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CHAPTER 7 BUILDING A CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM

There is No Such Thing As a Self-Made Millionaire

Although I am constantly being admired as one of
Singapore’s youngest self-made millionaires, I want you to
know that I believe that there is really no such thing as a SELF-
made millionaire.

There is no way you can make a million dollars and more in
a business by yourself. There is no way you can succeed in
anything without a strong team behind you. A leader, no
matter how great, is nothing without a great team. I can tell
you that if it wasn’t for the great people working for me, I
would not have half the success that I enjoy today.

Whenever we read about a person like Steve Jobs (Apple
Computers), Bill Gates (Microsoft), Richard Branson (Virgin)
and so on, we find them being credited for creating
breakthroughs in technology and amazing business
achievements. In reality, it was a team of hundreds of highly
passionate, motivated and intelligent people that made that
success happen. As the head of the company, they merely
represent that team.

So, a great entrepreneur is not someone who possesses all
the talent and skill to do everything that is necessary to build
a successful business. In fact, most people who have the belief
that they are the ‘star’ and that nobody can do it better than
they can, wind up being self-employed one-man operations
all their life.

Instead, a great entrepreneur knows that to build a million-
dollar empire, he must find people who are smarter than he,
put them in the right place, stand aside and let them produce
the results. The entrepreneur’s role is to keep them focused in
the right direction and to cheer them on.

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