---From Rags to Riches: Let Their Stories
Inspire You----
1. JAN KOUM
The founder and CEO of WhatsApp emigrated
to America from Ukraine when he was 16
years old, initially living on food stamps. In
February 2014, Facebook announced its
acquisition of WhatsApp for $19billion. He is
already $19 billion richer.
2. URSULA BURNS
Ursula Burns, the chairman and CEO of Xerox,
was raised by her mother in a New York
social housing project. Now she is the first
African-American woman to head a Fortune
500 company and Forbes recently labelled her
the 22nd most powerful woman in the world.
3. SEAN CONNERY
Sean Connery joined the Royal Navy aged 16
and worked as a bricklayer, coffin polisher
and lifeguard before becoming a famous actor.
4. OPRAH WINFREY
Oprah Winfrey was born into poverty and was
raped by a relative when she was just nine
years old. By 2003, she had become the first
female African-American billionaire.
5. JK ROWLING
JK Rowling was a single mother living on
benefits before she found success with the
Harry Potter series. She has said she was "as
poor as it's possible to be in this country". She
is now estimated to be worth at least
$1billion.
6. SHANIA TWAIN
According to a biography, Shania Twain grew
up in poverty and started singing in bars
when she was just eight to try to help support
her family. She is thought to have earned
more than $350million since.
7. HOWARD SCHULTZ
Billionaire Howard Schultz was raised in a
social housing project in Brooklyn, New York,
before discovering and becoming CEO and
chairman of Starbucks.
8. DHIRUBHAI AMBANI
The popular story about one of India's most
successful businessmen is that he started with
a single rupee in his hand and ended up as
patriarch of the world's second-richest family.
The company he founded in 1966, Reliance
Industries, now employs 85,000 people and is
estimated to contribute around five per cent
of the Indian government's total tax revenues.
9. DO WON CHANG
In the early 1980s South Korean-born Chang
moved to California, where he and his wife
opened a clothes shop named Fashion 21. As
the business grew they changed the name to
Forever 21. There are currently more than 450
stores worldwide and Chang's personal wealth
is estimated at $5.4billion.
10. RALPH LAUREN
Born to Jewish immigrants from Belarus,
Ralph Lauren grew up in the Bronx, New
York. After discovering his passion was
designing clothes he found work at a tie
company but found his designs continually
rejected. "The world is not ready for Ralph
Lauren," the owner of the company once told
him. Ralph Lauren responded by founding his
own company, one that now employs 19,000
people and has given him a personal fortune
of $7billion.
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If these ones could make it, you too can.
Never allow your not-so-good background hide
your abilities and greatness. With hardwork,
perseverance, focus and faith in God, you can
rise above your limitations and make your
mark on the sands of time. The world is
waiting to hear your own story, are you ready
for the big stage?.
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[b]Happy Sunday to u all[/b]
