Learning From Mark Zuckerberg

By Author: Bradley Gordon
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Lessons from Mark Zuckerberg

Now if you don't already know, Mark Zuckerberg was a billionaire before he reached the age of 26. (Yes I know I could've said 30, but 26 sounds better) Mark Zuckerberg from a very young age fell in love with technology and was even creating his own little technological devices. There are many brilliant kids out there that are excelling in their academics. But Mark developed his craft and is now one of the youngest billionaire. He is worth about $17.5 billion (2012). That is very impressive for the now 27 year old. I could imagine his classmates in Harvard University were baffled when they heard Mark Zuckerberg the "nerd" would be a billionaire. I don't think he ever thought he would become a billionaire. Now there are some things that we can learn from his journey that we can apply to our lives. Now you may not become a billionaire because you modelled his steps, but you can you become successful as you identify what he did and how he thought.

Lesson #1 – Passion

Mark was a very passionate student. He loved technology and he devoted a lot of his time to creating ...
... software's and ideas that would help his fellow classmates. He first created a program called Course Match which helped students choose their classes based on the course selections of other students. Then he created FaceMash which enabled students to compare other students to each other and vote who was more attractive. Zuckerberg was onto something, because he was on the search for a program that would create a community where students can socialize from a computer. Then Facebook was born. What are you passionate about? Are you passionate about what you're doing? Your talents can only take you as far as your passion will sustain you. You will rarely hear about success stories of individuals who had no desire for what they were doing and succeed. Every success is driven by passion and that is the gas that gives you the fuel to succeed.

Lesson #2 – Unique

Mark wasn't the most popular student in Harvard, but he was unique in his own way. He wanted to be different. He didn't want to be the typical student who just graduated and got a good career and "DO" life. He wanted to be a part of something that was going to bring substance in his environment. Zuckerberg being unique also resulted in him creating the now most popular social media outlet in the world. There is one thing that is for sure in this world. There is only one YOU. As much as there are identical twins in this world even they are not identical, because they have different genetic codes. I'm not trying to turn this into a scientific post, but I want to make the point that creativity is in you. Be unique and be innovative.

What you can practically take from these two lessons is to be passionate and be yourself. Don't let anyone deter you from being creative and different, because they can be possibly be stopping the NEXT BIG THING(YOU) from success.


Now some may think that this unattainable, but it is very possible. There are hundreds of millionaires and billionaires who actually have real estate properties that they either buy and sell or rent out. For example, Donald Trump. Most of his wealth is from the properties that his company owns. He has hotel, commercial, and residential properties all around New York City and he receives an enormous amount of money from those properties EVERY MONTH. He understands the power of real estate and he is a MULTI-MILLIONAIRE because of it. Don't look at the example of Donald as hard to achieve, but look at it as an opportunity.

Benefits of Real Estate Investing
-You will earn passive income. You will be collecting rent checks every month
-You will earn capital gain as the property appreciates in value


Where can you find real estate investing opportunities?

1. You can look into local newspaper ads
-This is the oldest way to look for properties. Just collect your newspaper ads every week and go through to see if there are properties that you can invest in.

2. Partner with an Investment Company
-There are companies out there that will help you with financing a home. You can find them through newspaper ads or you can research online.

Now I wouldn't go out there and invest in real estate without the proper education. However, that doesn't mean you have to take a course or go to school for it, but it does mean that you have to do your research and learn how the market works. As you do your due diligence, it will help you succeed in having the multiple sources of income you've always wanted.
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