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Hello dear readers!

As promised in the last post, today we will tell you about a person who knows.

We will introduce you to the man whose motto was following words: « Nothing is impossible».

18 years - exactly how long it took William Boeing to make his name synonymous with aviation. And how many years have you been going to fulfill your dream?

He turned romance into a profitable business when everyone treated it like entertainment.

“The attitude of society in aeronautics today is such that if someone expresses hope for its prospects, this will be tantamount to admitting to their own madness ...” Magazine “Scientific American", 1910

And how many ideas have you discarded that seemed unrealistic?

Dream of life and first defeat

William Boeing was born into a wealthy timber merchant family. It would seem that, material well-being should not push for any action. After all, it's all good.

But when William learned in 1903 about the Wright brothers, who proved that a person could soar in the sky, thoughts of flight haunted him.

After 3 years, he has the opportunity to fulfill his dream - he gets to the congress of American aviators in Los Angeles. But, despite persuasion, none of the pilots wanted to take him as a passenger. This hit Boeing's pride hard, but at the same time, he realized what he would do in the next 20 years.

Preparing to make your dream come true

William Boeing thoroughly approached the realization of his dream. Unfortunately, we do not know if he had a plan to achieve his goal. But his actions were correct.

From 1908 to 1914, William intensively earns start-up capital for your dreams, trading in timber. AT free time he studies the theory of aeronautics and the practice of aircraft construction.

Meeting with a partner

When you wholeheartedly wish your dreams come true, fate will surely give you the necessary meetings. This is what happened with Boeing. A chance meeting with a naval officer, George Conrad Westervelt, determined further fate world aviation.

Together they made their first seaplane, which was named by their initials B & W. Here is what William Boeing said about this time:

We, as pioneers, landed on an unfamiliar shore, invaded the area where any of our new idea deserved that everyone could confidently say: "This cannot be." And yet we had to do the impossible. We tried our best to turn into reality everything that we considered necessary.

Foundation of the company

J. Westervelt soon decided to leave the common cause and on July 15, 1916 Boeing founded his company Pacific Aero Products, to which he gave his name a year later - Boeing Airplane.

Having founded the company, he invited an aircraft designer to work (this was not easy to do, since specialists this profile there were very few in the US) and two very talented engineers. William Boeing immediately decided for himself that he would work with the best, and he was right.

Ups and downs

The further fate of the Boeing company and its life consists of ups and downs. But not even quite good times became a springboard for further achievements.

William Boeing always found a way out of the situation. So, when, after the First World War, the state stopped ordering hydroplanes, and the company faced difficult times, Boeing decided to "retrain" a bit. And Boeing Airplane began to produce boats, furniture and even clothing. This saved the company from bankruptcy.

The further development of the company under the strict guidance of William Boeing was so successful that they became leaders in the sky for many years. They had no equal in mail, passenger and military aircraft. However, even now Boeing is strongly associated with aviation. And this is after almost 100 years of existence of the company!

What is William Boeing's secret to success? We have identified the following key points:

1. Defeat is a magic kick for further movement, not a reason to stop.
2. The realization of the dream of a lifetime must be approached thoroughly, preparing a solid foundation for it.
3. Listen to your heart and follow your dreams.
4. Invite the best specialists.
5. Remember: Nothing is impossible!

By the way, at the end of his life, William Boeing made another dream come true. He was very fond of horses and last years In his life, he took up horse breeding.

Good luck and victories to you, dear readers!

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Ludwig van Beethoven, Albert Einstein, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra - we hear these names from childhood. But few people know what trials they had to go through. They succeeded only through willpower.

website presents the stories of people who showed the world that there are no barriers for those who believe in themselves.

Marley Matlin

Having been deaf since a year and a half, she made her credo the phrase "The only thing I can't do is hear." In childhood, despite the advice of doctors, the parents sent the girl to regular school(instead of an institution for the deaf), and with the help of special programs She adapted over time. This made her the first and only deaf actress to win an Oscar. Marley often says, "I do my best to make people understand what my parents taught me, that deaf people deserve not only respect, but also to be heard."

