On the weekly show Better Than Success, host and serial entrepreneur Nicole Purvy shares more
than success stories.
The same yearning to reach ever higher inspires today's entrepreneurs — and there's no better example of the power of aspirations
than the success stories from our Hot 500 list.
Furthermore, it was dangerous, described in a 2004 New York Times story as a school that «has turned out more horrifying tales
than success stories.
The memories don't even have to be that good — in fact the retelling of family disasters can be much more bonding
than the success stories.
Not exact matches
I realize that they're a necessary evil, but you need to be very careful that you're not saying things or doing things (even worse) to «prove» something to these people because (a) it's never enough to satisfy them in any case and they won't believe you anyway; and (b) it's a fool's errand to waste your time trying to impress people whose livelihood is much more about finding the warts and shortcomings in your
story than in celebrating your
successes.
An excerpt on The Berghoff's official website says its history is the «quintessential American
success story of an immigrant who built a hugely successful business that has stayed in one family for more
than a hundred years.»
Alutiiq is another model of SBA
success, but its
story is a bit more complicated
than Port Equipment Service's.
For instance, a solo entrepreneur might have different motivations
than an entrepreneur with an established business that is a local
success story.
In the wake of
success stories such as Coolest Cooler, which raised more
than $ 13 million on Kickstarter, I'm starting to hear talk that crowdfunding is making traditional financing less relevant.
The result is an overnight
success story that was 23 years in the making — and a company that is less expensive to run and more profitable
than it was before it shifted away from hosting.
You procrastinate over chasing your own aspirations because doing the things on your own and creating your own
story of
success is far more complicated
than reading about someone else «s one,» he writes.
At one level, most of these businesses appear to be
success stories: On average, these companies grew profits in their developing market subsidiaries by 15 % a year from 2005 to 2010, more
than twice the profit growth rate in the rest of the business.
[01:10] Introduction [02:45] James welcomes Tony to the podcast [03:35] Tony's leap year birthday [04:15] Unshakeable delivers the specific facts you need to know [04:45] What James learned from Unshakeable [05:25] Most people panic when the stock market drops [05:45] Getting rid of your fear of investing [06:15] Last January was the worst opening, but it was a correction [06:45] You are losing money when you sell on corrections [06:55] Bear markets come every 5 years on average [07:10] The greatest opportunity for a millennial [07:40] Waiting for corrections to invest [08:05] Warren Buffet's advice for investors [08:55] If you miss the top 10 trading days a year... [09:25] Three different investor scenarios over a 20 year period [10:40] The best trading days come after the worst [11:45] Investing in the current world [12:05] What Clinton and Bush think of the current situation [12:45] The office is far bigger
than the occupant [13:35] Information helps reduce fear [14:25] James's
story of the billionaire upset over another's wealth [14:45] What money really is [15:05] The
story of Adolphe Merkle [16:05] The
story of Chuck Feeney [16:55] The importance of the right mindset [17:15] What fuels Tony [19:15] Find something you care about more
than yourself [20:25] Make your mission to surround yourself with the right people [21:25] Suffering made Tony hungry for more [23:25] By feeding his mind, Tony found strength [24:15] Great ideas don't interrupt you, you have to pursue them [25:05] Never - ending hunger is what matters [25:25] Richard Branson is the epitome of hunger and drive [25:40] Hunger is the common denominator [26:30] What you can do starting right now [26:55]
Success leaves clues [28:10] What it means to take massive action [28:30] Taking action commits you to following through [29:40] If you do nothing you'll learn nothing [30:20] There must be an emotional purpose behind what you're doing [30:40] How does Tony ignite creativity in his own life [32:00] «How is not as important as «why» [32:40] What and why unleash the psyche [33:25] Breaking the habit of focusing on «how» [35:50] Deep Practice [35:10] Your desired outcome will determine your action [36:00] The difference between «what» and «why» [37:00] Learning how to chunk and group [37:40] Don't mistake movement for achievement [38:30] Tony doesn't negotiate with his mind [39:30] Change your thoughts and change your biochemistry [40:00] The bad habit of being stressed [40:40] Beautiful and suffering states [41:50] The most important decision is to live in a beautiful state no matter what [42:40] Consciously decide to take yourself out of suffering [43:40] Focus on appreciation, joy and love [44:30] Step out of suffering and find the solution [45:00] Dealing with mercury poisoning [45:40] Tony's process for stepping out of suffering [46:10] Stop identifying with thoughts — they aren't yours [47:40] Trade your expectations for appreciation [50:00] The key to life — gratitude [51:40] What is freedom for you?
