Making a Living Vs Making a Life
In 1923, a very important meeting was held at
the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago.
Attending this meeting were nine of the richest
men in the world; Charles Schwab, Samuel
Insull, Howard Hopson, Arthur Cotton, Richard
Whitney, Albert Fall, Jesse Livermore, Leon
Fraser and Ivar Krueger.
Twenty-five years later, Charles Schwab died in
bankruptcy; Samuel Insull died while running
from the law; Howard Hopson was insane;
Arthur Cotton had died penniless; Richard
Whitney had spent time in prison; Albert Fall
had been pardoned so he could die at home;
Jesse Livermore, Leon Fraser and Ivar Krueger
had all committed suicide. All of these men knew
much about how to make a living, but none
knew how to live!
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