Richard Branson is undoubtedly one of the greatest entrepreneurs of all time. However, this isn’t a rags to riches story. This is a riches to even more riches story. He attended Stowe School which is reasonably well known public (private independent) school. It doesn’t have the cachet of Eton, Harrow, Uppingham or Marlborough, or even Wellingborough, but it is a very good school. It currently costs £38000 per year as a full boarder. This is beyond the means of most people in the UK. I am not detracting from his great achievements, however, those of you not familiar with the Public School (this isn’t the same as a US public school) system in the UK, may not realise what it represents. I live 12 miles from Uppingham, 15 miles from Wellingborough, 10 miles from Oundle and 15 miles from Kimbolton. These are among the top public schools in the UK. They were set up as Britain became the Great Power in the world, in the 1500s. Royalty and nobles generally were educated by monks who were the custodians of all knowledge. As the Royal Navy under Henry VIII started to conquer territories, a new breed of wealthy person, the sine nobilitate (pronounced seeenaay nobill-a tar Tay) which is Latin for “without nobility” arose (it’s also where the word snob came from. When these common people went up to university and completed their studies, their names were painted by hand on the Honours Board. However, the sign writer got tired of writing sine nobilitate after their names and diminished it to S.nob. In other words people who were commoners trying to compete with the nobles are snobs. These snobs were the merchants who traded the riches stolen from the countries we conquered. Henry VIII granted charters (royal approval) to schools and these became the Public schools. However, the public meant the wealthy people who weren’t peasants, although the feudal system had finished. Eventually, these “Public” schools started to teach the children of nobility and many of our great leaders went to one of the top Public schools. Eton and Harrow are amongst the elite, with Uppingham. Stowe is a minor school, but it is still not exactly cheap. Part of the lure of the public school is the “old boys network.” These are pupils of the public school who help others progress in business, politics, science and all spheres of industry and commerce. Alongside these public schools are the greatest military academies in the World (no they’re not American yours are not even full of snobs, just knobs!) Sandhurst, Dartmouth and Cranwell (not so much RAF Cranwell) are steeped in history and tradition. It’s quite acceptable for a young man of noble birth to seek a commission from a top regiment or corps, and to pass out at Sandhurst. The Royal Naval College at Dartmouth, is steeped in even more tradition than RMA Sandhurst. Wearing the tie of one of the top schools or a top regiment, gets you in places. This isn’t Branson’s fault, we don’t choose to be born, but he has benefited from his background and his schooling. There’s nothing wrong with that. I got £1.5k knocked off the monthly rental of a flat in Kensington just because I was ex a particular University where the owner’s husband had graduated, and the President of the Royal Aeronautical Society who was also ex a particular Uni lived opposite. People like to have familiarity around them, a certain sort of person. This is still prevalent in British society. Success is not what you have got, it’s what you give. Wealth is transient, true wealth is in the hearts of man.
WE MUST REALIZE WE ARE ALL RICH! MAYBE NOT MONETARILY BUT RICH IN OUR OWN WAY. WE JUST HAVE TO USE OUR UNIQUE RICHES TO BRING OUR BEST LIVES TO FRUITION!!!
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For those interested we will be posting the Mark Minervini (stock trader) animated video tomorrow :-)
Great animation, I was considering but you beat me too it :-)
This story sounds more realistic and more motivational than most
I just purchased his book!
Which one? He's got quite a few 😅
Good read? Which one??
Profit is not an event - It's a habit
Read his autobiography "Losing my Virginity" a few years ago! Really great book! 😃👍
He is a real role model.
One of the best!
Hi..its a nice animation.. i am sure took a long time to make.. what software did you use to make it?
yoyo wmb was geht?
Richard Branson is undoubtedly one of the greatest entrepreneurs of all time. However, this isn’t a rags to riches story. This is a riches to even more riches story. He attended Stowe School which is reasonably well known public (private independent) school. It doesn’t have the cachet of Eton, Harrow, Uppingham or Marlborough, or even Wellingborough, but it is a very good school. It currently costs £38000 per year as a full boarder. This is beyond the means of most people in the UK. I am not detracting from his great achievements, however, those of you not familiar with the Public School (this isn’t the same as a US public school) system in the UK, may not realise what it represents. I live 12 miles from Uppingham, 15 miles from Wellingborough, 10 miles from Oundle and 15 miles from Kimbolton. These are among the top public schools in the UK.
They were set up as Britain became the Great Power in the world, in the 1500s. Royalty and nobles generally were educated by monks who were the custodians of all knowledge. As the Royal Navy under Henry VIII started to conquer territories, a new breed of wealthy person, the sine nobilitate (pronounced seeenaay nobill-a tar Tay) which is Latin for “without nobility” arose (it’s also where the word snob came from. When these common people went up to university and completed their studies, their names were painted by hand on the Honours Board. However, the sign writer got tired of writing sine nobilitate after their names and diminished it to S.nob. In other words people who were commoners trying to compete with the nobles are snobs.
These snobs were the merchants who traded the riches stolen from the countries we conquered. Henry VIII granted charters (royal approval) to schools and these became the Public schools. However, the public meant the wealthy people who weren’t peasants, although the feudal system had finished. Eventually, these “Public” schools started to teach the children of nobility and many of our great leaders went to one of the top Public schools. Eton and Harrow are amongst the elite, with Uppingham. Stowe is a minor school, but it is still not exactly cheap. Part of the lure of the public school is the “old boys network.” These are pupils of the public school who help others progress in business, politics, science and all spheres of industry and commerce. Alongside these public schools are the greatest military academies in the World (no they’re not American yours are not even full of snobs, just knobs!) Sandhurst, Dartmouth and Cranwell (not so much RAF Cranwell) are steeped in history and tradition. It’s quite acceptable for a young man of noble birth to seek a commission from a top regiment or corps, and to pass out at Sandhurst. The Royal Naval College at Dartmouth, is steeped in even more tradition than RMA Sandhurst.
Wearing the tie of one of the top schools or a top regiment, gets you in places. This isn’t Branson’s fault, we don’t choose to be born, but he has benefited from his background and his schooling. There’s nothing wrong with that. I got £1.5k knocked off the monthly rental of a flat in Kensington just because I was ex a particular University where the owner’s husband had graduated, and the President of the Royal Aeronautical Society who was also ex a particular Uni lived opposite. People like to have familiarity around them, a certain sort of person. This is still prevalent in British society. Success is not what you have got, it’s what you give. Wealth is transient, true wealth is in the hearts of man.
wonder why it was begon with the name virgin to begin with
WE MUST REALIZE WE ARE ALL RICH! MAYBE NOT MONETARILY BUT RICH IN OUR OWN WAY. WE JUST HAVE TO USE OUR UNIQUE RICHES TO BRING OUR BEST LIVES TO FRUITION!!!
He was born in England... Can you at least name the city?