10 people who did not immediately become successful Bashny.Net

Many people think that wealthy people all turned at once, as if he found his niche, and in an instant became rich. Such people are, but as they say & quot; -Do not all at once! & Quot ;. You can wait all my life and only the elder become rich, as was the case with the founder of McDonald's. Who else knew happiness, look under the cut. "In 1954 I was 52 years old. I had diabetes and arthritis. I cut out the gall bladder and most of the thyroid gland. But I believed in the future, "- so Ray Kroc recalled the fateful moment when he met the McDonald brothers.
Ray Kroc, founder of McDonald's
Up to 52 years selling paper cups
In addition to numerous diseases, he was hard of hearing and is not rich. Kroc was a well-known businessman, but his enterprise on a regular basis have failed. When in 1954 it took 15 million in cash to buy a license for the distribution of "McDonald's", no bank gave him a loan. It was necessary to lay the house and insurance, then he lived for 30 years and has earned 600 million.





JK Rowling, author of the "Harry Potter»
Up to 31 years was a single mother on welfare
The idea of ​​the novel came from her in 1990, over the next seven years, she lost her job and was divorced and lived in poverty until he published the first novel series in 1997. Now she is the author of best selling in the UK, and for five years has gone from a life of poverty to the status of a multimillionaire.



Amancio Ortega, owner of the Zara
Up to 37 years worked as an assistant in the shop
Because of family poverty Amancio could not even finish high school and began working 13 years messenger at the store shirts. When he was 37 years old, Amancio opened its knitwear factory.
At first, he and his wife Rosalia sew robes, nightgowns and lingerie in the living room of his house. Once the customer has canceled an order for a large batch of laundry, and to save the business, the couple decided to sell their own underwear. So in 1975 they appeared shop Zorba, Amancio was then 40 years old. And in 2012, Bloomberg Ortega acknowledged the richest man in Europe - its holding company owns textile brands Zara, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Oysho, Pull & Bear, Zara Home, Stradivarius.



Harrison Ford, actor and producer
Up to 30 years was a carpenter.
In 1968, Harrison Ford starred in the film "Zabriskie Point," but all the scenes with his participation was cut. After that, he decided to leave acting career and became a carpenter until he accidentally met George Lucas and invited to the shooting of the film "American Graffiti." Harrison Ford at the time was 30 years old.



Mary Kay Ash, founder of Mary Kay
Up to 45 years as a sales agent
Mary Kay for 25 years as a sales agent, without receiving a promotion. She was 45 years old when she decided to quit and write a book about women and business. In the process of writing a book turned into a business plan for her ideal company, and it was decided to sell products for skin care. In 1963, Mary Kay and her husband founded the company Mary Kay Cosmetics with a starting capital of $ 5,000.
"I wanted to create a company that would provide an opportunity for women - for every woman, having a family and raising children - the most to dispose of his career" - says Mary.



Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Company
His company founded only 40 years
Born into a family of immigrants from Ireland in his youth he ran away from home and went to work in Detroit. Up to 36 years was a mechanical engineer in the company of Edison. The first car constructed in 30 years, his own company founded only ten years later.
The greatest success came with the release of the company's model Ford T in 1908, Henry Ford at the time was 45 years old.



Ursula Burns, CEO of Xerox
Up to 32 years served in the Xerox junior positions
Ursula was born in a disadvantaged neighborhood in Manhattan - Lower East Side, and spent her childhood in the "Baruch houses" - houses for the poor. She received her education and in 1980 came to an internship at the company Xerox. In 2009, Ursula became the CEO of the company and the first black woman to head an American corporation.



Sheldon Adelson, founder of Las Vegas Sands
Up to 30 years selling shampoos and liquid glass
Left school at 12 years and the only not doing: selling newspapers, selling soap, shampoo and towels in hotels, set up a company with his brother Lenny De-Ice-It sprays on sale to the automobile defroster, worked as a mortgage broker. Even his own father dizzy from the spectrum of the business interests of a promising young man, "Sheldon - used to say the old Boston taxi driver - you are like horse manure - you're everywhere!».
First he created a computer show in Las Vegas, and in 1988 established the corporation Las Vegas Sands - the world's largest casino. At that time he was 55 years old.



Manoj Bhargava, founder of Energy 5-Hour Energy
Up to 30 years was a monk in a mountain monastery in India
And then he came to the US and became a businessman - founded the company, which produces power of 5-Hour Energy. His name is linked to a major scandal because of the harmful effects of drinks, but the story is not about that. Just imagine how he was able to move my life in a different dimension from becoming a billionaire recluse.



Andrea Bocelli, a singer
Up to 33 years of playing piano in bars, in 12 years completely blind all his life dreamed of becoming an opera singer. To do this, he went to Turin, where he studied singing with the famous tenor in the evening by earning money for playing the piano lessons in different groups.
In 1992, Andrea successfully auditioned for the Italian rock star Zucchero. After that, a demo of the song gets Luciano Pavarotti and Andrea career goes uphill. Now he is a well-known performer and promoter of opera music.



Ang Lee, director
Up to 36 years was unemployed
He studied filmmaking in the United States and took a couple of successful student films. But beyond that it does not matter, and for six years he was unemployed. Only in 1990 (and there already was 36 years old), his script won the competition, after which he began his directorial career. Ang Lee is now famous all over the world, and you must have seen his movies "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," "Hulk," "Brokeback Mountain" and "Life of Pi».
So our advice: do not get discouraged and keep looking. And remember the words of John. R. R. Tolkien: "Not all who wander - lost».



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