A few of the most remarkable people were selected by the addicted2success.com website. The article told us how they succeeded without going to college.
Books and self-education are important, and so is resilience and determination. The desire to know can be a powerful motivator as well.
And most importantly – remember that the adversity you experience can be the best thing that can happen to you as well, although you may have doubts about it while you're going through it.
Abraham Lincoln
This famous US president never went to college. He confessed that he valued books very much. Books were his teachers. He proved that self-education is the thing that sets us apart from others who won't be as successful.
Milton Hershey
The man who founded the famous chocolate corporation is now a great philanthropist. Milton changed schools six times. He eventually dropped out of school very early and became an apprentice to a printer. He then realized that he had a deep passion for candy making. Business success for him isn't in knowledge. It's more in curiosity, which helps us to get to unknown realms.
Walt Disney
Walt claimed that all the adversity he experienced only made him stronger. When it happens, we may not realize it, but often, the most painful troubles and immense obstacles are what we need. They're often the best thing that can happen to us. While Walt was working on Snow White, he lost nearly everything. He almost lost all his money, but this lesson helped him. Furthermore, Snow White turned out to be one of his most successful projects.
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