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Branson’s first business was a magazine called Student, launched while still a teenager. Soon after, he started a mail-order record business, which grew into the first Virgin record store in London in 1971. Virgin Records quickly made waves by signing controversial and groundbreaking artists, from Mike Oldfield to the Sex Pistols.

Over the next decades, Branson built Virgin into a sprawling empire. Virgin Atlantic disrupted the airline industry with superior service and bold marketing stunts, including Branson dressing as a flight attendant on a rival airline. Virgin expanded into trains, mobile phones, health, and even space travel with Virgin Galactic.

Branson became known not just as a businessman but as a brand himself, a daredevil entrepreneur who crossed oceans in hot air balloons, windsurfed with celebrities, and posed for outrageous PR stunts. His appetite for risk was as much a marketing tool as it was a personal thrill.

Not every venture succeeded. Virgin Cola fizzled, Virgin Brides failed, and other projects collapsed. But Branson’s willingness to try, fail, and keep moving made him one of the UK’s most admired entrepreneurs.

Make Risk Part of the Story

Richard Branson’s career shows that business is not only about spreadsheets and margins. It is also about energy, story, and audacity. His ventures often started with a question: “Why not?” Why not challenge British Airways with Virgin Atlantic? Why not launch a space tourism company when rockets were still the domain of governments?

Crucially, Branson accepted that failure was part of the process. Some of his companies crashed, but the Virgin brand survived because the narrative was bigger than any single product. The world didn’t just buy Virgin’s services, it bought Branson’s adventurous spirit.

If you want to build something that lasts, don’t hide from risk. Shape it into part of your story. A failed product is a lesson, but a bold identity built on resilience can carry you through decades.

Until next time,

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Buffett’s entrepreneurial streak continued throughout childhood. He delivered newspapers, sold golf balls, and even ran pinball machines in barbershops. After studying at the Wharton School and later graduating from the University of Nebraska, he enrolled at Columbia Business School to study under Benjamin Graham, the father of value investing.

In the 1950s, Buffett worked as an investment salesman before starting his own partnership with just over $100,000, much of it from family and friends. His disciplined focus on undervalued companies generated strong returns, and by the mid-1960s he had taken control of a struggling textile firm called Berkshire Hathaway.

Buffett gradually transformed Berkshire into a holding company, acquiring businesses like GEICO, See’s Candies, and Dairy Queen, while also taking large stakes in giants like Coca-Cola, Apple, and American Express. Known for his modest lifestyle and long-term approach, he became one of the richest people in the world and earned the nickname “The Oracle of Omaha.”

Beyond investing, Buffett pledged to give away the majority of his wealth, launching the Giving Pledge with Bill Gates to encourage billionaires to commit their fortunes to philanthropy

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Patience Pays

Warren Buffett’s genius is not in chasing the hottest trend but in waiting, and then acting with conviction. He once said, “The stock market is a device for transferring money from the impatient to the patient.”

His career is proof of that. While others rushed in and out of trades, Buffett bought businesses he understood, held them for decades, and let compounding do the heavy lifting. His modest lifestyle reinforced the same principle: resist short-term temptations so you can reap long-term rewards.

Buffett built fortune not through speed but patience. He avoided fads, bought what he understood, and let compounding do the work. His example shows that restraint is as powerful as action. In a world chasing shortcuts, he reminds us that wealth and wisdom often flow to those who wait longest.

Until next time,

The Chronicler

The Magnificent Seven earned their reputation.

They changed industries, reshaped indexes, and drove years of market gains.

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David Harland Sanders was born on 9 September 1890, in Indiana, US.

At 13, he drops out of school, leaves his home and takes a job painting horse carriages.

He then falsifies his date of birth to join the U.S Army, serves in Cuba, and is honourably discharged after a year.

When he was 17, he started a job as a blacksmith’s helper at Southern Railway, but he was soon fired due to insubordination.

He then started a job as a fireman at Illinois Central Railroad and started studying law by night.

He was admitted to the bar, started practicing and also selling life insurance. He was fired for insubordination from the life insurance company and his legal career ended after a courtroom brawl with his client.

At the age of 30, he establishes a ferry boat company, which he operated successfully. He took the proceeds from that and established a company manufacturing acetylene lamps, which failed due to the introduction of the electric lamp.

