| "I am a big fan of dreams. Unfortunately,
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| | day, after a tour of the Universal Studio
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| dreams are our first casualty in life -
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| | he put on a suit, brought his fathers
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| people seem to give them up, quicker than
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| | briefcase containing only a sandwich and
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| anything, for a 'reality'." Kevin
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| | candy bars and walked past the guards. He
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| Costner
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| | lived in an abandoned trailer that he
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| "Study hard." "Get good grades." That's
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| | found and using some plastic letters put
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| what conventional wisdom says. Success,
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| | Steven Spielberg, Director on the door.
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| we are led to believe, will be based on
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| | Finally at twenty, three years after
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| natural ability or god given talents. But
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| | being a squatter he was offered a seven
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| is this really the key to success? If
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| | years contract to direct a TV series. The
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| success is only reserved for the ones
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| | rest is history.
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| able to do well at school or had been
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| | He had a goal, followed it, and adjusted
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| given the ability to memorize and apply
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| | his strategies until he succeeded.
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| information, what would happen to the
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| | 3. They love what they do
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| rest of us who lack formal education,
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| | Steve Jobs of Apple Computer, a college
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| have little natural talents, physically
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| | dropout who ventured into computing said,
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| challenged, weak or poor?
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| | "I'm convinced that the only thing that
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| Let's look at certain examples that
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| | kept me going was that I loved what I
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| challenged these conventional thinking.
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| | did." When Steve Jobs started his Apple
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| One day a boy was sent home from school.
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| | Computers no one ever thought a kid in
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| With him was a note from his teacher to
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| | blue jeans would revolutionize the
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| his parents. The message? This boy is too
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| | computing world while making himself an
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| stupid to learn and it was advised that
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| | icon and a billionaire.
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| he just stayed at home. The boy was
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| | For others, nothing could deter them from
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| Thomas Alva Edison.
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| | pursuing what they love, even a criticism
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| Another boy was rated the slowest learner
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| | from an authority on the field. Donald
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| in his chemistry class by his teacher.
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| | Cram for example, was so lackluster in
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| The boy's name? Louis Pasteur.
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| | his chemistry major up to the stage that
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| Most people, reinforced by conventional
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| | his professor urged him to change his
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| beliefs will probably call you
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| | field of study. But he insisted that he
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| unrealistic if you said that anyone,
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| | loves the subject and persisted to
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| despite not having good grades or formal
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| | continue.
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| education can achieve success just as
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| | In 1989, he won the Nobel Prize for
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| much as the talented few. You will be
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| | Chemistry.
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| told to be "practical" and stop your
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| | Winners like Jobs and Cram are passionate
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| childish dreams now. Dreams are .. well,
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| | and excited about what they are doing.
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| for dreamers.
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| | That is definitely one of the most
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| But numbers do not lie. So let us analyze
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| | important qualities that lift one person
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| the number games a bit more. These
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| | above the rest.
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| statistics answer it all:
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| | 4. They never give up
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| - Half of all the CEOs of Fortune 500
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| | Another significant trait of these
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| companies on average had C or C minus in
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| | winners is the fact that they keep on
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| college. - 65 % of all US Senators come
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| | pursuing their goals regardless of the
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| from the bottom half of their school
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| | outcome. They simply refuse to surrender.
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| classes. - 75 % of US Presidents were in
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| | George Bernard Shaw dreamed of being a
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| the "lower half club" in school. - And
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| | great writer - despite the fact that he
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| more than half of all millionaire
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| | had only five years of formal education.
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| entrepreneurs never finished college!
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| | He quit his job as a clerk to write;
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| Of course, I am not asking you to abandon
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| | believing that one day he would make it
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| college and start working in a garage
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| | big. But the path wasn't easy. It took
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| like Steve Jobs. All I am saying is that
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| | him nine years before he could make a
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| success takes more than good grades. And
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| | living from his writing. He never gave up
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| the most important ingredient of success
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| | his dream even though his total income
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| is not natural abilities or the talent to
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| | for those first nine years was only 30
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| memorize facts.
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| | dollars.
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| People who are not gifted in term of
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| | But persistence has its rewards - he
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| intellectual abilities realize that this
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| | eventually became one of the world's
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| is their handicap, but they succeed in
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| | greatest writers, made a fortune from his
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| life because there are certain traits
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| | writings and eventually won the Nobel
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| that they all have or acquire in their
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| | Prize.
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| path to success. What are those traits?
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| | 5. They believe they can
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| 1. Fire.
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| | Ben Franklin was the fifteenth of
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| When Bill Cosby dropped out of Temple
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| | seventeen children of a poor candle
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| University, he threw himself into career
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| | maker. Although he had a little more than
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| in comedy completely. Starvation didn't
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| | a year of schooling, he believed that he
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| deter him. He said, "Once you've made
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| | could still succeed in life. So he learnt
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| that commitment, then your blood has that
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| | philosophy, science, finance, politics
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| particular thing in it, and it's very
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| | and four languages by himself. Lack of
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| hard for people to stop you."
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| | schooling or money couldn't deter him
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| People like Bill Cosby have fire in their
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| | from being a great scientist and a
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| hearts. Their burning commitment brings
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| | statesman.
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| the whole body to tap inner strengths,
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| | In short, many have succeeded despite the
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| resources and abilities that they did not
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| | fact that they lack formal education or
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| know exist in themselves. It gives them
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| | are having problem getting good grades at
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| the spark and inspires them to achieve
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| | school. Success takes more than that.
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| what they want in life.
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| | What you need is clearly defined goals
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| 2. They Set Goals
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| | and burning passion to pursue it. You
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| The great Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova
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| | must believe that you can achieve what
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| once said, "To follow, without halt, one
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| | you want and never give up. Stay
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| aim; there's the secret of success."
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| | committed, and stay focused - no matter
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| She is right. From the age twelve or
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| | what happens.
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| thirteen, Steven Spielberg knew that he
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| | Those are the real ingredients of
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| wanted to be a movie director. So one
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| | success.
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