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- UncommonSense, on 10/12/2007, -1/+80I tried the same thing he did and it didn't work. No one wants to buy rocks from a 25 yr old.
- Portside, on 10/12/2007, -2/+49Well my self esteem has just fallen through the floor.
- Superthug, on 10/12/2007, -0/+33You have to be rich to understand that number.
- radial, on 10/12/2007, -2/+32just over a brazillion
- phatvolvo, on 10/12/2007, -9/+32so a young black kid from the south side made a lot of money selling rock on the streets?
hmm... sounds like fairly well-worn territory - haxx4, on 10/12/2007, -4/+26How much is "a reallion"?
- yukevster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+20The sister with leukemia he tried to save died five days ago!
http://www.greekgrayleukemiafoundation.org/ - anglachel, on 10/12/2007, -5/+25What they don't mention about door to door rock sales is that if they don't buy the rock and bring it in the house themself, then it entered through a closed window at a much higher velocity.
- Petrarch1603, on 10/12/2007, -1/+16I would love to learn more about this guy. There is a wikipedia page about him at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farrah_Gray
- cambrown99, on 10/12/2007, -2/+14The three questions at the end of the article are great!
- ReikiMaster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9There was a small sentence buried in there that is probably one of the truest things I have ever heard. "Comfort is the enemy of achievement."
I believe this whole heartily. I used to be very motivated and took a lot on myself. But, now, I am fairly comfortable and my motivation isn't anything close to what it used to be. I bet if I wasn't so comfortable I would be much more motivated then I am now. - heavensblade23, on 10/12/2007, -3/+12I find his story inspiring but realistically most inner city kids are not going to be able to make a million bucks by 14.
- friend18, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10Yeah, and not everyone is outgoing enough especially at 14 to go door to door in the city selling stuff.
- Crass22, on 10/12/2007, -7/+15P.I.M.P.
- cambrown99, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8digging this up in sympathy. Sounded like her brother did everything he could to save her, and will succeed in saving others.
- yukevster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Inspirational stuff; What the hell are we all wasting so much time on Digg for? Most of us live in that 'comfort zone' I guess.
- D3koy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9'If you're here on Earth and you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much room.'
- headzoo, on 10/12/2007, -5/+13This kind of story really makes me believe that much of our behavior is genetic. This guy just seems like he was born to be an executive.
- reddevil3, on 10/12/2007, -4/+12I thought reading the article must have given people more hope.
- jerr0328, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9And how attitude can make a difference.
I'm sure a bunch of the people you see that end up in jail or whatever could have gone to do great things, but never took the chance they were given, even if they might've not seen it. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7"I never saw a rich american" ... are you blind, or have you just never been here.
- girlsdiggittoo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8i think he's awesome and i think that he embodies today's spirit. the american dream is still out there. we just have to know how to change with the times and adjust when necessary. digg is a prime example of that: kevin rose caught the right vibe and ran with it and now we're all in his army.
- digitaldater, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Very inspiring article about a natural born leader. He is honest with his 3 questions. Gotta love that! I do believe people could acheive more but they are so distracted and set in their ways. He saw the world as it is at a very young age so he never developed a lot of nasty habits. Good for him.
- D3koy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6"Yes, but it's diffrent now." Only a 6 yr. old kid with a clip on tie could pull that off.
- MOJIRA, on 05/17/2008, -0/+6I like his five person policy and the three questions he tells you to ask yourself at the end of the article.
Also, it sounds like at the very beginning (when he was selling rocks - and I'd like to note, these are actual rocks, not crack cocaine because that's what I thought when I read a couple of comments before the article) he was just harassing people until they gave him money. Seems effective.
Then he moves out somewhere after harassing more people to get money for some organization for kids that I couldn't even pronounce when I was 8 and gets some media attention.
If every kid did what he did, it wouldn't work. What every kid needs to do is be as innovative and creative as he was. - scoot87, on 10/12/2007, -5/+11Awesome story. We need more people like him who see a challenge that faces them in life and instead of complaining about it, would rather instead be determined to succeed in life no matter how many trials he/she would go through.
- mojo, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7Great article! He deserves every cent he made.....and I will gladly accept some of it to ease the burden of finding a place to keep it all.
