10 Ways Smart People Can Get Rich

9. Experiment on another groundbreaking story

What if you cannot come up with a new groundbreaking idea? What should you do to let science make you rich? Help prove others’ theories.

Eddington (Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington) is more known for his work in proving Einstein’s theory of general relativity than his own philosophy in science. He conducted an expedition to observe Solar eclipse in 1919 to confirm Einstein’s theory.

This was a very important phase of the General Relativity. Eddington did not come up with the idea, but he helped proving it despite the conflicts and controversies he had to encounter.

There are thousands of academic papers published out there. The fact that they are approved doesn’t mean that they have been proven. Find any theory in your field and get the gears going

8. Become a Keynote Speaker

Once you have become a well-known scientist in your field, people will start hiring you to lecture or give seminar. For this, you also need public speaking skill and confidence no matter how smart you are.

In most seminars, both corporate and academic, a keynote speaker is hired to share professional insights. Being a groundbreaking scientist, people will want to hear all the things you have in mind.

How much can you make from attending a forum or seminar as a keynote speaker? An average good speaker earns around $15,000 per event, which is averagely two hours top.

Not to mention if your paper became a bestselling book, you can earn more (more than $40,000). Doesn’t this prove that science make you rich?

To be continued