When he was 34, by change, he met the general manager of Standard Oil of Kentucky, and started running a service station in Nicholasville. Six years later this was closed due to the Great Depression.  

He then ran a service station for Shell Oil Company in Kentucky, where he begins selling chicken dishes to the travellers.

At 45, he became a Kentucky Colonel in recognition of his contributions to the state’s cuisine.

Ever wanting to expand, he buys a motel and a restaurant but these are destroyed by fire.  

At 50, he finalised the secret recipe with 11 herbs and spices, which you can see if you zoom in on the timeline.

At 60, he had to shut down his restaurant because a new highway bypassed his location, and he decided to retire.

Unable to settle, he decides to start franchising Kentucky Fried Chicken, eventually selling it for $2 million a decade later. ($20m today)

1 Lesson from Colonel sanders

Quitters Never Achieve Their Goals.

He dropped out of school, was fired multiple times, became and ceased to be a lawyer.

He tasted success with his ferry boat company, yet he lost it all again with the acetylene lamps factory.

He started over, running a service station that eventually closed due to the Great Depression.

He bought a motel and restaurant that were destroyed by fire, but he persevered, he made it work.

However, he faced adversity again as a new highway bypassed his location.

That did not stop him either.

He kept pushing.

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Amancio Ortega was born on March 28 1936 in Busdongo de Arbas, León, Spain.

At the tender age of 14, he starts working for a local shirtmaker named Gala.

At the age of 27, he started his own dressmaking workshop.

At 39, he starts the first Zara store.

This was followed by expanding internationally, more than a decade later.

During his 50s and 60s, he creates Pull and Bear, acquires Massimo Dutti, creates Lefties, Bershka, buys Stradivarius, launches Oysho and takes Inditex public on the Spanish stock market.

Today, Amancio Ortega is worth more than $110 billion.

One Lesson from Amancio Ortega

1. Stay Humble and Be Patient

More often than not, Ortega is seeing visiting the same coffee shop, or having lunch with employees.

Being successful does not mean you cannot be humble. He still enjoys luxurious items. He still lives his life to the fullest.

But he chooses to be humble.

I believe that is a good way to live.

Patience is also worth its weight in gold. He was patient enough and worked for success most of his life. Unlike the youngest billionaire, he only started his venture at 39.

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As a child, he had a passion for drawing. He nurtured it further by enrolling in a design course during his secondary school years.

At the age of 23, he published his first manga, Wonder Island.

At 28, inspired by his love for kung fu films, Toriyama created Dragon Boy, a story about a martial-arts boy on a quest, setting the stage for Dragon Ball’s debut one year later. This quickly ascended to become one of the best-selling manga series of all time, with 159.5 million copies sold in Japan and 300 million worldwide.

His contributions were so significant that an exhibition was entirely devoted to his creations. He became one of the most influential manga artists that there has ever been. He played a pivotal role in popularising anime and manga in Western cultures, effectively placing manga on the international stage.

Sadly, he passed away on 1 March 2024, at the age of 68.

Thank you, Akira Toriyama, for the worlds you shared, the characters we cherished, and the lessons we learned through your work.

May you rest in peace, knowing your legacy will continue to inspire and entertain future generations.

One Lesson from Akira Toriyama

Follow your passion.

Starting with a love for drawing, he dedicated himself to learning and growing in this field. He combined that with his other love, kung fu films, resulting in one of the most beloved manga and anime series of all times.

Embrace what you love, let it guide your efforts, and use it as a foundation upon which to build your future.

Toriyama's journey shows that when passion and profession align, the potential for greatness is limitless.

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John D. Rockefeller was born on 8 July 1839. He was the second out of six children born to a snake-oil salesman.

Dropping out of high school, he completed a bookkeeping course and worked as a bookkeeper’s assistant.

He then started his own business trading hay, grains, and meat, thriving during the Civil War when massive amounts of supplies were needed.

Using the proceeds from the food business, he built an oil refinery near Cleveland in 1863 and turned it into the largest refinery in the area. He was only 24.

By 31, he founded the Standard Oil Company, quickly buying out competitors and gaining a 90% market share.

