You have heard it a million times, it is a very popular cliche out there in the society : winners never quit and Quitters never win. Lets get this very clear, all of it is not false, and you will need a lot of patience to make it through virtually anything good in life but , they are times when you need to quit to suceed. There are countless people who have made it very big in our soceity today, you want to know their secret? all they did was to quit... they had the good sense to know , when the timing was right, they realised there was no good to hold on to a piece of trash, that held no good for them. And most of them when they left the big stage to pursue their dreams and lives purpose, most people around them thought they had gone mad or crazy, but ,today the whole world celebrates them.
one of the best known Gospel musiciann in Nigeria today ; Samsong had to quit his banking job to start up a musical career , he took a huge step of faith towards pursuing his dream and today the whole world celebrate a young man who made it through the storms of life.
Karsten Solheim loved golf. He had a great job at General Electric as an engineer, but golf was his passion. But he was frustrated with the putters that were available on the market and so he started designing his own putter in his garage during his free time. By 1959, he had his own putter called Ping, which he named because of the sound it made when it hit the ball. Other golfers saw how well the putter worked, and pretty soon he was making the Ping putter for others. By 1967, the demand for his putters was so high, he left GE and started the Ping Company. Today, the company continues to be run by his family and produces more than putters, such as drivers, fairway wood, irons and more.
Diamonds aren’t just a girl’s best friend. Ask Mark C. Vadon. While shopping for an engagement ring for his girlfriend, Vadon, who was then a management consultant for Bain & Co., was frustrated and went to the Internet. He found a site that allowed him to choose what he wanted by carat weight, cut, clarity, color and other qualities. Everyone told him no one would buy diamonds on the Internet. That was 1998. Vadon quit his job and gathered investors to buy the Internet diamond seller… it’s called Blue Nile and today it is the biggest seller of diamonds online and it said to compete with Tiffany & Co. and other jewelry retailers.
It’s hard to believe that Eva Mendes once sold hot dogs at a mall. She was studying marketing at Cal State University when the acting bug bit into her and she dropped everything. After studying with acting coach Ivana Chubbock, Mendes got her first acting gig in “Children of the Corn V,” landed other minor roles in films such as “A Night at the Roxbury,” “Mortal Kombt” and “Exit Wounds” and then got her first big break when she starred opposite Denzel Washington in the highly-acclaimed “Training Day.” Once a gal who made minimum wage working in a mall, she now commands $15 million a picture.
Dreams do come true, especially if you can sleep on them! Vincent Porpiglia and David Lekach both had pretty good jobs, but they were not sleeping well at night. On one of those nights of tossing and turning, Porpiglia came up with the idea of a natural liquid that could help people sleep. He called on his colleague Lekach and Dream Water was born. The two quit their jobs and started selling the produce in drug stores around New York City. Today, Dream Water is sold in 15,000 stores nationwide (including Wal-Mart and Walgreens) and Porpiglia and Lekach sleep better!
Being an entrepreneur and making millions doesn’t have to be a dream. Wake up and make your move!
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