Success II

just like the previous post,
I've put together some of the world's greatest
success stories, from movie stars to scientists, who
just happen to have experienced massive failure that
could have easily made them give-up.
But they didn't and now they're the monumental
successes that they are remembered for, a good source
of encouragement when it feels like you will never
make it to the top.
Always Remember how people before you dealt with the problems they faced(which you might be facing)and do the same. Lets start with
Soichiro Honda
 Soichiro Honda is the
founder of the company Honda which is one of the
well known large automotive companies. Honda's
story starts when he went for a job interview to work
for the Toyota company. Honda was rejected and
was told that he is not fit for the job!! The man
didn't give up and decided to create a company that
competes with Toyota and so honda was born!! If
there is anything we can learn from this inspiring
success story it would be to never give up.
Stephen king
Most
people know Stephen king the famous writer but few
know about his life story. Stephen's first novel was
rejected almost everywhere it was submitted to the
extent that he threw it in the garbage!! His wife got
the story out of the garbage and insisted that he
submits it again and in the end he became the
Stephen king we know now!! There is a very
important lesson you must come up with from this
inspirational success story which is that rejections
should make no sense at all if you believe in
yourself
Thomas Edison
Thomas
addition's success story is one of the stories that
can motivate anyone after experiencing failure.
Thomas,having failed so many times to invent the lamp
before he succeed in doing it on the 1000th
attempt. When people asked him how did you
manage to keep going even though you were failing
all the time he replied telling them, each time it
didn't work i used to say i discovered a new way
how to not invent the lamp. Thomas Edison success
story should make you conclude that failure should
never stop you even if it occurred more than once.
Oprah Winfrey
One of the
inspirational stories that really motivated me the
first time i read about it was the success story of
Oprah. Oprah is one of the most popular TV icons
nowadays and she is also one of the richest women
on our planet but this is not how her story began.
Do you know that Oprah was fired from her job and
was told that she was not fit for TV earlier in her
life?
Bill gates Success quote
“To win big, you sometimes have to take big
risks.” – Bill Gates
“We were young, but we had good advice good
ideas and lots of enthusiasm.” – Bill Gates
 Thomas Edison success quote
“Many of life’s failures are people who did not
realize how close they were to success when they
gave up.” – Thomas Edison
 Lawrence J. Ellison: Larry Ellison dropped out of
college twice and was told by his adoptive father that
he would never amount to anything but he went on to
become a billionaire by building Oracle, the world’s
second largest software company.
“I have had all the disadvantages required for
success.” – Larry Ellison
Michael Dell: He dropped out of college at the age of
19 to start PC’s Limited; later renamed Dell Computers
Inc. Dell became the most profitable PC manufacturer
in the world making Michael Dell a billionaire.
“I had to give it a full go and see what happened.”
– Michael Dell
 Steve Jobs : Billionaire co-founder of Apple Inc and
Pixar; dropped out of Reed College to start Apple.
 Henry Ford : This automobile billionaire was born in
abject poverty. He never saw the four walls of school
but he went on to build Ford Motor Company and
become one of the richest men that ever lived.
“Thinking is the hardest work to do, that’s why so
few people are engaged in it.” – Henry Ford
 Walt Disney: Walt, regarded as the most influential
animator because of his creativity with cartoons. He
dropped out of high school at 16 and founded Walt
Disney; a company which now has an annual revenue
of about $30billion.
“If you can dream it, you can do it.” – Walt Disney
 Ray Kroc: Billionaire Ray Kroc never saw the four
walls of school and spent most of his life working as a
salesman. He bought McDonald’s in 1961 for $2.7m
and grew it into a multi billion dollar company.
“Press on. Nothing in the world can take the place
of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more
common than unsuccessful men with talent.
Genius will not; the world is full of educated
derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are
omnipotent.” – Ray Kroc
 Debbi Fields : A 20 year old housewife with no
education and business experience started Mrs. Fields
Chocolate Chippery and became the most successful
cookie company owner. She later renamed, franchised,
and then sold Mrs. Field’s Cookies.
