Achievers
"If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus,
and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.” Some evidence of this at work…
Bruce Lee died at the age of 32, by the time of his death, Lee had starred in over 20 films in Hong Kong, the popular US television series the “Green Hornet”, developed two Martial Arts schools in the US, his first at the age of 24, starred, produced and directed several films both in Hong Kong and the US and more...
Mark Zuckerberg - By age 25, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was worth over US$8 billion, today at the ripe old age of 27 he’s worth in excess of US$18 billion and Facebook over US$70 billion. This from a social media site that he initially developed for University students, Mark never stopped taking Facebook to the next level – today everyone wants a piece of the action! Hence both his and face book’s current popularity and net worth.
Aaron Ralston - After a large rock fell smashing his left hand and trapping his right, Adventurer Aaron Ralston, found himself caught between a “Rock and a Hard Place” within the Grand Canyon for almost 6 days without food or water.
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Achievers With visions of his future life flashing before him; the many adventures still to be had and the family he’d go on to start, Ralston found the courage to do what was required to stay alive. After doing the unthinkable to sustain himself, he ultimately hacked off his right hand freeing himself and living to tell the tale. He refused to die in that Canyon. Today Aaron continues to enjoy many adventures; he’s also a best-selling author, public speaker and motivator. You can read about his amazing experience within his book “Between a Rock and a Hard Place” or view the movie “127 hours”. Warning though – it’s graphic!
Harry Potter author Joanne Kathleen Rowling (aka JK Rowling) took the world on many adventures through her fantastical tales of young Potter’s adventures. Rowling at one point a simple housewife blessed with the gift of writing and an awesome imagination, is today worth over US$1billion. Rowling says “It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities”, “Anything’s possible if you’ve got the nerve!”.
Oprah Winfrey, Mother Theresa, Nelson Mandela, Frederick W. Smith (FedEx founder), Nick Vujicic (an Adventurer, Author and Motivational speaker who was born without arms and legs – it’s never kept him back).
With so many examples worldwide, why even for a minute doubt your own ability to achieve all that you’d like to achieve and more! Remind yourself daily…there are no limits except for those you set for yourself.
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