The richest men in town

Published 7:54 pm Tuesday, May 26, 2009

W. Randall Jones, the founder of Worth magazine, wanted to know the secret to becoming rich. So, he asked the wealthiest self-made man or woman in 100 towns for recent book “The Richest Man In Town: The Twelve Commandments of Wealth.” What he found, he said, was that they started early doing things for which they had a gift and a passion.

“In America we always say that you can be anything you want or dream of being, but the richest men in the country believe that’s an absolute lie,” Jones said. “Realizing the power of relative skill differences and figuring out what you instinctively are skilled at, that is the greatest key to being successful both financially and psychologically.”

“They love the thrill of the hunt, and they love their lives and doing what they do,” he said.

The Associated Press