Nick Vujicic

“I don't need arms and legs. I need life. And never give up!” - this creed helped him become one of the most famous motivational speakers, get economic Education get married and have two children. Willpower Nick Vuychich received from his mother. In an interview, he said that her words set the tone for his whole life: “Nicholas,” she said, “you have to play with normal children, because you are normal. Yes, you're missing something, but it's nothing."

He writes books, sings, surfs and plays golf. He often travels the world giving lectures to help young people find the meaning of life, realize and develop their abilities and talents.

Stephen Hawking

AT student years Stephen began to show signs of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The disease progressed, and after a few years he became completely immobile, and after a throat operation, he lost the ability to speak. However, this did not prevent him from marrying twice, raising three children and becoming one of the most prominent scientists of our time by his 74th.

He is now one of the most influential modern theoretical physicists. According to him, he achieved success largely due to his illness: “ Before life seemed boring. I am definitely happier now. The prospect of dying early made me realize that life is worth living. So much can be done, everyone can do so much!”

Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo is an outstanding Mexican artist who became famous for her extraordinary paintings. At the age of 6, she became seriously ill with polio, which caused one of her legs to become thinner than the other. At this point, her iron character began to take shape. To get rid of the ridicule of peers who teased her "Frida is a wooden leg", the girl took up swimming, dancing, football and boxing.

AT adolescence Frida got into car accident, because of which she suffered from severe pain in the spine all her life. After the accident, the girl could not get out of bed for several months. At this time, she constantly painted pictures, most of them self-portraits. Now the work of Frida Kahlo is worth millions of dollars.

Ray Charles

Ray Charles is a legendary American musician who has received 12 Grammy awards. As a child, he began to lose his sight, and by the age of 7 he was completely blind. When Ray was 15, his mother died. The young man could not sleep, eat or speak for many days. He was sure he would go crazy. When he came out of depression, he realized that having survived this tragedy, he could cope with anything.

At the age of 17, the musician began recording his first singles in the styles of soul, jazz and rhythm and blues. Now many consider Ray Charles a legend: his works have even been included in the US Library of Congress. In 2004, after the musician's death, the magazine Rolling stone included Ray Charles at number 10 on the list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

At the age of 39, he contracted polio. Years of treatment did not help, and the future president remained confined to a wheelchair. After he realized how serious the ailment was, no one heard him complain. Gathering his will into a fist, Roosevelt unsuccessfully tried to learn to walk using crutches and heavy orthopedic appliances. Despite his illness, he became President of the United States. "The only obstacle to the implementation of our plans for tomorrow can be our today's doubts" - said Roosevelt.

Helen Adams Keller

At 1.5 years after the illness, Helen Keller lost her sight and hearing. But this did not break her spirit, she managed to realize her dream of becoming a writer: several books and more than 400 articles were published under her name. She became the first deaf-blind person to receive a bachelor's degree. fine arts. In addition, Keller was actively involved in politics: she fought for the rights of women and workers.

At 26, Ludwig began to lose his hearing. But this circumstance did not stop him from composing music. When he almost lost his hearing, he wrote "Moonlight Sonata", and being completely deaf, a bagatelle piece "To Elise" (the same one that sounds from music boxes).

Thanks to resilient character and talent, he learned to listen to music inside, and after writing the 9th symphony, he himself conducted at the concert. After the triumphant performance, he burst into tears. "For a person with talent and love for work, there are no barriers," Beethoven repeated.

Albert Einstein

When Einstein was a small child, it was hard to imagine that he would succeed in life. Until the age of three, Albert could not speak, suffered from autism and dyslexia. While studying at the gymnasium, he often missed classes, which is why he never received a certificate. To prove to his parents what he really is worth, Einstein prepared himself and entered the Polytechnic in Zurich the second time.

Albert said: "We are all geniuses. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is a fool."

We have known many names since childhood famous people. But few people realize that they had to do the impossible in order to be who they became, and for history to know their names.

Marley Metlin

Since Marley became deaf as early as a year and a half, her whole life her motto was: “I can only hear, and everything else is up to me.” When she was a child, her parents sent her to study in the most ordinary school (and not in a specialized where the children are handicapped), where using special programs Marley successfully adapted after a while.

