Английский для социологов. Астафурова Т.Н. - 43 стр.

                   UNIT 3. ENTERPRENEURS




     How to make a million
       Trying to make your first million? Then forget about drive,
initiative and ingenuity. And don’t let anyone tell you it’s about putting
in an 18-hour day, having a sudden stroke of genius or beating the
system as you work your way to the top. For statistically speaking,
your chances of making a fortune will largely depend on how fortunate
you are in the first place. According to all the surveys, here are four
sure-fire ways of getting rich:
      1. START OFF RICH.
      It’s depressing but true that half of Britain’s 95,000 millionaires
were born into wealthy families and so were a quarter of those who
head the country’s largest corporations. When you’re rich already it
takes a special kind of person not tî get richer.
       2. DO BADLY AT SCHOOL.
       Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin, is the classic case,
leaving school at 16 to start a mail-order record company and ending
up running his own airline, publishing, broadcasting, construction
and holiday empire. He’s not alone. Almost two thirds of the UK’s top
earners finished their education early. And the studious graduate is
less likely to be found staying at the Hilton Hotel than applying for a
job in its kitchens.
      3. LOSE A PARENT.
      Amazingly, only 5 % of successful entrepreneurs had both parents
present throughout their childhood. Perhaps a lack of parental control
gives you the toughness, resilience and independence you need to
make it on your own.
     4. BE BEAUTIFUL.
     Silly as it sounds, good looks really do get you places, both in
terms of career and marital prospects. If you are too pretty, however,
people may tend to assume that you’re nice but stupid and pass you
over for promotion.

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