There are two kinds of people in this world …one who let destiny rule them and another who rule their destinies. If you thought that all the rich and successful people of the world started off with oodles of money, and reaching the pinnacle of success was a cake walk for them, here are the stories of 10 entrepreneurs who made it to the top from scratch. When I read about the mon mintblog, my morale got boosted very much. It’s true that the tough economic times have made thinking big less practical these days. But never lose heart. Just see how these exemplary persons have made it to the top in their lives despite hardships and try to follow them.

Can you imagine that Ross Perot, one of the most successful business persons of the 1900s was the son of a horse trader? He was put to work at 6 years of age by his father. Later he joined the US Navy and became its president. Later he owned and sold off a couple of the richest companies –Electronic Data Systems and Perot Systems for billions of dollars!

Wayne Huizenga, the waste management king, as we know him now, was a gas station attendant when in high school. He also worked as a truck driver when he was only 17 years old. Later, he too like Ross Perot, joined the government services, i.e. the Army, and started his waste management company that has grown in worth to $300 million today.

Warren Buffet, the investment guru and one of the richest men on this planet today, worked as a newspaper boy. His exceptional investment talents showed up when he was only 13 years of age, when he cleverly managed to deduct the cost of his bicycle from his tax returns. By 26 years of age, the investment wizard was already worth $140,000.

You can read about all the 10 exemplary entrepreneurs in mint Blog. Most of them belonged to very ordinary or poor families. As we might wrongly imagine, they didn’t come to this world with silver spoons in their mouths. When you look around you, you’ll find a lot of people who have made it to the top by virtue of their extraordinary talent and hard work. Well, I do agree that most of us may not be prodigies when it comes to talent like many of these illustrious people, but at least we can always better our lives, by identifying our aptitudes and channelizing our talents in the correct direction. It’s never too late to go for a change. Take the example of Larry Elision. Unlike so many contemporaries of his, he was not a very promising child. Even people thought he was not worth anything. But later with turn of events, the Oracle Open Co-Founder of the future, showed exceptional skills in mathematics and sciences which made him the person he is.

You might not become a famous person like these exemplary corporate figures, but with hard work and proper usage of your intellect you can always improve your present life situation. After all, extraordinary people are not different from ordinary people in any way. Its only that they do things in a different way.