Im yet to meet a genuinely nice 'successful' person...
2006-09-22 00:29:14 · 13 answers · asked by phil_maquim 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Yes you do. I'm trying to become mean & self-centred so that I can be rich too, but its a struggle. You have to give up so much and just concentrate purely on getting what you want. I hope that within a year, I'll be a selfish old man and on my way to being rich & successful...
2006-09-22 00:32:12 · answer #1 · answered by Charlie Brigante 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not at all. But you do have to work hard.
I'm self employed - something that I decided to do because I've had many many bad experiences with bosses who have enormous egos and treat their staff badly. In my business plan I made it quite clear that whilst the intention of being self employed is to make money and be successful, I want people to know that I'm dealing in honesty and integrity first and foremost. I want my staff to feel welcome in my company and most of all I want them to feel secure.
Its been a struggle, I'm not going to kid you. I've had several contracts fall through on the basis that I've not been mean enough...but I'm still here, and I like to think of myself as reasonably successful. I work hard and I respect the people around me...and it appears to be working for me so far.
So in a nutshell the answer to your question is NO you don't have to be mean and self centred to make money and be successful...but you may have to work harder than those that are.
2006-09-22 00:36:28 · answer #2 · answered by gromitski 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on your definition of 'successful'.
Money is not a good measure of success in life.
As you have noticed its sole pursuit distorts the person.
I do believe I have met a lot of reasonably wealthy nice and considerate people. I have moved away from London to NW where I don't feel the pressure to judge people by money.
2006-09-22 00:40:31 · answer #3 · answered by DTs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think some people are mean and self centred because of money, but they seems to be the minority and not the majority, Richard Branson is a lovely guy and he has buckets full of money.
2006-09-22 01:04:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Errrrrrrrmmmmmmmmmm, I'm not self-centred and my friends tell me I'm defiantly an oddity, but at the same time a genuinely nice person. So my answer to your question would have to be an outstanding "NO".........Pheeeeeeew sorry.......
2006-09-22 00:40:00 · answer #5 · answered by Ã?â?¥Ã?ÄPixie Queen~* 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm really nice. But I didn't make the money I have. I found it. And I share a lot of it. So I guess you could say I'm nice and successful.
2006-09-22 01:23:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would like to thing I a both nice and genuine...I am definitely successful.
The trick is to be ruthless when you have to be, be astute enough to see an opportunity before it comes knocking, be tenacious enough to make sure it happens and be happy and smiley enough to get the other people involved to want to deal with you...
In a nutshell!
2006-09-22 00:55:14 · answer #7 · answered by Ichi 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Steve Irwin seemed like a nice bloke
2006-09-22 00:47:47 · answer #8 · answered by Snowth 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well as the saying goes:
Nice Guys Finish Last
2006-09-22 01:12:43 · answer #9 · answered by Nicholas James B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no but it helps, my hubby was an excellent business man when i met him, but has softened and more reflective and considerate these days, and yes makes a lot less money now too.
2006-09-22 00:32:12 · answer #10 · answered by dianafpacker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