“You don’t have to be superhuman to do what you
believe in.” – Debbi Fields
 Ingvar Kamprad: Billionaire founder of IKEA. He
dropped out of high school at the age of 17 to start
IKEA; now the top home furniture retailer in the world,
with over 90,000 employees working in its 200-plus
stores, and annual revenues in excess of $10 billion.
“I’m not afraid of turning 80 and I have lots of
things to do. I don’t have time for dying.” – Ingvar
Kamprad
 Carl Lindner : Billionaire investor and founder of
United Dairy Farmers. He dropped out of high school at
the age of 14 to deliver milk for his family diary.
 Simon Cowell: Famous for his involvement in
American Idols, he dropped out of school at age 16
and started his own record label “Fanfare” at the age
of 23.
“Good is not enough; you’ve got to be great.” –
Simon Cowell
 Mary Kay Ash: Founder of Mary Kay Inc and best
known as the most outstanding business woman in
the 20th century. Mary never saw the four walls of
school.
“When you reach an obstacle, turn it into an
opportunity. You have the choice. You can
overcome and be a winner, or you can allow it to
overcome you and be a loser. The choice is yours
and yours alone. Refuse to throw in the towel. Go
that extra mile that failures refuse to travel. It is far
better to be exhausted from success than to be
rested from failure.” – Mary Kay Ash
 Coco Chanel: Fashion magnate and founder of the
Coco Chanel brand, she never saw the four walls of
school.
 Wayne Huizenga : Wayne is the only person in
history to build three Fortune 1000 companies
practically from scratch: Waste Management Inc,
Blockbuster Entertainment and AutoNation. He is the
only person to have developed six NYSE-listed
companies. He also owns the Miami Dolphins and is
previous owner of the Florida Marlins baseball team
and the Panthers hockey team, making him the only
person ever to own three pro teams in a single market,
two of which won national championships. He dropped
out of college to join a friend in a garbage collection
business.
 Barry Diller: This billionaire media magnate dropped
out of college to start Fox Broadcasting Company. He
is chairman of Expedia, and was once the CEO of IAC/
InterActiveCorp which includes Home Shopping
Network and Ticketmaster.
“There’s a world in which reasons are made up
because reality is too painful.” – Barry Diller
 Andrew Carnegie: Founder of Carnegie Steel
Company and one of the richest men that ever lived.
Born in abject poverty, Andrew never saw the four walls
of school.
“I shall argue that strong men conversely know
when to compromise and that all principles can be
compromised to serve a greater purpose.” –
Andrew Carnegie
 Sir Philip Green : Billionaire retail mogul and owner
of the Arcadia brand, he dropped out of school at the
age of 16. After four business failures, Philip Green
made his first million at the age of 33.
“If you’ve got a natural talent, I think it’s
fantastic. If I wasn’t in retail, being a singer or a
tennis player would be a better idea.” – Sir Philip
Green
 Madame C. J. Walker: She was born into the family
of ex-slaves and farmers. Despite being widowed at
the age of 20 and faced with extreme hardship, she
started a cosmetics business and went on to become
the first American self made female millionaire.
“I had to make my own living and my own
opportunity! But I made it! Don’t sit down and wait
for the opportunities to come. Get up and make
them” – Madam C.J. Walker
 Mark Zuckerberg : The youngest billionaire in the
world, dropped out of Harvard to promote his social
networking platform; Facebook. As at 2010, he was 23
years and worth $4billion.
 Ted Turner: Billionaire drop out media mogul and
founder of CNN; pledged a billion dollars to the United
Nation.
“All my life, people have said that I wasn’t going to
make it.” – Ted Turner
“Over a three year period, I gave away half of what
I had. To be honest, my hands shook as I signed it
away. I knew I was taking myself out of the race to
be the richest man in the world.” – Ted Turner
 Cornelius Vanderbilt : Dropped out of school at the
age of 11, began operating his own boat at the age of
16 and became one of the richest men in history.
“If I had learned education, I would not have had
time to learn anything else.” -Cornelius Vanderbilt
 Mayer Amschel Rothschild : was born in a ghetto;
started business as a money lender and built the
largest private fortune in history. He never saw the four
walls of school.
