TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
HOW TO GET MOTIVATION AND INSPIRATION FOR SUCCESS
MOTIVATING RAGS TO RICHES STORIES
SAM WALTON
The Man behind the Success of Wal-Mart
The Early Life of Sam Walton
Sam Walton's Life before Wal-Mart
The Birth of Wal-Mart
The Ten Commandments According Sam Walton
The Reasons for Wal-Mart's Success
Wal-Mart after Sam Walton's Death
Lessons from the Life of Sam Walton
ROSALIA MERA
World's Wealthiest Self-made Woman
Early Life of RosaliaMera
The Growth of RosaliaMera's Career
RosaliaMera's Other Activities
How the Zara Brand Became a Global Brand
The Life of RosaliaMera after Her Divorce
Lessons Learned From RosaliaMera
URSULA M. BURNS
Her success Story
Lessons Ursula M. Burns Learned From Her Mother
The Education of Ursula M. Burns
How She Began Work at Xerox
4-time Forbes' Power Women
Advice from Ursula M. Burns
SYLVESTER STALLONE
How He Became Successful
Early Years in the Life of Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone's Early Career in Hollywood
How "Rocky" Came To Be
The Lessons in the Life of Sylvester Stallone
HOW JAY-Z BECAME SUCCESSFUL
Early Life of Jay-Z
The Beginning of Jay-Z's Musical Career
Decoder: Jay-Z's autobiography
Who is Jay-Z off Stage?
Who Is Jay-Z To Other People?
Jay-Z's Interview for Vanity Fair
The Mystery of Jay-Z's Brands
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER
The World's Richest Man
Early Life of John D. Rockefeller
John Rockefeller's Influences to Standard Oil
The Life of John Rockefeller after Retirement
MARKETING LESSONS FROM JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER
Strive for efficiency
Be consistent
Be adaptable.
The Legacy of John D. Rockefeller
REID HOFFMAN
How He Got To Where He Is Now
Lessons from Reid Hoffman
Early Life of Reid Hoffman
How Reid Hoffman Started His First Business
Reid Hoffman's Stint at Paypal
How Reid Hoffman Started LinkedIn
Reid Hoffman on Teaching How To Code
CORDIA HARRINGTON
CEO and President of the Bun Company
Cordia Harrington's Career in Real Estate
Cordia Harrington and Her Partnership with McDonald's
The Accolades Received By Cordia Harrington
Lessons FromCordia Harrington
PUBLISHER
INTRODUCTION
Just like we need food for our body, our spirit also needs food that comes as motivating and touching stories,they can make us feel better and give us power to scale the financial heights.This book contains a collection of the most inspiring rags to riches stories.You will not only enjoy reading them but you will be motivated to move to a higher point in your financial world. Each story in this book comes with an important life changing lesson.
Rags-to-riches stories in this bookhave been told to inspire other people to rise from poverty and become rich. Most of the people in this book rose from obscurity to gain fame through many hurdles. Classic stories like the tales of Alladin and Cinderella are often treated as cases of such stories. The life of Gengis Khan who lived with his mother and siblings used to be homeless before he annexed lands which later became the largest empire. During the Roman Empire, the Emperor Diocletian was born poor to a slave father. Sir Gareth in the King Arthur story was a kitchen boy before he became a knight. In India, the Mauryan Emperor Chandragupta Maurya was also poor. In China, Emperor Gaozuand Hongwu Emperor came from a peasant class.
It is not easy to rise from poverty to a life of fame and fortune. A lot of stories had been written to inspire people to move out of their comfort zones to a life of immense wealth. Lessons from rags-to-riches stories have been published for readers to learn and apply them in their own lives.
