There may be some typos in here or disjointed words, I’m finishing this while I’m very tired so I’ll look at it later to see if I’ve messed something up, probably the history stuff lol.
As always, I welcome your comments, they’re better than anything I can write.
1. Teddy Roosevelt – One of the greatest presidents in US history. He was a rough rider, then rode into Mexico, later became president and used his gruff mindset across the world but he made a difference with it.
2. Mr. K – One of the best businessmen to learn from. I covered him in a business class and he really made an impression on me. He owns a pharmaceutical company, and ran his business that everyone was in business together so you take care of people. When one of his salesman came back and had negotiated a very severe contract with a supplier he made him go back, apologize, and renegotiate it with better terms for the other company. Later when there was a shortage his company was the only one to get their supplies from them. All business should take a page from the book of Mr. K.
3. Warren Buffett – The greatest investor in the world. He’s very careful and researches all his companies, as such his company has lost some money in the stock market but compared to other investment firms they’ve not lost much at all.
4. My Grandfather – He instilled the love of the law in me and although he was truly a workaholic, he always made sure his family was provided for and past up some amazing opportunities because he could make more money for his family in private practice.
5. Napoleon – He had one of history’s most well known battle plan and one that I practice in my day to day life. It was a two part plan. First, we show up….then we see what happens.
6. Takamori Saigo – He was the samurai that the Katsumodo from ‘The Last Samurai’ who led an uprising against the government of Japan
7. Mr. T...because he pities the fool
8. The 47 Ronin – They show just what a group of people who are devoted to revenge can do. It’s a great story read about it.
9. Rip Torn – Because his name is awesome
10. Oliver Cromwell – From a nobody who lucked into the parliament to Lord Protector of England. And a man who so infuriated the opposition that after he died and they returned to power they had his corpse dug up from Westminster Abbey, executed(so to speak), then put his head on a pike outside of the hall. Not to mention Monty Python did a really funny song about him.
11. T. Boone Pickens – The man had an idea and absolutely would not keep quiet about it until everyone heard it. The politicians may have not a care about his energy plan…but they had to say something about it and most of them had to meet with him. Only a crazy Texas billionaire has that kind of mentality.
12. Dad – He’s inspired my love of business and values, taught me that doing a good thing for others is better than anything you can ever do for yourself. But he’s also taught me from his mistakes, to always spend time with family and to cherish the time we have because we never know when it will run out.
13. Kim – Ever my protector, Kim did anything she could through her short life to help me, right down to when I was in the hospital as an infant she put her plush dog in the crib with me so I wouldn’t be alone…I still have that dog and I think about it often.
Now its your turn…what are some of your heroes and why?
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