Cash is King: The only true measurement of success is money

Is your mum rich? – No, mine neither and she’s the most successful person I know.

In the city money and particularly the size of your bonus is success - a guaranteed cast iron fact propagated by the former masters of the universe. And yet I cannot be the only one who is amazed on a daily basis by the fat, lazy, talentless but incredibly rich “success” stories I see. Obviously they’re right and we’re wrong and they are successful and we’re failures. But what about mum?

Let’s face it they have the boat, the £10m house just off Sloane street, the red Italian sports car and a place in Cap Ferrat whereas we …don’t. So whenever they speak we listen and they’re right and we’re wrong again….

Nope people – absolutely wrong - they’re just rich – maybe they were born that way, maybe they were lucky or maybe they made it because they had some arithmetic ability or creative talent but it doesn’t make them better or even…a success.

Is Bill Gates a successful man because he’s rich – No – he’s a success story of our times because he happened to change the way we all live because of a brilliant mind – and into the bargain he seems like a good guy who is generally interested in helping others. He’s successful, he’s rich and we like him; Richard Branson? - Hell yeah – we love the guy. The fat rich guys wallowing in the Hamptons? Dick Fuld – successful? Fred the Shred? Roman and the Oligarchs – rich beyond belief – successful? I’ll take my mum….. or Saint Bill

Define your own success criteria and only measure yourself against that – if you make it money alone you’ll be doomed to failure because like the best boxer in the world there’s always someone bigger just around the corner….

And speak up – for goodness sake people - just because someone is worth £300m or a yard or two (that’s a Billion pounds folks) – disagree with them and argue with them- don’t bow down before them - their money does not make them God – it just makes them rich…..

Live a little people – be happy – you are already a success. Just ask your mum.

Mamamarkets