Mariah Carey net worth: Mariah Carey is a singer, songwriter, producer, and actress with a net worth of roughly $505 million dollars.
Carey’s musical accolades stack as high as her money: she’s the third-best-selling female artist of all-time; has sold more than 200 million albums globally; has released more top singles than any other solo artist; has received 5 Grammys, 20 World Music Awards, 11 American Music Awards, and 32 Billboard Music Awards; and is considered one of the most influential vocalists of our generation. She also dares you to out-diva her.
Okay, what can you learn from Mariah Carey’s net worth? Here’s the biggest lesson: you have to be all in.
Growing up, for example, Carey skipped school just to get more studio time. Later, she was fired from every job she had – from waiting tables to checking coats to sweeping up hair in a salon – because singing and songwriting always came first. Of course, Carey’s big break came when she showed up at a party with top music executives and got her demo tape into the hands of the president of Columbia Records.
I’m not saying dropping out of school and doing a lousy job at work and forcing yourself into places you weren’t invited to is the secret sauce. Then again, it might be. But the message here is to aggressively and unapologetically go for it. No matter how much chaos is created as a result.
You see this same all in attitude from other musical artists we’ve featured: Kanye West, Drake, Rihanna, DJ Khaled. But it’s not limited to musicians. (Or athletes or actors or celebrities.)
You have to snip the safety net no matter who you are or what you do, if you want to be a millionaire one day.
