Wandering around at work today i overheard my parents conversing about moving to florida and moving the company and my family along with. 30 years deep into his career my father who started his own company from scratch has finally peered down the barrel of where he wants his future to reside....Florida. No more long, cold, snow filled winter mornings where he has to clear all the snow and prep the company at 7 am before the employees stroll into work. At last, he is finally taking steps forward toward getting to his ultimate destination where he's always wanted to be. Being born in South America 50 years ago, to moving to america at age 18, to joining the arm, to meeting my mom, to starting a family while getting married while slaving for a company, to deciding to have a dream one night....what happened next is what a lot of people fail to do...Make their dreams come true. not only did he dream to own his company he was able to start a company that would be able to feed his family for the past 30 years. all five of his siblings, two parents, wife, all four of his children, and hundreds of employees over the past 30 years this man was able to make his dream last longer then most people can even dream. sometimes i wonder how he was able to be so successful at being such a great business man without a college degree and coming from south america at the age of 18 with just 200 dollars to get started. Determination; there is no other explanation in my mind, how else do you take 200 dollars and produce a multi-million dollar company that is willing to feed everyone in your family. He was so determined that he once was told that his dream was outrageous and would not work; his dream was to create a cosmetic company that was able to produce a product few companies would ever be able to produce. this product came 12 years or so once he started the company...it was a lipstick that was one color and changed to a different color when you put it on your lips. Instant HIT, this idea was later replicated by few other companies that could master the formula but what mattered most wast that he wasn't the last to do it. the first person to do something no other person has is always the one who is always remembered for eternity. til' today we read about emperors, presidents, and people of great power who did things thousands or hundreds of years ago but are still in the pages of history. you never read about a person who is acknowledged for being the last to do something. so as people looking to succeed in life we need to remember, determination is what should drive us to be the first to do something. once we achieve this we need to remember to begin the legacy of our dreams because all that hard work shouldn't last just as long as your dream.
Sincere,
LIfE
Ps.. things that start fast; end fast...LIfE is like a pot...you can't eat what you didn't cook...and you can't cook what you didn't put in the pot...GET COOKIN
LIfE-Styles: one of the greatest in the game who is going to be the first to do something within a few years and a few rings and he makes everything he does last...he gave these xmas presents to everyone sitting court side at the game http://www.nesn.com/2010/11/kobe-bryants-grinch-sneakers-unveiled-before-lakers-christmas-day-game-against-heat.html
REad-SEARCH: want to find determination like i did...this is my number one idol...this guy had a dream and now is one of the richest men alive...he even admitted that at one time years into his success he didn't know the difference between NET income and GROSS income...you don't need to be a genius to make it big and obtain your dream
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson
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