Inspirational Stories I : Wilma Rudolph, An Olympic Wonder
April 11, 2007
When I first read about Wilma Rudolph’s story, I suddenly remembered a primary school classmate (i.e. grade school) who also suffered from the same dreadful disease (i.e. Polio). I can’t help wondering how he is faring now. During that time, our classroom was located on the 1st level so that he could walk himself up using the railing as a support. All of us really admired his determination and perseverance then. So, no matter where he is or what he’s doing right now, I’m sure with the same tenacity he’ll be able to lead a very fulfilling life and achieve great things like Wilma Rudolph did. The context may be different but the spirit is the same.
This story is dedicated to him. And many others who believe that they can achieve extraordinary things in their lives. Read more
Inspirational Stories
April 6, 2007
If you may recall, 3 months ago I wrote an article, Drawing Inspirations from your Miserable Failures detailing my lessons from an initial setback with Goal Setting College. What started as a seemingly personal review turned out to be inspirational enough to be linked and commented by some of you. Thank you so much for supporting Goal Setting College!
From the feedback that I’ve received, I know most of you’re yearning for more! So, for the next coming months or so, I’ll be showcasing 10 classic inspirational stories about famous personalities who have overcome odds, setbacks and failures to achieve remarkable successes and growth in their lives, in a biographical style. At the end of each story, I’ll reveal my personal thoughts, learnings, insights and I hope you’ll like the stories as much as I enjoy narrating them to you in my own words.
Most importantly, I wish these inspirational stories will be able to drive you into action on whatever that you’ve set your sight on, even before the moment you finish reading! And if you’d like to participate, it’ll be great if you can drop us a comment about your own thoughts at the end of each article.
Till the first story.
Update 23/7/07 : For your convenience, here’s the list of all the inspirational stories that were posted. Enjoy!
- Inspirational Stories I : Wilma Rudolph, An Olympic Wonder
- Inspirational Stories II : The 3M Post-It Notes Invention
- Inspirational Stories III : John Grisham & His Books
- Inspirational Stories IV : Helen Adams Keller, A Great Heroine
- Inspirational Stories V : Whoopi Goldberg, Survivor Personified
- Inspirational Stories VI : Mahatma Gandhi, An Outstanding Leader
- Inspirational Stories VII : Lance Armstrong, A Cancer Fighter
- Inspirational Stories VIII : Steven Spielberg, Directing His Story
- Inspirational Stories VIV : James Earl Jones & His Voice
- Inspirational Stories X : Anita Roddick & The Body Shop