“Give me control over a nation’s money supply and
I don’t care who make the laws.” – Mayer Amschel
Rothschild
 Ty Warner : Billionaire real estate investor, hotel
owner, sole owner, CEO, and Chairman of Ty, Inc. Ty
Warner is a savvy, yet private business man. Ty, Inc;
made $700 million in a single year with the Beanie
Babies craze without spending money on advertising.
He has since expanded to include Ty Girlz dolls,
directly competing with Bratz dolls.
 Howard Hughes : Dropped out of California Institute
of Technology and Rice University; founded Hughes
Aircrafts and Co and went on to become a billionaire.
“I intend to be, the richest man in the world.”
Howard Hughes
 Giorgio Armani
Billionaire founder of the fashion
brand; Giorgio Armani S.P.A. Dropped out of medical
school at the University of Bologna because he
couldn’t stand the sight of blood.
“Remain true to yourself and your philosophy.” –
Giorgio Armani
Successful Entrepreneurs and World’s Richest School
Drop Out Billionaires.
 Asa Candler
Founder of the Billionaire company
and world’s most popular brand; Coca Cola. He
dropped out of school at the age of 10.
 Jenny Craig
With no college degree, this woman
started Jenny Craig Inc from scratch and grew it to
become one of the largest and most recognized
companies in the weight management industry.
“If I make a commitment to something, I will stick
to it no matter what.” – Jenny Craig
 Rachael Ray : Despite having no formal training in
culinary arts, Rachel Ray made a name for herself in
the food industry. With numerous shows on the Food
Network, a talk show and cookbooks, high-energy
Rachael never slowed down. She has also appeared in
magazines as well has having her own magazine
debut in 2006.
 Milton Hershey
With only a fourth grade education,
Milton Hershey started his own chocolate company.
Hershey’s Milk Chocolate became the first nationally
marketed chocolate.
 Frank Lloyd Wright: surpassed all odds to become
the most influential architect of the twentieth century.
Frank Lloyd Wright designed more than 1,100 projects
with about half actually being built. He never saw the
four walls of high school.
 David Geffen: billionaire founder of Geffen Records
and co-founder of DreamWorks.
“I never went to business school. I was just
bumbling through a lot of my life. I was like the
guy behind the curtain in the Wizard of Oz.” –
David Geffen
 Billy Joe ( Red ) McCombs : founder of Clear Channel
media, real estate investor.
 Craig McCaw: billionaire founder of McCaw Cellular.
 Dave Thomas : billionaire founder of Wendy’s.
“There’s no one to stop you but yourself.” – Dave
Thomas
Ay Van Andel : billionaire co-founder of Amway.
 Micky Jagtiani : billionaire retailer, Landmark
International
 John Paul DeJoria : billionaire co-founder of John
Paul Mitchell Systems and Patron Spirits tequilla.
 David Green : billionaire founder of Hobby Lobby.
 Frederick “Freddy” Laker : billionaire airline
entrepreneur.
 Kirk Kerkorian : billionaire investor, owner of
Mandalay Bay and Mirage Resorts, and MGM movie
studio.
 Leandro Rizzuto : billionaire founder of Conair
 Leslie Wexner , billionaire founder of Limited
Brands.
 Marc Rich : billionaire commodities investor and
founder of Marc Rich & Co.
 S. Daniel Abraham : billionaire founder of Slim-Fast.
 Theodore Waitt: billionaire founder of Gateway
Computers.
 Y.C. Wang : billionaire founder of Formosa Plastics.
 Paul Allen : billionaire co-founder of Microsoft
Corporation; dropped out of Washington State
University.
Ralph Lauren
Billionaire fashion mogul. Studied
business at Baruch College for two years and dropped
out.
Dean Kamen
Billionaire Kamen holds more than 80
US patents; famous for the Segwey PT, Auto syringe
and IBOT robotic wheelchair; dropped out of Worcester
Polytechnic.
 Dhirubhai Ambani
 Famous founder of Reliance
Group and father to two billionaires; Anil and Mukesh
Ambani. Started Reliance Industries from scratch and
never saw the four walls of school.
Believe me i have nothing against Education. Of course its the best,but not when it brings nothing good out of you.
''the only successful thought is thinking of not giving up''-Harkeem Oloyede