“If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.” This prominent quote from Rockefeller demonstrates his aspiration for success, but also exemplifies the importance of paving one’s path to do so. Even as a young child, John D. Rockefeller challenged himself with new expectations with no limitations to strive in the working industry. As he matured and aged, his sense of work ethic grew correspondingly with his success as an American industrialist within the Standard Oil Company. On July 8, 1839, John D. Rockefeller, one of the most renowned business leaders and entrepreneurs, was born in Richford, New York. As the son of Eliza Davison and Avery Rockefeller, he was born on a
