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Let’s talk about sports and money, professional Basketball and Money to be precise. Well it’s no news that these players earn massive wages, have fast cars, own mansions and are living the dream. But as Jim Rohn said I think, “Wages makes you a living, Profit makes you a fortune.” Spencer Haywood was one of the darlings of the professional NBA league. He started his professional career in the early ‘70s at the age of 21 after being drafted in the second round of selections. His skills were incredible and it cemented his position as an NBA superstar. Haywood went on to win more than 15 awards in his playing career which spanned 14 years. Amongst those included the ABA Most Valuable Player in 1970, an Olympic gold medal and a Championship with LA Lakers in 1980. During his illustrious career, Haywood played for 6 professional NBA teams and was later in 2015 inducted into the prestigious NBA Hall Of Fame. Everything was going on perfectly, much more than he would ever have though...

S o I heard a story few days ago about a man who has owed his success in the big screen to the mythological goddess of luck. This man was nearing his 40s when being at the right place at the right time turned his life around. Now prior to his life changing event, he wasn’t the best student in class and as a matter of fact he had to drop out of college, married his college sweetheart and moved to another city. He became fascinated with the whole idea of carpentry that he soon took it up as profession. So how did a carpenter end up with several accolades, the Golden Globe Award nominations and then going on to becoming one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood? History has it that one day, as busy and eventful as any other day in the studio can be, a movie director spotted a carpenter trying to make a door on set for the movie being shot and then thought to himself that this young man would have what it took to play the leading role in his movie. So he convinced the young ca...