Wash. Rinse. Repeat. From Homeless to Shampoo Billionaire!
Hitting a target of a billion of anything is a big deal for anyone. Let alone, becoming a billionaire from the homeless beginnings of having to sleep in an old car. In this 24th issue, we look to pick up some juicy ideas from the enlightening story of John Paul DeJoria's rise to success.
If you're new to us it is recommended that you read issue 1:?One Idea is All it Takes
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Who is John Paul DeJoria? Extract from Wikipedia: 'John Paul Jones DeJoria?(born April 13, 1944) is an American entrepreneur, self-made billionaire[3][4][5]?and?philanthropist?best known as a co-founder of the?Paul Mitchell?line of hair products and?The Patrón Spirits Company. Due to his personal career and achievements in business from once being homeless to becoming a self-made billionaire and successful entrepreneur DeJoria has been described as a living example of the American Dream and has been featured in a number of reports and documentaries.[6][7][8][9][10]'
There are many simple ideas that can be gleaned from this man's journey - John Paul Dejoria: From Homeless Single Father to 2.7 Billion in Net Worth - When going above and beyond was rewarded beyond expectations. Look out for the meat behind the extracts below:
Extract: '..he was homeless not just once- but twice in his life before building multiple billion-dollar brands. John Paul Dejoria currently has a net worth of $2.7 billion.'
Extract: 'His mother struggled with money but always taught her boys to be generous with others. It was a lesson that there are always people worse off than you and that you should have gratitude for what you have.'
Extract: 'He realized that no matter what kind of job you may have, you need to go above and beyond if you want to succeed.'
Extract:
Don’t believe people when they tell you that you’re going to fail. Do it. Prove them wrong.
JOHN PAUL DEJORIA
Extract: 'After two years of just barely making ends meet, John felt like they finally “made it”. He wasn’t homeless anymore. Both he and Paul were finally able to pay their bills on time, and each had $2,000 in their savings account. To John, this sense of stability was his definition of success. He was overwhelmed with gratitude and already felt rich. But he had no idea how much more the company would grow from there.'
Extract: '1989.. Paul Mitchell haircare was in business for 9 years, and it was doing far better than John Paul Dejoria ever expected.. he decided to invest in co-founding a tequila brand called Patron.. In 2018, Patron Spirits International was purchased by Bacardi for $5.1 billion. John is still one of Paul Mitchell’s co-owners, which is currently estimated to be worth $3 billion.'
Extract: 'Now that he is successful, John Paul DeJoria has carried on the lesson his mother taught him as a child about giving back. He signed The Giving Pledge and Warren Buffet and Bill Gates, which promised to give away half of their wealth to better humanity.'
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Here's a great interview that gets into the mind of the man - Billionaire REVEALS The Key Habits That Will CHANGE Your Life! | John Paul Dejoria
Just love these 3 key out-takes from - Profile- John Paul Dejoria: The billionaire entrepreneur who was once homeless - 'Dejoria followed three main principles in his life that led him to success. (1) He was always prepared for rejection, (2) he did his best for his products in order to be number one in the market and lastly (3) he remains focused on social responsibility. He said in an interview that “customers like to be involved with people and businesses that donate their time to help others, save the planet and make a difference”.
You can follow John Paul DeJoria's life-story in a movie - see https://www.facebook.com/GoodFortuneMovie/
This interview is a must watch for lots of great pointers to success:
Success unshared is failure
JOHN PAUL DEJORIA
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Remember..?just one idea is all it takes.
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Next week:?issue 25 - We explore ideas to beat the dangerous resurfacing monster of inflation
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Trevor Nel?is author of?One Idea Is All It Takes?and numerous publications & articles, including :
Sales Management Strategist, CEO, Deal Closer and Author
2 年Perspective of a billion.
What a story. First time i've heard of him. The simplicity of his approach in just 3 lessons is quite something. Thx for sharing Trevor. Gotta see the movie as Rodriquez in the movie clip (or a JP look a like) has such an amazing story too.