Amazing Stories of Poverty to Power Youve heard it before: If at first you dont succeed, try again. Sometimes you may feel like thats just a saying, but it is absolutely not so. Stories below show how even horrible tragedies and setbacks can help fuel a drive for success. Their stories stress one of the most important lessons of all: Never, ever, give up. OPRAH WINFREY gave birth at age 14 and lost her child. She is one of the most successful and richest people in the world today, but Winfrey didnt always have it so easy. She grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and was repeatedly molested by her cousin, uncle and a family friend. She eventually ran away from home, and at age of 14 gave birth to a baby boy who died shortly after. But Winfreys tragic past didnt stop her from becoming the force she is today. She excelled as an honors student in high school, and won an oratory contest which secured her a full scholarship to college. Now the entrepreneur and personality has the admiration of millions and a net worth of $2.9 billion. JAY-Z couldnt get signed to any record labels. No one can stop Jay-Z. He came from a rough Brooklyn neighborhood and had big dreams to make it big as a rapper. Unfortunately, the rest of the world didnt agree with him at first. Not one record label would sign him. Yet that didnt stop him from creating his own music powerhouse. His label would eventually turn into the insanely lucrative Roc-A-Fella Records. Heres proof Jay-Z is on top: Forbes has estimated his net worth at $500 million, and TIME ranked him at one of their 2013 Most Influential People in the World. And hes married to Beyoncé. RICHARD BRANSON has dyslexia. Branson was a pretty bad student -- he didnt get good marks and he did poorly on standardized tests. Instead of giving up, he used the power of his personality to drive him to success. Today, Branson is known for developing Virgin Records and many of its more technologically advanced spinoffs. He is the fourth richest person in the UK. BILL GATES first business failed. Yes, the richest person in the whole world couldnt make any money at first. Gates first company, Traf-O-Data (a device which could read traffic tapes and process the data), failed miserably, When Gates and his partner, Paul Allen, tried to sell it, the product wouldnt even work. Gates and Allen didnt let that stop them from trying again though. Heres how Allen explained how the failure helped them: Even though Traf-O-Data wasn’t a roaring success, it was seminal in preparing us to make Microsoft’s first product a couple of years later. What brought all of these stars from rags to riches was focusing in on their natural talents, dedicating themselves to its development and not stopping until they had a hefty bank account. It just goes to show that you dont have to be born rich to become rich and...NEVER, EVER, GIVE UP. Dont forget to share.
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 21:44:10 +0000
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