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People who changed the world
People who changed
the world
Andrew Carnegie is a typical representative of
a realized American dream. Initially financially
not secured incomer waited to see the mark of
second richest man in history.
Andrew Carnegie was born on November 25, 1835, to the family
of later Scottish emigrants in a small village Dunfermline in Scotland.
At that time little Andrew had an opportunity to meet with a big new
world, the USA, however his viewpoint was not exactly positive. In regard of the poor conditions and weak family background he had to
work actually as 12 years old, what was not so exceptional at that time.
Reportedly he worked to 12 hours every day from Monday to Saturday,
whereupon for one such week of work he earned one or two American
dollars. Of course at that time it was concerned entirely different value
as it is today, however for still young Andrew this sum did not give him
a chance to get out of the poor environment.
In spite of the poverty and ever-present saving on everything possible and impossible, the Carnegie family decided to provide their son at
least the rough basis for the future professional and perhaps also personality growth. Therefore Andrew started to attend an evening school
what later showed itself as the right step. From the position of worker,
for which was the rough manual work typical, Andrew shifted to the
position of director’s callboy who took care for first and foremost an
administrative and field work. He still worked for the same company,
however now directly under the boss.
„Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!“
The following career progress of young Andrew was very quickly.
Sooner than he was 18 years old he went through some administrative positions in several companies, he occupied the important work
positions also in railroad, in telegraph company (of that time analogy
to