by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Oct 12, 2018 | Chasing Your Dream, Determination Despite the Odds, Overcoming Obstacles
2002 – Mastala Village, Malawi, Africa: The people in his African village called him “misala,” the crazy one. The first time William Kamkwamba saw a picture of a windmill, he was in the small library in the neighboring village of Wimbe. The 15-year-old wasn’t entirely...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Aug 30, 2018 | Chasing Your Dream, Limitless Possibilities, Underdogs
June 1, 1965 – Falmouth, Massachusetts: The 13-foot sailboat, Tinkerbelle, quietly set sail for its destination 3,200 miles away in Falmouth, England. If successful, it would be the smallest sailboat to cross the Atlantic Ocean. At the helm was Robert Manry, a copy...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Aug 13, 2018 | Chasing Your Dream, Determination Despite the Odds, Long Shots
1954 – At a phone booth in central Missouri: Ray Kroc phoned his corporate office. He thought there had to be a mistake. He had received an order for eight milkshake machines from a San Bernardino, California restaurant. But, the order was correct. Kroc, who had sold...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Aug 6, 2018 | Adversity, Against the Odds, Chasing Your Dream, Refusing to Quit
May 24, 1883 – Brooklyn Bridge, New York City: With tears in his eyes, Washington Roebling watched through his telescope from his house as his wife Emily rode in a carriage across the newly completed Brooklyn Bridge.In her lap was a rooster, a symbol of victory. In...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jul 31, 2018 | Adversity, Chasing Your Dream, Perserverance, Uncategorized
1824 – Mill Grove, Pennsylvania: It was a catastrophe! Returning from a trip to Philadelphia, he opened the storage closet of his small art studio only to find that rats had eaten their way into the boxes where he kept his bird paintings. The rodents had shredded the...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jul 27, 2018 | Chasing Your Dream, Never Lose Heart, Refusing to Quit
May 1954, Hi Hat Club, Memphis, Tennessee: Nineteen-year-old Elvis sat nervously sipping a coke at a corner table with his girlfriend. He was excited to have a chance to audition as a singer with the band playing on stage. For a moment, Elvis was back in eighth grade,...
