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Post by QueenFoxy on Feb 28, 2020 10:55:56 GMT -6
 Rags to riches stories are meant to motivate you. They show you that anybody can achieve their dreams,
no matter how much money their parents had in the bank account when they were younger or how many
dead-end jobs they had to work in order to pay the rent.
27 Celebrities Who Went From Rags To Riches
Celebrities look like they are living fabulous lives — but it wasn’t always that way. Some of them had to work their butts off to reach their dreams. They didn’t come from money. They know what it is like to scrape for every single penny. Here are a few rags to riches stories that will motivate you to start putting more energy into achieving your dreams just like they did. ~
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Post by QueenFoxy on Feb 28, 2020 10:59:17 GMT -6
1. YouTuber Casey Neistat lived on his friend’s couch: Left home and had a kid at ~16, went to New York, lived on his friends couch, made movies with his brother, moved to YouTube, and now is a multi-millionaire who has owned a company. ~ |
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Post by lostineternity99 on Mar 1, 2020 5:58:28 GMT -6
YouTube has been a super money making source for many  |
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Post by QueenFoxy on Mar 1, 2020 15:10:26 GMT -6
Sure has, Juston Beber was launched via YouTube.
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Post by QueenFoxy on Mar 1, 2020 15:12:20 GMT -6
2. Ed Sheeran had next to no money: Moved to the states trying to make it in music with next to no money and somehow Jamie Foxx saw one of his performances at a small bar. Jamie saw something in him and told him he wanted to help him. Ed slept on his couch for 6 weeks as Jamie did his best to help him in his pursuit of his dream. Jamie got him a gig at the Apollo Theater in NY and if you don’t know the Apollo is a mostly black theater so having white musicians and stand up comics is fairly uncommon. Ed goes on stage with a ukulele in front of a full crowd and performs. Got a standing ovation and a encore. The rest is history. ~ |
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Post by lostineternity99 on Mar 2, 2020 6:50:33 GMT -6
This is such a feel good back story on Ed Sheeran.
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Post by QueenFoxy on Mar 2, 2020 12:40:59 GMT -6
I think there are cool things to be learned in this series. So far, I like it.
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Post by QueenFoxy on Mar 2, 2020 12:46:53 GMT -6
3. Snoop Dogg was arrested for selling drugs: Snoop Dogg is considered a West Coast king but it wasn’t always an easily won title. Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. was born in California’s Long Beach neighborhood. During a time when the hood was overrun with gang wars, young Snoop had to pick a side. Broadus joined Rollin’ 20 Crips as a teenager and was frequently arrested during his high school years for selling drugs. It wasn’t until he found the outlet of rapping with friends Warren G and Nate Dogg that Snoop took his mind off the streets. ~
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Post by lostineternity99 on Mar 3, 2020 6:27:42 GMT -6
I like it so far too, Foxy ... this success story is the one good thing about rap.
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Post by QueenFoxy on Mar 3, 2020 11:30:37 GMT -6
I agree there is not much else that is good about rap. I guess it has saved a few individuals from a life on the wilder side.
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Post by QueenFoxy on Mar 3, 2020 11:32:39 GMT -6
4. The founder of Cirque du Soleil worked on the street: The Canadian-born Guy Laliberté began his circus career busking on the streets: playing accordion, walking on stilts and eating fire. He gambled by bringing a successful troupe from Quebec to the Los Angeles Arts Festival in 1987, with no return fare. The bet paid off, and the circus group was eventually brought to Las Vegas, where they became the world famous Cirque du Soleil we know today. ~ |
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Post by QueenFoxy on Mar 3, 2020 11:33:10 GMT -6
Now that's impressive.
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Post by lostineternity99 on Mar 4, 2020 6:27:26 GMT -6
Very impressive!
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Post by QueenFoxy on Mar 4, 2020 9:41:51 GMT -6
5. Arnold Schwarzenegger lived without plumbing or a phone: One of the richest action stars of all time, Arnold Schwarzenegger is a seven-time Mr. Olympia with a net worth of $400 million and a resume of movies that earned $4.73 billion at the worldwide box office. He also boasts the title of the 38th governor of California. When he was born in 1947, however, his homeland of Austria was devastated by World War II, and the future “Governator” lived in a home with no plumbing and no phone. Hunger-based riots plagued the streets outside his door. ~ |
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Post by lostineternity99 on Mar 5, 2020 7:17:46 GMT -6
A good rags to riches story; he is an actor whose movies I usually like  |
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Post by QueenFoxy on Mar 5, 2020 11:57:47 GMT -6
He is a great actor, especially for action films.
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Post by lostineternity99 on Mar 6, 2020 5:53:48 GMT -6
Yes he is  |
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Post by QueenFoxy on Mar 6, 2020 17:25:17 GMT -6
6. Mark Wahlberg used to sell drugs: The Ted actor dropped out of school at the age of 14 to become a street thug, who sold drugs and indulged in gang wars. Wahlberg also had to serve a 50-day sentence in prison for a violent assault on two men. His current estimated worth is around US $165 million.
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Post by lostineternity99 on Mar 7, 2020 5:09:52 GMT -6
He came from the very bottom to achieve acting success |
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Post by QueenFoxy on Mar 7, 2020 11:10:43 GMT -6
He really came up in his ranks.
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Post by QueenFoxy on Mar 7, 2020 12:07:24 GMT -6
7. Eminem had a rough childhood: By ninth grade, he dropped out of high school and decided to pursue music full time. It took performing and local rap battles, working dead-end jobs and creating a crazy alter ego, the famous “Slim Shady,” to get noticed by the likes of Dr. Dre. ~ |
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Post by lostineternity99 on Mar 8, 2020 6:46:47 GMT -6
Good for him though I would argue that rap is not music as there is no singing or playing of musical instuments  |
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Post by QueenFoxy on Mar 8, 2020 12:31:13 GMT -6
8. The creator of Forever 21 worked three jobs: Do Won Chang is the famous face behind Forever 21, who much earlier immigrated to the United States from South Korea, in 1981. Before he founded Forever 21, he worked three jobs simultaneously, as a gas station clerk, a janitor and a coffee shop employee. That period lasted for three years before he founded the company and opened its first clothing store, in 1984. This family business grew quickly by taking advantage of the benefits of “fast fashion.” Forever 21 is now multi-national and has 480 locations across the world. It has also managed to bring in $3 billion per year. And the next generation has been taken into the company, as Chang has brought his two daughters on board. ~
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Post by lostineternity99 on Mar 9, 2020 5:42:58 GMT -6
Wow, very impressive!
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Post by QueenFoxy on Mar 9, 2020 11:28:09 GMT -6
Very Impressive, Rick.
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