Most people believe that growing up poor or living in rags today is the end of their world, this is a wrong mentality to grow up with, to deliver you from such mentality was the reason why A1Choices did a quick write about how growing up poor can be an advantage for you.

A1Choices put together some great businessmen who moved from rags to riches, these men are all proof that working hard and knowing yourself is a path to riches. From orphanages and living on the streets these men became some of the wealthiest men in the world. These businessmen are the literal rags to riches stories that provide the inspiration for everyone else. Some of them went right into the business that made them rich while others tried a number of different avenues before finding the one that made them a fortune.motivate yourself with their story and believe it is possible for you too.

Are you one of those that your step father gives a hard time, or he has even take a big step of throwing you outside and your mum is doing nothing about it. Do you think life is over due to this bad circumstance? Not too worry, Chris Gardner was kicked out of his home by his abusive step father too.

Maybe you are having a child or two and you are still struggling with homelessness, Chris Gardner also went through such experience, He struggled with homelessness while raising his toddler son, Christopher, Jr. During which he was homeless, sleeping in subway bathrooms he still managed to pass his licensing exam and get employment at Bear Sterns. His life became the subject of “The Pursuit of Happiness.” portrayed in the 2006 motion picture The Pursuit of Happyness, directed by Gabriele Muccino and starring Will Smith.


Ingvar Kamprad

Hello, you are the little man who engage in petty trade beside the road, that's not all you can offer you know, i am very sure of this because i know of a man named Ingvar Kamprad.

Ingvar Kampard is a Swedish business magnate. He is the founder of IKEA, a Swedish retail company specialising in furniture, and is one of the richest people in the world. Yea, i know you want to remind me that he's a rich man but do you know anything about his story?

He was raised on a farm called Elmtaryd (presently standardized Älmtaryd) near the small village of Agunnaryd in Ljungby Municipality in the province of Småland. His paternal grandfather was from Germany, but moved the family to Sweden.

Kamprad began to develop a business as a young boy, selling matches to neighbors from his bicycle. He found that he could buy matches in bulk very cheaply from Stockholm, sell them individually at a low price, and still make a good profit. From matches, he expanded to selling fish, Christmas tree decorations, seeds, and later ballpoint pens and pencils. When Kamprad was 17, his father gave him a cash reward for succeeding in his studies After his father gave him this bonus, he used that bonus to create a mail order business. He grew that business into what is now Ikea and Ingvar Kamprad has a net worth of $3 billion.

Sheldon Adelson

You are living in one room apartment with your father, your mother and your sisters and brothers and you think you are too poor to be somebody in life? Sheldon Adelson was just like you some years ago.

He was the son of an immigrant taxi driver Sheldon lived in a small one bedroom tenement with his parents and three siblings. At the age of 12 he began selling newspapers and then at 16 he started a candy-vending machine business. He continued trying a number of different enterprises before getting his biggest break through a computer trade show. He then purchased the Sands and the Venetian to get himself a net worth of $21.8 billion.

Today, He is the chairman and chief executive officer of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, which owns the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore and is the parent company of Venetian Macao Limited which operates The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino and the Sands Expo and Convention Center. He also owns the Israeli daily newspaper Israel HaYom.

As of June 2015, Adelson was listed by Forbes as having a fortune of $28 billion, and as the 18th richest person in the world. So you see, you can do it if he can do it!

Harold Simmons

Are you a graduate without job and you think your condition cannot get better because you do not know some god-father who can help you get to the top with ease? Check this out.

Harold Simmons grew up in nothing more than a tiny shack in Texas. Even though there was no plumbing or electricity he managed to get himself a B.A. and a Master’s degree. He used his education to get a loan to get a series of drugstores. He built his chain to 100 stores before selling to Eckerd for $50 million. He took that money and continued to be a business mogul and has six companies to his name including the world’s largest producer of titanium.

Harold Hamm

Vulcanizer? Yes you have a chance to be a billionaire! have you heard or read about a man called
Harold Hamm? Harold was the son of cotton sharecroppers and had to work his way from the ground up to make his fortune. He started out pumping gas and repairing cars enabling him to create his own oil company at the age of 22. Despite never going to college, he grew his oil company into an oil empire that is now worth billions.

On January 16, 2015 Hamm was ranked by Forbes magazine as the 48th richest person in United States and 132nd richest person in the world, with a net worth estimated at $9.3 billion, which decreased from $18.7 billion in September 2014.

Wake up from your slumber and defeat that obstacle that has been standing between you and that wonderful plan you have. I believe in you.

THE ONLY WAY TO BE WEALTHY IS TO HAVE AND RUN YOUR OWN BUSINESS.