| I remember as a kid growing up and attending school | | | | which has been declared Hawking radiation. |
| with a kid who had no arms and one fake leg. His | | | | Another that comes to mind is a former American |
| name was Chris and I will never forget him. He | | | | President Franklin D. Roosevelt who served in the |
| attended school with me and my brother and had a | | | | White House from 1933 - 1945 and is the only US |
| strong personality, outside of his handicap he was | | | | President who served more than 2 terms, all while he |
| really a pretty normal kid. He attended most of the | | | | was paralyzed and confined to a wheel chair. I'm sure |
| same classes and had many of the same friends. But | | | | most everyone has heard the name of Helen Keller. |
| thinking back on his existence, he had to overcome | | | | She was deaf and blind from birth, and managed to |
| way more obstacles than myself and most other kids | | | | finish college, and went on to become a world |
| at our school. Chris is just one story of many. | | | | famous speaker and author. And who can forget |
| Recently one of my upline contacts in a network | | | | Ray Charles, one of the most famous rhythm and |
| marketing business I was involved in, was very | | | | blues performers of a generation. Many declared that |
| successful and he was blind. We have all probably | | | | Ray was a genius. His life was so interesting and |
| either heard or seen the movie, "Door to Door" with | | | | successful that his life was later turned into a |
| William Macy about a salesman from Portland, Oregon | | | | Hollywood Movie starring Jamie Foxx, which ultimately |
| named Bill Porter. Bill Porter is a real person who had | | | | won Foxx the 2005 academy award for his |
| cerebral palsy, could barely make out sentences, yet | | | | performance. |
| he built a very loyal customer base selling products | | | | The above is just a few examples of some amazing |
| door to door. If you have not seen the movie and | | | | handicapped people who overcame great obstacles |
| you have an interest in sales, network marketing, or | | | | to accomplish incredible things. When I think of these |
| being successful, I highly recommend that you rent | | | | people I wonder, how I can ever fail at anything, |
| this film or buy it from your local video store. | | | | when these people have accomplished far more, and |
| This evening I watched a 60 minutes segment on a | | | | have had to overcome handicaps, which I can't even |
| man with no legs or arms who has become a | | | | imagine. You might say their handicaps were their |
| motivational speaker and is changing the lives of | | | | friend. As many had to learn to live in a world with |
| many in his home country of Australia. When I think | | | | no light, sound, or ability to walk, speak, or move |
| of handicapped people overcoming great obstacles, I | | | | normally. I think the one thing that made these |
| cannot help but think of Stephen Hawking who is a | | | | people great, is they all believed in themselves and |
| famous theoretical physicist. Stephen has been | | | | they all had a willingness to succeed. The next time |
| confined to a wheelchair for most of his life. Yet, he | | | | you feel like a failure in business, relationships, or life. |
| has made startling revelations regarding our planet in | | | | Think of those less fortunate that have accomplished |
| relation to the universe and his most famous | | | | great things. |
| revelation in terms of black holes emitting radiation, | | | | |