Hi Steemians,
as today is Sunday I would like to share a story that I read some time ago but which I believe is very valuable for you to start the week very inspired.
It was the defining characteristics of Howard Schultz, his unwillingness to give up, his vision of a better future, and his aspirations to make the world a better place that gave rise to the biggest brand in the coffee industry.
It is thanks to Howard Schultz that Americans of today know what a latte is. Like many successful people, the billionaire CEO of Starbucks had humble beginnings.
The child of two high-school dropouts, Howard Schultz was born in 1953 in Brooklyn, New York. He grew up in one of the public housing projects and experienced one of the defining moments of his life at a very young age. When he was seven, Howard came home from school to find his father laying on a couch with a cast from his hip to his ankle. His father was an army vet with no insurance whatsoever.
Schultz’s family was poor, and even for a child of his understanding, he found escapism in form of sports and exercise. He eventually went on to Northern Michigan University to attend courses in such fields as athletic training. That aspiration didn’t last long, and when he graduated, Schultz sought employment.
Howard Schultz had a difficult childhood, but his adolescence years were even more difficult. At one point in his life, Schultz had to sell his own blood in order to pay his living costs.
In all of these difficult years, something remained with Schultz; his aspiration to do something with his life. He did not want to just sit around and wait for something important to happen and change his life with it.
He tried to make waves, be it small ones, to have an impact on the world. His willingness to achieve his dreams, come hell or high water, marked the foundations of one the most profitable businesses in the whole world.
Schultz was impressed with Starbucks’ knowledge of coffee and their making process. After being inspired by a chain of coffee shops in Italy, he tried to convince the board of Starbucks to believe in his plan of making the company’s chains ubiquitous. The board did not comply with him, as they saw the venture too risky for their business.
Even then, Schultz did not fall into despair. He left the company for a brief window in the ‘80s, but bought the whole brand in 1987 to go through with his plan.
When the first Starbucks opened in New York, the New York Times had to describe what a ‘latte’ was. Starbucks was exotic in nature, and that was one of its charms. Schultz cared about creativity above everything else, and that creativity carried itself as the brand grew bigger and bigger.
As of 2018, Starbucks has 28,218 stores in more than 70 countries. The company reported revenues of $22.4 billion in 2017. Schultz’s own net worth is estimated at roughly $3 billion.
“The reason I am here is I dreamed big dreams,” He says in one of his speeches. “I dreamed the kind of dreams that other people said would not be possible.”
Not only is Schultz a role model of success in business, but he is also a role model of human morality in society. There are few things that Schultz cares about as much as he cares about justice.
Perhaps the difficult years of his childhood and adolescence contributed to that characteristic of always seeking justice even in the bleakest of days.
His will and determination to not give in, despite the constant gabble of those who would discourage him from his path, has Howard Schultz into one of the brightest lights in the history of the world.
Have a Great WEEK!!!
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Important Note!
I have been working very hard on this blog since the beginning. I have a very busy life but I am giving my best and believe me I have shared experiences that I have been coaching thousands of people and I know that the change of the Mindset should be daily. I am already grateful to see you giving upvotes to each other and you can see this with the fact that many already have 8, 9, 10 upvotes. But I'm sure that with the effort of all of us we will see a community with, 40, 50, 80 upvotes and for that everyone should get engaged so we can make it come true. I believe and we can! Resteem...
***Remember Community: Please, if you commented and upvote on a new post I did, please always go back to the previous one because if someone in the community commented lastly because of time zone differences it will be without your upvote and that would not be fair.
You all know the goal! We can reach: 50+ Upvotes each others!
Attention!!!
I'm reading all the meaningful comments from the posts.
I am here making a list of all of you who have helped build this community by voting for each other who write meaningful comments and soon I will respond to everyone with comment and thank you all because I can already see this spirit being built in this Positive Mindset community and help between all of you.
You will receive my upvote in all material and brief comments I will do this in all the posts I am following very closely and I can see what the people who are generous and contribute to this legacy that I am trying to build with all of you can become reality in a short time.
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First of all, I would like to thank all of you, who are the most active and proactive in this community, showing your generosity and always with meaningful comments. From now on I will always make a list of these incredible people who have helped to expand our goal of growing ever more.
And if you are not on this list, please, after making your comment, write in that comment: Include my profile in the list, because I do or want to be part of all this with all of you!
But I ask that if you are new around here you read many of the previous posts because they make it clear that we are building a community with respect among all, generosity and this blog is for those who really want to start moving their Mindset to positive and moreover be part of the growth of all of us who contribute to this blog. Please do not ask to include you in the list if you are just wanting votes or speculating because we want here people genuinely attuned to growth and good attitudes and as I have always said with Respect as the basis of all, generosity and positivity!
Remember the rules. First leave your comment meaningful and then leave your message that you want to be included in this comment. Everyone is welcome and I hope this list grows exponentially because this will be a reflection of everyone's growth. I really do not want to be able to update the list of so many people that can be included in it. Let's go together towards the 50+ upvotes to recognize the efforts of those who dedicate their time so that we can become stronger and leave a legacy of growth in our lives and in the lives of others!
ABOUT OUR LIST!!! WE NEED GROW THIS LIST! LET'S GO TOGETHER IN THIS COMMUNITY - RESTEEM!
I'm not going to put this list in all the posts because I do not quite understand why, but some people did not like me to tag them even though this list is a list of acknowledgment and thanks from the people I've observed being the ones who write meaningful comments , are generous voting for each other and contribute more to this family we are building here. So stay tuned to the text below and in the next posts.
Thanks All of You!!!!