Be Rare: How To Be As Rare As Pablo Escobar, The World's Greatest Drug Lord Ever

Pablo Escobar

Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria, the founder and leader of the Medellin Cartel in Columbia, was born in 1949 and died in 1993.

He has been described as arguably the most notorious and wealthiest criminal in world history.

Interestingly, he became a billionaire, and was one of the top 10 richest people in the world at the peak of his career in the late 1980's.

Many people even perceived him as a devil incarnate who usually acted as an angel of light. Yes, he actually lived a very contrasting life; he was a narco-terrorist and a philanthropist in equal measure.

Frankly speaking, his bad deeds really outweighed his good deeds, and the evils he was credited with were largely unprecedented.

However, the "Be Rare" philosophy sees the positives of Pablo Escobar as quite rare, worth sharing and even worthy of emulation.

I also believe they are priceless lessons — both in business and life — which can be learnt in the pursuit of success by young people.

Here are a few lessons that emanate from the positive life of Pablo Escobar as an incredibly prosperous businessman.

Firstly, Escobar worked his butt off, regardless of the obstacles he encountered from the authorities and his competitors, because he was bent on dominating the entire drug trafficking trade due to his money-grabbing attitude. So the Medellin Cartel once supplied about 80% of the cocaine smuggled into the United States, earning them an estimated $22 billion a year.

Secondly, Pablo Escobar knew that if he wanted to greatly succeed in the narcotics business, which was his passion, he needed to risk his life for it. Drug trafficking in Columbia was extremely risky in those days, because it frequently led to many violent deaths. Yet he vowed to get filthy rich through it, or to simply die trying his best.

Thirdly, Pablo Escobar was outstandingly smart; he deployed the "Plata O Plomo" strategy, which implied, "Accept bribe or face the bullet." He did so when the authorities pursued him for the atrocities he had committed as a ruthless drug lord. Strangely enough, that evil plan worked perfectly for him since the Police, judges, public officials, anti-drug advocates, ordinary citizens etc. were either corrupt or cowardly.

Also, he was very good at business management. Of course, Pablo was a highly accomplished businessman. He had mastery over business processes such as production, marketing, supply chain, human resource and finance, especially relating to the cocaine trade. For instance, a pilot who flew an aircraft that carried loads of cocaine to the United States could earn as much as $500,000 per flight a day.

Lastly, Escobar strove to gain a good reputation in society through philanthropy. Entrepreneurs would need public backing at some crucial stage when they least expect yet badly need it. Pablo Escobar figured that out and donated to the poor, and also provided social facilities such as hospitals, churches, stadia, parks etc. So the ordinary Columbian people defiantly supported Pablo Escobar even when he was regarded as a very notorious criminal.

Therefore, be as rare as Pablo Escobar. I mean, live an unparalleled life on earth — a completely good one though — that would forever inspire generations to come, and be etched in the memory of posterity.

Written by Sir Article, Founder and CEO of Sircle Communications.

Source: sirarticle.blogspot.com