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self-discipline in action: real-life stories of transformation and success
SUCCESS STORIES THAT INSPIRED YOU TO SUCCEED
1. Leonardo da Vinci
One of the most inspirational success stories is Sylvester Stallone’s. He was virtually a starving artist until he became well-known. He took on odd jobs to help pay the bills for several years both during and after his time in college. To maintain his hopes of becoming a well-known actor, he would do this while also accepting any acting parts he could find.
Stallone would fight this battle for a long time—seven years. During those difficult seven years, he managed to land a few supporting parts in a few motion pictures. However, none of them were noteworthy enough to establish his career.
In the course of those arduous seven years of struggle, he faced extreme poverty. There was a time when Stallone had to sell his wife’s jewelry because he was so short on cash. He was unable to feed his dog, so he was forced to sell him. For a little while, Stallone had to live in homelessness due to the severity of his situation.
However, his difficulties as a budding actor would not endure indefinitely. It would be his big break after more than seven years of apparently unbeatable odds. This breakthrough would occur following his successful presentation of a script, which he penned in a three-day spurt of inspiration, to two prominent Hollywood directors.
For Sylvester Stallone, it was this pivotal moment that would change everything. After he landed the main part in the movie that would become known as “Rocky,” his career took off.
Success ultimately finds its way to those who persistently envision her.
2. Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey has a very special success story. She was exposed to hardship and poverty at a young age which most people would find difficult to overcome. She was raised in a shattered family in rural Mississippi and was born into poverty. Shortly after she was born, her parents, who were only 18 and 19 at the time, were divorced. This resulted in her grandmother taking her in.
And her grandma was nothing like the grandmother you picture in your mind. No, she was just a strict grandma who punished her severely for even the smallest infractions. However, she went back with her mother when she was six years old, so the strict upbringing and lack of wealth didn’t persist forever.
Oprah was assaulted by certain family members as early as nine years old, therefore she would later suffer sexual assault at a young age. She was sexually assaulted, emotionally abandoned, and mistreated before she began engaging in incredibly dangerous activities. actions that ultimately resulted in her being pregnant at the age of 14.
She was then ejected from the house by her mother due to her pregnancy. After moving in with her father, Oprah lost the baby just one week after he was born.
Oprah experienced great hardship, misfortune, and tragedy in her early years. But after losing her baby, she decided to change her life despite all of her terrible experiences. She therefore committed to pursuing her aspirations, improving herself, and obtaining an education.
She decided to make decisions that would enhance rather than demolish her life, and to begin loving and trusting herself once more. She eventually gained enough self-assurance to compete in a beauty competition. It was because of her involvement in this pageant that she was finally hired to broadcast newscasts for a radio station.
Oprah’s love of public speaking laid the groundwork for her subsequent success as a news anchor. She would later use this skill to host a TV chat show in Maryland, which ultimately led to her morning talk show in Chicago.
And as they say, the rest was history. Oprah overcame massive challenges in her youth. Challenges that sideline all too many people. She chose to turn her wounds into wisdom, and went on to become one of the most successful talk show hosts in history (by helping many others do the same) with her own self-named talk show, The Oprah Winfrey show. Oprah is now one of the richest self-made women in America.
3. The late Arnold Schwarzenegger
We wouldn’t dare leave Arnold Schwarzenegger out of our compilation of success tales since he is the quintessential self-made guy. Austria is where Arnold was born and reared. The nation was still recovering from its defeat in World War II as he was growing up.
In his milieu, grandiose thinking was mocked, defeatism was the norm, and alcoholism was pervasive. Undoubtedly, the deck was loaded against young Arnold.
But Arnold was unconcerned. He was aware that the typical Austrian life his parents had planned for him was not what he desired. The fact that America was the “land of the free” further solidified his desire to relocate there.
He therefore devised a scheme to succeed in bodybuilding. Then to use that achievement to gain a role in motion pictures. As it turned out, he accomplished that. As the youngest man to ever win a Mr. Universe competition, he went on to realise his dream by winning five Mr. Universe titles and seven Mr. Olympia crowns.
Following his accomplishments in bodybuilding, he dedicated himself to pursuing his long-held passion of becoming an actor. As predicted, he would go on to dominate the movie business to the same extent that he did the body building world. becoming one of Hollywood’s richest people after starring in many box office hits that brought in over $3 billion.
4. Author J.K. Rowling
Early on, J.K. Rowling dreamed of being a writer. But before her ambition of being a published novelist could come true, she would need to persevere for many years. Her mother’s passing would divert her very immediately from her plans to begin writing down her thoughts for her book.
Following the ensuing slump, Rowling looked for work as a teacher abroad. She married soon after and had a kid, which further put off her goals.
Of course, challenges persisted even after Rowling completed her novel. Her novel was rejected by 12 publishers. Her emotions were affected by the rejection, and she considered giving up. Luckily, she gave it another go. And that’s when J.K. Rowling’s fortune changed for the better. At last, she discovered a publisher who agreed to publish her work.
One of the best-selling authors of all time is now J.K. Rowling. She is the world’s highest paid author as well. With over 600 million copies sold worldwide, her works have been translated into more than 80 languages. It is obvious that perseverance and patience are worthwhile in the end.
5. Director Steven Spielberg
The majority of people are unaware that Steven Spielberg was turned down three times for admission to film school. Nevertheless, he persisted in applying until he was accepted, not letting previous rejections deter him. He would eventually get admitted to Cal State, Long Beach’s film programme.
Luckily for Spielberg, he would later use his Cal State experience to secure an unpaid internship at Universal Studios.
This internship would not continue forever, of course, but it did last long enough for him to learn how to enter the studios covertly in order to continuously acquire information about what it would take to succeed in the industry.
Eventually, he would succeed in getting a movie he wrote into the hands of studio officials. He had to, however, first defeat the many efforts at quitting made by the film execs.
The executives eventually caved up and let him try his film after repeatedly telling him that the film size was incorrect and forcing him to redo the entire presentation at the suggested sizes. The film would go on to take home several accolades and cemented Steven Spielberg’s reputation in the business.
These days, one of the most important directors in history is Steven Spielberg. Furthermore, he currently ranks among the richest. And of all our motivational success stories, his specific tale demonstrates that, with enough time and effort, doors of opportunity will finally swing open for you.
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