SELFMADE MAN 34 COMMENT DEVIENT-ON ? MILLIARDAIRE POUR ÊTRE RICHE, ON PEUT HÉRITER OU GAGNER AU LOTO. C’EST LA VOIX DE LA HOW DO YOU FACILITÉ. LE SELF-MADE MAN, LUI, EST DOTÉ D’UN BECOME A TALENT RARE : IL SAIT FAIRE DE L’ARGENT. BILLIONAIRE ? PAR MICHEL FRANCA -/TO BE RICH, YOU CAN INHERIT OR WIN THE LOTTERY. THAT'S THE EASY WAY. BUT THE SELF- MADE MAN IS BLESSED WITH A C’RARE TALENT : HE KNOWS HOW TO MAKE MONEY. est avant tout une question de caractère. Le self-made man a un profil de gagneur. Il affiche un caractère bien trempé, une solide détermination et du flair. Il a l’instinct des affaires. Il sent, devine intuitivement ce qui va marcher. Il sait forcer la chance pour infléchir son destin et prendre la direction des sommets. Cela suppose qu’il ne s’embarrasse pas des obstacles. Il les balaye. Il y a du guerrier en lui, du killer. Il n’hésite pas à broyer ses adversaires. Au besoin, il sait faire preuve de ruse, manœuvrer, se montrer diplomate quand il le faut. Sa vie ressemble à un vaste Monopoly. Il achète, il vend, il investit et sa fortune grossit en un temps record. Devenu riche, il aime cultiver le mécénat. Il crée des fondations. Subventionne des œuvres. Devient collectionneur d’art. Parraine des Institutions. Fait don de ses collections à des Musées ou des Fondations qui porteront son nom. -/Above all it's a question of character. The self-made man has a winner's profile : resolute character, strong determination and flair. He has businessinstinct : he feels, intuits, what's going to work. He knows how to push his luck so as to influence his destiny and head for the top. Which implies that he doesn't heed obstacles, he sweeps them away. Bill Gates, There's something of the warrior in him, the killer ; he doesn't think twice 1 e fortune mondiale. about riding rough-shod over his adversaries. But if needs be he can be cunning, manoeuvre, be diplomatic when required. His life resembles a huge game of Monopoly : he buys, he sells, he invests and his fortune increases in record time. Once rich he likes to cultivate philanthropy, settingup foundations, financing artworks, becoming an art collector, sponsoring institutions, donating his collections to museums and foundations that will bear his name. octobre 2009 www.cotemagazine.com |