| Have you ever asked yourself this question? | | | | There are millions of extremely successful |
| Most of us have; especially in moments of | | | | people out there without a doctor title. Just |
| change or when we come across new | | | | look at the following examples: |
| opportunities. There are many reasons you | | | | |
| might feel that you cannot succeed. You might | | | | Winston Churchill, the English Prime Mister, |
| feel you are too shy, too young, too old, not | | | | graduated last in his college class. |
| healthy or not educated enough... | | | | |
| | | | Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin, with |
| Whatever it might be it is nothing more than | | | | a net worth estimated at several billion, |
| an excuse. If you take a serious look at your | | | | dropped out of high school. |
| reasoning you will recognize that yourself. | | | | |
| | | | Thomas Edison, the American inventor, had |
| Let's first look at being too old: | | | | only three months of formal education and he |
| | | | brought us some of mankind's greatest |
| My father sold his successful road building | | | | inventions which we are all using every day. |
| business in Germany at age 63 and went to | | | | |
| Russia as one of the first "capitalists" to | | | | Les Brown, one of the world's most famous |
| open a German sausage factory. Talk about a | | | | motivational speakers was labeled mentally |
| new beginning. | | | | retarded in grade school. |
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| Ray Kroc was fifty-two when he bought the | | | | Muriel Seibert was the first woman to make |
| McDonald brothers' hamburger stand and turned | | | | one billion dollars and she only had a high |
| it into one of the largest franchise | | | | school diploma. |
| globally. | | | | |
| | | | Stephen Spielberg, the American director, was |
| Colonel Sanders didn't begin his worldwide | | | | an unknown C student in high school. |
| chain of restaurants until he was in his | | | | |
| mid-sixties. | | | | Oprah Winfrey left college before graduation |
| | | | and is today one of the richest and most |
| Nelson Mandela spent nearly 30 years in | | | | respected woman in America. |
| prison before becoming the first black | | | | |
| president of South Africa at age 76. Today at | | | | Sean Connery, the Scottish actor, quit school |
| 89 he still travels the globe as an inspiring | | | | at age 13 with a sixth grade education. One |
| ambassador of world peace. | | | | of his early jobs was polishing coffins and |
| | | | look where he is today. His first acting |
| Or do you think you are not educated enough? | | | | coach told him that he needed more education. |
| | | | That day, he picked up a book and started |
| You can't imagine how intimidated I used to | | | | reading and has never stopped. |
| be by the titles and letters people use after | | | | |
| their name: PhD, MBA, PSE, CRB, IBRC or | | | | These are just a few; there are thousands of |
| whatever it might be. My parents gave me a | | | | examples like this... What separates these |
| decent education but nothing as impressive as | | | | people from the crowd were not credentials |
| the confusing mass of abbreviations on | | | | from exclusive schools or knowing the right |
| people's visiting cards. I felt quite under | | | | people but rather a commitment to setting |
| educated until I met Jim Rohn who said: | | | | goals and then taking decisive action every |
| "Formal education can make you a living, self | | | | single day to achieve them. When Oprah was |
| education can make you a fortune." | | | | asked how she makes herself exercise so |
| | | | extensively every day. "I recommit every |
| In all truth I was more interested in the | | | | morning" was her answer. |
| fortune so I set out to self educate myself. | | | | |
| Since 1978 I am on my educational trip and | | | | You may think that achievements like these |
| enjoy it immensely. I travel and read | | | | can only be reached by special people, better |
| extensively, attend a lot of seminars, my 20 | | | | people. But what makes those who achieve |
| GB MP3 player is full of educational | | | | greatness excel isn't necessarily outstanding |
| materials and my car has plenty of "How to" | | | | talent or brains or aptitude but rather the |
| CD programs. In my trainings I teach what I | | | | fact that they are willing to go all out and |
| have learned and what I have personally | | | | do something with what they have. It is |
| experienced. | | | | attitude. It is action. They keep studying. |
| | | | Ask questions that lead to more question and |
| One can never learn enough but that does not | | | | find teachers, coaches and mentors. |
| mean we should only learn. We must put what | | | | |
| we learn to practical use continuously. To | | | | Ultimately, all education is self-education. |
| succeed we need to integrate the wisdom and | | | | Start today and never stop! YOU can do it! |
| tips we find into our daily lives. | | | | YOU are good enough! |
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