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Happy ness does not come from your bank balance.

In 2013 it does, somewhat. :(

Regardless of your relationship with your loved ones if you are struggling to pay bills and every month are a month behind there is no way to be happy. In this day and age it's happening to so many people. It's quite sad, actually. Disregarding the economy, the people in this country need to learn to stop spending money they don't have.
 
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A number of posters (bradl, Queen of Spades, koa, sviato, and countless others) have given you some excellent advice here. I suggest that you try to heed some of it.

At 18, I doubt that you know yourself, let alone the world. My first recommendation would be to get to know yourself, sufficiently well that you feel comfortable in your own skin. In my experience, most people don't get to that stage until they are well into their forties.

If you are comfortable with yourself, you won't care whether you are a millionaire or not, and the degree of wealth, acquired, earned, or inherited by others will not be a source of angst for you.

Re acquiring money, I think you may have it the wrong way around. Such passion as exists in entrepreneurship should be targeted at the product (as in 'I am going to make the best possible version or type of this', or invent something totally new, original and unexpected that people never even knew they lacked), or the consumer, (excellent customer service) than the outcome (the millions happily accruing interest in off shore bank accounts).

Actually, reading your posts, I am very struck by the fact that there is no vision (apart from 'I want to have a lot of money'). Money is a means to an end - it is a medium of exchange (and as such, has been accorded a high value by elements of our society which respect less other values such as vocation, caring, consideration, and indeed, time).

Rather, there is no vision of what you want to invent, leave behind, bequeath. If a business has been established merely to make money, (rather than define itself with an excellent product), neither its owners, staff, nor indeed, indifferent consumers will have the remotest interest in its welfare.

Companies dismiss feelings, relationships (despite the platitudes that 'our staff are our greatest asset' nonsense so many spout in their gushing glossy brochures) at their peril; not only are relationships the key to personal life, relationships and the loyalties they engender are also one of the keys to achieving a certain type of business success.

Just read the passion on some of the threads on this very forum, as members identify (sometimes, with a ludicrous degree of absurd and excessive passion) with the Apple brand - they really care about Apple and what will happen to the brand.

So, my other piece of advice to you at 18 (and I have taught a great many 18 year olds in my life - I used to be a college professor) - is to find out what feeds the passion in your life, what your interests are, and to try to make a living from them. Study them hard, make yourself a master of these areas, and then, if possible, sell your expertise (in the form of a business) to the world.

Treat your customers, your staff, and your brand with respect; far more staff leave good jobs because of rotten bosses than because of poor remuneration.

And, re personal relationships: Well, people differ in their emotional and psychological needs. Some require endless human interaction, and company, while others need greater personal space and crave solitude. However, I know of nobody who can walk the path of life alone, without the support of close friends and some form of family.

^ Well-said, and thanks for your time typing that out.

I do get the whole Apple experience. People care about them since they care about every aspect of their products. It's luxury available to every consumer. That's what I'd like to do: create products that benefit lives. I only work on unique products that can change an industry in some ways.

I'm passionate about being an entrepreneur and in turn passionate about what I conceptualize. I think I'm a bit misunderstood since I enjoy starting new projects every few months until I hit a major project I can focus on from that point. Dabbling in different industries is appealing to me. Buzz would probably be more of an incentive than money at this point.

To me it takes smaller projects to reach the bigger ones that could change the world :D.

I will definitely continue reassessing the sage advice in this thread and appreciate the thoughtful responses.
 
In 2013 it does, somewhat. :(

Regardless of your relationship with your loved ones if you are struggling to pay bills and every month are a month behind there is no way to be happy. In this day and age it's happening to so many people. It's quite sad, actually. Disregarding the economy, the people in this country need to learn to stop spending money they doesn't have.

Not just your country I can assure you.

You can be the richest person in the world but if you have no friends and loved ones you will not be happy. Look at how many lottery winners end up divorced or bankrupt. Doesn't sound like happiness to me.
 
I think the OP means a million a year in income a million in net worth isn't special or much in 2013/2014
 
Different people have different goals. Some are more business oriented, some are more family and friend oriented, to each their own. There are ways to have both, a successful business and free time to spend with your friends and family. Money isn't the root of all evil as some think and college education won't necessarily get you far in life, as it used to.

Age also doesn't really matter. I've met some people recently who are successful entrepreneurs and they're in their early 20's - they just found the right vehicle to get them where they wanted. The fact that OP is 18 years old, doesn't mean that he can't and shouldn't aspire to be successful or a millionaire. It's never too early or too late to start having ambitions in life
 
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