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Apr 2, 2015 · Here are 11 such people who pursued their passions with faith that fortune would follow. 1. Brandon Stanton. Stanton arrived in New York from Chicago in 2010. A self-taught photographer who had...
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- Teddy Roosevelt was a man with a lot of hobbies, including obvious ones like hunting, trust busting, and carrying metaphorical sticks. But he was also a passionate boxer and had a brown belt in judo.
- Napoleon had no rival when it came to battlefield brilliance, so it’s a little surprising that he wasn’t great at his favorite hobby: chess. Although the general supposedly carried a board with him on his military campaigns, he never had much time to practice and was generally regarded as a middling player.
- Emily Dickinson made more than just amazing poetry – she was also a celebrated baker! Despite being famously shy, Dickinson was sure enough of her bread to enter it in a local competition, in which she won second prize.
- Amelia Earhart was passionate about a hobby that’s not usually associated with daredevils: stamp collecting. Earhart frequently carried pieces of mail on her landmark flights.
Feb 20, 2015 · Here are nine inspirational people who've proven that following your passion can create lasting success. 1. Harrison Ford In his pre- Star Wars days, Ford made his way as a carpenter.
- J.K. Rowling. Rowling had just gotten a divorce, was on government aid, and could barely afford to feed her baby in 1994, just three years before the first Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone, was published.
- Stephen King. King was broke and struggling when he was first trying to write. He lived in a trailer with his wife—also a writer—and they both worked multiple jobs to support their family while pursuing their craft.
- Jim Carrey. When Carrey was 14 years old, his father lost his job, and his family hit rough times. They moved into a VW van on a relative’s lawn, and the young aspiring comedian—who was so dedicated to his craft that he mailed his resume to The Carroll Burnett Show just a few years earlier, at age 10—took an eight-hours-per-day factory job after school to help make ends meet.
- Tyler Perry. Perry had a rough childhood. He was physically and sexually abused growing up, got kicked out of high school, and tried to commit suicide twice—once as a preteen and again at 22.
Jun 29, 2016 · As these five people who’ve followed their passions are quick to emphasize, whether you’re looking to change your job, switch fields, pursue a nontraditional career, or launch your own...
May 11, 2016 · Learn from Bill Gates, Ellen DeGeneres, Victoria Beckham and others what it really takes to turn your passion into a super successful career.
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Mar 16, 2021 · So we asked five professionals across a range of fields to share the raw, unfiltered truth about struggles they experienced as they set out to follow their passions and, ultimately, pulled it off. Read my and Danielle Harlan’s article in Fast Company to find out what they said.
