Behind every successful celebrity is a story of persistence. So what are the inspiring stories of celebrities’ persistence? Let’s take a look.
Inspirational stories of famous people 1: Whitman, who was persistent in writing poetry
His first collection of poems was printed in 1,000 copies, but unfortunately, not a single one was sold. , he had to give away all these poetry collections. At that time, the famous American poets Longfellow, Lowell and Holmes did not pay attention to this pamphlet, and the great poet Whittier even threw it into the furnace, because in their In my eyes, a carpenter's son was not worthy of writing poetry at all.
The snubs and curses from all sides hit him like the north wind in the cold winter, and his heart suddenly turned into ice. Just when he was almost desperate, he unexpectedly received a reply from a poet who praised his collection of poems and said: "I think it is the most remarkable essence of ingenuity that America has ever contributed." ?
This sincere praise and praise made him see the dawn of hope as if he was on the verge of death. From then on, he strengthened his belief in writing poetry. Many years later, he became a great poet recognized in the United States and even around the world. His only collection of poems has also become a classic in the history of poetry in the United States and even mankind.
He is Walt Whitman. The name of the collection of poems is "Leaves of Grass", and the poet who wrote a letter to praise and encourage him was a leading figure in the British literary world at that time. Emerson.
When we walk in this world, it is inevitable to be criticized and ignored by others, but we must not let our upward desire be drowned by the spit of criticism, or our budding passion blocked by indifferent eyes, because we There is reason to believe that even if the darkness is boundless, there is always a light that can ignite you, dispel the haze in your soul, give you warmth, comfort, confidence and courage, even if it is just a glimmer of light.
Inspirational Stories of Celebrities Chapter 2: The Talented Prodigy
Mozart is recognized as a prodigy in the history of music. He showed his extraordinary talent and excellence in music very early on. Talent. From Mozart's childhood, you can see a child's positive attitude toward music and his persistent pursuit of an artistic career. Although not everyone can be a genius, for most children, the child prodigy Mozart is definitely a legendary and good example worth learning from.
As a child, Mozart often walked to the piano, pressed the keys, listened carefully, and tried to play the music he had heard. Once, Mozart's father went home with his friends and saw 4-year-old Mozart sitting at the table writing. His father asked him what he was doing, and Mozart said he was writing a piano concerto. My father took a look at the staff paper and was so excited that he shed tears. He said to his friend: Look, what he wrote is correct and meaningful! Talent, diligence and hard work, this is the child prodigy Mozart!
Inspirational Stories of Celebrities Perseverance Part 3: Hillary
Elegant? Brave and wise? Aggressive? People always seem to have mixed opinions about Hillary, but one thing you can’t deny is that she is definitely The world's leading female politician. Hillary is in no way inferior to her husband Clinton. Not only has she excelled in her studies since she was a child, she has also shown strong leadership and social skills.
Hillary was born into a middle-class family in Chicago. An incident when she was 4 years old exercised little Hillary's strong will and determination. At that time, there was a domineering little girl in the community who always bullied Hillary. Hillary was very scared and complained to her mother in tears. Her mother told Hillary that if she was bullied, she must fight back without fear. Little Hillary did. After that, Hillary's natural leadership skills became increasingly apparent, and a large group of children soon gathered around her.
Inspirational Stories of Celebrities 4: Don’t Lose Confidence
I was sitting in the corner of the coffee shop thinking about something. A middle-aged man about 40 years old gently interrupted me and asked me if he could sit down. He wanted to ask me about starting a business.
I didn’t answer him directly, but asked him a question first: How long have you been working as CEO? He said it was almost 15 years. I asked him again: Can you cite how many times in the past 15 years your performance exceeded the company's goals? He thought for a long time and could not cite specific examples. At this time, I suggested that he think twice about starting a business. And go. ?Why? He asked me a little disappointed. I replied: If you don’t have a successful past, what basis do you have to believe that you can create a successful future? Because when you are still an employee and all risks are borne by your boss, you will not be able to achieve anything special. If you start your own business, When you are the boss and you have to bear all risks yourself, the difficulty increases and the chance of success becomes even more out of reach!?
Seeing that he was a little confused, I asked him if he was fired from the company now, what would he be capable of? Copy the successful experience of the past and make a comeback? He shook his head again. I told him that it would be fine if he were Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple Computer.
