Success it’s scary a thing at times. When you fail once its human nature to second second guess your self. Then when you fail 2 3 4 5 6 7 times, people really start to question themselves. This is where people get separated, and STRONG get up back up and go HARDER because this no such thing thing failure in their mind. They can’t go back to to regular life, they gotta make it out the the SCARY ass jungle. Green pastures on the other side jungle are worth getting attacked by lions and all the others things along the way. LETS be real only few are gonna make it most people are gonna turn back at first sign of adversity in the jungle. You can live aight if you don’t make it through the jungle. But like my homie J cole said I am young Simba and I can’t wait to be king. Kings go wherever they please in jungle, but you gotta earn stripes.
Where do I start with John. Most people don’t know him, if he walked down the street in many places across the united states people wouldn’t have a idea who he is. Even here in Chicago his home town most people have no clue who John is. I promise you though anyone who someone in Chicago knows who John is. I am talking anyone from Oprah, Michael Jordan, to president of united states of America barack obama.
Let me start with Johns story so you can get to know him a little better. He born into a well to do family, well educated with great jobs. John’s dad gave him stock, for his 12th birthday, and from that day he fell in love with investing. When you develop a love for something at 12 and continue to work on your passion there is good chance for success at very young age.
He went on to study at Princeton university, and he was star basketball player there. Then 3 years after graduating he started his own firm with loans from friends and family. He started Ariel investments with just one employee, and worked very hard to grow it. Each year he would gather new clients, and his family connections helped out a lot.
Today he owns the largest african american owned investment firm in the nation. He would spend a lot of his time after school in early years at stock broker office. You know how a lot of people like to spend their time facebook or myspace John would spend it a office.
Your connections in life can only take you so far, and John had the knowledge and passion to back up his company. So that’s why today he owns a multi billion dollar company.
When you are a winner everyone wants to hang with you, and that is the case for John. He also sponsors a lot of events across the nation.
He has a GREAT heart, every year he helps out a lot of kids from the inner city get into investing world. He teaches them, and a lot of them go on become very successful. They run accounts and learn how trade and everything in johns class.
Here enjoy pictures of John W Rogers hanging with out with some of chicago’s elite
Here is hanging with kanye west at kanye west foundation night for donda west. Dwayne Wade was also here
John also hangs with barack obama to this day. On inauguration day john was in one two limos carrying the president and VERY close friends and family.
and Enjoy John playing michael jordan one one, and he beat Jordan”remember Star player at Princeton”
Leaders don’t look around for approval they move forward regardless. but peer approval does feel good were human. That’s What separates leaders from Followers.
Mike has finally got the call that will place him with all the other great basketball players of all time. This is different there has never been a player to change a game like the way he has. There has NEVER been a player to Change a Business the way he has. There has NEVER been a player like him. Michael Jordan has probably inspired more people to take a jump shot than anyone in the world. I don’t think anyone has ever made jersey number more Famous. I can’t say in my lifetime there has been a more ionic figure to ever grace a sport. When you compare excellence a lot of people say He is Micheal Jordan of…….. You don’t get to that level without serious Results. The thing is most people are not capable of reaching this level of success because they don’t possess the talent to attempt, but he talent and hard work to become iconic. Jordan was always made people around him better, because he demanded excellence of the people around him. You might not have as much talent as him but he would not allow you not live up to your own potential if you were on his team. He Made Nike the coolest brand on the Planet. Billions of dollars have been generated by this one man. I could go on and on about mike, but I will stop here and continue next week. I will just leave you with some great mike footage.
