British content creator, entrepreneur, and investor Simon Squib, renowned for winning last year's grand prize for the world's most valuable award for meaningful content creators, worth one million dollars, was an active participant at the final day of the 'Billion Followers Summit' yesterday. During a session titled 'Money Doesn't Make the Difference, Actions Do,' he shared his journey and experiences in changing people's lives. Squib believes that the real rewards are those that leave a positive mark on shaping minds and bring people together, reinforcing the values of compassion and empathy among humanity. He also announced a new initiative called 'Good Capital,' aimed at spreading messages of goodwill and achieving more dreams. The session, hosted at the Emirates Towers in Dubai, began with a video that transported the audience to the heart of Squib's experience on the streets among people. It documented how generosity transformed their lives, highlighting stories of individuals whose ideas became reality, whose ambitions were fulfilled, and whose businesses thrived after his help in securing support from global companies. It also featured stories of young entrepreneurs and ambitious youth whom Squib met with joy after their successes and life changes thanks to his support. Speaking about his memories of winning the award, Simon Squib said: 'This exceptional moment remains a turning point in my life in every sense of the word, filled with feelings of joy, happiness, pride, as well as love and trust.' He highly valued the significance of this accolade, which he saw as a testament to his humanitarian efforts, which he considered simple in creating a positive impact, in line with the award's goals of encouraging content creators who change communities for the better, build generations that shape a better future, and influence minds. When discussing happiness, Squib shared life lessons, believing that 'wealth and money do not create true happiness. Over time, we understand a strange paradoxical dilemma: money can make a happy person even happier, but it cannot make unhappy people happy; on the contrary, it will multiply their misery.' He continued: 'When I received the one million dollars, my happiness did not increase. I decided to distribute the money to people to help those in need. And only when I achieved my goal did I feel the difference and the happiness that, in my view, lies in continuous and unconditional giving.' Squib affirmed that commitment to societal and human causes should motivate a content creator to make an effective mark that elevates the lives of those around them. He explained that 'success also lies in building a cooperative, supportive, and motivating team that serves as a micro-community helping you on your journey of giving. You will not succeed alone because success has no taste unless it is shared with a team.' He offered advice to the audience: 'Move away from a 'take-give' mindset that serves personal interests. Give without reciprocity, without hidden agendas, goals, or even expectations. Invest your knowledge, money, and strong relationships to help people around you. This is the true purpose of our lives and our journey.' Squib continued with an emotional tone: 'I was crazy when I thought I wouldn't leave my son money and wealth, but would leave him love, generosity, and hard work. I will not leave him a fish; I will teach him to fish so he can carve his own path to success, learn from his mistakes, and inspire people around him, and this is the most important. That is why I called my team to distribute the money to people so they could achieve their dreams, and today we are proud to have changed the lives of 300 people with the prize money we received.' At the end of the session, from the 'Billion Followers Summit' stage, Squib launched his new initiative, the 'Ten Percent Fund,' dedicated to 'Good Capital.' He asked the entrepreneurs in the audience: 'What becomes of the profits you earn from your businesses? To achieve your dreams? Yes, that's fine. But I urge you with strength and sincerity from this stage to allocate a portion of it to donations, spreading messages of goodwill, and helping the needy improve their lives.' He called on companies and projects participating in the session to invest their profits in humanitarian initiatives that save humanity and elevate the status of people in diverse regions of the world. The initiative received an immediate response. The owner of a Sudanese perfume company in Dubai announced her donation, saying: 'I pledge to allocate 20% to help our brothers in Sudan by dedicating the proceeds from 10,000 perfume bottles, equivalent to one million dirhams, to support the needy in my country.' Successes The Dubai model was not absent from the session. Squib urged the audience to persistent effort and perseverance to achieve their goals, citing the model of the city of Dubai, whose rulers and people felt the need to elevate their reality and build the future, achieving exceptional successes and unique distinction in all fields. He concluded: 'Feel the pain and the need for development, exert yourselves to achieve your dreams. This is the optimal path to success and influence.'
