Carlos Slim's Secret to Wealth: Transforming Your Perception of Success and Failure

Carlos Slim's Secret to Wealth: Transforming Your Perception of Success and Failure

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Carlos Slim Helú's Top 10 Rules For Success: In this video, we're going to learn how to improve our lives by analyzing our take on Slim's rules for success.

= SLIM'S RULES =
1. Learn from mistakes
2. Create more wealth
3. Lead a good personal life
4. Don't worry about others
5. Live a happy life
6. Do things for the right reasons
7. Work with a great team
8. Love competing
9. Invest in people
10. Live without fear
= BONUS =
Don't chase money
Have more interests in life
Find your gift

✎ He always knew he wanted to be a businessman - at the age of 11, he invested in a government savings bond. By the age of 15, Slim had become a shareholder in Mexico’s largest bank. Though Slim was a civil engineering major, he also displayed an interest in economics. He began his career as a stock trader in Mexico, often working 14-hour days. He derived his fortune from his extensive holdings in a considerable number of Mexican companies. From 2010 to 2013, Slim was ranked as the richest person in the world. As of October 2017, he is the sixth-richest person in the world, with a net worth estimated at $64.3 billion. His net worth is equivalent to about 6 percent of Mexico’s gross domestic product. His conglomerate includes education, healthcare, industrial manufacturing, real estate, and financial services. He founded three nonprofit foundations concentrating on Mexico City.