American History: Boldness And Determination

Success on its own is a broad idea and is dependant on what an individual wants to achieve. Regardless, Financial success is something that countless people in America push themselves to obtain. Those who do eventually find it are highly regarded, and people looking for a that kind of success often try to emulate certain traits that financially successful people had. Boldness and determination are traits that certain people had that led to their financial success. Throughout American history, these traits have led to the success of many people. Being determined to achieve your goals is necessary for any kind of success; Financial success is no different. Andrew Carnegie is remembered as one the most famous businessman of the 1800s and in American
Throughout American history there have been many risk takers, and the people who were bold in their trade were often accompanied by financial success in their future. There were many industrial pioneers in the 1800s, and John D Rockefeller was one of the most prominent. Rockefeller was the president of Standard Oil. Rockefeller and Standard Oil bought other rival oil companies. This may not sound risky, but gaining a monopoly risks being berated by the public, journalists, and politicians. As a public figure, your image is very important, and being bold enough to sacrifice it like Rockefeller brought him immense amounts of wealth; and therefore financial success. (History.com) Many of the business pioneers of the 1900s blend together, most working in relatively bland trades. Walt Disney was an exception. Working in the cartoon business is already risky, but Disney’s boldness was highlighted when he moved to Hollywood. Disney left Kansas City with some drawing materials, forty dollars and a completed animated and live-action film. (D23 Staff) This risk could have easily resulted in a destitute and jobless Disney, not the one hundred-sixty point three billion dollar corporation. (Walt Disney) Yet his boldness, resulted in the latter, and he achieved financial success. Bill Gates was not the only major innovator of computer technology in the twenty first century. Steve Jobs helped pave the road of computers for the public, along with creating one of the most recognized companies in the world; Apple. Job’s boldness helped him create his company, which would eventually obtain a worth of over seven-hundred billion dollars. (Fitzpatrick) Jobs had no formal training with computers, but had a appreciation for technology and what computers could become. Jobs was bold enough to start this company out of his garage with no formal training. The risk