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The Richest Man In History: Rockefeller is Born - Click To Read Article
When John D. Rockefeller was a young boy, he said that his two greatest ambitions were to make $100,000 and to live to be 100 years old. He died on May 23, 1937, just 26 months shy of his 100th birthday and with a net worth of $1.4 billion.

Refining Success: Standard Oil Takes Shape - Click To Read Article
By the time Standard Oil was in business, Cleveland had become one of the five major refining centres in the country. By getting secret rebates from the railroads and supporting a new cartel aimed at stabilizing freight railroad rates in return for preferential treatment, Rockefeller was able to give his company an edge.

Lesson #1: Ensure Efficiency - Click To Read Article
“The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well,” said Rockefeller. “According as you put something in, the greater will be your dividends of salvation.”

Lesson #2: Strike Out A New Path - Click To Read Article
“If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success,” said Rockefeller.

Lesson #3: Be Ambitious - Click To Read Article
“The road to happiness lies in two simple principles,” said Rockefeller. “Find what interests you and that you can do well, and put your whole soul into it – every bit of energy and ambition and natural ability you have.”

Lesson #4: Develop a Strong Sense of Leadership - Click To Read Article
“The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun,” said Rockefeller.

Lesson #5: Obey Your Conscience - Click To Read Article
“God gave me my money,” said Rockefeller. “I believe the power to make money is a gift from God to be developed and used to the best of our ability for the good of mankind.”

High-Octane Success: How Rockefeller Reached New Heights - Click To Read Article
When Rockefeller was 86 years old, he wrote the following: I was early taught to work as well as play, My life has been one long, happy holiday; Full of work and full of play- I dropped the worry on the way- And God was good to me everyday.

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