Mark Cuban is one of the most successful businessmen of our time. This self-made entrepreneur, investor and business man is now one of the most influential people in the United States and across the world. Although he is well known as the owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA basketball team, Mark Cuban is also one of the biggest hustlers of all time.
Why He Is a Hustler
Although now a billionaire, Mark Cuban was born to a middle class family as the eldest of three boys. His father and uncle owned a furniture shop while his mother was a housewife. Growing up, he probably had the same opportunities and faced the same challenges his brothers and any other kid his age had. However, this did not stop him from working is way up to be the successful business man and billionaire he is today. He hustled his way through many business startups and jobs before building his own empire
He Started Hustling at a Young Age
While other kids his age were busy playing and having fun, Mark Cuban was already in business. At 12 years of age, he began his first business selling garbage bags from door to door. His second business was buying stamps at 50 cents and reselling them at $5 when he was only sixteen years old. This kid was already going places!
He is Resilient
“Every no gets me closer to a yes.” Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban is the ultimate hustler. He simply does not give up and he believes that persistence pays off in the end. Throughout his life, this man has started many businesses and although not all of them became success stories, he never gave up.
From starting a bar in college that saw him barred from applying to the college’s graduate program, creating a company to sell powdered milk which flopped in the end to being fired, Mark Cuban has had his fair share of failure. Unlike many people though, this man chose to get up, learn from the experience and move on to the next thing.
He is a Hard Worker
“Sweat equity is the most valuable equity there is. Know your business and industry better than anyone else in the world. Love what you do or don’t do it.” Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban knew that in order to succeed, he had to be willing to work harder than everyone else and outdo his competitors. He is an avid reader and he admits that when any new technology came, he read everything he could get his hands on in order to be the best in the field.
