According to his biographer, the Mexican Carlos Slim live on a salary of $ s 24 000 per month. Is the enemy of ostentation and extravagance, and buy what they sell its retail chains. "It's the antithesis of the magnates who pose for magazines jet set," said the journalist.
Slim, summarizes Martinez is a businessman "nationalist", which has as one of its top "never do business with politicians" and a lifestyle that never betrays: "You are allergic to publicity and leads a frugal life that borders more on the sober modesty." Fifth of six
brothers, three men and three women, Slim was born on January 28, 1940 in Mexico City, into a wealthy family of merchants. His business career, which began at 10 years, selling sweets and drinks to his family, has been marked by a style based on investing in businesses in crisis and transform them.
In 1990, for example, the government bought Telefonos de Mexico, then worth $ 1100 million managed to multiply to $ 20,000 million worth today.
From there, he built an empire in the telecommunications sector, whose star is the company America Movil cell phone, which operates in 18 countries, has 200 million customers and represents 31% of Slim's fortune, which, according to Forbes, is U.S. $ 53,000 million.
Through a letter to the university community, Carlos Slim, advises students leading to what, in their view, consider important in life.Mexico City, June 1994
I am writing this letter to share some of my experience in life, hoping it will contribute to your education, your way of thinking and living, his emotional balance, in sense responsibility to yourselves and to others, maturity and, above all, his happiness, to be the result of your daily existence.
You are privileged in society, thanks to their talent and effort, the best reason, its own value.
Success is not doing good or very good things and be recognized by others. There is an outside opinion, is a landlocked country. It is the harmony of the soul and emotions, you need love, family, friendship, authenticity, integrity.
Being so prominent as you are, means a privilege, but also involves many risks that may affect values \u200b\u200bwell above the "success" professional, economic, social or political. The strength and emotional balance are in the inner life and to avoid those feelings that corrode the soul, such as envy, jealousy, pride, lust, selfishness, revenge, greed, sloth, and are poison is eaten slowly.
When you give, do not expect to receive. "It is fragrance in the hand that gives roses," says a Chinese proverb. Do not let negative feelings and emotions to dominate your mind. The emotional toll does not come from third parties, forge and develop ourselves.
not confuse values \u200b\u200bor belittle their principles. The way of life is very long, but it passes very quickly. Live the present intensely and fully, that the past is a burden, that the future will be a stimulus. Each person can forge their destiny and influence reality. Do not ignore it.
Live with positive feelings and emotions like love, friendship, loyalty, courage, joy, good humor, enthusiasm, peace, serenity, patience, trust, tolerance , prudence and responsibility. Opposites do not invade the soul, that last bit in his mind, do not let them stay, little further. Often make mistakes, it is common and human, provided that they are dealing with children, accept them, correct them and forget them. Do not be obsessed by them, heaven and hell are within us. What is most valuable in life and costs does not cost much: love, friendship, nature, and what she has accomplished on the man of shapes, colors, sounds, smells we perceive with our senses, can only be appreciated when we mentally awake.
Live without fear and guilt, the fears are the worst feelings of man, weakened, it inhibits the action and depressed, and the faults are an enormous burden on our thinking, acting and life. Make it difficult to present and obstructing the future. To fight them, we are sensible and aceptémonos as we are with our realities, our merits and our sorrows.
occupation moves to concerns and issues, to confront them, they disappear. Thus, the problems should make us stronger and stronger. Failures, learning and success must be silent stimuli.
their conscience, because it never deceives you. Fears and guilt, then they will be minimal. Not locked, or ruin your life, live it with intelligence, soul and the senses awake and alert, aware of their demonstrations and educate yourself to appreciate and enjoy it.
Good work is not only a duty to themselves and society, is also an emotional need.
the end we leave with nothing, just leave our work, family, friends and, perhaps, a positive influence so that they have sown.
With best wishes, Mr. Carlos Slim Helu
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