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Over Three Quarters of the 50 Richest People Under 30 didn’t go to University

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educationUniversity of Life: stats reveal that over three quarters of the 50 richest people under thirty didn’t go to university…

  • Only 24% of the Young Rich List were privately educated.
  • 84% are self-made.
  • Sports stars make up 40% of the Young Rich List.

 

Young, rich, and famous: that’s what everyone wants to be, right? But while we all want to ‘get rich’, there’s no one, clear path to going about it. Some people are born rich, some will work incredibly hard to become rich, while others are just plain lucky. So, is there any secret to it? Does it all depend on what kind of education you had? Is private school necessarily ‘better’ than state school? Should you go to university, or could it actually be a waste of money? Do some professions make you richer than others? Are there any short cuts?

The questions are endless. However, creators of eco classrooms and modular school buildings TG Escapes, decided to analyse the backgrounds of the 50 richest people under thirty, who appear in this year’s Sunday Times Young Rich List, and they made some very interesting discoveries…

Firstly, only 34 out of the 50 (that’s over two thirds) went to state schools, proving that you don’t necessarily have to pay for a ‘better’ education to end up rich. If you have talent and skill, then that will take you far; just look at the likes of footballer Wayne Rooney (6th on the list, worth £96m), singer Ellie Goulding (at number 39, she’s worth £17m) or boxer Amir Khan (worth £18m, at number 36); they all went to state school, but clearly already had an innate talent that shone through.

And an even greater proportion of people (76%), didn’t go to university. Perhaps that’s not too surprising, given the crippling fees it costs these days, but it certainly didn’t do the likes of older, successful entrepreneurs like Sir Alan Sugar or Sir Richard Branson any harm; following in their path are the likes of techpreneur Pete Cashmore, who founded tech blog Mashable (and, at number 5 on the list, is worth a staggering £170m).

What is also inspiring is that 42 of them (84%) are totally self-made, and didn’t inherit family wealth. This can’t be said for the person at the top of the list, 30 year Tom Persson – who’s worth a whopping £672m – because he’s part of the family who own fashion label H&M. But for the majority of sports stars, or musicians, many of whom come from relatively humble backgrounds, they’ve made their wealth on their own, thanks to their skill. Footballer Gareth Bale, for example, amassed his £34m fortune (no 17 on the list) himself, while the four current members of One Direction are all worth £33m (at no 18).

So what are the professions which will make us the richest? Well, 40% of those on the list are in sport, while 37.5% are involved in creative industries such as film (like Emma Watson, no 16 on the list with £35m), music (like Ed Sheeran, no 14 with £45m), or fashion (such as model sisters Cara and Poppy Delevingne (worth £14m between them, at no 49). Two per cent are lottery winners, Nottinghamshire couple Matt and Cassey Topham, who won a £45m Euromillions draw in 2012.

But perhaps more soberingly, only 10% of the people on list work in industry – in electricals, property or cars – such as 28 year old Thomas Mackie, who runs the electrical goods wholesaling company his grandfather started in Kenilworth and has built it up so much that his net worth is now £380m (putting him at no 3 on the list).

‘There are obviously a variety of ways to become rich and successful,’ says Richard Harvey, Managing Director at TG Escapes: ‘Good, hard graft rewards many, and talent will get you far, too. However, it’s a little sad if young people reading this think that the only way to make money is to become a pop star, actor or sportsperson, which couldn’t be further from the truth. It’s worth sticking with an education for as long as you can, which will give you so many more options later in life.’

 

 

Breast Cancer: in the young, the pregnant and with family history

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Pink Ribbon logoOn 17th September, the UK’s leading annual event for anyone affected by breast cancer will take place. There will be information from a range of experts, including Frost Magazine’s medical consultant Dr Kathleen Thompson. 

Registration: 10.00 am – coffee.

