Publisher's Synopsis
A degree can either be a stepping stone or a roadblock on the path to achievement. If the college proves to be an obstacle, those with an entrepreneurial, technical or vocational spirit will push it aside and go their own chosen route. Also, if circumstances like finance seem to be a barrier to acquire a college degree, you can choose a vocation instead of wasting time. This book seeks to inform everyone that there is a success without university, College or polytechnic degree. This book contains the success stories of "unlearned" or dropouts like: -Cosmas Maduka, who dropped out of school in elementary three and turned N200 to $500,000,000, . -Mary Kay Ash, the founder of Mary Kay who excelled in elementary but dropped out because her family could not afford to send her to college. Today, Mary Kay Cosmetics has more than 3 million consultants worldwide and the company generates more than $3 billion of sales per annum. It now employs over 475 thousand people in over twenty-five countries.-Wayne Huizenga Jr., who turned the rejected waste collection business to a profitable waste management company with a total networth of $2.6 billion.-Michael Saul Dell, who built his $1,000 investment into the world's largest PC maker, worth $100 billion without a degree.-Madam C. J. Walker, an illitrate ex-slave raveged by severe dandruff and hair loss. Who turned her misfortune to fortune by founding a cosmetic company to tackle hair loss. By the time of her death she was the wealthiest black woman in America and the first self-made female American millionaire. -Walter Elias "Walt" Disney, a school dropout who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and 59 Nominations for the Academy Awards, winning 22 Awards for his for his contribution to film production.-Ray Kroc, a school dropout suffering from diabetes and arthritis. He founded McDonald's restaurants and his personal fortune was estimated at $500 million. -Steve Jobs, a college dropout that founded Apple Computers in his family garage and earned an estimated wealth of $13 billion. -Ashish Thakkar, he became the youngest billionaire in Africa by dropping out of college to focus on his business the Mara Group.- Peter Jackson, while his contemporaries were going to university or embarking on more conventional careers he dropped out and utilized his passion to make world class movies such as the Lord of the Rings. -Ralph Lauren, he turned rags to neckties and in no time founded the multi-billion dollars Ralph Lauren Ralph Lauren Corporation without a degree. -Robert Gilmour LeTourneau, who dropped out from school in sixth grade but builth 70% of all heavy earthmoving equipment (8,000 scrapers, 14,000 dozer blades, and other items) used by the Allied armed forces during World War II.-Wright brothers, two bold school dropouts that refused to give-up but through perseverance developed the airplane, taught man to fly and opened the era of aviation.Some of these great individuals were begged to accept honourary degrees from renowned universities even without primary school certificates. This book also contains sound lessons derived from these stories.
