<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right click-to-enlarge"><div><div class="image on-image"><a title_source="AP Photo/Donna Light" title_caption="Bernie Sanders held odd jobs until he was elected mayor of Burlington, Vermont, at age 39." class="zoomin" href="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/57053240910584155c8bae1a-960/ap_328412731125.jpg"><span class="sprites click-to-enlarge-icon" title="Click to enlarge"></span><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/57053240910584155c8bae1a-3133-2350/ap_328412731125.jpg" alt="bernie sanders" data-mce-source="AP Photo/Donna Light" data-mce-caption="Bernie Sanders." /></a><p class="source"><span>AP Photo/Donna Light</span></p><p class="caption">Bernie Sanders held odd jobs until he was elected mayor of Burlington, Vermont, at age 39.</p></div><p></p></div></div>It can be easy to see the world's most powerful and influential people as occupying a sphere far removed from the rest us. </p><p>But many of the most successful people were born without silver spoons in their mouths and started off working odd jobs to earn money.</p><p>These 20 highly successful people prove that the path to success doesn't have to be linear.</p><p><em>Dylan Love contributed reporting.</em></p>

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The unglamorous first jobs of Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and 18 other highly successful people

AP Photo/Donna LightBernie Sanders held odd jobs until he was elected mayor of Burlington, Vermont, at age 39.It can be easy to see the world's most powerful and influential people as occupying a sphere far removed from the rest us. But many of the most successful people were born without silver spoons in their mouths and started off working odd jobs to earn money.These 20 highly successful people prove that the path to success doesn't have to be linear.Dylan Love contributed reporting.

AP PhotoDonna LightBernie Sanders held odd jobs until he was elected mayor of Burlington, Vermont, at age 39. It can be easy to see the worlds most powerful and influential people as occupying a sphere far removed from the rest us.

The unglamorous first jobs of Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and 18 other highly successful people

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