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*SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE THAT WILL TEACH YOU FOR FREE, WHAT UNIVERSITY CANNOT TEACH YOU*

Great people in the world are those who get education beyond what school offers. So today, I’ll be sharing with you some of my greatest teachers. What makes this even funnier is that you don’t have to pay a dime to learn from these people and they can teach you things that are far more valuable than what any university can.

*Seth Godin*

If you truly want to build a successful business in this age, you must read three of Seth Godin’s books; Purple Cow, Idea Virus, and Tribes. The good thing about this is that all these books are free and you can download them even on Seth Godin’s blogs by searching Google.

I read Purple Cow and Idea Virus about three years ago. My business revenue grew by 100% or more just by understanding the concept Seth teaches. I don’t know any school that could have taught me what I learned from Seth and even if you hate reading books, Seth has so many videos on YouTube which teach the same things that you would find in his books.

*Christopher Voss*

The first time I listened to Chris Voss was via his teaching at the Masterclass which was a paid learning platform. But as God would have it, YouTube started recommending his videos for me. Chris is a former FBI hostage negotiator who is now an entrepreneur and the CEO of The Black Swan Group Ltd.

Chris talks a lot about negotiation and he really knows what he’s talking about, being a former FBI hostage negotiator. You see, negotiation is one of the business skills I advise every entrepreneur to study. While everyone negotiates every day, an entrepreneur negotiates every hour. You would have to meet with a whole lot of people, some are good, some are bad and some are selfish. If you don’t know what to say to get what you want, you’ll be stuck as an entrepreneur.

That’s why I love to learn about negotiation. Knowing how to negotiate with others can double your income and efficiency as an entrepreneur and Chris Voss is probably one of the best people who can really teach you this skill.

*Jordan Peterson*

You may probably know Jordan Peterson before but maybe you don’t take him seriously. Please do. I consume Peterson’s content almost every day on YouTube. He’s one of the smartest humans alive and you don’t have to travel to Canada to meet him or to learn from him. In fact, you don’t have to pay a dime if you don’t have money. Simply search for his name on YouTube and listen to this genius as he teaches you about life.

*Napoleon Hill*

Okay, Napoleon is dead. But he’s alive and we’re likely to take his eternal gift for granted. Why do I call Napoleon’s book “eternal gift”? Well, Think & Grow Rich has made more people rich than any other book ever written.

I read this book in the year 2007 and it saved my life. The problem however is that most humans think new things are better than old things while in fact, nothing is new under the sun.

If you’re among those people who never read Think & Grow Rich or you read it long ago and don’t respect it as much as you do some new books, I challenge you to go and read that book again. It’s actually a free book now as it’s in the public domain. A simple search gives you access to the world and wisdom of the man who died 50 years ago and that’s fun for me.

*Robert Kiyosaki*

Sorry, it’s not everything about Kiyosaki that I like but he’s a messiah of a sort to me. If not for his books, I probably would not be able to teach you business. While I don’t promise that you’ll like everything about Kiyosaki, I promise he has some gifts to give you if you take him a little seriously and do some of the things he suggests.

*Robert Greene*

Sometime between the year 2007 and 2008, one of my friends received a text message from his friend which went something like, “If you want to have a meaningful future, you must read ’48 Laws of Power”.

We rushed out to look for 48 Laws of Power but when I read it, I hated the book. I suspected such a book must have been written by a devilish human because every book I have ever read was telling me how human beings should be, not how they are.

I hated Robert Greene’s books for many years but later when I re-checked and especially when I listened to Robert speaking, I saw a humble man who decided to teach the reality, not necessarily the ideal.

We expect that our boss should appreciate our efforts and commitment but if we appear to be outgrowing them, then, we’re in trouble.

Today, I have in my library the three most popular books by Robert Greene. If at all you won’t read all his books, I beg you to read Mastery. Fortunately, Robert’s content is freely available on YouTube and you can learn so much from him.

*Finally,* Just 50 years ago, if you wanted to learn from an expert, you either had to pay a lot of money to go and listen to them or buy their books. Today, we can learn anything from the comfort of our homes and that’s the best gift of God for this generation.