One could make the case that following all three of the above success rules could be complied with by most of those who are poor. Of course there are exceptions to the rule. Widowers and widows. Those who are mentally or physically disabled, etc. But in terms of the general population, those who don't follow the above rules could do so for the most part if they wanted to. Ask yourself, which of the above rules are prohibited by law? Who can't complete high school? Millions of immigrants with less than perfect command of the English language do it every year. If they tried, who couldn't avoid having a child, as father or mother, prior to age 20; especially out of wedlock without the benefit of a parental partner?

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   I’ve always considered the Army recruiting slogan above to be as good advice as anyone can be given. The Army takes a lot of time testing new recruits to see what their aptitudes are before assigning them a duty. Entrepreneurs’ aptitudes are tested by the ventures they attempt. The more we can learn, the better equipped we’ll be to deal with challenges that come our way. But that doesn’t mean that we’ve got to learn everything about everything before we start out.

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   I like to read books about the lives of successful people. In these books, I see the “rags to riches” pattern repeated over and over again. If we are to take any lessons from the lives of successful people such as Benjamin Franklin, Henry Ford or Bill Gates it’s this: The yellow brick road to success starts with a person’s dissatisfaction with some aspect of their life; followed by a desire to do something about it; coupled with the expectation that a change can actually be created to improve the situation. The success of this concept rests on the conviction that the change can actually be accomplished and that it will decrease dissatisfaction.

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