Arrogance and success DO go hand in hand. Your friends (multi
millionaires) have those times when they are nice and friendly. Try
becoming their opponent, and they will without doubt blast you into
kingdom come.
The point being, arrogance stems from self-confidence, and when
such people are fighting battles, that air of arrogance comes into
play. I don't see this as bad, coz this 'air' is what
differentiates them from those millions of 'average joes' who have
long lost their dreams.
I know of many of my friends, who sit around and laugh at other
people who try, saying that out of 10 people who go into biz, only
1 succeed. My question to all of you here is, is that necessarily
true? Perhaps that is just heresy by many of those people who like
to pour cold waters onto other people's dreams.
I have a dream, and I am actively pursuing it, even though it is
taking up > 16 hours of my time. However, it is worth it, coz I
have a passion for what I want, strive for it, and as each passing
day goes by, the probability of success goes higher. Never mind it
goes higher bit by bit (sometimes negligible), but to attain
success is not to just sit around and be negative, but to have that
perseverance to get something to succeed.
The chinese say 'Thousands of things are difficult at the
beginning'. I found that to be very true after I started out on my
dream. Most people would just give up at the 1st hurdle. I,
however, find myself passing thru several hurdles so far, yet there
are still so many challenges ahead, but that feeling of success is
also coming near.
I also have friends who laughed at me, who said that I am crazy,
trying to become a millionaire. They told me that it is impossible.
But just my 2 cents worth, it is IMPOSSIBLE to only those who don't
dare to even try, like these friends of mine.
Sometimes, you can real upset with these people, coz they are the
ones who kill other people's dreams. Perhaps the SMU student is
upset, for he has encountered many of such people, and thus wrote
that article to the newspaper.