Jobs’ first confidence came when he founded Apple Computer Company when he was 20 years old.
He worked hard to expand Apple Computer from a small factory in a garage to a company with more than 4,000 employees and a market value of 2 billion US dollars in 10 years, because he launched a great product? The Macintosh computer. No one asked him to take the risk to start Apple Computer, but he did it, so he built up the confidence to believe in himself. This confidence came in handy when he parted ways with Apple Computer at the age of 30. The board fired Jobs when he was 30 because he disagreed with the board's vision for the company's future. Jobs said: "The thing that was once the focus of my entire life was gone, and I was overwhelmed." ?But gradually, Jobs discovered that he still loved what he had done, and his dismissal from Apple did not change his interest at all. Although he was rejected, he still loved doing those things, so he decided to start from scratch.
In the next five years, Jobs opened a company called NeXT and another company called Pixar. Pixar went on to produce the world's first fully computer-animated movie "Toy Story", which is now The world's most successful animation production company. Then, Apple Computer bought NeXT, Jobs returned to Apple, and the technology developed by NeXT became the core technology of Apple Computer. Now Apple Computer has created a revolutionary product in the music industry, the iPod. One confidence lays the foundation for three other successes.
I asked this friend my opinion on why Jobs continued to be successful. If Jobs had not succeeded in creating Apple Computer, he would not have had such strong confidence. At the lowest moment of his life when he was dismissed, he could actually create two more difficult companies, Pixar Animation Company and NeXT Computer Company. I told him: Because Jobs had a successful experience, it gave him enough confidence to make a comeback; but you did not have the foundation for success to generate the confidence needed to survive the long years before success. ?
When this friend heard this, he asked a question in turn. He said: Where did Jobs’ confidence come from that he would succeed when he created Apple Computer for the first time? His question sounded like he disagreed. What I said is that if you want to start a business successfully, you must first have successful workplace performance at the employee stage. I told him that before Jobs officially registered Apple Computer, he had two other successful performance records. One was selling 50 self-assembled Apple I computers, and the other was manufacturing an anti-phone theft device. That was it. The successful experience gave Jobs the confidence to establish Apple Computer in the future.
Judging from the example of Steve Jobs, whether a person can successfully start a business can be seen from whether he can continue to exceed the level of an employee when he is still an employee. Because every outstanding performance will eventually be transformed into confidence in oneself, laying down clues to future success.
As Steve Jobs said: Don’t lose confidence. This is the only reason that has kept me going all these years. ?
Perseverance and Inspirational Stories of Celebrities Chapter 4: The Persistence of Master Xuanzang
There was a young monk in a temple. Every morning, he had to carry water, sweep, and do breakfast. After class, we go to a town far behind the temple to buy daily necessities needed for a day in the temple. I also read the Bible late at night.
One day, he discovered that although other young monks were occasionally assigned to go down the mountain for shopping, they went to the towns in front of the mountain, and the roads were flat and the distances were short. And I have to go to a town far behind the temple. At noon the next day, when the young monk came from the back mountain carrying a bag of millet, the abbot took him to the front door of the temple. The sun was turning west, and several young monks appeared on the mountain road ahead. The abbot asked the young monks: "I asked you to buy salt early in the morning. The road is so close and flat, why do you come back so late?" ?
Several young monks said: "Abbott, let's talk, laugh, and look at the scenery. That's it." It has been like this every day for ten years!?
The abbot asked the young monk standing next to him: "The town behind the temple is so far away, and you are carrying such heavy things, why do you have to come back?" Should it be earlier?
The little monk said: Every day on the road, I want to go early and come back early. Because the things on my shoulders are heavy, I walk more carefully, so I walk more steadily. Be quick. Over the past ten years, I have formed a habit. I only have goals in my heart and no path! The abbot laughed when he heard this and said, "The road is smooth, but my mind is not on the goal." Only by walking on a bumpy road can a person's will be tempered!?
This young monk was later the famous Master Xuanzang. On his way to the west to obtain Buddhist scriptures, despite the many difficulties and dangers, his heart was always shining with the light of perseverance.
Celebrity Persistence and Inspirational Stories Part 5: Qin Hailu’s Growth Path
When Qin Hailu was 9 years old, because her parents went into business and had no one to take care of her, she was cruelly thrown into full care. Peking Opera School.
