Extreme Poverty Decline

Extreme poverty dropped from ~80% to under 10% in ~200 years

April 26, 20261 min read

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Extreme Poverty

Extreme poverty dropped from ~80% to under 10% in ~200 years

Introduction

For most of human history, poverty wasn’t a problem—it was the default. Over 80% of people lived in extreme deprivation. Today, that number is under 10%. That didn’t happen by accident. It happened through systems, innovation, leadership, and relentless execution.

5 Ideals

  1. Progress is engineered, not accidental

  2. Economic mobility is the foundation of human dignity

  3. Systems outperform isolated effort

  4. Innovation compounds over time

  5. Access changes everything

5 Action Items

  1. Identify one system in your business that scales impact—not effort

  2. Invest in tools or technology that increase productivity, not just activity

  3. Build partnerships that expand reach beyond your current market

  4. Track measurable outcomes—not just intentions

  5. Focus on long-term trajectory, not short-term noise

  6. Call to Action - Join the Bullish on Business Executive Information System - https://bullishonbusiness.com/

Conclusion

The world didn’t get better because people hoped it would—it got better because people built systems that forced it to. That same principle applies to your business, your leadership, and your legacy.

Rose Odette scaled her first to market brand to over $100,000,000 and is the author of Charge Like a Bull the 7 Strategies for Relentless Business Growth and the Accompanying Gamplan Workbook, Bullish on Execution: Turning Big Goals into Bigger Wins, Lead Like a Lioness: 7 Archetypes, 100 Challenges and 1 Legacy and Bullish on Immigration: How EB-5 Builds Wealth, Mobility & Multigenerational Security. And The creator of the Pride Path—an identity-based leadership system that helps women build confidence, standards, executive presence, and legacy. Her work blends truth-telling, high-performance execution, and mythic storytelling to help leaders rise from Initiate to Sovereign.

Rose Odette

Rose Odette scaled her first to market brand to over $100,000,000 and is the author of Charge Like a Bull the 7 Strategies for Relentless Business Growth and the Accompanying Gamplan Workbook, Bullish on Execution: Turning Big Goals into Bigger Wins, Lead Like a Lioness: 7 Archetypes, 100 Challenges and 1 Legacy and Bullish on Immigration: How EB-5 Builds Wealth, Mobility & Multigenerational Security. And The creator of the Pride Path—an identity-based leadership system that helps women build confidence, standards, executive presence, and legacy. Her work blends truth-telling, high-performance execution, and mythic storytelling to help leaders rise from Initiate to Sovereign.

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