/biz/ - Business & Finance

How on Earth do people become massively wealthy? Seriously, it fascinates the hell out of me.

People always talk about hard work ethic and drive etc etc. But it takes a lot more than that to become a fucking billionaire. Having a great idea is one thing. Turning into a massive business is quite another.

It fascinates me so much because I'm broke and always have been. I am not a driven person, I am not self-confident and I am intimidated by the stress of borrowing cash etc. It seems to me that the most successful business people have absolutely no fear of failure and stress. It amazes me how people can run huge corporations and delegate everything to others. I guess I'm just not in any way cut out for business.

Intelligence, ambition, drive, confidence, ruthlessness, adaptability.... but theres more to it than that. Is it a specific personality type? I wish I knew and then I could in some way try and replicate it on a smaller scale in my own life. But I've come to accept it will never happen for me.