Long-term thinking is one of the most important criteria when it comes to achieving remarkable success in business and life. Take a look at all the extraordinary people like Elon Musk and Steve Jobs, you will see that they have long-term visions and they think far into the future.

Jeff Bezos as one of the world’s 7 richest retail billionaires

The Amazon founder and CEO has a fortune of US$131 billion, according to Forbes’ latest list of the planet’s wealthiest people.

We (Bezos and Amazon shareholders) can’t realize our potential as people or as companies unless we plan for the long term.

Every subsequent year, Bezos has ended shareholder letters by attaching the original 1997 essay with a reminder of the importance of thinking long term. And every year, he is proven right.”