📊 The data tells the story:
• Over 70% of U.S. millionaires own a business or hold significant equity.
• The top 1% built wealth by owning assets, not just earning income.
But here’s the insight:
Most owners started as employees — building skills and networks.
Then they used those resources to:
✅ Start or buy a business
✅ Invest in real estate or stocks
✅ Build something scalable
Examples:
- Warren Buffett started as an investment salesman — then built Berkshire Hathaway.
- Howard Schultz worked at Starbucks before buying and transforming it.
- Jay-Z started as an artist (essentially self-employed) and built an empire across music, fashion, and investments.
We must think about employment differently — it isn’t the destination or the end, it’s the launchpad.
💭 So what about you?
Are you leveraging your job to build wealth? To build ownership? To build equity?
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