His efforts made oil affordable, leading to many oil-based products like Vaseline coming to market.

He surrounded himself with smart people who helped him form the first major US trust, create the first futures oil market and find ways around the laws to keep dominating the industry.

The Supreme Court eventually divided his company into 34 entities. As Rockefeller owned a 25% stake in each of them, by 1916, he became the world’s first billionaire.

Lessons from John D. Rockefeller

1. Surround yourself with the right people.

Rockefeller did not rise to the top alone. While he was a very determined and apt individual, he also heavily relied on smart lawyers and business partners. They were crucial in helping him form the Standard Oil Trust and manoeuvre anti-monopoly laws.

In order to build relationships the right way, John D. Rockefeller kept a small ledger where he recorded personal details about people, including their birthdays, among other things.

This practice was one of his methods for building and maintaining personal and business relationships. You can do the same.

I personally add things to remember in the Notes section of every contact.

2. Learn to manage money.

That 10-week bookkeeping course set the foundation for his successful life. He learned to manage small amounts of money and how to keep track of expenses. Even when only earning a minimum amount, he still donated 6% to charity.

If someone cannot manage a small amount of money, they cannot manage larger ones either.

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Hans Eberhard Wilhelm Wilsdorf was born on 22 March 1881, in Bavaria.

At the tender age of 12, his father dies and he becomes an orphan.

He and his siblings were thankfully saved by their uncles, whom had sold the family tool business and sent the children to elite boarding schools.

His first job was at Cuno Korten, where he had to wind up hundreds of watches daily.

In 1903, at 22, he moves to London and founds Wilsdorf & Davis two years later after meeting his business partner, Davis.

In 1908, he trademarked the name Rolex.

Soon, a Rolex became the first ever swiss certified wristwatch that had chronometric precision.

Later on, in 1926, the Rolex Oyster was launched. It had a hermetically sealed case that prevented the entrance of both water and dust. It was named ‘the world’s first waterproof watch’. Watches would be kept in fish tanks in shop windows to lure customers in. (what a sight!)

The rest, as they say, is history.

With more than $10 billion revenue in 2023 alone, Rolex is today one of the most prestigious and revered brands in the world.

One Lesson from Hans Wilsdorf

1. Take Risks

Everything about Rolex carries the stamp of its founder.

During his time, wristwatches were unreliable and regarded as women’s jewellery. People did not believe a man would need one, so no one paid attention to that market. But Hans Wilsdorf did.

He took a risk. And it paid off. Big time.

He wanted his watch to be a symbol of achievement — not one of status. It was always priced a bit out of the ordinary people’s budget just to illustrate that point.

You don’t buy a Rolex. You earn one for a significant achievement in your life. That’s what gives it meaning. We do.

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Sara Blakely was born on February 27, 1971, in Clearwater, Florida.

At 22, after graduating from Florida State University, she initially planned to become a lawyer but abandoned the idea after scoring low on the LSAT.

She then worked at Walt Disney World for three months and took a job selling fax machines door-to-door for Danka.

By 25, her exceptional sales performance led to a promotion as a national sales trainer at Danka.

At 27, she relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, and began working on her own product ideas.

At 29 Blakely convinced a manufacturer in North Carolina to produce her new product, Spanx, while simultaneously working on the patent and branding. She purchased the Spanx trademark and designed the packaging herself.

By 30, Spanx had generated $4 million in sales, and by the second year, at 31, sales reached $10 million. Blakely also secured a contract with QVC to expand Spanx’s distribution.

At 35 she launched the Sara Blakely Foundation, aimed at empowering women through education and entrepreneurship.

At 41 Blakely became the youngest self-made female billionaire.

By age 50 in 2021, the Blackstone Group acquired a majority stake in Spanx, valuing the company at $1.2 billion. To celebrate, Blakely gifted her 750 employees $10,000 and two first-class plane tickets to any destination of their choice.

Lesson from Sara Blakely

The power of not knowing.

Sara Blakely didn’t have a background in fashion, business, or law. This lack of expertise might have seemed like a disadvantage, but she turned it into her greatest strength.

Instead of following the "rules" of how things were traditionally done, she approached challenges with fresh eyes and an open mind.