Morning session:  diagnosis, management and treatment for young women 

DIAGNOSIS : 10.30 Chairs introduction. Chairs: Mark Ho-Asjoe (St Thomas), Laura Johnson (Royal Marsden) 

 10.35 Breast cancer: the extent of the problem for young women: Bernard Rachet, reader in cancer epidemiology, London school of hygiene and tropical medicine 

10.55 From diagnosis onwards: navigating the breast cancer system: Denise Flett, young women’s breast cancer clinical nurse specialist (CNS), Royal Marsden hospital 

11.15 Reactions to diagnosis: getting the treatment you want: Kathleen Thompson, doctor, patient and author of From Both Ends of the Stethoscope 11.35 Panel 11.45   Short break + pastry 

TREATMENT: 12.00 Surgical options for hereditary and non-hereditary breast cancer. Breast conservation in young women Hisham Hamed, consultant oncoplastic breast surgeon, honorary senior lecturer, Guys and St Thomas Trust 

12.35 New options for the management of different breast cancer subtypes: Justin Stebbing, professor of oncology, Imperial college, London  

Following lunch: pregnancy, trials and survivorship 

2.15 Reserved (charity and sponsor, Philips)
2.35 Pregnancy and breast cancer: Alison Jones, breast cancer consultant, including for pregnancy and clinical trials, Leaders in Oncology Care 

3.10 Living with and beyond breast cancer: Susannah Stanway, consultant, medical oncology, breast unit, Royal Marsden hospital; also acute oncology unit, Croydon university hospital 

Venue: Royal Society of Medicine,1 Wimpole Street, London W1G 0AE 

BOOK (Event Brite): http://tinyurl.com/h45xfbf

* 16th September. Separate CPD day for clinicians: rsm.ac.uk/breastcancerforum

 

Is Generation Z The Most Ambitious Generation Ever?

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Club DKNY In Celebration of #DKNYARTWORKSNew youth report reveals today’s 16-25 year-olds as aspirational creators

 

  • Three in five young people want to run their own business

 

  • ‘Freedom to achieve my goals’ valued more highly than money

 

  • Two in five place ‘failure’ as their biggest fear

 

An in-depth report commissioned by Lucozade Energy has uncovered the UK’s youth to be a pioneering generation of self-driven entrepreneurs, despite the uphill struggle they face with securing a job after education.

 

The report, commissioned by the brand amongst 16-25 year olds, reveals that over half (62%) are interested in working for themselves or creating their own brand. The aptly named Gen-erators Z are a group of young people who have grown up in a world where technology exploded, making it more possible than ever for them to do what they want to; from publishing their own book, to being able to sell their products direct to consumers, they are now able to realise their dreams more than ever.

 

Hamish Stephenson, an 18 year-old filmmaker who chose to ‘invent’ his own career by making money from his passions, comments: “I have the attitude that I can do it, and nothing will stop me. Why not just do what you want to do, and what you are passionate about, instead of being stressed that you might not have enough money in the future, or you might not have a job.”

 

This emerging tribe of self-starters has clearly not developed without a catalyst; growing up in austerity Britain could be attributed to this rise in entrepreneurial spirit. Nearly three quarters (71%) admit to feeling under pressure because it is harder than ever to get a job and more than three in five (69%) feel they are under more pressure than their parents were at their age.

 

This sense of pressure can also be seen when considering young people’s biggest fears; almost two in five (38%) admit that failure is their biggest fear and 17% state that not having the energy or time to follow their passions and dreams would be the worst thing that could happen to them. It is clear that they are putting themselves under immense pressure to succeed on their own terms and they really want to make the most of every moment.

 

Despite this, today’s youth believe that society has a negative perception of them – considering them to be more interested in taking selfies than being a self-starter. 91% of 16-25-year-olds think other people, and society generally, has a bad opinion of young people today, with 36% of respondents thinking that people wrongly believe young adults are afraid of hard work. One in ten (10%) admits to spending nearly all of their spare time trying to further their career and more than a third of 16-25 year-olds questioned (36%) would say that their work/life split is around 75% work and 25% life.

 

Bejay Mulenga, a 20 year-old entrepreneur from London says, “My main goal is to keep on striving forward and to keep on being as efficient as I am now…anything I put my mind to, I just go out and get it. You don’t always get what you want, but if you put the work in, you kind of get it.”

 

This desire for career freedom amongst 16-25 year-olds could be seen as a rebellion against the restricting ‘job for life’ concept prevalent in their parents’ era. When given a list of 20 choices of life dreams, including making my parents proud (17%), owning my own home (22%) or earning good money (21%), the most popular aspiration was ‘to be able to live the life I want and have the money and freedom to achieve goals’ (29%). This ranked much higher than living debt-free (11%), which was significantly lower.

 

Dr Rupa Huq, Sociologist at Kingston University, comments: “The young people of today feel a need for the world to be a better place but also, one to have fun, and for that reason they are not that materialistic but seek a sense of satisfaction in what they do.”