This helped her become not only the first, but perhaps the only actress in the world with such a diagnosis, and even get the coveted Oscar. The woman relentlessly repeats: “I work every day to help people understand that the deaf deserve not only great respect, but also to be heard and heard.”

Nick Vujicic

“I don’t need arms and legs, I only need Him” - this motto helped Nick a lot to achieve a lot in life: to become one of the most popular and sought-after motivational speakers in this world, to get an economics degree, to find a wonderful wife with whom they have two children.Nick inherited courage, stamina, willpower from his mother.

In one of his books, he told how her words can affect the whole later life. She always repeated to him that he should play, communicate, spend his time with normal children, because he himself is just like that. Vujicic writes books, sings well, plays golf well, and likes to surf in his free time. He constantly travels around the world with his lectures to tell, to convey to everyone how important the goal in life is, how easy it is sometimes to find a talent that you did not even suspect.

Stephen Hawking

Even while studying at the university, Stephen began to show symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The disease not only was not cured, but also led to complete paralysis, and after the surgical intervention that was necessary on the throat, he completely stopped talking. However, he was able to find wonderful companion life, and do it twice, raise three children, become, perhaps, the most brilliant and extraordinary scientist on the entire planet.

Today it is also a physicist who studies theoretical questions, whose words are not questioned, it is popular and influential person. According to him, he achieved success largely due to his illness. As he himself says, he used to be bored, and the risk of death made him look at the value of life from a completely different angle, at the desire to live at any cost.

Frida Kahlo

This is a famous artist from Mexico, who became popular because she painted incredibly beautiful paintings. At the age of 6, she had a serious case of polio, which caused one of her legs to become thicker than the other. It was then that her character began to develop. Peers teased her, mocked her at every opportunity. To avoid this, the girl began to actively engage in sports. She was fond of dancing, signed up for a boxing section, went to the pool, and even began to get involved in football.

As a teenager, Frida survived a car accident that resulted in serious injuries and severe pain in the region of the spine. After such a tragedy, she was bedridden for several months. During this period, she did not lose heart, but all the time she painted, as a rule, self-portraits. On the this moment her paintings are valued at several million dollars.

Ray Charles

He was a legendary American musician who received twelve Grammy Awards. While still a little boy, he began to gradually lose his sight, and finally became blind even before he was 7 years old. When the guy was 15 years old, he lost his mother. The young man could not sleep, eat and talk normally for a very long time. He was sure he was losing his mind. When Ray came out of this terrible stressful condition, then I realized that if he had already gone through such trials, then there was nothing to be afraid of.

When he was 17 years old, he began to record his first brilliant singles. Nowadays, many people consider him a legend. In 2004, when Ray was no longer alive, Rolling Stone magazine included him in the top ten (there were 100 positions in total) the greatest talents all times and peoples.

Franklin Roosevelt

When he was 39, he contracted polio. Long-term treatment did not help at all, and then the future president remained chained to what he considered to be a humiliating wheelchair. Even when he realized how seriously ill he still did not complain to anyone.

Gathering all his courage into a fist, Roosevelt tried to get on his feet with the help of crutches, but to no avail. Despite such a serious ailment, he became President of the United States. "The only limit to our implementation tomorrow will be our doubts today," Roosevelt said. He argued that if we failed to realize ourselves today, then the reason lies only in yesterday's doubts.

Keller Helen Adams

After prolonged illness When she was only one and a half years old, Helen became deaf and blind. But this did not break her spirit, and she realized that she dreams of becoming a writer! Not only a great many books were written under Helen's name, but also over four hundred articles. She was the first person in history to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree with such vices. In addition, Keller was quite active in politics, fighting for the rights of women and workers.

The woman achieved success thanks to an incredibly iron character and curiosity. She always said that if one door closes before us, another one will certainly open. However, we continue to look at the closed one for so long that we do not notice the happiness prepared for us.

Miguel de Cervantes

Many do not know this, but in his youth he was a military man. During one of the fights, when he was 24 years old, he was left without his left arm. After 4 years in Algiers, he was taken prisoner, where he spent a long 5 years.

Freed, he was able to return to normal life and start your exciting and famous today literary career. His novel about Don Quixote is considered one of the greatest and most brilliant works in world literature.