I make this research digression to make the point that real long - term investing
success rests more on investment discipline and company - specific research
than it does on compelling
stories or themes.
Their financial surrender policy endorses the European Central Bank's lobbying for the neoliberal deregulation that led to the real estate bubble and debt leveraging, as if it were a
success story rather
than the road to national debt peonage.
That is less
than half the 3.5 per cent predicted last December when Mr Peña Nieto took office and Mexico was the region's
success story.
It is hard to find a more representative
story of the ability of a software - driven business to swiftly rise to fabulous
success while employing very few people
than the messaging provider WhatsApp, a business famously sold to Facebook for $ 21.8 billion.
For some, that may turn out to be true, but such
success stories are more a result of good luck
than a sound retirement strategy.
I was surprised and delighted that the book was a
success with conservatives, but I hope their reaction amounted to more
than just recognizing someone else who believes that God is real, end of
story.
I would like the
story better if she gave the credit of her
success to her own intelligence and hard work rather
than a fictional character in an ancient book.
Each of us is a five billion year old
success story steeped in more struggle and victory in the face of enormous odds
than any of us can fathom.
I and other advocates lost a lot of friends and important connections... people who obviously wish to align themselves more with the church, authority, leaders, and
success stories, rather
than victims.
The church prefers
success stories rather
than dealing with basic and fundamental issues like the rights and safety of its members, especially women and other marginalized people.
We tend to concur in the wise comment that «if the author had an ulterior motive, he concealed it more successfully
than is common to
story - tellers who write with a purpose»; and, from another source, that the writer «set out to tell an interesting tale of long ago, and he carried out his purpose with notable
success.»
One of the Australian wine industry's greatest
success stories, Casella Wines, has plunged to its first loss in more
than 20 years, putting it in breach of its debt covenants and forcing it to slash costs as a high Australian dollar cuts profit from its popular Yellow Tail label.
I personally love North Carolina but I always like a good underdog
success story too so I would be more
than happy if Gonzaga won.
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The Capitals» tortured playoff past — no Stanley Cups ever, no appearances beyond the second round in more
than a decade with Alex Ovechkin despite great regular - season
success — is not the
story now.
The
story behind Russia's vast
success at Squaw Valley was the same as it had been at Cortina: a massive sports program enveloping schools and clubs and labor unions and the military service, state encouragement, frequent outright aid to the specially talented, a fierce desire on the part of the individual to triumph, less for himself or his organization
than for Mother Russia.
Yet another Jurgen Klopp
success story, Reus and Aubameyang have been a dynamic duo in Bundesliga but will likely come at a higher price
than his fellow scoring machine.
