{"id":174301,"date":"2022-01-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/?p=174301"},"modified":"2022-01-16T21:06:45","modified_gmt":"2022-01-16T18:06:45","slug":"discipline-and-dedication-the-inspiring-story-of-amazon-founder-jeff-bezos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/discipline-and-dedication-the-inspiring-story-of-amazon-founder-jeff-bezos","title":{"rendered":"Discipline and Dedication: The Inspiring Story of Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"line nText\">The richest person in the world, the founder of a digital giant, and a nerdy student. The life of Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, tells us that nothing comes easy and that it takes hard work and risk to reach goals in life. Let&#8217;s take a closer look at the story of an entrepreneur, the legend of the digital world, who, while living an orderly life, throws this order away and chases opportunities.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>He had a curious childhood. So much so that he dreamed of going to other planets.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-799\/igfree.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">He was born on January 12, 1964 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.<\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"8276300176\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>He never knew his biological father.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-799\/emvfu0.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">He was raised by his mother and stepfather, Mike Bezos.<\/div>\n<p><amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"9068969645\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>His mother and stepfather realized that Jeff had a great interest in the world and that he was special.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-799\/55znne.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">At the age of 3, he took his crib apart with a screwdriver because he wanted to sleep in a regular bed.<\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"8276300176\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>When Jeff was in high school, he described himself as a &#8220;nerd&#8221;.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-799\/5vk9nr.jpeg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">He preferred Star Trek to any sport.<\/div>\n<p><amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"9068969645\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>He graduated from Princeton with degrees in engineering and computer science.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-799\/o2cb1i.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>He started working on Wall Street and quickly climbed the career ladder.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-799\/8801k5.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">He became senior vice president within 2 years.<\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"8276300176\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>Jeff read the news one day that internet technologies are growing 2300% in a year.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-799\/j6tv7f.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">And suddenly he decided to work on this emerging new technology.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The most dangerous thing in business is not to evolve. What we have to do is always look to the future and evolve into the future.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"9068969645\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>Knowing that he had a 30% chance of success, he quit his comfortable job and borrowed money from his close circle.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-799\/mrgv07.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">People around him believed in Jeff himself, not his unlikely business plan. That&#8217;s why they invested in him.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I knew that even if I failed, I wouldn&#8217;t regret it. If I didn&#8217;t try, that would be my biggest regret.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"8276300176\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>He moved to Seattle with his wife and started the website Amazon.com in his garage.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-799\/oty6p3.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p><amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"9068969645\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>Being a bookworm, he first decided to sell books.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-799\/1susj9.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">He saw selling books as the option with the highest probability of success for himself.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;You build your reputation by accomplishing hard things.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"8276300176\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>Despite low expectations, Amazon has only started taking orders around the world in its first month.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-799\/ba38le.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>Within a few years, Amazon became the world&#8217;s largest online book seller.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-799\/5r8fbi.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p><amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"9068969645\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>When the &#8220;Dot-com Bubble Crisis&#8221; unfolded, analysts predicted that Amazon would be wiped out.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-799\/ekjynv.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>Jeff had full faith in Amazon, choosing to take the risk and double the service and products he provided.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-799\/2kd927.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">It started to provide e-book reader, video broadcasting and cloud services. It was a big risk, but it worked.<\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"8276300176\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>And Amazon has grown into the world&#8217;s largest internet company.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-799\/n54sby.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">It went on to sell hundreds of billions of products each year.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>Taking risks when necessary, his commitment to his ideas and his discipline made Jeff Bezos a giant and legendary in many industries. In 2017, he became the richest person in the world with a fortune of 150 billion dollars.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage coverImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-799\/6rz9fr.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText \">\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;After all, we are the choices we make. Create your own amazing story.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The richest person in the world, the founder of a digital giant, and a nerdy student. The life of Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, tells us that nothing comes easy and that it takes hard work and risk to reach goals in life. 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