re: #98 Buck

Everyone has that. It isn’t something given only to successful people.

Why are some business owners successful, where some are not?

For a very wide variety of reasons. For example, my grandfather would credit the success of his furniture business to the hard work of his manager, a man who stayed with him for twenty years or more. That employees hard work was absolutely invaluable to grandpa. He also had the knack for hiring good other staff, so grandpa had a great crew of salesmen, delivery guys, etc. He even had a truck, with a driver.

His first business, on the other hand, failed because of his brother’s terrible betrayal. That was the one where he was still healthy enough to work hard. That one he had made a success, though, by working hard— but he got the money for it from a GI loan.