An inspiring story!

There have been some incredible stories here....

Julie Jordan Scott's story on her web site. Amber Sorenson's story on her web site too. And I've been inspired by Gordon's stories as well....

But I want to point out another VERY inspiring story, which was posted earlier during the web site.... That's Richard Dennis's story.

Richard, I hope you don't mind if I direct a few people to it, so they can benefit from your story too....

You can read it here....

Richard, your story really stuck in my mind.... That's why I'm referring to it again.... It's one of those stories I keep and read whenever I need a confidence boost!

So thanks again, Richard! You ought to write an ebook.... ;)

If you didn't see Richard's story the first time around, make sure you check it out. :) And listen to whatever else Richard says too.... :)

Cheers,

Dien

Dien,

Thanks to the link to Dennis's story. Very inspiritional and instructive.

Here's another one you might enjoy:

Least Likely to Succeed

This story could be the inspirational story of the year.

Terri Bowerock's grades were so bad in school that her "friends" called her stupid. She was also voted least likely to succeed. Her grade school teacher used to whack her on the back of her head with a yardstick and call her "dumb as a cue ball." Good for the self esteem, huh. She admits getting through high school by cheating and was only reading at a third grade level when she "graduated." She wanted to get a job but couldn't because she couldn't fill out a job application. Could anyone have a worse "resume" for future success?

Turns out Terri wasn't stupid but she was very dyslexic. But instead of letting other peoples expectations of her ruin her life she became more determined that ever to take care of herself.

With her limited abilities, she created a business plan in crayon and borrowed $2,000 from her grandmother. Her idea? A furniture consignment store. Her experience in the furniture trade? Zero, Nada, Zilch. With some extra furniture from her mother as her first inventory, "Terri's Consignment & Design Furnishings" was born in 1979.

From those incredibly humble beginnings, Terri's little company grew to be the largest consignment furniture company in the world with annual sales of over $26 million and employs over 300 people. Her amazing success has not gone unnoticed. She's been named Entrepreneur of the Year by several magazines and received numerous other awards. She is also a popular motivational speaker and has appeared on numerous T.V. shows. She recently wrote a book called, Success It Can Be Yours!: How to Be a Millionaire by Using Your Determination.

Must be fun for her to go back to her old school reunions and see her old "friends" and teachers :-) www.consignanddesign.com

The next time you think that you can't be more successful because of your background or you aren't smart enough, I hope you will remember Terri's story. I sure will!

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Thanks,

Ron




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story about one of my classmates. He has dyslexia, as Terri does. Also, he is by far the wealthiest of all of the graduates of my class.....and about how his decision making abilities got him to where he is today. How all our decisions effect us, day in and day out. After all, how many decisions do you make daily?

Think about that for a moment. Isn't everything a decision? Do I
get up as soon as the alarm goes off in the morning, or do I hit the
snooze button? Do I wear my this or do I wear that? Do we
smile or scowl at the people around us first thing in the morning?

Every action and inaction we take every moment of everyday
involves making choices.

Glen Ridge High School Class of 1980 was noted for being the
largest class in the history of this suburban community. The
majority of us started school together as kindergartners and
would graduate together thirteen years later. Very important to
the average Glen Ridge student was being smart, good looking, and
be active in a sport. One of my classmates fit the bill quite well,
until his wrestling injury in our Junior Year sidelined him. The
wrestling coach took Tom Mapother aside and suggested he
audition for "Guys and Dolls": the Junior Class Play. At Glen
Ridge, there was one play annually and the Junior Class Play was
it!

Tom could have said, "No, macho athletic guys do not audition for
musicals. What would the wrestling team think of me dancing
around a stage? Nah, not me!" but instead, Tom made the choice
to audition. He took action, got the lead and fell in love with
performing.

Being in close proximity to Manhattan, opportunities abounded.
He quickly landed a role in a Brooke Shields movie, "Endless Love."
It was a small role, playing one of Brooke's brothers. I can not
even remember who played Brooke's love. Can you?

The next movie we saw Tom in was "Taps" about kids in a Military
Academy. This was mostly a vehicle for Timothy Hutton, recently
successful in "Ordinary People". Tom took a small role, but
made the choice to play it with every ounce of his being. He fully
became a very intense, crazed cadet. He made the decision to
take a part which could have been insignificant and used it to flex
his acting muscle. To fully become the role assigned. He was so
in the moment, so completely engaging in the part, that it
catapulted him to the attention of many high powered Hollywood
decision makers. Tom made a choice and took action by taking
a small role and grew it to mammoth, life changing proportions.

After his breakthrough role in "Risky Business", my classmate
Tom Mapother fully became movie star, Tom Cruise. His star-making
movie could have become another coming of age teen flick, but
instead it is now a classic.

This summer, I was one of many who sat in the highest grossing
film, "Mission Impossible II". There was my classmate
getting an adrenaline rush while driving expensive cars and
motorcycles and rock climbing and hobnobbing with the rich and
influential in Sydney, Australia. While enjoying the entertainment
value of this movie, I recognized the power of the star's choices
from a wrestling injury in his Junior Year in high school up until
today, more than twenty years later.

As a producer, he was able to decide to film his movie in Sydney,
Australia, his wife's homeland. He made the choice to do most of
his own stuntwork. He was able to make this heartjumping movie
on the heels of another movie, "Magnolia" where he chose to play
a supporting role quite different this one, thus netting an Academy
Award nomination in the process.

What decisions are you making today? What will the combined
impact of your choices for today be upon you tomorrow, next
month and next year? Regardless of how seemingly insignificant
the decision may be, think about it. When you are faced with a
choice today, consider it for an extra second and then take action
on your decision. Action to bring you closer to realizing your
ideal life.

Theodore Roosevelt said, "In any moment of decision, the best thing
you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing."
Deciding not to take action is like deciding to keep the door locked
to your self-induced prison. If your heart is racing, if you feel
restless, if the depth of feeling startles you deep in your belly
reading these words, the message to you is make powerful choices.
Take action.

Live your life as you were meant to live.

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