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A few years back, I attended the NBC digital Journalism school in NYC for 8 weeks. One of my assignments was to interview someone spectacular. I immediately thought of this young girl Leanna Archer. She was a 12 year old who had started her own hair care line (at the age of 9), and was making about $100,000 a year with it. Long story short, I contacted her dad (who had actually quit his job to begin working for her) and asked if I could interview her. I went over to her house, and met her amazing family, (beyond nice people) and had a great time while interviewing her. One of the questions I asked this young girl was, "Where does your motivation came from?" Her answer still resonates with me to this day. “When someone tells me no, I work extra hard to prove them wrong.”
In life you will hear NO a lot. You will hear, "You Can’t do this" or "You Can’t Do That." It happens to everyone. HOWEVER, the difference between someone who is a winner and someone who isn’t, is the winner never listens to NO and doesn't give up. Leanna was told many times she could not start her company at 9 years old. Think about it. You probably would have told her the same thing. I probably would have too. But this now 15 year old didn’t listen to the naysayers, she listened to her heart and she never gave up. She kept going. And now at sixteen she is making over $100,000 a year because of her company. The moral of this story: If you are confident about your abilities, if you know that something can be done, and someone tells you no, prove them wrong. Don't ever think someone knows more than you about you! You can do it! Don't give up. If a nine year old with a vision can make sure her dreams come true, then why can't you?
I'll leave you with a great quote from Leanna
"Dreams are Wild, but they are wild enough to come true"
So true Leanna, I'm making sure to try to make my dreams come true. I hope you guys will do the same. Remember you've got one life to live, make sure you're living it doing something you love. And when someone tells you no, you make sure to prove them wrong!
Hugs,
Milly
6 comments:
This article is indeed inspirational. To be successful you always have to keep on trying and one day it will a fall in place. Thanks for sharing Milly :)
Awesome inspiration! I think all of has had thoughts for a business/career path didn't follow up on it and all of sudden someone ends up being successful with that exact same idea!
For instance- I had lots of designer clothes/bags in a small college town where most others did not..i had the idea to allow people to rent my bags/accessories. I even did it on a trial run but then listened to my parents say...Stop that and now look at BAG BORROW or STEAL... :(
I love the Therapy Thursdays... this young girl is a great inspiration.
@jojo glad you like it!
@mini me me Don't think like that hon. It was a great idea, and guess what, you'll have many more ideas. If you could think of that years ago, believe me, you've got a lot of other amazing ideas up your sleeve.
@tiffany glad you like them hon
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