Going To Work For A Large Company


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“Going to work for a large company is like getting on a train. Are you going sixty miles an hour or is the train going sixty miles an hour and you’re just sitting still?”-JP Getty

J Paul Getty On Failure


wealthymatters“A man may fail many times but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.”

The Four Types Of People


wealthymattersJ. Paul Getty categorized people into one of four general categories, as follows:

  1. Firstly, there are those who work best when they are working for themselves. They don’t want to be employed by anyone. They want complete independence. They don’t care for “job security”. Instead, they want to create their own security. They want to control their own future. In short, they want to be their own bosses, and take the associated responsibilities and risks, as well as the rewards of their running their own show.
  2. Secondly, there are those who, for whatever reason, don’t want to go into business for themselves, but work best when they are employed by others and share in the profits of the business. In this category you’ll find the top-flight salespeople, who like to earn a commission for everything they sell.  Read more of this post

The Problem Of Experience


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J Paul Getty On Dealmaking


wealthymatters“My father said: ‘You must never try to make all the money that’s in a deal. Let the other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for always making all the money, you won’t have many deals.'” J. Paul Getty