The drama school is bitter. In order to produce a "seedling", we basically adopt a training method of "beating as the main part and roaring as the supplement". Especially the Daoma Dan that Qin Hailu learned - singing, reciting, doing, playing, dancing and turning, all of which must be practiced well. The suffering, fatigue, and pain I endured are unbearable and indescribable.
Other children go home on weekends and cuddle up in their parents’ arms, acting coquettishly and enjoying all the care. Qin Hailu is like an abandoned bird with no branches to rely on. Her parents were often too busy to visit her for months.
Her heart was full of grievances, and she resisted and vented with tears. But after crying, no one felt sorry for me, everything had to go on as before. So, I started to twist, compete, and practice hard, even if the teacher asked me to stop. In this way, nearly seven years of drama school life have developed her strong psychological endurance, and she fully understands that in this world, no one can rely on her, and all suffering, tiredness and pain can only be resolved by herself.
At the age of 17, Qin Hailu graduated from the Opera School and entered Beijing Chinese Opera. Among the colorful, handsome men and beauties, she has an average appearance, neither feeling inferior nor feeling pressured. ?Because she has survived 7 years of hardship, what does it mean? Besides, her firm and only goal is to get a college diploma, go home and work as a white-collar worker, and find a good husband. Some of the classmates in the class cried because they missed home, and some cried because they couldn't find any pain in filming commercials or acting. She is heartless, leisurely and calm, passing the time by herself. Until senior year.
That year, the school decided that she was the best at acting among the few and asked her to participate in the filming of the movie "Durian Piao Piao", but she refused. ?I don’t want to make movies, I just want to be a white-collar worker. The class teacher Ji Jiang said, if you don’t give it a try, you can become a white-collar worker after getting a diploma in Chinese opera. People will say that Qin Hailu is not good. She thought about it, no, sisters, it's okay not to be famous, but you can't let others tell you whether it's okay to do this, so you can change it. Unexpectedly, she received an electric shock and took home two awards for Best Newcomer and Best Actress.
Everyone thought she would "ride the wind", but she disappeared like a hide-and-seek for three years to realize her white-collar dream. The public opinion was in an uproar. Some said that she felt that her appearance could not attract the audience and changed her career. Some said that she could not stand the harsh remarks and retired. She completely ignored it and went her own way, snickering in her heart: Sister has proved it with her strength It’s passed, sister, you’re good! You’re very good, sister! You can say whatever you like. It has nothing to do with my sister.
However, being an actress was her destined calling and strength. After several years of wandering around, she was still thrust into the entertainment industry. She was not impatient and impatient, relying on her rich heritage and solid skills. , rose to fame and became a capable actor loved, praised and appreciated by the audience.
In the movie "Love Call Transfer", among the 12 girls who go on blind dates like a revolving door, only the one she played was impressive. The media asked her why, and she said that comedy must be performed seriously, instead of deliberately trying to please or even tickle the audience, but it cannot be taken seriously smoothly. In addition to feeling, you also have to use your brain. Master the point of exertion and control it freely. This is the foundation and accumulation on the stage since childhood. On stage, the spotlights follow you and you have to find your own rhythm. At first, the gongs and drums control you. After you gradually gain a sense of rhythm, the gongs and drums start to follow you. This process from passive to active is a process of growth, tempering, accumulation and maturity of an actor. Therefore, suffering is always the foundation of life. This is not only true in acting, but also in life.
?Looking at the entertainment industry, there are completely different differences between those who have studied drama and those who have become popular without having studied drama. ?Those who come from opera studies are very solid, very calm, not impetuous, and know how to be restrained and low-key. For example, He He Saifei, Xu Fan, and Yuan Quan are very simple and rigorous in life, acting, work, and how they behave, and rarely do anything stupid happen. Because the traditional fine style and sense of humility of Peking Opera, with the accumulation of hardships, have penetrated into the bone marrow, constraining and standardizing people's words, deeds, and cultivation.
Qin Hailu starred in the drama "Four Generations Under One Roof" as the big red bag. The Sichuan media commented on her: "She is slim, intellectual and charming. She smiled: This is what they said about me." It has nothing to do with me. In my small circle, maybe I am a little intellectual. But outside this circle, there are many people who are more knowledgeable than me. So don't take it seriously.