I was way past the age of 18 when I read that you can get anything you want if you simply help other people get what they want.
If you study the lives of anyone who became successful in business, and consequently very rich, then there is a definite pattern that proves this to be true. From Andrew Carnegie to Richard Branson, and all the others in between, they have all helped other people get what they want, and in doing so they got into a position where they had all they ever wanted themselves.
To know something like that at a young age is to have a tremendous head start in life. Instead of going into a boring job just for the sake of earning enough to pay for a modest lifestyle, you can realise the possibilities in front of you.
Just look around and establish what it is that thousands of people seek. Often it’s simply the solution to a problem. Find that solution and present it to them. They’ll thank you for it and happily pay you enough over and over again to ensure that you always have enough to get whatever it is that you want from life.
Philip Gegan