2018… What does this year mean for you personally? For football lovers, 2018 means Russia… With the world cup being held there. For Ski lovers… 2018 means Pyeongchang, with the winter Olympics being held in South Korea. For others, 2018 is just another number, another year bearing no remarkable importance. For me… 2018 is a year of utter importance, it is the year I’ll realize my dreams. What dreams? Some of you may wonder… While growing up, I never dreamt to become an astronaut, never dreamt to become an actor, nor become the president. I had one dream, and that is to become a millionaire. Thus 2018 for me is the year I will make my first million. Oscar Wilde once said “There is only one class in the community that thinks more about money than the rich, and that is the poor.” Today, we will be discussing the one thought that possesses every man, the one thing that every man and woman covet, and that is money. It was once said by Henry Wadsworth, an American poet that “Music is the universal language of mankind”. Today however, music has ceased to be the universal language of mankind, and money arose to become the prominent language that connects all people across the globe. Rupees, Pound, Yen, Lira, Dinar, Euro, and Dollars; languages that every single one among you speaks, languages that all men speak. And to master that language; to become a fluent speaker capable of communicating and influencing others, one ought to become a millionaire. Thus, as a student studying business, and as a young entrepreneur fascinated by the world of money, I would like to demonstrate to you in my speech how to become a millionaire in 5 years.
The first step in the journey of becoming a millionaire is what I like to call the mind-set. This step is an internal step constituted of your mentality and it encompasses several aspects. One of the various aspects it encompasses is the will. What differentiates a successful man from another is a lack of will not a lack of strength. A strong will is a catalyst that eases your journey to become a successful millionaire. For that reason, one who desires to become a millionaire must start with creating a strong unshakable will which will be strengthened not weakened by the hardships of life. Another important aspect of the mind-set is courage. Woody Allen, an iconic American screenwriter and playwright, once said “Eighty percent of success is showing up”. This means that if you have the courage to show up and pursue your dream, you’re already almost there. Finally, the pillar to build up a good mind-set is having the desire to become successful. A friend of my father’s once told me that I will only become a successful millionaire when I want to succeed more than I would want to breathe, more than I would want to sleep, to go out, to party… He compared pursuing money to pursuing a woman, stating that you cannot survive the bumpy pursuit without desiring her till the utmost. Thus the mind-set is a preliminary and essential step if you want to become a millionaire. The second step in the journey is constituted of education and work. Education by itself is divided into two different paths, one that is formal and one that is self-accomplished. To start with, if you want to become a millionaire; you must go to a good school and get grades that are good enough to get you into a decent college. Then you must choose a major which you feel is compatible with your abilities and in which you would feel comfortable. While choosing your major, you must take into consideration the market demands and availability of jobs. However, nowadays education has become an expectation and not an accomplishment and thus it is not enough to yield you success as it was years ago. For that reason the other path in education arises and which is considered a main ingredient of success; and that is self-accomplished education. John Rohn, an American entrepreneur, once said "Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune". Thus in a world where formal education has become the norm, you must resort to another path to accomplish success. You have to find a mentor, a person who has already attained a fortune and ask for his advices, learn from his accomplishments. You must also widen your horizon by reading books and attaining general knowledge which will aid you in your personal life and in setting up your mind-set. In addition to that, every time you make a mistake, you must internalize it and learn from it and not let it beat you down. Experience after-all is, as Oscar Wilde said, the name everyone gives to their mistakes. Thus the correct path to making your first million is for you to have the ability to merge your formal education and your experiences which will indeed lead you to your first million in less than 5 years., the final step in becoming a millionaire is constituted of execution. After preparing your mind-set and attaining your education, you must now find a job and begin raising enough money to become a millionaire. The count-down starts the minute you decide to begin this step and start searching for a job. You must find a job you are passionate about, a job you will enjoy doing because only in enjoyment will you find true success. While choosing your job, you must also be sure to bring originality to your work to ensure being an indispensable element of your work community. You must also be committed to your job; during those five years you must let go of some personal relationships, social events and your hobbies. You ought to devote all of your time and efforts to your job in order to achieve your dream in this short time span. In the end you must believe that you are capable of achieving that goal and work hard to get there.