Alain Guillot

Life, Leadership, and Money Matters

Category: Self Made

  • How to save $9 million on a secretary’s salary

    How to save $9 million on a secretary’s salary

      Original article in the NYTimes The formula is simple. There’s no magic involved. Spend less than you earn and invest the rest. Sylvia Bloom became a millionaire on a secretary’s salary. Often, we attribute wealth to high-paying careers in fields like computer science, medicine, or law, or to a knack for the stock market.…

  • Creating a business from $0 to 8.75 Million in 2 years

    Creating a business from $0 to 8.75 Million in 2 years

    This is the story or Ramon van Meer, and how he went from having a difficult childhood, dropping out of high school, becoming a single father, and creating an internet business that went from $0 to 8.75 million in about 2 years. Ramon always had an entrepreneurial spirit but he faced many failures before stumbling…

  • Ryan Serhant, from drama student to real estate millionaire

    Ryan Serhant, from drama student to real estate millionaire

    Ryan Serhant is one of the most successful and well-known real estate brokers in the world. He was a theater student who waited tables to pay his rent. Out of desperation he turned to real estate.  He currently stars on the TV series Million Dollar Listing New York  Through a combination of hard work, personal charm, and…

  • For Giannis Antetokounmpo, there is no failure in sports

    For Giannis Antetokounmpo, there is no failure in sports

    This video clip was an interview with Giannis Antetokounmpo, a basketball player, for the Milwaukee Bucks that took place last year on April 2023 after the Bucks lost to the Miami Heats. The interviewer asked Giannis if the season was a failure. Giannis challenged the notion of failure and emphasized the importance of learning, growth,…

  • Thinking big makes you bigger, Arnold Schwarzenegger

    Thinking big makes you bigger, Arnold Schwarzenegger

    That was Arnold Schwarzenegger in an interview when Arnold released his latest book, “Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life.” Arnold Schwarzenegger won the Mr. Olympia title six years in a row, was the lead actor in many action and comedy films, served as the governor of California, and is a New York Times bestselling author.…

  • Nvidia’s CEO, Jensen Huang wishes students ample doses of pain and suffering

    Nvidia’s CEO, Jensen Huang wishes students ample doses of pain and suffering

    Jensen Huang is the co-founder, president and CEO of Nvidia, the company that designs the microchips that are powering Artificial Intelligence. As of March 2024, Jensen Huang’s net worth was estimated to be about $82 billion, making him the 17th richest person in the world. And in case you didn’t know Nvidia is a company worth…