I've been thinking a lot about the reasons I want to make a lot of money. It's not because I need money (I don't), but rather because I want to feel like I achieved something by the time I die.
Do you know of any book about a man who actually achieved a lot? Not books about lucky men or books about well connected men who were well off to start with, but books about men who used their intelligence and discipline to become successful.
I'd much rather prefer if the person was someone relatively obscure, and not the common biographies that everyone has read.