Not knowing the limits of the industry allowed her to create a product that disrupted it.

Her inexperience became her advantage because she wasn’t confined by the norms or bound by preconceived notions.

She didn’t fear the unknown. She embraced it.

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Steven Paul Jobs was born on 24 February 1955 in California. The Jobs family adopted him when he was a few months old.

When he was 13, he called Bill Hewlett, cofounder of HP, for some spare parts and ended up with a summer job. That is where he met Steve Wozniak, who at that time was working there.

Later on the two collaborated to sell ‘Blue Boxes’. These were devices that enabled people to make long-distance phone calls at no cost.

After high school, Jobs enrolled at Reed College, but he did not see the value in spending his parents’ life savings on this education, and dropped out. This gave him the time to attend courses that he was interested in, such as a calligraphy class.

However, this was a tough time for Jobs. He led a minimalist life, and recounted in his speeches how he would collect soda bottles to earn money and get free meals at the local Hare Krishna temple.

Perhaps this was the reason behind what he did next:

After returning home and joining Atari, which offered a $100 chip reduction bonus, he collaborated with Wozniak on the project, promising to split earnings. However, he misled Wozniak about the bonus, claiming they earned $700 instead of the actual $5,000, a truth Wozniak learned a decade later.

This was followed by another venture we all know — a small company called Apple Computer Co. They funded it by selling Jobs’ car and Wozniak’s calculator. They initially only wanted to sell components, however their first client wanted a complete computer and placed an order for 50 of them.

One year later, the two unveiled Apple II, which sold 5 million times. Then the company went public and reached a $1.2 billion valuation by the end of the first trading day.

The two made history again with the release of the Macintosh, which changed how people viewed computers. Suddenly they were no longer instruments for work, but creative tools.

After many disagreements with the company board, Jobs left and started NeXt and Pixar. NeXt ended up being acquired by Apple and Pixar by Disney.

Once Jobs returned, he introduced groundbreaking products like the iMac, iPod, iTunes, iPhone, MacBook, and iPad.

His health struggles culminated in his resignation as Apple's CEO in August 2011, followed by his passing on October 5, 2011.

One Lesson from Steve Jobs

Follow your intuition.

Steve’s journey was not straight.

He was put up for adoption. He dropped out of college. He did not know what he wanted to do in life.

But one thing is certain.

He always followed his intuition. This led him to partner with people that shared his passions. It led him to that calligraphy class that later became the reason why Apple’s products are so beautiful.

If I had never dropped out, I would have never dropped in on that calligraphy class, and personal computers might not have the wonderful typography that they do. Of course it was impossible to connect the dots looking forward when I was in college. But it was very, very clear looking backward 10 years later. You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward.

Steve Jobs @ Stanford University, 2005.

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Amancio Ortega was born on March 28 1936 in Busdongo de Arbas, León, Spain.

At the tender age of 14, he starts working for a local shirtmaker named Gala.

At the age of 27, he started his own dressmaking workshop.

At 39, he starts the first Zara store.

This was followed by expanding internationally, more than a decade later.

During his 50s and 60s, he creates Pull and Bear, acquires Massimo Dutti, creates Lefties, Bershka, buys Stradivarius, launches Oysho and takes Inditex public on the Spanish stock market.

Today, Amancio Ortega is worth more than $110 billion.

One Lesson from Amancio Ortega

1. Stay Humble and Be Patient

More often than not, Ortega is seeing visiting the same coffee shop, or having lunch with employees.

Being successful does not mean you cannot be humble. He still enjoys luxurious items. He still lives his life to the fullest.

But he chooses to be humble.

I believe that is a good way to live.

Patience is also worth its weight in gold. He was patient enough and worked for success most of his life. Unlike the youngest billionaire, he only started his venture at 39.

It’s never too late.

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The Humble Beginnings

Henry Ford was born in Michigan on July 30, 1863. His father immigrated to America in 1847 and settled there. From quite a young age, Henry was fascinated by mechanics. When he was 16, he left his father’s farm to pursue mechanics in Detroit.

He worked various jobs until he joined the Edison Illuminating Company of Detroit in 1891. In just 2 years, he became chief engineer. He and Thomas Edison became lifelong friends.