Picture this, we don't come out of the gate firing on all cylinders, Wenger speaks of how there wasn't enough time for the first - teamers to build chemistry, several key players aren't even playing because of Wenger's utterly ridiculous policy regarding players who played in the Confed Cup or the under21s and the boo - birds have returned in full flight... if these things were to happen, which is quite possible considering the Groundhog Day mentality of this club, how long do you think it will take for Wenger to recant his earlier statements regarding Europa... I would suggest that it's these sorts of comments from Wenger which are often his undoing... why would any manager worth his weight in salt make such a definitive statement before the season has even started... why would any manager who fashions himself an educated man make such pronouncements before even knowing what his starting 11 will be come Friday, let alone on September 1st... why would any manager who has a tenuous relationship with a great many supporters offer up such a potentially contentious talking point considering how many times his own words have come back to bite him in the ass... I think he does this because he doesn't care what you or I think, in fact he's more
than slightly infuriated by the very idea of having to answer to the likes of you and me... that might have been acceptable during his formative years in charge, when the fans were rewarded with an scintillating brand of football and
success felt like a forgone conclusion, but this new Wenger led team barely resembles that team of ore... whereas in times past we relished a few words from our seemingly cerebral manager, in recent times those words have been replaced by a myriad of excuses, a plethora of infuriating
stories about who he could have signed but didn't and what can only be construed as outright fabrications... it's kind of funny that when we want some answers, like during the whole contract debacle of last season, we can't get an intelligent word out of him, but when we just what him to show his managerial acumen through his actions, we can't seem to get him to shut - up... I beg you to prove me wrong Arsene
Dortmund's website quote club chief Michael Zorc as saying: «Apart from the unpleasant events of recent weeks, we like to remember that the
story of Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang at BVB for more
than four years was a single
success story.
Despite being included among the pre-season relegation favourites, the Lancashire outfit have been one of the
success stories of the season and their 52 - point tally is already 12 more
than they managed in 2016 - 17.
We rely on the these too - narrow numbers and types of results to imply
success — rather
than on our
stories, overall lives, and education.
I'd like to hear more
stories about different versions of
success than work for YOUR teens and young adults with THEIR own unique interests, learning styles, and strengths.
No one loves school food
success stories more
than I do, but I agree with Dana that they need to be taken in context so we can learn which miracles can be reproduced elsewhere and which can not.
I've also heard MANY
success stories for children learning to use the potty themselves, rather
than being forced.
But, yeah, I'm super proud to still breastfeeding and I feel like they are my
success story because I did struggle with my boys and everyone said that breastfeeding twins is going to be more difficult and I actually found it to be more easier
than my singletons so, yeah I think it's just a thing of supply - and - demand kind of thing, but yeah, super proud of that.
Plus there are going to be more
than enough «home made formula gone bad»
stories than those of
success!
However, defenders of civil service frugality would argue that public spending has more
than doubled and maybe it's a
success story that civil service costs are stable.
I think these findings also suggest we should celebrate our integration
success story rather
than dwell on outdated and distorting ideas of migrants «failing to integrate».
While there are some obvious
success stories on his efforts, careless indiscretions rather
than financial corruption might have put Magu in the current mess.
At present, the ACAO has proven to be more of a political football
than a legislative
success story.
Stage two was to widen diversity of supply to create new incentives for better local performance and more choice for patients - a
success story in achieving the shortest ever waiting times including meeting our commitment to less
than eighteen weeks from doctor's appointment to hospital treatment, and improving the management of NHS resources through foundation hospitals and the use of the private sector.
Also last week, Daniel Loeb, a Cuomo donor and chairman of the
Success Academy charter school network, responded to the
story by writing that «hypocrites like Stewart - Cousins who pay fealty to powerful union thugs and bosses do more damage to people of color
than anyone who has ever donned a hood.»
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the paucity of
success stories, rather
than concentrating upon their record in power, the chief emphasis of Labour's misguided strategy has been to scare voters with the prospect of the elections returning a Conservative led coalition government.
She sees it as the ultimate metallurgical
success story, a structure whose combination of materials has allowed it to withstand more
than 125 years of the harshest of environments: hot summers, cold winters, and the salt spray of the surrounding sea.
Steve: What are some of the real
success stories other
than just the unbelievable economic development that we've seen in the last decade or so.
The data also tell a
story about variables that influence the
success of women who earn doctorates in S&E: they are more likely to have attended a liberal arts college rather
than a university as undergraduates.
Although theirs is perhaps the best - known mass extinction on Earth, by the author's account, the dinosaurs» reign was a massive
success story — they thrived on the planet for more
than 150 million years, and their descendants are the more
than 10,000 species of birds that occupy almost every corner of the world today.