How to Succeed if You are “Not that Smart”

You're reading How to Succeed if You are “Not that Smart”, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. Here are 5 people who were thought to be failures.  Do they fit the mold of a “successful person”? You decide Never formally finishing high school after being arrested for selling drugs, he was thought to be a complete failure.  Despite being labeled as such, he went on to own and operate multiple successful companies including SMS audio, SK energy, SMS promotions, a significant stake in Vitamin Water and made many significant charitable contributions.  This is Curtis Jackson also known as 50 cent. Struggling with the written word, he candidly admits to relying on classic comic books to barely make it through reading assignments.  As a freshman in college, he failed English classes but then found refuge in math. Eventually, he settled into economics. Despite having a learning disability, he went on to form the nation's first and largest discount brokerage firm overseeing 500 billion in assets.  This is Charles Schwab Failing the 9th grade 3 times before giving up and dropping out at age 17 because he could not pass his math classes.  His early practices included staying up all night reading the dictionary to write rhymes. Today considered a lyrical genius, many consider him as the greatest rapper alive and if you listen to his lyrics carefully, ...
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