Great Failures of the Extremely Successful: Mistakes, Adversity, Failure and Other Stepping Stones to Success Steve Young

Babe Ruth spent his childhood years in an orphanage and, as a baseball player, struck out 1,330 times...on his way to the Hall of Fame. Elvis Presley was banished from the Grand Ole Opry after one performance and told: "You ain"t goin" nowhere, son." Oprah Winfrey was fired from her television reporter"s job and advised: "You"re not fit for TV." Author/interviewer Steve Young relates how hardships, roadblocks, rejections and even physicial infirmities cannot stop people determined to succeed! This collection of motivational stories and anecdotes of famous and everyday "failures" shows that success rests on changing "I can"t" into "I will." From the worlds of business, science, entertainment, sports, education, politics and the arts come inspirational, often humorous but always helpful, reflections from those who refused to let defeat stop them on their road to victory. Personal stories by: Erin Brockovich; John Wooden; Jane Goodall; Johnny Unitas; Sam Donaldson; Teddy Pendergrass; Ann Richards; BillWalton; Steve Allen; Billy Idol; Dr. Audrey Manley; Jimmy Breslin; and many more. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге Great Failures of the Extremely Successful: Mistakes, Adversity, Failure and Other Stepping Stones to Success (Steve Young)