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    From Rags to Riches: Inspiring Stories of Ordinary People with Extraordinary Lives!
    From Rags to Riches: Inspiring Stories of Ordinary People with Extraordinary Lives!
    From Rags to Riches: Inspiring Stories of Ordinary People with Extraordinary Lives!
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    From Rags to Riches: Inspiring Stories of Ordinary People with Extraordinary Lives!

    By Elda Watulo

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    INTRODUCTION
    HOW TO GET MOTIVATION AND INSPIRATION FOR SUCCESS
    MOTIVATING RAGS TO RICHES STORIES
    SAM WALTON
    The Man behind the Success of Wal-Mart
    The Early Life of Sam Walton
    Sam Walton's Life before Wal-Mart
    The Birth of Wal-Mart
    The Ten Commandments According Sam Walton
    The Reasons for Wal-Mart's Success
    Wal-Mart after Sam Walton's Death
    Lessons from the Life of Sam Walton
    ROSALIA MERA
    World's Wealthiest Self-made Woman
    Early Life of RosaliaMera
    The Growth of RosaliaMera's Career
    RosaliaMera's Other Activities
    How the Zara Brand Became a Global Brand
    The Life of RosaliaMera after Her Divorce
    Lessons Learned From RosaliaMera
    URSULA M. BURNS
    Her success Story
    Lessons Ursula M. Burns Learned From Her Mother
    The Education of Ursula M. Burns
    How She Began Work at Xerox
    4-time Forbes' Power Women
    Advice from Ursula M. Burns
    SYLVESTER STALLONE
    How He Became Successful
    Early Years in the Life of Sylvester Stallone
    Sylvester Stallone's Early Career in Hollywood
    How "Rocky" Came To Be
    The Lessons in the Life of Sylvester Stallone
    HOW JAY-Z BECAME SUCCESSFUL
    Early Life of Jay-Z
    The Beginning of Jay-Z's Musical Career
    Decoder: Jay-Z's autobiography
    Who is Jay-Z off Stage?
    Who Is Jay-Z To Other People?
    Jay-Z's Interview for Vanity Fair
    The Mystery of Jay-Z's Brands
    JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER
    The World's Richest Man
    Early Life of John D. Rockefeller
    John Rockefeller's Influences to Standard Oil
    The Life of John Rockefeller after Retirement
    MARKETING LESSONS FROM JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER
    Strive for efficiency
    Be consistent
    Be adaptable.
    The Legacy of John D. Rockefeller
    REID HOFFMAN
    How He Got To Where He Is Now
    Lessons from Reid Hoffman
    Early Life of Reid Hoffman
    How Reid Hoffman Started His First Business
    Reid Hoffman's Stint at Paypal
    How Reid Hoffman Started LinkedIn
    Reid Hoffman on Teaching How To Code
    CORDIA HARRINGTON
    CEO and President of the Bun Company
    Cordia Harrington's Career in Real Estate
    Cordia Harrington and Her Partnership with McDonald's
    The Accolades Received By Cordia Harrington
    Lessons FromCordia Harrington
    PUBLISHER

    INTRODUCTION

    Just like we need food for our body, our spirit also needs food that comes as motivating and touching stories,they can make us feel better and give us power to scale the financial heights.This book contains a collection of the most inspiring rags to riches stories.You will not only enjoy reading them but you will be motivated to move to a higher point in your financial world. Each story in this book comes with an important life changing lesson.

    Rags-to-riches stories in this bookhave been told to inspire other people to rise from poverty and become rich. Most of the people in this book rose from obscurity to gain fame through many hurdles. Classic stories like the tales of Alladin and Cinderella are often treated as cases of such stories. The life of Gengis Khan who lived with his mother and siblings used to be homeless before he annexed lands which later became the largest empire. During the Roman Empire, the Emperor Diocletian was born poor to a slave father. Sir Gareth in the King Arthur story was a kitchen boy before he became a knight. In India, the Mauryan Emperor Chandragupta Maurya was also poor. In China, Emperor Gaozuand Hongwu Emperor came from a peasant class.

    It is not easy to rise from poverty to a life of fame and fortune. A lot of stories had been written to inspire people to move out of their comfort zones to a life of immense wealth. Lessons from rags-to-riches stories have been published for readers to learn and apply them in their own lives.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMendon Cottage Books
    Release dateJan 30, 2015
    ISBN9781311474667
    From Rags to Riches: Inspiring Stories of Ordinary People with Extraordinary Lives!

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      From Rags to Riches - Elda Watulo

      From Rags to Riches

      Inspiring Stories of Ordinary People with Extraordinary Lives!

