Whether you’re deep in to a personal project (such as starting your own business, creating a new invention, or making a movie, etc), just starting out on a new venture, or just looking for some good old inspiration, motivational stories and inspirational stories can be just what you need to give you a bit of a boost.
Sometimes it’s useful to hear the stories of people who we admire, people who have come before us, and people who have done great things, so that we know others have been through similar (or harder) struggles. This can help us to focus and realise that what we want is within reach, no matter how difficult the circumstances.
So here I have compiled a list of the best true motivational stories to help give you that juice you need. My hope is that these real life inspirational stories encourage you to keep going when things feel tough, to realise that there is always a way, and that if you want something, you have to fight for it.
While you are reading these motivational success stories, be sure to take notes. Don’t just read them passively. This does not have to be just another list of a bunch of inspirational people with inspiring stories. Ask what you can learn from each inspirational story and then write it down. Ask yourself what the inspirational messages are in each story.
Notice how the people in this list overcame adversity. Notice how they never gave up on what they wanted. Their life stories can inform you as you go forwards. You can remember what they did and then do the same if a similar situation applies to you.
So let’s crack on with these real life inspirational stories (in no particular order) from inspirational people and learn some valuable lessons!
Colonel Sanders has one of the most motivational success stories
Earning his place on this best motivational stories list is KFC’s Colonel Harland Sanders.
Sanders worked a number of jobs, such as a steam engine stoker, filling station operator and an insurance salesman, but it wasn’t until his time running his restaurant in Kentucky that he made what would make him famous. While there, he developed his secret recipe and method of cooking chicken.
Sanders proceeded to go around USA trying to sell his chicken recipe to restaurants. His idea was to give them the recipe for free and then take a percentage on each chicken dish sold.
Colonel Sanders was rejected 1009 times before he got his first “yes”.
Colonel Sanders proves that sometimes you just need to keep going if you want to be successful.
Sylvester Stallone’s real life success story
Sylvester Stallone‘s true inspirational story is stuff of legends among filmmakers and screenwriters.
A struggling actor, Stallone was so broke at one point that he sold his wife’s jewellery. He ended up becoming homeless, sleeping in a bus station, and struggled to afford food.
In the end, he managed to get a small amount of money in his pocket by selling his dog for $25.
Soon after, Stallone decided to take his career in to his own hands and write a movie role for himself. After watching a boxing match, Stallone wrote the script for Rocky very quickly, and soon studios wanted to buy the screenplay to make.
Stallone was offered $125,000 for the Rocky script, but the trouble for the studios was that Stallone wanted to star in the movie. Stallone was dead broke and turned down $125,000 in order to chase his dream.
After being rejected on that idea because he “looked and talked funny”, Stallone was then offered $250,000 for the screenplay. He refused unless he could star.
He was then offered $350,000. He rejected it unless he could star in it.
The studio wanted this screenplay so badly, but were not willing to risk the money on this unknown actor.
Stallone stayed strong, and eventually the studio gave him a small amount for the script and let him star.
With his fortunes up, Stallone went to buy back his dog, but the guy he sold it to would not sell him back. Stallone offered the man $1000 for the dog, but the man refused.
Eventually, the man accepted $15,000 for the dog.
And this is why Stallone has deserved his success and why he is on this list of the best motivational stories – because he was willing to do whatever it takes to get his dream.
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