Comments on: Ten Secrets of Success http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/08/16/ten-secrets-of-success/ personal finance that makes cents Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:14:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: The Keys to Success Haven't Changed Over Time | jasonunger.com http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/08/16/ten-secrets-of-success/#comment-63402 The Keys to Success Haven't Changed Over Time | jasonunger.com Sun, 04 Feb 2007 01:08:19 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/08/15/ten-secrets-of-success/#comment-63402 [...] Nowhere is this better shown that a recent post from Get Rich Slowly, who quoted the 10 Secrets of Success from author J. Paul Getty's "How to Be Rich." Some things, despite the passage of time, never change. [...] [...] Nowhere is this better shown that a recent post from Get Rich Slowly, who quoted the 10 Secrets of Success from author J. Paul Getty's "How to Be Rich." Some things, despite the passage of time, never change. [...]

]]> By: The Keys to Success Haven't Changed Over Time » Making It Big http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/08/16/ten-secrets-of-success/#comment-6415 The Keys to Success Haven't Changed Over Time » Making It Big Wed, 30 Aug 2006 23:43:06 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/08/15/ten-secrets-of-success/#comment-6415 [...] Nowhere is this better shown that a recent post from Get Rich Slowly, who quoted the 10 Secrets of Success from author J. Paul Getty's "How to Be Rich." Some things, despite the passage of time, never change. [...] [...] Nowhere is this better shown that a recent post from Get Rich Slowly, who quoted the 10 Secrets of Success from author J. Paul Getty's "How to Be Rich." Some things, despite the passage of time, never change. [...]

]]> By: Sole Goal » Blog Archive » Ten Secrets of Success http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/08/16/ten-secrets-of-success/#comment-5789 Sole Goal » Blog Archive » Ten Secrets of Success Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:26:28 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/08/15/ten-secrets-of-success/#comment-5789 [...] read more | digg story [...] [...] read more | digg story [...]

]]> By: Charles http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/08/16/ten-secrets-of-success/#comment-5693 Charles Thu, 17 Aug 2006 18:12:31 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/08/15/ten-secrets-of-success/#comment-5693 J Paul was lying, creating a pop mythos for gullible rubes. This is particularly obvious when you read his advice, like point #2. The central aim of business has nothing whatsoever to do with producing better quality goods. This concept has long been disproven by people like Bill Gates, who became the world's wealthiest man by selling products that were vastly inferior to competing vendors' products. Getty's advice is a sham, to conceal the truth of his own wealth. Getty was an oil man, he was part of an oligarchy that monopolized the oil business. In Getty's day, and today, the central aim of business is to create an unbreakable monopoly for your product. J Paul was lying, creating a pop mythos for gullible rubes. This is particularly obvious when you read his advice, like point #2.

The central aim of business has nothing whatsoever to do with producing better quality goods. This concept has long been disproven by people like Bill Gates, who became the world’s wealthiest man by selling products that were vastly inferior to competing vendors’ products.

Getty’s advice is a sham, to conceal the truth of his own wealth. Getty was an oil man, he was part of an oligarchy that monopolized the oil business. In Getty’s day, and today, the central aim of business is to create an unbreakable monopoly for your product.

]]> By: jsaltz http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/08/16/ten-secrets-of-success/#comment-5667 jsaltz Thu, 17 Aug 2006 01:55:38 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/08/15/ten-secrets-of-success/#comment-5667 This advice is not be an abomination, indeed. This advice is not be an abomination, indeed.

]]> By: Jordan http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/08/16/ten-secrets-of-success/#comment-5650 Jordan Wed, 16 Aug 2006 17:24:34 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/08/15/ten-secrets-of-success/#comment-5650 I think one of the biggest problems for businesses today is a complete and utter lack of any regard for tips #9 and #10. While there may be plenty of small businesses that hold themselves to these kinds of standards, try to name even one large multinational-type corporation that follows these. While there probably are some that do, the public perception is that corporate america actually holds its customers and employees in contempt, and in business, perception is all it takes to ruin a company. I think one of the biggest problems for businesses today is a complete and utter lack of any regard for tips #9 and #10. While there may be plenty of small businesses that hold themselves to these kinds of standards, try to name even one large multinational-type corporation that follows these.

While there probably are some that do, the public perception is that corporate america actually holds its customers and employees in contempt, and in business, perception is all it takes to ruin a company.

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