As I read the following stories of world-renowned people who have succeeded to the ultimate
level in their respective fields, I said to myself, “All they had when they started their journey
was belief in themselves because they overcame some major obstacles to succeed.” I am a true
believer in reading success stories to and the inspiration and consistent motivation needed to
achieve your personal WHY in life. As I have written in past issues, you need a mastermind
group around you in order to truly nourish. When I first said that I was going to build an
international business when I was only 26 years old and achieve enormous success, every-
one thought that I had lost my mind but what kept me fueled up was reading stories of other
achievers and how they struggled to reach their achievements. As many of you know, I went on
to fulfill my dream and now I am building an international personal development business that
will help many people achieve their dreams. The following are stories that I know will help you
realize that all you need to do is BELIEVE in your ultimate outcome and you WILL achieve it!
FAILURES…BUT NOT QUITE
• The teacher of famous opera singer Enrico Caruso said Caruso had no voice at all and
couldn’t sing.
• Eighteen publishers turned down Richard Bach’s 10,000 word story about a soaring
seagull before MacMillan ?nally published it in 1970. By 1975, “Jonothan Livingston Seagull”
had sold more than 7 million copies in the U.S. alone.
• Thomas Edison was thrown out of school in the early grades when the teachers decided he
couldn’t do the work.
•R. H. Macy failed seven times before his store in New York caught on.
•President Harry S. Truman went broke in the men’s clothing store he started.
• When Bob Dylan performed at a high school talent show, his classmates booed him off
the stage.
Now you need to visualize your own story in this article and what will it say? You have the abil-
ity to design your own story RIGHT NOW or you can allow others to tell you what you can do!
Remember, you do not want to be part of the “Should have, would have, IF Club,” which years
from now, you will stop and say to yourself, “I should have, would have, if only I knew, etc.!
You have the keys to succeed in your hands right now. Make a decision today to become a
success story and not just a statistic! You need to be proud of your dreams and you need a
mastermind team to verbally express your mission.
Motivating champions worldwide!
John Di Lemme
http://www.lifestylefreedomclub.com