Warren Buffett: 'This $100 course gave me the most important degree I have'—and it's why I'm successful today via CNBCMakeIt
div > div.group > p:first-child"> A few years ago, I got the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to interview him for my book,"Getting There: A Book of Mentors," which features essays and interviews from the some of the world's most successful people, as well as their indispensable career and life lessons.
The Berkshire Hathaway CEO divulges that he purposely selected courses in college where he didn't have to stand up in front of the class and arranged his life so that he would never find himself in front of a crowd. If he somehow found himself in that situation, he admits that he could 'hardly even say' his own name.
When the course was over, Buffett went to the University of Omaha and announced that he wanted to start teaching. He knew that if he didn't speak in front of people quickly, he would lapse right back to where he started.Buffett's credits much of his success to the class, and his office shows more than enough proof.
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