In 1896, after spending every free waking hour refining his engine in the small shed of his rented home, Ford completed his first automobile — the quadricycle.

The quadricycle caused quite a stir and attracted financial investors. With their backing, Henry left Edison Illuminating Company and formed Detroit Automobile Company. This venture lasted only 18 months.

Shortly after winning a race in 1901, he founded the Henry Ford Company. Henry left the venture eventually, but this one thrived on its own and became the Cadillac Motor Car Company.

In 1902, he established a new world record during a race. One year later, in 1903, he founded Ford Motor Company. (3rd time is a charm)

The Birth of a Dream

In the span of 5 years, Henry went on to produce nine different cars. He became obsessed with streamlining the process of building the cars and perfecting it. Every new car model got Henry closer and closer to perfection. Up until that point in 1908, his most successful car, Model N, was sold over 7000 times.

The idea was simple. Build an expensive car, sell it to raise money for a cheaper one and repeat until perfection. He worked diligently to streamline the manufacturing process.

Nobody was ready for what would happen next…

The Acceleration of Ford Motor Company

The next car, Model T, changed the course of history. It went on to sell more than 15 million times, therefore “putting the world on wheels”.

Model T was quick to build and easy to drive. It was also very affordable, coming in at between $260 and $850 at that time(±$20,000 today).

Naturally, all this demand required the manufacturing process to be streamlined further.

In the fall of 1913, Henry Ford introduced the first moving automobile assembly line in the world.

One year later, he introduced the $5/day wage for an 8-hour shift. That was double what any other auto company was paying. Eventually, the 40-hours work week would be adopted worldwide.

Lessons from Henry Ford

Today, Henry Ford is remembered not only for having revolutionised the world, but also for his can-do attitude. Here are 2 important lessons from him:

1. If something doesn’t work, don’t get angry at it.
   
   When Henry Ford was building the first iteration of the automobile, he encountered several problems. The car would often break down, but would not get angry at it. He understood that it is up to him to make it work. You can do that too by realising that every problem is just an opportunity in disguise, waiting for a solution.

2. Persist.
   
   Even after multiple failures, persist. Henry Ford knew that every problem is an opportunity, and that by fixing it, he would get closer to his vision. You did not come this far just to come this far.

The Market Is Already Looking Beyond the Mag 7

The Magnificent Seven earned their reputation.

They changed industries, reshaped indexes, and drove years of market gains.

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And it rarely stays concentrated forever.

As these companies mature, the question for investors quietly shifts from: “Do I own them?” to “What comes next?”

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Ralph Lifshitz was born on October 14, 1939 in Bronx, New York.

At 16, he changes his name to Lauren due to constant bullying.

After graduating high school, he drops out of a business degree from university and served in the US Army for two years.

After that, he became a sales assistant at Brooks Brothers for a short while, followed by a sales position at Rivetz Ties.

When he was 28 and working at Beau Brummell, he convinced them to let him start his own tie line, resulting in the Ralph Lauren Corporation.

A year later, at 29, he launches the first line of menswear.

Within a couple years, he becomes the first designer to have a independent boutique in Bloomingdale’s, then opens his first standalone store.

Women shirts soon followed along with the famous embroidered pony.

At 33, he introduced the iconic polo shirt in 17 colours, and the rest is history.

1 Lesson from Ralph Lauren

Don’t be fooled by labels.

Ralph Lauren advocates for feeling good in your own skin.

If something is important for you, show it. Whether it’s a piece of jewellery, or a unique item of clothing, wear it with pride, regardless of brand or label.

Ralph Lauren himself does this too, often mixing high-end pieces with simpler items, demonstrating that true style comes from self-expression and authenticity.

Stay true to yourself.

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Steven Paul Jobs was born on 24 February 1955 in California. The Jobs family adopted him when he was a few months old.

When he was 13, he called Bill Hewlett, cofounder of HP, for some spare parts and ended up with a summer job. That is where he met Steve Wozniak, who at that time was working there.

Later on the two collaborated to sell ‘Blue Boxes’. These were devices that enabled people to make long-distance phone calls at no cost.

