You may already know an important fact Warren Buffett, Bill Gates AND Mark Zuckerberg: They all belong to the $100 billion club, which boasts only 14 members.
Image Credit: Monica Schipper | Getty Images. Warren Buffett, left; Bill Gates, yes.
Buffett, the 94-year-old chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathawayhas a net worth of 143.1 billion dollars; Gates, the 68-year-old co-founder of Microsoft, has a net worth of 106.7 billion dollars; and Mark Zuckerberg, the 40-year-old co-founder and CEO of Metaformerly Facebook, has a net worth of 198.6 billion dollars.
However, large amounts of wealth and success Those aren't the only things these business leaders share.
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Buffett, Gates, and Zuckerberg also hold the same position in their sibling lineups: The billionaire businessmen they are all middle children.
Perhaps this comes as a surprise, as some experts study personality consider middle children who may suffer from “middle child syndrome”, the feeling of being caught between older and younger siblings, which can lead to more rebellion and less perfectionism.
So how has being the middle child potentially contributed BuffettThe success of 's, Gates' and Zuckerberg in business and life?
At the beginning of this year, entrepreneur sat down with Dr. Brittany McGeehana licensed psychologist based in Frisco, Texas who specializes in working with with high achievementsto learn more about how birth order affects personal and professional outcomes.
Although McGeehan points out that the conclusions about birth order AND sUccess are “painting with a broad brush” and may not apply to everyone, she notes that middle children are often particularly well-suited to thrive in business.
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That's because middle children are capable of it the art of communication — an undeniable asset in the business world.
“(The middle kids are) the peacemakers, usually,” says McGeehan, “so they have absolutely wonderful negotiation skillsand they are usually able to read a room and see what the room needs to calm down. — (from) childhood to (to) sitting in a council chamber or anywhere else.”
Middle children who exhibit peacemaking skills tend to “go with the flow” and “show up in the way they need to in order to maintain balance,” McGeehan adds.
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Parents of middle children who aspire to raise the next Buffett, gates OR Zuckerberg However, you should keep one thing in mind: Midterm babies need just as much attention as their older and younger siblings.
“Don't forget about your middle children,” says McGeehan. “Because they really do turn into little wallflowers if you let them.”