I have heard the term “self-made millionaire” thrown around ever since I was a little kid. I always thought it sounded so cool. The dream of being able to say, “I accomplished all this success in my life all by myself when everyone doubted me,” felt quite powerful. Many people on Twitter give themselves this title, which is what sparked this post.
Now that I have become more aware about success and business, I am disturbed by the term. No one, I mean NO ONE is self-made. I don’t care if everyone doubted you throughout your entire life and prayed for your downfall or if you were born with rags on your back. They made you who you are. Think about all the influence that molded us to who we are–the good and the bad. My parents are not at all business minded, but they helped make me who I am. And so did my friends and mentors, business partners and even all the authors of all the books I have read.
