Will Humphreys pushes back on the stereotype that wealthy entrepreneurs are selfish. Most successful people he knows, especially those who bootstrapped their fortunes, are generous and humble. They share a belief that they're uniquely valuable and equally responsible to help others.
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When we think of big business, for example, companies that are making lots of money, there's kind of an inherent label of like they're dark, they're selfish, they're evil. And there are true examples of those individuals who do. But in real terms, the most successful people that I in person know typically love the most, serve the most, give the most, are the least selfish. So I do think that there's like illustrations in media and in life of people who have a lot and don't use it for good. But for most people, especially if they've had to come from nothing or little and they've had to build that from scratch, so to bootstrap their businesses or whatever they're going to do. In my experience, those are some of the most amazing human beings that I want to be like. They embody all the things like a big belief that they matter, no more than anyone else, but that they matter and that they're unique in the same breath, and that what makes them so effective in life is how they can help and serve others.