- olddirtycr, on 10/12/2007, -8/+12If they read his book they will, I guarenteeeeeeee it!
- yukevster, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Yes, but it has to be said that once we become 'comfortable' (as in not doing things that challange or scare us), we tend to get less from life than we could.
- aviano2004, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7I liked his 3 questions as well. I actually stopped and thought about each one of them and came up with some surprising answers. Cool guy.
- SkeletaLlama, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Maybe that's why the three questions he asks at the end of the article are:
1. "what comes easy to me but harder to others?"
2. "what would you do for work for years and years and never have to get paid for it?"
3. "how can you be of service and how can you give back?"
Sounds to me like the guy knows what he likes and it's business. He founded a business club at 8. He's travelled the country seeking out business mentors and reads books on business. He does what he likes and he makes money doing it. - Marking, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4"comfort is the enemy of achievement."
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4In short, it takes confidence and determiniation, I personally want out of this IT *****. Its just a waste of life. I say outsource it so we can do something better and more worth while and furfilling.
His 2nd question is the most important. What would you do if you wouldnt get paid for it. In other words, what do you enjoy and what do you find worthwhile and fulfilling. - PaulOwen, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I fairly convinced that there's only really one thing that inspires people to do great things, and that's hardship.
Once you reach your comfort zone, you've no incentive to work harder and achieve more. That's why you don't see so many rich americans but see rich immigrants - because they've often had a much harder life.
The secret therefore might be to have a high comfort zone - never be happy with your condo when you could have a penthouse! - mattlong, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Don't most of us aim for achievement so that we may be comfortable thereafter?
That's why people retire many years before they become not physically able to continue working. - jer2eydevil88, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3It says that Greek Gray passed away on August 14th, the foundation is still trying to raise awareness about bone marrow donations.
http://www.greekgrayleukemiafoundation.org/ - Urusai, on 10/12/2007, -11/+14It's like when a successful basketball player tells inner city kids the secret to success is to work hard and never give up...it worked for him, but it won't work for you. Dealing drugs is the only real way to a pimpin' Caddy, a posse, and a back seat full of bitches.
- ziki, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4He should have been on The Apprentice
- yukevster, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3You are projecting your own opinion/outlook on to others. I wouldn't think differently if he were black, white or black and white and red all over. His story is more inspirational considering Blacks in America have it harder though.
- mojo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2oh yeah, here's his website:
http://www.farrahgrayfoundation.org/ - Dayz, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4ok so why does everyone need to know that? I bet noone whould car eif he was white.
- raindogmx, on 10/12/2007, -8/+10"No, he'd steal rocks from people, paint them and sell them back to them. And the people were stupid enough to fall for it...Hmm, I wonder how much of society is based around taking advantage of this sort of thing?"
Actually every business in the world is based on it or around it: it's called transformation. The car you rode was a rock once somewhere else: transformation. - trunkster, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Eh well you can say he is really lucky but I rather have the health of my family then all that money. But that's not the point of the article. The key probably is learning how to deal with rejection. He has a great attitude with that.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3When I'm uncomfortable I'm too busy scratching for a dollar to pay the bills to achieve anything. Only when I have nothing to do can I accomplish anything of real value.
- ephemeral, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4The way he did this was by sheer ambition. Most people don't want to work all their hours per day in an attempt to make money. In Farrah's case, his work paid off. In lots of other cases, their work destroys their lives and makes them greedy sick individuals.
Look to celebrities for an example of how much happiness wealth and success can buy you. - decipherd, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2An Inspiration
- Youngster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I read that book, but never got the chance to finish it. Great book so far!
- autodata, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2This kid had a whole lot of help from older family members, as is virtually always the case with these young "success stories."
- hackwrench, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3He didn't pay them for the rock before he changed it, which is different than the rules everyone claims to play by.
Though I'm seeing a similarity I can't quite place to the content industry. Though essentially that is what he is selling, content. Perhaps it is the public domain the content industry is taking without paying changing and then selling? - hipstershaun, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2To everyone crying about him steeling rocks:
He was 6 years old and trying to crate a legitimate business the best his 6 year old mind could come up with. He didn't scam anyone. They saw a 6 year old willing to work for something in a place where many 6 year olds have already given up. They saw this and rewarded him for it. -
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