After high school, Jobs enrolled at Reed College, but he did not see the value in spending his parents’ life savings on this education, and dropped out. This gave him the time to attend courses that he was interested in, such as a calligraphy class.

However, this was a tough time for Jobs. He led a minimalist life, and recounted in his speeches how he would collect soda bottles to earn money and get free meals at the local Hare Krishna temple.

Perhaps this was the reason behind what he did next:

After returning home and joining Atari, which offered a $100 chip reduction bonus, he collaborated with Wozniak on the project, promising to split earnings. However, he misled Wozniak about the bonus, claiming they earned $700 instead of the actual $5,000, a truth Wozniak learned a decade later.

This was followed by another venture we all know — a small company called Apple Computer Co. They funded it by selling Jobs’ car and Wozniak’s calculator. They initially only wanted to sell components, however their first client wanted a complete computer and placed an order for 50 of them.

One year later, the two unveiled Apple II, which sold 5 million times. Then the company went public and reached a $1.2 billion valuation by the end of the first trading day.

The two made history again with the release of the Macintosh, which changed how people viewed computers. Suddenly they were no longer instruments for work, but creative tools.

After many disagreements with the company board, Jobs left and started NeXt and Pixar. NeXt ended up being acquired by Apple and Pixar by Disney.

Once Jobs returned, he introduced groundbreaking products like the iMac, iPod, iTunes, iPhone, MacBook, and iPad.

His health struggles culminated in his resignation as Apple's CEO in August 2011, followed by his passing on October 5, 2011.

One Lesson from Steve Jobs

Follow your intuition.

Steve’s journey was not straight.

He was put up for adoption. He dropped out of college. He did not know what he wanted to do in life.

But one thing is certain.

He always followed his intuition. This led him to partner with people that shared his passions. It led him to that calligraphy class that later became the reason why Apple’s products are so beautiful.

If I had never dropped out, I would have never dropped in on that calligraphy class, and personal computers might not have the wonderful typography that they do. Of course it was impossible to connect the dots looking forward when I was in college. But it was very, very clear looking backward 10 years later. You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward.

Steve Jobs @ Stanford University, 2005.

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Louis Vuitton was born on 4 August 1821, in Anchay, France. He loses his parents at the tender age of 10 and started walking towards Paris at 13 due to a difficult relationship with his stepmom.

Two years and 450km (or 270 miles) after, he arrives in Paris where he starts an apprenticeship under Monsieur Marechal, a renowned box-maker and packer.

Fun fact: The Arc de Triomphe was 1 year old.

He becomes the personal trunk maker of Empress Eugenie, wife of Napoleon III during the French Revolution. This led to the opening of his first shop where he introduced the revolutionary rectangular canvas trunks.

Over the years, he has focused on refining his designs and setting them apart from competitors who continued to imitate.

He even made bed that could convert into a bed for the French explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Braza.

He introduced the famous damier canvas the same year as the Eiffel Tower was completed.

Three years later, he died of brain cancer.

One Lesson from Louis Vuitton

Make one thing incredibly well.

Many people suffer from the shiny objects syndrome. This is when you always focus on the new thing. Always chasing the new trend.

Louis Vuitton knew this and he dedicates his life to improving his craft.

He was a luggage maker and packer. That’s what he focused on. Nothing else.

But this is more difficult today.

Information travels at faster speeds that one can think. Social media constantly floods us with the newest strategy, the newest toys, and the newest trend. Everyday, something new comes out.

To combat this, we must be careful of what we are influenced by.

Every day, stand guard at the door of your mind, and you alone decide what thoughts and beliefs you let into your life. For they will shape whether you feel rich or poor, cursed or blessed. — Jim Rohn

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Thomas Stephen Monaghan was born on March 25, 1937, in a poor family in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

His father died on Christmas Even when he was 4. Shortly after, his mother left him in a foster home.

He tried to become a priest but was kicked out due to indiscipline. He then joined the Marines accidentally, believing it was the Army.

After being discharged, he started studying at the University of Michigan.

He bought a pizza place called Dominick’s Pizza with his brother to pay his school fees.

However, the business was not going well.

He bought his brother out using his car, a VW Beetle. He had to drop out of university and he became homeless.

He focused on improving the delivery. The best way to do that was to improve the pizza boxes, so he worked with a company to improve them.