 

Ed Hardy, 17 year-old founder of telecoms start-up Edge Mobile, believes it is all about prioritising happiness over boosting your bank balance: “Often people assume that if you’re a young entrepreneur you’re out for money. I think, actually, there is a change and money is no longer so important. Actually, happiness and doing a career that you enjoy (is) really fulfilling for you personally; it’s just so much more important now.”

 

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Botox and Fillers- How Young is Too Young?

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tulisacosmeticsurgeryBy Dr. Paul Munsanje

This week everyone has been talking about Tulisa, a beautiful ‘girl next door’ who recently appeared in court, and subsequently had an unrelated trial by tabloid and social media for a suspected lip job and cheek work. Indeed it was later confirmed by Tulisa that she had indeed had cosmetic work. But why has there been such an interest in Tulisa’s face? For most, it is Tulisa’s age. Why is a beautiful, 26 year old girl wanting to change her appearance? We asked Dr. Paul Munsanje, of Amara Aesthetics and Beyond MediSpa Harvey Nichols in Knightsbridge; How young is too young when it comes to botox, fillers and other cosmetic procedures?

“I get a lot of questions from nervous first timers in my clinic. ‘Am I too young to have cosmetic work done?’; ‘Do a lot of people get this done?’ and ‘What age do most people start getting treatments’. In the past 10 years the big question seems to have changed from ‘Should I get some work done’ to ‘Have I left it too late?'”

So how young is too young?

In my clinics, 19-35 is the age group where lip fillers are most popular. Thankfully most girls want a subtle ‘did she?’ rather than a ‘no she didnt!’ look. However, some girls don’t realise that lip fillers, as a medical procedure, have risks and complications. Although lip fillers generally last between 6 and 18 months, they need to be taken more seriously than getting your hair dyed a different colour.

To me it is fairly obvious that Tulisa has just had her lips done. I think if we’d never seen Tulisa before we probably wouldn’t have noticed her new lips and she would just be seen as having nice lips. Some of the worst pictures are clearly from a bad angle and taken while the lips are moving which could make anyone look like they had work done!  Also often people’s lips swell in the first day after fillers so she may have simply timed her treatment badly!



Botox is a completely different animal. Very few girls who come in for treatment are under 25. In fact, most women starting now come for their first treatment between 28 and 35. Some girls come younger thinking they need it for prevention. I happily explain that yes, botox is even better as prevention than as cure, but if you are under 25 and you don’t have a line that stays when you stop frowning, you don’t need it. I think some of my happiest customers are those that are told they don’t need any work done yet!


The best thing about a gentle filler or Botox treatment is it can be done in such a way that a treatment is ‘plausibly deniable’. If you swore to your best friend that you did not have botox/fillers would they believe you? If the answer is no, then your treatment is not plausibly deniable. Let me give you some examples. Halle Berry.. plausibly deniable. Lulu.. not plausibly deniable. Tulisa … not plausibly deniable. Less is more!

Amazing Cat Saves Young Boy From Dog Attack

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Cats get a lot of bad press but actually they are amazing, loyal, lovable creatures. You can take that from someone who has had four cats at different stages in her life, or you can just watch this amazing footage of the family cat saving a young boy from a dog attack.

This was all picked up on security camera footage and has officially made family cat, Tara, the best cat in the world.

P.S: Here is a picture of my family’s cat, Trigger. He’s gorgeous and he knows it.

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Jessica Ennis-Hill Is Top Inspiration For UK Under-25s

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Jessica Ennis-Hill is top inspiration for UK under-25s

  • Olympic champion heptathlete scored above leaders from politics, business, arts and entertainment
  • Inspiration Index dominated by Generation X reveals millennial generation’s respect for elders
  • Over a third of most inspirational figures are female
  • Hard work and integrity top admired leadership attributes for young people

 

Jessica_Ennis wins 2012Jessica Ennis-Hill has been voted the most inspirational figure by under-25 year olds in the UK, leading a list otherwise dominated by the over-40s.

 

The Inspiration Index is published to coincide with the launch of Starbucks Youth Action which supports young people to carry out a project benefitting their community. The research crowd-sourced nominations for inspirational figures from more than 1,000 16-24 year olds, rating them for inspirational qualities and leadership characteristics, such as: integrity, effort, judgement and having a positive impact on society.