Ludwig van Beethoven

At the age of 26, the young man began to gradually lose his hearing. But this illness did not affect his activities in any way, as he composed before, and continued to do so. When Beethoven was almost completely deaf, he wrote his "Moonlight Sonata", and even later - "To Elise". Thanks to his talent and will, he was able to hear the music within himself, and eventually held concerts himself.

After the first significant performance, he began to cry. He was sure that there are no barriers for those people who believe in themselves, in their work and are not too lazy to work to achieve their goals.

Albert Einstein

When this man was still a very young child, it was hard to imagine that he could be successful in life. Einstein did not speak until the age of three. AT high school he often skipped classes, so he never finished it.

In order to show his parents what he deserved, Albert prepared himself for the exam in English language, passed it the second time and entered Polytechnical Institute Zurich.

How often do we exclaim: “Oh no, I can’t do this” or “No, this is unrealistic”, “It is impossible to achieve this”.

Stop and listen to yourself at this very moment when you say it or think it. What do you feel?

These are likely to be feelings of apathy, disbelief, despondency and longing. How do you like these feelings? Like to experience them? But these are your thoughts and your feelings.

And be that as it may, it is you who feel them. So, you yourself wanted it! Wanted to be in this state. Whatever you say It is your wish and your choice.

"Stop!" You say, “I don’t want to feel like this! I want to enjoy life, yes, that’s right – to experience the joy of living!”

Yes, do you want? Really want? What are you doing then? Why do you cut off your path to your happiness with your thoughts?

After all, your feelings, your sensations, which ultimately lead you to the emergence of aspirations and desires - this is what you choose for yourself, with my own hands, thoughts and actions.

Henry Ford has great saying: "Telling yourself that you can do something, and saying that you can't - in both cases you are right."

And these words again and again confirm the truth that our life and its reality is just. Yes, it really is that simple!

All people who have achieved success in life will be able to confirm this truth to you. They all once made a choice in the direction that they will succeed. Simply because they decided not to, not yet knowing how.

In fact, in this world! This is evidenced by the many records set by a person, both sports and achievements in all areas of life - career, business and creativity.

And it all starts with a choice - when we decide to become what we dream of becoming.

When you look at a person who has reached something, some height, in your opinion, simply unrealistic, or difficult to comprehend, think that this person, just like you, once doubted his abilities.

And he also has flaws, and even many flaws, and he, probably, is also too lazy to get out of bed in the morning. He, just like you, walks this earth, and sometimes he gets sick, gets upset, wants to eat, sometimes he, too, gets bored with everything and wants to sleep.

The sun shines on him in the same way as on you, he has the same two arms and two legs. And he differs from you now only in that he knows - Nothing is Impossible for Man ! By the time he made a decision what he wants to become - he made his choice.

This first invisible step needs to be done not even with a foot, but much easier - you don’t even need to expend physical effort on it.

This step - the choice - is made in your head, in your thoughts. You choose for yourself the life and the one that you yourself want.

It is worse when a person makes a choice in the direction that nothing will work out unconsciously, on the machine, getting used to failures and constantly attracting more and more failures.

However, remember that, first of all, you are the master of your own brain, thoughts, body and soul. You are a captain who leads his ship through life. You and only you are able to manage it, otherwise you will be carried with the flow ... Where to? Who knows.

If you want to constantly think - no, it's impossible - it's your choice. But just think what can happen if you tell yourself - it is quite possible!

And even better like this: Nothing is Impossible for Man ! Say it to yourself again, even if it seems stupid - say it! And now listen to your feelings again. Well, is there a difference? Most likely, you like the sensations much more now. Truth?

Look at the athletes performing the most difficult stunts. Do you think they learned right away? Of course not. Long trainings, and perseverance, and stubbornness, and a great desire helped here.

But one thing unites them all - they all studied, and any study is a methodology, a certain technology. And knowing exactly what to doBy practicing correctly and constantly, absolutely everyone can achieve what they want.

Learn from those who have succeeded! They know for sure Nothing is Impossible for Man! Comprehend these technologies, find yourself a mentor. And absolutely everything will become possible for you, because it will be your choice!