John Rockefeller - a name known to every adult inhabitant of the earth.With no start-up capital, in addition to his own diligence and perseverance, Rockefeller was able to put together the richest business empire in the world.During his lifetime and after his death around this person were a lot of rumors, gossip and various judgments.It has been enough time to take a sober look at the history of the man who created himself and transforms our world.
St. Ekyuperi once said that we all come from childhood.Following this rule, we consider only one that is John D. Rockefeller.Biography of this person started quite ordinary.Our hero was born in 1839 in Richforde, NY.Workaholic mother, and the father of a large family rake.Since childhood, accustomed to work, John saw wealth as a blessing of God.With a good heart, a little John still managed to work out at the sobriety of thought and a certain isolation.Focused lifestyle makes it stand out from among their peers.It seemed that he always solves some important task.Every Sunday, the Rockefeller family, except for his father, attended church, and this boy is a genuine pleasure.Pious mother gave her son the whole ethic of Protestantism that demanded perseverance, work and virtue.Father, having adventurous temperament, not in the least concerned about his wife and children, although moments of enlightenment told his son about successful transactions and ways of doing business.And yet, at some point he just ran away, leaving the family to arbitrariness.Therefore, the tender care of his mother until the end of her days, even John D. Rockefeller did not go to the funeral of his father.
in 16 years, left the farm, the young man began to look for work in Cleveland.After 6 weeks, his efforts were crowned with success, he received the coveted position of assistant bookkeeper.All the energy and zeal went to work, with great difficulty he restrained himself from accounting calculations on Sundays, when he visited the church.Life in the hard work and austerity fully yielded the first results.It started the promotion, but John Rockefeller quickly realized that in this way he will not be able to earn the coveted $ 100 000.With little capital, he started his private business selling food.
speculation during the Civil War was able to amass his first serious capital.Yet the real wealth came from the oil, when the company was founded Standard Oil in 1865.Winning the competition, he bought the company of his opponents, he has not yet become a monopoly in this area.Since then it was laid the foundation of the great empire of the Rockefellers.
Often, a successful businessman is not happy in family life.John D. Rockefeller refuted this rule by example.Marrying for love, he found in the person of Laura Spelmen not only an excellent mother for her children, and fellow fighter, a kindred spirit, whose support he valued above all else.Throughout his life he walked with her hand in hand, completely separated views and methods of education.Being the richest family in America, they did not spend money on frilly clothes, old clothes personally repaired strictly control costs.Children with childhood were accustomed to work, to the fact that the award must be earned.Market relations have been transferred to the family.For certain right actions and responsibilities to give out money, bad things occurred fines.Rigor of education John Rockefeller paid tribute to the need to grow a decent shift for your business.
With devilish tenacity in business, Rockefeller realized the responsibilities entrusted by God to steward this wealth.Therefore, philanthropy has become an integral part of his life.Sometimes for gifts other people's children, he spent amounts well in excess of the content of their own offspring.Yet in his lifetime and after his death he was accompanied by criticism about its greed.After all, to build universities and hospitals, it was necessary to profit at the expense of the entire nation.
Puritan lifestyle and dedication helped John D. Rockefeller to perform almost all the tasks he set himself.The last of them was to ensure that live a hundred years.It is not successful, it did not have a little over two years.
