Name: The SHOCKING Truth About Successful People (Animated Story)
Uploaded: 2019-02-26T08:39:38.000Z
Duration: 7 min 55 s
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- When I say the word success what do you envision?

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Is it having a nice car, is it having a nice family

or is it simply just having a career that you love?

I'm gonna share with you two different stories

of two different men and I want your opinion

on who you think lived a more successful life.

This is Ben and Ben had a really rough childhood.

his parents were not exactly very loving.

or making him dinner or taking any interest in him at all

they would go to the local bar and drink.

And this was really difficult for Ben to deal with.

why don't they want to spend time with me,

he didn't have to think about his parents

and he could just forget about his sadness

Over time Ben eventually became very fascinated

with Greek history and he would read about

great Greek heroes like Alexander the Great

and how they possessed all these traits of

And sometimes he would even imagine himself

And he could help as many people as he wanted.

It was through reading these books when Ben decided

that he wanted a better life for himself.

He wanted to become a modern day conqueror.

He only had one goal on his mind at this time

at that was to get a full ride scholarship

And through hard work he actually did it.

After college Ben went on to become a fierce lawyer,

his intensity was admired and feared by his competition.

And over the next few years he had become

one of the top paid lawyers in the state.

All of this achievement and quote unquote success

Ben didn't have time to go outside and socialize,

he didn't have time for hobbies or vacations

and he certainly did not have time to settle down

but this is the price that everybody has to pay

if they want to become a modern day conqueror.

And also, if Ben was being totally honest with himself

and to spend hours and hours researching every single case.

Because he was so busy he never actually asked himself,

What would I do if I had $20 million in my bank account?

But this work is what allowed him to live in a nice house,

to drive a nice car and to eat at nice restaurants.

But most importantly it's what allowed him

which is something that he always wanted since he was a kid.

And Jeff was born into a middle-class family.

From a very young age, Jeff's parents told him,

and Jeff was doing just enough to get by.

He spent most of his time just doing what he liked

Jeff did really enjoy helping people though.

at the local homeless shelter a couple times per week.

And doing this gave him a lot of joy and happiness.

Jeff did apply to a few colleges in his area

But he had no idea what he wanted to major in.

of kind of floating around and taking it easy,

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