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The Education of Millionaires: It's Not What You Think and It's Not Too Late
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LENGTH9 hrs and 42 mins
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RELEASE DATE01-09-12
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Program TypeAudiobook
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Publisher's Summary
The Myth: If you get into a good college, study hard, and graduate with excellent grades, you will be pretty much set for a successful career.
The Reality: The biggest thing you won't learn in college is how to succeed professionally. Some of the smartest, most successful people in the country didn't finish college. None of them learned their most critical skills in an institution of higher education. And like them, most of what you'll need to learn to be successful you'll have to learn on your own, outside of school.
Michael Ellsberg set out to fill in the gaps by interviewing a wide range of millionaires and billionaires who don't have college degrees, including fashion magnate Russell Simmons, Facebook cofounder Dustin Moskovitz and founding president Sean Parker, WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg, and Pink Floyd songwriter and lead guitarist David Gilmour. Among the fascinating things he learned:
- How fashion designer Marc Ecko started earning $1,000 a week in high school with his own clothing business and later grew it into an empire.
- How billionaire Phillip Ruffin went from lowly department store clerk with no college degree to owner of Treasure Island on the Vegas Strip.
- How John Paul DeJoria went from homelessness to billionaire as the founder of John Paul Mitchell Systems hair care products.
This book is your guide to developing practical success skills in the real world. Even if you've already gone through college, the most important skills weren't on the curriculum - how to find great mentors, build a world-class network, learn real-world marketing and sales, make your work meaningful (and your meaning work), build the brand of you, master the art of bootstrapping, and more.
Learning the skills in this book well is a necessary addition to any education, whether you're a high school dropout or a graduate of Harvard Law School.
©2011 Michael Ellsberg (P)2012 Gildan Media Corp
What the Critics Say
"Michael Ellsberg's audio book is provocative and wise. Tuition is skyrocketing, job prospects are grim, and the race for bogus credentials has turned into a runaway status competition for positional goods. The Education of Millionaires offers a renegade path for anyone who wants vital skills without the crushing burden of student debt." (Peter Thiel, co-founder, PayPal, first outside investor, Facebook, creator of the Thiel Fellowship)
"Your success in a knowledge society depends on mastery of soft skills and practical intelligence-and yet they don't show up in college or high school curriculums. Ellsberg's rebellious audio book provides a street-smart education to fill the gap." (Keith Ferrazzi, author of the #1 New York Times best seller Who's Got Your Back)
What Members Say
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"I can't get past the introduction"
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?Maybe the book, not the audio book.
What was most disappointing about Michael Ellsberg’s story?I couldn't get past the introduction.... The narrator drags out the last letter of the last word in each sentence. He sounds like a "Vally Girl" when he talks... It's super annoying.
Would you be willing to try another one of Erik Synnestvedt’s performances?Absolutely NOT
Did The Education of Millionaires inspire you to do anything?Not yet
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"Great Ideas, poor execution"
Would you try another book from Michael Ellsberg and/or Erik Synnestvedt?Yes
Any additional comments?I did not care for the narrator. It got in the way of the information in the book.
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"Great Book"
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?Heard about the author from Tim Ferriss's blog. Best use of my audible credit in a long time
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"Great book if you want tt work your way to the top"
If you could sum up The Education of Millionaires in three words, what would they be?
What other book might you compare The Education of Millionaires to and why?Great bluebring and refrences to finding the path to being a succes.
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"Save your credits"
Mr. Ellsberg is not a millionaire himself and the poor advice contained in this book shows it. If you are interested in making the entrepreneurial journey learn from those who have done it-- How to Get Rich by Felix Dennis or The Millionaire Real Estate Investor.
3 of 7 people found this review helpful