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But his critics—of which there were many—probably would have said that he was stretching the definition of honest. Rockefeller pioneered the monopoly, Parr writes, aggressively buying smaller...
Jul 7, 2023 · Alex Kasprak. Published July 7, 2023. Image courtesy of Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images. Claim: John D. Rockefeller, who founded the General Education Board, once said "I...
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If there was one overarching principle to Rockefeller’s success, it is contained within this maxim of his: Rockefeller’s most striking quality was what Chernow calls his almost “eerie self-control.” He relentlessly honed his will, training himself to be master of his emotions, desires, and schedule, so that he could direct all his impulses towards ...
There was little in Rockefeller’s upbringing that would portend his meteoric rise. He was born in a clapboard house in New York in 1839. His mother was a solid, religious woman, but his father, William Avery Rockefeller, was essentially a snake oil salesman, who was gone from home for weeks and sometimes months at a time, selling his “botanical” cu...
As a boy, John D.’s mother taught him: “Control of self wins the battle, for it means control of others.” He took that maxim to heart, adopting a far different leadership style than the stereotypical corporate tycoon, cultivating a power that relied not on loud, blustering displays and belligerent table-pounding, but quiet authority and a sphinx-li...
From the above description, it may seem like Rockefeller was a prideful man. But this was far from the case. Throughout his life he assiduously cultivated his humility. From the very start of his career, he keenly understood the way that power and wealth could lead to hubris, and intentionally trained himself not to be guided by ego. As his net wor...
From the time he was a young man, Rockefeller wanted to become wealthy, and he was certainly driven at times in his career by simple avarice. But importantly, his motivation in building his empire did not rest solely on the desire to be rich, but was rather undergirded by satisfactions and purposes outside the acquisitive. First, he simply enjoyed ...
Chernow writes that “Rockefeller seemed destined to succeed as much from his fastidious work habits as from innate intelligence,” and the man himself admitted to having “a passion for detail.” If anything, this was an understatement. In his personal appearance, Rockefeller always presented himself well-groomed and neatly dressed. His face was alway...
In looking back on the factors that most shaped the trajectory of his success, Rockefeller believed that one of the most important was his decision to track all of his spending and saving. Starting as a young man, John D. had kept a strict accounting of his finances in a small, red pocket notebookhe dubbed “Ledger A.” Even as an old man, he kept it...
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Nov 7, 2023 · November 7, 2023. John Rockefeller and modern medicine: The 1910 Flexner Report laid the foundations of the modern medical system, dubbed “Rockefeller medicine.”. John D. Rockefeller Sr. and John D. Rockefeller Jr. in New York. Since that time, the corporate interests have established near total control of the medical field, both though ...
Dec 3, 2016 · The Rise and Fall of Rockefeller. The story of John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil trust is one of the most controversial in business history. A little over a century ago, the United States found themselves in the grip of a vicious monopoly that not only controlled the petroleum market and held its consumers hostage, but also endangered ...
Apr 24, 2006 · The earliest reference Google Books has to the quote is in a book called "Escaping the Time Crunch", which was published in 1990.So the first documented instance of this quote is very recent, and thus the quote is likely not based in historical fact.
John D. Rockefeller was born in Richford, New York, then part of the Burned-over district, a New York state region that became the site of an evangelical revival known as the Second Great Awakening. It drew masses to various Protestant churches—especially Baptist ones—and urged believers to follow such ideals as hard work, prayer, and good ...
