprah Winfery.
That "something" today is a famous fashion brand worth $ 8 billion, according to Forbes. Lauren is one of the richest stylists with a fortune of $ 5.9 billion.
Larry Ellison
The CEO and founder of Oracle was born in New York but grew up in a lower-middle-class, south Chicago community. He was raised in a very slum by his uncle, who was once successful in the real estate business but lost everything during the Great Depression. Today, the Oracle company is worth $ 183 billion, while Ellison himself has a fortune of $ 61.8 billion.
Kenneth Langone
Billionaire Kenneth Langone, who helped set up Home Depot, has had a tough start. However, he has admitted that his mother, who worked in a cafeteria, has given her much love. This love has helped her recover from failures and not give up. Today he has a fortune of $ 3 billion.
Sheldon Adelson
He is the CEO of Las Vegas Sands, America's largest casino company and has a net worth of $ 35.2 billion. He grew up in a slum in Boston, in a house with only one room, which he shared with his two parents and 3 brothers. When his parents died, they left only $ 1,000 for the children. All their lives they could only raise so much money. It took him a lot of work to climb the ladder of success.
Alan Gerry
He has a fortune of $ 1.4 billion today, but once his father was barely able to feed his children on the salary he received. He left high school to serve in the Navy and later used all of his income for a TV repair training. He then invested only $ 1,500 to set up a cable company in his hometown. Years later his business involved 64 cable systems in 18 countries. In 1996 he sold Time Warner for $ 2.7 billion. The money he used to create Granite Associates.
John Paul DeJoria
Today it has a wealth of 3.3 billion thanks to the tequila company Patrón Spirits Co. and hair care company Paul Mitchell Systems.
"I remember one time my mom told me and my brother 'Edin we only have 27 cents and we don't have any food in the fridge. But we have our own little garden behind the house and we are happy, so we are rich, â?he said in an interview.
He is known for his many charities and in 2017 has been named the Variety Philanthropist of the Year.
Harold Hamm
The youngest of his family's 13 children, Hamm has worked as a child collecting barefoot cotton. He is the founder and CEO of the oil company Continental Resources. He has a fortune of $ 10.1 billion today, but at the age of 16 he had to work in a carburetor to help his family.
JK. Rowling
The writer of harry potter has told of the suffering she went through to raise her children alone.
â??I remember 20 years ago that I didn't eat in order to eat my daughter. I remember the nights I had no money left, â?she told the Daily Mail in 2013.
These days are in the past, as the author earned $ 95 million between June 2016 and June 2017. She is a philanthropist and loves doing charity so much that the $ 160 million she gave to charity made her no longer a billionaire in 2012. Today its wealth reaches $ 1 billion, according to Celebrity NetWorth.
