Explore The Possibilities

Many will argue that getting a college degree can find you a job, but the question is will it get you a job that fulfills your happiness and exposes you endless possibilities? Or you will hit a glass ceiling? Unless you truly have the passion to become a doctor or engineer or any other field that requires years of experience  getting a degree without passion and only for the sake of seeking a secured job can be a dangerous choice. Not only it will not sense of fulfillment but in fact it will increase your expectation and reduces your options. Fundamentally when you decide go to school for several years, pay a tuition and study for a specific degree you are expecting to get a great job in that field, technically you are narrowing down your options. Now, if you don't find that great job and you are an engineering graduate you are calling yourself an engineer and that in my opinion is dangerous. On the other hand, when you don't have a certain degree, not only you are saving thousands of dollars, but you are more open to research and learn about different fields and industries meaning more options on the table and you have the freedom to choose whatever interests you. Now putting the hours and hard work to research and learn is totally up to yourself just like running a business. You can be open one day and be closed the next day.

This video is consisted of the stories of 10 dropout who believed in their vision, took risk and made millions.

Remember you may risk and fail several times but as Mark Cuban says "You only to make it big one time"

Russell Simmons is another drop out who had made a fortune in several industries and created jobs for many. He has a net worth of $340 Million according to Celebrity Net worth website. 

Simmons was born and raised in Queens, New York.^[3] His father is a public school administrator and his mother is a New York City park administrator. His brothers are painter Daniel Simmons, Jr., and Rev Run of Run-DMC.

In 1975, after graduating from August Martin High School, Simmons briefly attended the City College of New York in Harlemwhere he met a young DJ/Bboy, Kurt Walker who would influence him to join in on this new phenomenon called Hip Hop.

In 2014, Claremont Lincoln University awarded Russell Simmons an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Humane Letters for his work as chairman of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding and for promoting mindfulness, compassion and inter-religious collaboration in the public sphere.

Simmons co-founded Def Jam in 1983 with Rick Rubin who sold his share of the company for $120 million to Universal Music Group in 1996. In 1985 Russell Simmons co-produced and appeared in the film, Krush Groove.^[10] Simmons' company, Rush Communications Inc. includes over ten businesses and three non-profits. Simmons has also produced television hits HBO's Def Comedy Jam, Def Poetry Jam and currently has a development deal with HBO ^[2][11] In 1996, Simmons co-produced the hit film The Nutty Professor, starring Eddie Murphy.

Rich Dad, Poor Dad

One of the books that has helped to think out of the box and set a new mindset to achieve greater things in my life is Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. Not only this book shows you how to get rich, but also it teaches you common sense, which you can use in many ways in your life and your professional career. In the todays life when most parents encourage their kids to go to school and get a degree Robert Kiyosaki shares how his educated dad was poor because he solely followed the education system. On the other hand, his rich dad was a street smart and looked into ways of creating wealth and putting his money to work for him. I highly recommend this book to everyone, especially the younger generation. Reading this book allows you to think different than what teachers and parents tell their kids to think.

Rich Dad Poor Dad is a 2000 book written by American businessman, author and investor Robert Kiyosaki. It advocatesfinancial independence and building wealth through investing, real estate investing, starting and owning businesses, as well as increasing one's financial intelligence to improve one's business and financial aptitude. Rich Dad Poor Dad is written in the style of a set of parables, ostensibly based on Kiyosaki's life.^[1] In the book, Kiyosaki stresses the ownership of high-value assets that produce cash flow, rather than being an employee. 

The book is largely based on Kiyosaki's childhood upbringing and education in Hawaii. It highlights the different attitudes to money, work and life of two men (i.e. his titular "rich dad" and "poor dad"), and how they in turn influenced key decisions in Kiyosaki's life.

Among some of the book's topics are:

• Kiyosaki's upbringing, business and investment ventures
• assets and liabilities
• what the rich, middle class and poor teach their kids about money
• a primary residence as a liability rather than an asset
• financial intelligence literacy
• roles of business and financial skills, aptitude, and experience in financial success

Kiyosaki advocated his former mentor and American futurist, Dr. Buckminster Fuller's views on wealth, that wealth is measured by the number of days the income from your assets can sustain you, and financial independence is achieved when your monthly income from assets exceeds your monthly expenses.

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