 

It features over 100 public figures from politics, business, sport, the arts and media.  Showing respect for their elders, 89% of under-25-year-olds surveyed admire the achievements of the over-40s over those of their own age group.

 

Among the top 25 role models, more than a third (37%) are women. Ellen DeGeneres, Dame Judi Dench, JK Rowling and Rebecca Adlington all rank highly, with respondents acknowledging their hard work, dedication and genuine approach.

 

Rebecca Adlington, the only under-25 year old nominated in the survey (ranked 24th out of 100), commented on the findings:

 

“It’s exciting to see so many successful women viewed as inspirational to the youth of today. It’s also interesting that our younger generation chose these women as role models, above more popular names – it shows how highly they value hard work and genuine personalities. These are all high achieving women who have shown commitment to working hard to reach their goals, whilst continually learning and developing their trade to build and maintain a career.”

 

The poll shows the characteristics most revered in a leader are hard work and being results-driven e.g. Richard Branson (91%); being genuine, e.g. Mo Farah (92%) and acting with integrity, e.g. Nelson Mandela (88%).

 

Charlotte Hill, chief executive of UK Youth, partners in Starbucks Youth Action said:

 

“The success of Starbucks Youth Action projects demonstrates that young people can make a vital contribution to society and gain valuable leadership skills.  They learn how to pitch their ideas, manage a project and handle a budget while they turn their ideas into reality. We’re incredibly proud of the young people and projects we’ve supported so far, and looking forward to seeing this year’s applicants achieve their aim. ”

 

To find out more and to apply for Starbucks Youth Action 2014 please visit http://www.starbucks.co.uk/responsibility/community/youth-action

 

Applications close on 17 March 2014.

 

The research, which required respondents to nominate people they found inspirational before rating them according to key characteristics, revealed the top 25 to be:

 

1.             Jessica Ennis-Hill

2.             Nelson Mandela

3.             Martin Luther King

4.             Gandhi

5.             Steven Hawking

6.             Ellen DeGeneres

7.             Stephen Fry

8.             Will Smith

9.             Mo Farah

10.           Sir Richard Branson

11.           JK Rowling

12.           Marie Curie

13.           David Attenborough

14.           Bill Gates

15.           Eddie Izzard

16.           Claire Balding

17.           Oprah Winfrey

18.           Professor Brian Cox

19.           David Beckham

20.          Steven Spielberg

21.           Jamie Oliver

22.          Steve Jobs

23.           Sir Winston Churchill

24.          Rebecca Adlington

25.           Dame Judi Dench

 

The Xcerts – Scatterbrain | Music Review

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I’ve never been to Scotland; never felt the need or desire. I watched a documentary called ‘Trainspotting’ when I was a kid and felt I’d seen enough. However, they do produce a disproportionate amount of good music for the 5 or so million population. Not so fresh off the production line are Aberdeen rockers The Xcerts, who, according to their Wikipedia entry at least, formed after meeting in their headmaster’s office at their school. Boys after my own heart.

‘Scatterbrain’ is the band’s 2nd album and one they’ve actually been touring since it’s release in October 2010. If I’m honest I’d ignored the band. I couldn’t stomach the name and, rather incorrectly, assumed they were some sort of electro laptop-band, a genre I loathe. Rather fortunately I’ve just managed to enjoy them before they return to the studio to hibernate.

This is a good record and one that brilliantly occupies the space between twee indie-rock and the sonic noise of alt-rock. Demonstrating their sounds perfectly the track ‘Young’ has two versions on this record, one with their powerpop sound and the other, the album’s closing track, a stripped back acoustic strum-along.

Still only in their early 20’s this record has at times the feel of a band more mature than their years and at others they sound like mid 90’s punk-pop band Midget. At times it’s clever and exciting. Imagine Biffy Clyro back when they didn’t take themselves too seriously. ‘Tear Me Down’ even sounds like it has borrowed a wee bit from Biffy’s ‘Justboy’.

The criticism of the record is that it plunders rather obviously from other bands. It’s a band still finding their feet and developing their sound, which you would be at 23, but it’s an album worth listening to and a band worth taking note of. That they haven’t yet carved their own niche is not necessarily a bad thing. This record shows the band have plenty of potential. Watch this space and buy this record, I can think of few things better to spend £5.99 on right now.

 

Scatterbrain is out now via Xtra Mile. Catch the band on tour in May.