Conclusion

While the significant, grand stories are exciting to read about, and it's always interesting to find out how people got to where they are today, there are some important things to remember from tales like these:

Not everyone starts in the same place. Sure, it may be easier to take risks and do great things when you come from an upper-middle-class background, but no one knows what goes on in a person's life. You cannot see all the scars. We all have our hurdles to cross, some more than others. But that doesn't have to stop us from making our big dreams happen.

Everyone has had setbacks outside of their control – whether it was being born poor, into a dysfunctional or even abusive family, or into an era or place where talent was not appreciated enough. If you want something badly enough, if you have the passion of these now-famous people, you too can make big things happen.

How many times should we be willing to fall on our face before we give up? Just think back to the stories outlined in this eBook. If anyone of these people had given up one setback before, we wouldn’t know who they were. None of these people gave up. Did you notice that in many of the inspirational stories, once the subjects knew what they wanted to do, their lives got harder, not easier? But rather than give up because they were at a disadvantage or because they’d failed one too many times, they kept going.

We all have a small, still voice inside of us. The great people whose stories I’ve told here heard that voice and took action on it. They could have focused on the hard road they’d had, but they didn’t. They looked inside themselves and trusted that they had what it took to make their dreams come true. They had no reason to believe, in most cases. Many of them had no one who believed in them. But because they listened to their intuition and trusted it, they are the people we look up to today.

Whatever setback you’re facing, remember these simple truths.

Wherever your starting point is it doesn't matter. Whatever your past – it's merely that. Your past. It's your future that counts.

 You can change your environment and overcome some setbacks that are within your control. No, you can’t fix the economy of the world around you, or maybe not even in your zip code right now, but you can change how you view your world. Look for the opportunities. Think outside the box. Figure out what you CAN change – and then go about changing it.

 Focus on what you are grateful for, not what you don’t have yet. You won’t be able to keep on going if you concentrate on the things you lack, and others have.

·       Never, ever, ever give up. We all have a purpose for being here. Once you know what yours is, give everything you’ve got to it.

There are many more stories than what I've told above waiting out there. Every day millions of people do inspirational things. Maybe not as big and grand as some of the things you’ve read about here, but things that impact the lives of those around them.

You can be one of those successes, and you might already be someone’s hero.

It’s just a matter of going out there and showing the world who you are.

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