Below are a few famous stories of people who pursed their dreams....
STEPHEN KING
Stephen King’s dream of becoming a writer started as an adolescent, and by the time he was 14 he had received so many rejection letters from short-story publishers that the nail he used to hang them on the wall would no longer support their weight. “I replaced the nail with a spike and kept on writing,” he said in his memoir “On Writing”. King didn’t sell a short story until he turned 19; “The Glass Floor” earned him $35. And his best-selling book Carrie received 30 rejections before it sold to Doubleday Publishing for a $2,500 advance. Today, King’s books have sold more than 350 million copies, and he attributes his success to the mindset he adopted on what it really means to fail.
J.K ROWLING
When Rowling was 32 she made her first big hit with the book Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s stone. J.K Rowling had always loved writing and she used the power of visualisation even when she had hit rock bottom to keep her inspired. Even writing on paper napkins for the first few chapters when she could not afford paper. Rowling is now the 12th richest woman in the UK.
CHARLES DARWIN
He was 50 years old before he published On the Origin of the Species in 1859, the book that espoused the theory for which he best known today. At the time Darwin knew that he was upsetting the status quo by writing such a controversial piece of theory at the time. Whether or not you believe in Darwin’s theory the work he carried out demonstrates that sometimes your greatest strength really does lie in your greatest fear. It might have felt scary for Darwin to face public scrutiny and ridicule but he knew where he was going and he carried on going despite the challenges he faced.
CHRIS GARDENER
Gardener’s number one principle for success came from his mother’s words "You can only depend on yourself”. This encouraged Chris to adopt the belief that he was totally at cause in his life, therefore he was the only solution to any problem he faced. Before he because a successful stockbroker Chris was actually homeless for a time while working for Dean Witter Reynolds' stock brokerage in a training program that provided no salary. At the same time, he was caring for his toddler he was unable to meet his living expenses. Gardner often stood in soup kitchens and slept wherever he and his son could find safety. Gardner worked to become a top trainee at Dean Witter Reynolds. He arrived at the office early and stayed late each day, persistently making calls to prospective clients with his goal being 200 calls per day. His perseverance paid off when, in 1982, Gardner became a full employee of the firm. He later went on to create his own stock broker firm and sold his small stake in Gardner Rich in a multimillion-dollar deal in 2006.Chris always remembered his mother’s advice and as a result became the success he is today.
YOUR DREAMS can come true too. Keep believing, keep striving and keep going.
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