The Man that inspired -Think and Grow Rich Andrew Carnegie was born to a poor family but had a fierce ambition, a pleasant personality and a devotion to both hard work and self-improvement. When he gained wealth Carnegie used it to help others, establishing many libraries and schools and universities in both America and Scotland. His story is a classic -Rags to Riches- story as Andrew Carnegie was one of the inspirations for the book -Think and Grow Rich.