Glen Beck is not your average anything.  The well-known radio talk-show host and New York Times bestselling author now enjoys his own national television show.  Perhaps lesser known, however, is that Glen’s past is filled with tremendous adversity.  As an extreme success story, Glen clearly demonstrates aspiration.  Glen has shown aspiration by pursuing his passion in many ways throughout his extraordinary career.

 

Ms. J K Rowling

was born on July 31st, 1965 in Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England. Her given name at birth was Joanne Kathleen. Ms. Rowling has one sister, Di, who was born 2 years after J K.

It is interesting to note that Ms. Rowling claims that she has actually been writing since she was 5 or 6 years old. Her first story, called Rabbit, was filled with interesting characters, such as a large bee called Miss Bee.

Ms. Rowling, along with her parents and sister, moved twice while J K was growing up. While at one of their homes, close to Bristol and in Winterbourne, she had friends next door whose last name was Potter. J K never forgot the children, or the last name, which she liked very much.

Known best for his seminal bestselling book Rich Dad, Poor Dad (the longest running bestseller on the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists), Robert Kiyosaki has long taught successful business principles.  As an extreme success story, Robert clearly demonstrates acumen.  He often says, “Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow” and “The only difference between a rich person and a poor person is how they use their time.”

Mark Burnett was born on July 17, 1960 in the east end of London, England. He was the only child of two Ford Motors factory workers. He was raised in London, and later moved in Dagenham, a small town in Essex. At the age of seventeen, he enlisted in the British Army. He later became a Section Commander of the infamous Parachute Regiment and fought in Northern Ireland and Falkland Islands, where many of his fellow soldiers died in the advance on Port Stanley.

In October of 1982, he decided to leave Britain for the United States of America. His original plan was to fly to Los Angeles, then take a flight south to Central America where he could work for the British Special Air Service as a military advisor. At that time, Central America was in great turmoil. In order not to make his mother worry about his intention, he told her that he was just going to pick up a security job in Los Angeles.