Are you ready to be a millionaire?

I have always been fascinated with rich people, not with their lifestyle but how they become rich. Especially those who started with nothing but rose to become business magnates and tycoons. One of my favorite rich person is Mr. John Gokongwei, one of the richest Filipinos. His success story is the story I keep reading whenever I feel the need for some inspiration and the desire to become rich is at its peak. Which is quite often, hehe. I know Mr. Gokongwei was born rich. But when he was a teenager, they lost everything when his father died. His mother had to sell all the jewelries and had to send her other children back to China because it was cheaper to live in China then. Mr. Gokongwei's success started when they lost everything. Well it did. Because this drove him to work hard and to fight on. I realized that losing everything is not always a bad thing. I read from one of Mr. Gokongwei's speeches that Mr. Lucio Tan became rich when he lost his job. According to the speech "..the price has also forced the closure of a third cornstarch company, and one of their chemists was Lucio Tan, who always kids me that I caused him to lose his job. I always reply that if it were not for me, he will not be one of the richest men in the Philippines today." But are we prepared to lose everything we have? It is really difficult when you are used to a good life and suddenly you lose everything you have. But from the success stories I've read, losing everything has paved the pay for the rich men to become rich. I wondered why I am still not rich. A lot of people younger than me already are. And I realized it's not because I lack the desire to become rich but because I fear I will lose everything what I have right now. I have long wanted to go into business. But something's always stopping me from doing so. It's the fear that's holding me back. Being homeless immediately flashes in my head whenever I think of the risk of putting up a business. "Never lose sleep thinking of business risks" said Mr. Gokongwei. To become rich, one should let go of the fear. And be prepared to fight on! So, are you ready to become the next millionaire?