In 1985 Forbes magazine called Sam Walton the richest man in America. The kid who had to walk door-to-door selling milk and newspapers had founded what today is the largest company in the world. Wal-Mart made millionaires out of thousands of stockholders, provided jobs for millions of Americans and helped increase the quality of life in many developing countries by reducing the cost of goods.
In 1992, Sam Walton received the Presidential Medal of Honor – the highest civilian award that can be bestowed on an American citizen.
From childhood till the time he died in 1992, Sam Walton had been successful in everything he undertook. It’s hard to place a finger on what qualities make people like Sam Walton successful in so many different endeavors. But in his autobiography he talks about why he believes he was so lucky.
"I don't know what causes a person to be ambitious," Sam later said, "but it is a fact that I have been over blessed with drive and ambition from the time I hit the ground."
He added, "I expect to win. I go into tough challenges always planning to come out victorious. It never occurred to me that I might lose, it was almost as if I had a right to win. Thinking like that often seems to turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy."
http://howtoproducts-xl.com
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment