I had always forced myself to achieve the highest achievement in studying since I started school, as I saw that it was the only way that others would consider me successful. I passed all the courses with excellence during twelve years of tertiary education, and then I went to university even though we really had a hard time paying for it. I thought I was halfway to success. I read a variety of books ranging from life skills to secrets to getting rich.

I had always hoped that the university certificate would bring me success. I would bring fame to my family; I’d get a high-paying job and keep studying.

However, my life suddenly turned a different path when I was in my last year of college. I decided to work for a company specializing in online sales even though I was completely new to this field. It was in this place that my concept of success changed. Something pushed me to overcome all the requirements of this completely new type of job. Suddenly I realized that the heap of knowledge I was trying to accumulate in my head was not helping me to be successful in life. I learned about many successful people in their work without even graduating from college in my company, as well as examples of billionaires in the world.

I had to admit that the university certificate did not help me succeed after four years working in online sales with dedication and passion. And I kept looking for the value of the word “success”. A friend gave me a book called The Education of the Rich and said it was the kind of book for people like me. I didn’t think it was true, but I read it because I couldn’t resist my curiosity about the title of the book.

There really are books that change people’s lives. I read the book and thought about it every day. I thought about what I had experienced while reading the book and gradually found the answer to my own question. The most useful thing that I thoroughly understood and learned from the book are the very simple things that help people to be successful in life, pointed out by the author: Find yourself a successful teacher to learn to do things your way; find an eternal passion at work to never stop; and find a personal style that makes you different.

Personally, I believe that success doesn’t mean you have to be a college graduate, and anyone can be successful in their own way.