The Road to Success: An Immigrant and Lessons Learned

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Insert the text just before Conclusions: This is the story of a young man who left his country of origin in search of the golden fleece in the new found land of the United States of America. He gained admission into a top university to study medicine, but quit school after two years, inspite of the high grades he made. For the next couple of years, he took jobs where ever he was accepted, and found himself working in more than ten different places in a very short time. This experience bothered him to the point of determination, never to seek employment anymore, but rather work for himself. With little savings and loan from few friends, he was able to buy a car with which to run a car- hire service. Things appeared to work well for a while until suddenly, the business crashed with no cash in hand. The last resort was for him to live on welfare and food-stamps which he found most depressing and humiliating. Unknown to him, that became the turning point of his life, when he ran into an old friend at a social church fellowship. His friend was doing well in international trading business ,and so decided to let Samsom share in the knowledge of the business. Out of desperation to make a success of his life, Samson decided within himself that enough was enough. He was prepared to go the extra mile at whatever he did, and that meant a decision to talk to anyone who cared to listen. He weathered the storm with tireless energy, never to give up on any deal, no matter the threat of failure, defeat or disappointment that came his way. This was one attitude according to Samson, that made him stand apart from the crowd after four (4) years of unremitting toil and failure. By the fifth year in the trading industry, he joined the New ... ... middle of paper ... ...it and care for it. Surround yourself with positive vibrations, and you will find circumstances, events, opportunities, and people will begin to appear in your life. 15. Reading. Read uplifting books and write down any new discoveries you made from each book to be referred to intermittently in future. 16. Exploring Societies. Get to connect and join Societies where you meet with people of like minds to discover more information and opportunities for the taking. You cannot be an island unto yourself. 17. Health from Rich Nutrient/Plants and Fitness. There are many discoveries of food nutrition and supplements to support food intake to enrich your health. Eat fresh organic vegetables and keep fit with regular exercises. THE ROAD TO SUCCESS IS NOT SMOOTH. SUCCESS ITSELF IS NOT FINAL, FAILURE IS NOT FATAL, IT IS THE WILL TO CONTINUE THAT COUNTS.

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