The education of millionaires : everything you won't learn in college about how to be successful /
Ellsberg, Michael.
New York : Portfolio/Penguin,
2012.
Ellsberg draws on interviews with successful, wealthy individuals who never attended or finished college, identifying their winning principles to offer advice on networking with high-powered mentors and designing a lucrative career path.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: The Craigslist test of the value of a BA (or, Why practical intelligence almost always beats academic intelligence) -- How to make your work meaningful and your meaning work (or, How to make a difference in the world without going broke) -- How to find great mentors and teachers, connect with powerful and influential people, and build a world-class network -- What every successful person needs to know about marketing, and how to teach yourself -- What every successful person needs to know about sales, and how to teach yourself -- How to invest for success (The art of bootstrapping) -- Build the brand of you (or, To hell with resumes!) -- The entrepreneurial mind-set versus the employee mind-set: become the author of your own life -- Epilogue: The education bubble is about to pop: are you prepared for the aftermath? -- Afterword: Objections and replies.
Ellsberg draws on interviews with successful, wealthy individuals who never attended or finished college, identifying their winning principles to offer advice on networking with high-powered mentors and designing a lucrative career path.
Success in business.
Practical reason.