The Success Digest

Written by  Luisa Kroll  and Kerry A. Dolan Forbes It was a record year for the richest people on earth, as the number of billionaires jumped 13% to 2,043 from 1,810 last year, the first time ever that  Forbes  has pinned down more than 2,000 ten-figure-fortunes. Their total net worth rose by 18% to $7.67 trillion, also a record. The change in the number of billionaires -- up 233 since the 2016 list -- was the biggest in the 31 years that Forbes has been tracking billionaires globally. Gainers since last year’s list outnumbered losers by more than three to one.    Bill Gates  is the number one richest for the fourth year in a row, and the richest person in the world for 18 out of the past 23 years. He has a fortune of $86 billion, up from $75 billion last year.  Amazon’s  Jeff Bezos  had the best year of any person on the planet, adding $27.6 billion to his fortune; now worth $72.8 billion, he moved into the top three in...

  Colonel H. D. Sanders in his trademark white suit The KFC logo featuring a fictionalized Colonel Sanders At age 5 his Father died. At age 16 he quit school. At age 17 he had already lost four jobs. At age 18 he got married. Between ages 18 and 22, he was a railroad conductor and failed. He joined the army and washed out there. He applied for law school he was rejected. He became an insurance sales man and failed again. At age 19 he became a father. At age 20 his wife left him and took their baby daughter. He became a cook and dishwasher in a small cafe. He failed in an attempt to kidnap his own daughter, and eventually he convinced his wife to return home. At age 65 he retired. On the 1st day of retirement he received a cheque from the Government for $105. He felt that the Government was saying that he couldn’t provide for himself. He decided to commit suicide, it wasn’t worth living anymore; he had failed so much. He sat under a tree...

We know about the Bill Gates and the Warren Buffets, the Jeff Bezos and the Koch brothers who dominate the men's world of money making, but who are those women who are equaling breaking grounds and raking in billions every here? Here is top ten on the Forbes' list of richest women in the world: 1- Liliane Bettencourt Number one on the Forbes' list of richest women in the world is Liliane  Henriette Charlotte Bettencourt who is of French descent, She is one of the principal shareholders of L'Oreal. She is the eleventh richest person in the world. She is currently worth a $38.8 billion at age 94. 2- Alice Walton The second woman on the list and the thirteenth richest person in the world is Alice Louise Walton. She is the heiress of Wal-Mart founders. She is currently worth $34.6 billion at age 67. 3- Jacqueline Mars She hold the position of the 26th richest person in the world. Jacqueline Mars is an American heiress and investor. At age ...

Later, I'll take time to write a full story on the rise of facebook from a being a college start up to becoming who one the worlds biggest internet corporation. For now, check out this timeline I saw on The Telegraph. Credits to Jasmine Malone. October 28th, 2003:  Harvard sophomore student Mark Zuckerberg writes Facemash, the predecessor to Facebook, listing pictures of Harvard students in a ‘Hot or Not’ format. February 4th, 2004:  Mark Zuckerberg launches  thefacebook.com  with co-founders Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes and Eduardo Saverin from their student digs at Harvard University. June, 2004:  Following a cash injection of $500,000 from Peter Thiel, Mark Zuckerberg drops out of Harvard and Facebook Inc. moves headquarters to Palo Alto, California. December, 2004:  A mere nine months after launch,  thefacebook.com  reaches nearly one million active users. May, 2005:  Facebook Inc. receives further fu...

Not everyone who's on top today got there with success after success. More often than not, those who history best remembers were faced with numerous obstacles that forced them to work harder and show more determination than others.  Business Gurus These businessmen and the companies they founded are today known around the world, but as these stories show, their beginnings weren't always smooth. Today’s business-minded students can learn what it takes to be successful in business by completing  online business degrees . Henry Ford:  While Ford is today known for his innovative assembly line and American-made cars, he wasn't an instant success. In fact, his early businesses failed and left him broke five times before he founded the successful Ford Motor Company. R. H. Macy :  Most people are familiar with this large department store chain, but Macy didn't always have it easy. Macy started seven failed business before finally hitting big with his store i...