Soon after, he renamed the store as Domino’s Pizza.

The rest is history.

One Lesson from Tom Monaghan

Do not quit early.

You need to be persistent. You need to keep pushing. You’re already familiar with the alternative.

When things got rough after 6 months, Tom’s brother wanted out. But not Tom.

He decided to make the business work. He knew that if he kept pushing he will eventually make it. And that’s what he did.

He was able to improve the pizza box and that has become a standard in the industry. He is the reason your pizza came in that square cardboard box.

People fail to realise that running a business is a marathon, not a sprint. Great things take time to develop.

Most people overestimate what they can do in a year but underestimate what they can do in 5.

Until next time,

The Chronicler

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Louis Vuitton was born on 4 August 1821, in Anchay, France. He loses his parents at the tender age of 10 and started walking towards Paris at 13 due to a difficult relationship with his stepmom.

Two years and 450km (or 270 miles) after, he arrives in Paris where he starts an apprenticeship under Monsieur Marechal, a renowned box-maker and packer.

Fun fact: The Arc de Triomphe was 1 year old.

He becomes the personal trunk maker of Empress Eugenie, wife of Napoleon III during the French Revolution. This led to the opening of his first shop where he introduced the revolutionary rectangular canvas trunks.

Over the years, he has focused on refining his designs and setting them apart from competitors who continued to imitate.

He even made bed that could convert into a bed for the French explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Braza.

He introduced the famous damier canvas the same year as the Eiffel Tower was completed.

Three years later, he died of brain cancer.

One Lesson from Louis Vuitton

Make one thing incredibly well.

Many people suffer from the shiny objects syndrome. This is when you always focus on the new thing. Always chasing the new trend.

Louis Vuitton knew this and he dedicates his life to improving his craft.

He was a luggage maker and packer. That’s what he focused on. Nothing else.

But this is more difficult today.

Information travels at faster speeds that one can think. Social media constantly floods us with the newest strategy, the newest toys, and the newest trend. Everyday, something new comes out.

To combat this, we must be careful of what we are influenced by.

Every day, stand guard at the door of your mind, and you alone decide what thoughts and beliefs you let into your life. For they will shape whether you feel rich or poor, cursed or blessed. — Jim Rohn

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Sarah Breedlove was born December 23, 1867, in a poor family in Delta, Louisiana.

At the tender age of 10, she became an orphan. Four years later she marries.

At 21, she worked as a laundress, earning $1.5 a day.

In her 30s she began experiencing scalp problems and hair loss. This led her to discover the products of Annie Malone, a hair-care entrepreneur.

Within a year she began developing her own hair-care products.

After her third marriage, she renames as Madam C.J. Walker.

Soon after she began training sales women, also known as “Walker Agents.” She opens a beauty salon, a college for hair enthusiasts and a factory.

She had tens of thousands of agents all over the Americas.

She died on May 25, 1919, due to blood pressure complications.

One Lesson from Madam C.J. Walker

Everything is an opportunity.

Madam C.J. Walker faced immense challenges—orphaned at a young age, experienced poverty and multiple failed marriages.

Instead of allowing her circumstances to define her, she saw opportunities in adversity.

When she encountered hair loss, she saw an opportunity and developed her own hair care solutions.

This was a time when women were not even allowed to vote. A time when it was difficult being a woman. A time when it was incredibly difficult being a woman of colour.

Yet she persisted.

She kept showing up.

Challenge after challenge, after challenge.

Even though his LinkedIn profile says otherwise, he initially started working for the Xerox Corporation in 1976. Three years later he was recruited as a general manager of Hammarplast.

Among other kitchen utensils, Hammarplast was also manufacturing plastic cone filters. As fate had it, he visited the Starbucks Coffee Company in Seattle to fill their plastic cone filter orders.

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As he walked in through the doors, he was instantly captivated by the rich aroma and flavour of the coffee. One year later he moved to Seattle and joined the company as director of operations and marketing.

A year later, in 1983, he visited Milan and fell in love with the coffee culture Italians have. He wanted to replicate that back in America. But the owners of Starbucks deemed it too expensive and the drinks too novel, so he left and started his own shop.