      SAM WALTON

      JOHN D ROCKEFELLER

      URSULA BURNS

      ROSALIA MERA

      SYLVESTER STALLONE

      AND MORE

      By Elda Watulo

      ~~~

      Smashwords Edition

      Mendon Cottage Books

      JD-Biz Corp Publishing

      Copyright

      © 2015 by Elda W. JD-Biz Corp All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced in any written, electronic, recording, or photocopying without written permission of the publisher or author. The exception would be in the case of brief quotations embodied in the critical articles or reviews and pages where permission is specifically granted by the publisher or author.

      Although every precaution has been taken to verify the accuracy of the information contained herein, the author and publisher assume no responsibility for any errors or omissions. No liability is assumed for damages that may result from the use of information contained within.

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your favorite ebook retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      INTRODUCTION

      HOW TO GET MOTIVATION AND INSPIRATION FOR SUCCESS

      MOTIVATING RAGS TO RICHES STORIES

      SAM WALTON

      --The Man behind the Success of Wal-Mart

      --The Early Life of Sam Walton

      --Sam Walton's Life before Wal-Mart

      --The Birth of Wal-Mart

      --The Ten Commandments According Sam Walton

      --The Reasons for Wal-Mart's Success

      --Wal-Mart after Sam Walton's Death

      --Lessons from the Life of Sam Walton

      ROSALIA MERA

      --World's Wealthiest Self-made Woman

      --Early Life of Rosalia Mera

      --The Growth of Rosalia Mera's Career

      --Rosalia Mera's Other Activities

      --How the Zara Brand Became a Global Brand

      --The Life of Rosalia Mera after Her Divorce

      --Lessons Learned From Rosalia Mera

      URSULA M. BURNS

      --Her success Story

      --Lessons Ursula M. Burns Learned From Her Mother

      --The Education of Ursula M. Burns

      --How She Began Work at Xerox

      --4-time Forbes' Power Women

      --Advice from Ursula M. Burns

      SYLVESTER STALLONE

      --How He Became Successful

      --Early Years in the Life of Sylvester Stallone

      --Sylvester Stallone's Early Career in Hollywood

      --How Rocky Came To Be

      --The Lessons in the Life of Sylvester Stallone

      How Jay-Z Became Successful

      --Early Life of Jay-Z

      --The Beginning of Jay-Z's Musical Career

      --Decoder: Jay-Z's autobiography

      --Who is Jay-Z off Stage?

      --Who Is Jay-Z To Other People?

      --Jay-Z's Interview for Vanity Fair

      --The Mystery of Jay-Z's Brands

      JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

      --The World's Richest Man

      --Early Life of John D. Rockefeller

      --John Rockefeller's Influences to Standard Oil

      --The Life of John Rockefeller after Retirement

      Marketing Lessons from John D. Rockefeller

      --Strive for efficiency

      --Be consistent

      --Be adaptable.

      --The Legacy of John D. Rockefeller

      REID HOFFMAN

      --How He Got To Where He Is Now

      --Lessons from Reid Hoffman

      --Early Life of Reid Hoffman

      --How Reid Hoffman Started His First Business

      --Reid Hoffman's Stint at Paypal

      --How Reid Hoffman Started LinkedIn

      --Reid Hoffman on Teaching How To Code

      CORDIA HARRINGTON

      --CEO and President of the Bun Company

      --Cordia Harrington's Career in Real Estate

      --Cordia Harrington and Her Partnership with McDonald's

      --The Accolades Received By Cordia Harrington

      --Lessons From Cordia Harrington

      Publisher

      INTRODUCTION

      Just like we need food for our body, our spirit also needs food that comes as motivating and touching stories, they can make us feel better and give us power to scale the financial heights. This book contains a collection of the most inspiring rags to riches stories. You will not only enjoy reading them but you will be motivated to move to a higher point in your financial world. Each story in this book comes with an important life changing lesson.

      Rags-to-riches stories in this book have been told to inspire other people to rise from poverty and become rich. Most of the people in this book rose from obscurity to gain fame through many hurdles. Classic stories like the tales of Alladin and Cinderella are often treated as cases of such stories. The life of Gengis Khan who lived with his mother and siblings used to be homeless before he annexed lands which later became the largest empire. During the Roman Empire, the Emperor Diocletian was born poor to a slave father. Sir Gareth in the King Arthur story was a kitchen boy before he became a knight. In India, the Mauryan Emperor Chandragupta Maurya was also poor. In China, Emperor Gaozu and Hongwu Emperor came from a peasant class.

      It is not easy to rise from

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