Most of the people think that they could not do anything in their lives because of non-availability of sufficient opportunities, sufficient money to invest, favourable environment and so on. But in fact this idea is not correct. It doesn’t matter at all as to what you have or how much you have. What really matter is what do you do with what you have. And that is the real secret behind the success of all the great men.

To establish yourself in life, you have to start the journey with the resources you have and then try to achieve what you do not have. If you have strong determination along with perseverance and consistency to attain your dreamt goal, no force can stop you to attain the same. Remember, all the great brands and organizations in the world were not built by the size of the capital, but by the power of an idea and a business model that supported that idea.

Washington, Churchill, Disney, Edison, Einstein, Graham Bell – all of them had learning disabilities in their childhood. Charles Dickens, Alexander, Caesar, Napoleon – all of them suffered from epilepsy.

Historians did not focus on their deprivations or deficiencies. But they only focussed on what they could do with what they had.

Stevie Wonder won the Grammy awards(music) multiple times though he was a blind. Being short-height could not stop Tendulkar or Bradman from achieving cricket greatness. In spite of being diagnosed of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in his 5th grade, Michael Phelps created history in Olympics (swimming).

If you have limited IQ, limited resources, do not worry. Just start from where you can start. Use what you have. Do what you can. With effective utilisation of whatever intelligence or resources you have, you can scale great heights. In spite of a very ordinary past in terms of success, a phenomenal future decorated with success can still be achieved.

Do you know :

  • Beethoven continued to create great music even after he became deaf.
  • John Milton wrote ‘Paradise Lost’ when he was blind.
  • Though blind deaf and mute, Helen Keller travelled the world and wrote a dozen of books.