He raised $400,000 to open Il Giornale. It had a simple mission — to offer the best coffee on Earth. Within two years, he had three stores up and running.

One fateful morning in March 1987, an opportunity presented itself. Starbucks’ founders decided to sell the company.

The rest is history.

One Lesson from Howard Schultz

Pay attention to what people value.

Presently, the brand proudly operates nearly 35,000 stores globally, and expects to approach 45,000 stores by the end of 2025.

However, it all started with one store.

It was during his fateful trip to Milan that Howard observed how much Italians valued coffee and the culture around it.

His success with Starbucks can be attributed to his keen observation and understanding of what people value — connection, experience, and community.

He didn't just introduce Italy's coffee culture to America; he adapted it to suit the preferences and values of his customers. This meant creating welcoming spaces that catered to local communities, offering high-quality coffee, and ensuring that each Starbucks store provided a consistent, positive experience.

What trends do you foresee in the next years?

Until next time,

The Chronicler

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Robbins worked odd jobs, including as a janitor earning $40 a week. At 17, he scraped together nearly a week’s pay to attend a seminar by motivational speaker Jim Rohn. That event changed his life. Robbins became Rohn’s assistant, learning the craft of public speaking and personal development firsthand.

By his mid-twenties, Robbins was leading his own seminars, blending high energy with techniques drawn from behavioral psychology. His style was different (loud music, firewalks, physical intensity) designed to shock people out of limiting patterns. His books, including Awaken the Giant Within and Unlimited Power, became bestsellers, selling millions of copies worldwide.

Over the decades, Robbins built more than just a speaking career. He created a business empire spanning coaching, seminars, nutritional products, and even ownership stakes in sports teams and hospitality. Today, his companies generate billions in revenue annually.

Beyond business, he committed deeply to philanthropy, providing millions of meals through Feeding America and funding clean water projects in India.

Invest in Your Own Transformation

Tony Robbins’s empire started with one choice: spending nearly a week’s wages to attend a seminar that changed how he saw his life. That single decision set him on a path to learn, refine, and eventually teach millions.

The real breakthrough wasn’t the techniques he later developed, but his willingness to invest in growth even when resources were scarce. Again and again, he bet on himself — from risking failure in early seminars to pouring everything into building his brand and companies.

The pattern is clear: transformation requires risk. The investment always comes before the reward.

Robbins’ story is proof that self-investment compounds. The book you buy, the mentor you follow, the risk you take with your time and money — these choices might not pay off instantly, but over years they reshape everything. If you hesitate to back yourself, you stall. If you invest, you grow.

Until next time,

The Chronicler

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Dalio attended Long Island University before earning an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1973. After graduating, he worked briefly on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and then as a futures trader at Shearson Hayden Stone.

In 1975, from a two-bedroom apartment in New York, Dalio founded Bridgewater Associates. He started by advising clients on currency and commodity risks, gradually growing the firm into one of the most respected hedge funds in the world.

Dalio’s career was not without setbacks. In 1982, after wrongly predicting a global depression, Bridgewater nearly collapsed. Dalio had to let go of most of his employees and borrow money from his father to stay afloat. The experience humbled him and reshaped how he thought about decision-making.

He rebuilt Bridgewater by developing a culture of “radical transparency,” where employees challenged one another openly and decisions were made by principles rather than hierarchy. Over time, Bridgewater grew into the world’s largest hedge fund, managing more than $150 billion in assets at its peak. Dalio also became known for his book Principles, which distilled his philosophy on life and business.

Turn Pain Into Data

Ray Dalio’s greatest growth came not from success but from failure. His disastrous 1982 prediction nearly ended his career, but instead of burying the memory, he studied it. He treated pain as information, a signal that demanded reflection and learning.

At Bridgewater, he institutionalized this approach. Mistakes were logged, dissected, and shared so everyone could learn. It wasn’t about avoiding pain, but using it to improve the system.

Dalio’s greatest insight came not from triumph but collapse. His wrong call nearly bankrupted him, but instead of quitting, he studied his mistakes until they became principles.

His takeaway is simple: setbacks are not failures if turned into data. Pain, analyzed honestly, becomes the raw material of wisdom and resilience.

Until next time,

The Chronicler