Latest / Positively 365: Inspire, Motivate, Support / Episode 249 - Keep Working For Success

Transcript

Episode 249 - Keep Working For Success · Positively 365: Inspire, Motivate, Support

• 0:05
  Welcome to Positively three hundred and sixty five, a podcast by Joe wattis we
• 0:10
  wish to entertain, instruct and motivate. If nothing else, hopefully we can
• 0:15
  entertain that inspire you to live a more positive life three hundred and sixty five
• 0:19
  days a year. We hope you enjoyed this message. An elderly couple go
• 0:29
  to heaven together. They both arrive at the Pearly Gates together and meet Saint
• 0:34
  Peter, who says, let me show you around your point. It's one
• 0:39
  mansion and said that will be your house, located next to the country club.
• 0:44
  The old man asks how much will that cost? Saint Peter replies,
• 0:49
  oh, there's no charges. It's free. You're in heaven. He adds
• 0:54
  the country club has no fees or costs either. The old man is really
• 1:00
  by now and asks about food. Saint Peter says, although you don't need
• 1:07
  to eat, we do have full buffets with the very best pork, beef,
• 1:11
  and poultry. The old man asks, aren't those bad for our health?
• 1:18
  Saint Peter assures him you're in heaven now, there's no need to worry
• 1:22
  about your health. The old man turns to his wife and smacks her upside
• 1:29
  the head. She says, what was that for? He answers, if
• 1:34
  it wasn't for you and your brand muffins, we could have been here thirty
• 1:38
  years ago. Sometimes we look at successful people and have no idea of the
• 1:57
  struggle that took place to get there. Many authors, actors, business people
• 2:04
  had countless failures and rejections before success came their way. We will talk about
• 2:09
  this in this week's episode of Positively three sixty five, but first we have
• 2:15
  our trivia question of the day. Are you ready for it? Here?
• 2:19
  It is on average how long does it take food to pass through the human
• 2:25
  body? We will have the answer when we come back. Do you enjoy
• 2:38
  listening to this podcast? One of the ways we are able to continue is
• 2:44
  through listener support. Simply go to www. Dot anchor dot FM, forward
• 2:52
  slash positively three sixty five. From there you can access every episode of the
• 3:00
  podcast. You can also leave me a message, and if you feel so
• 3:05
  inclined, you can click the support button. For as little as ninety nine
• 3:10
  cents a month, you can become a sponsor of this program. You will
• 3:15
  learn my undying affection and have the satisfaction of knowing that you are doing something
• 3:22
  to spread more positivity in today's negative world. Thank you for listening, and
• 3:28
  thank you for your support financially and otherwise. Do you know the answer to
• 3:40
  this week's trivia question? The question was, on average, how long does
• 3:46
  it take food to pass through the human body? The answer fifty three hours.
• 3:53
  Of course, the longest part of the whole process is the large intestine,
• 4:00
  where food can sit for forty hours or longer, depending on the person.
• 4:04
  Now you know, the path to success is often paved with bricks of
• 4:16
  relentless hard work. It's a journey that demands perseverance, resilience, and an
• 4:23
  unwavering commitment to one's goals. The sweat, sacrifices and tireless dedication form the
• 4:30
  crucible where dreams transform into reality. Hard work is the crucible where skills are
• 4:38
  honed, lessons are learned, and character is forged. Success seldom materializes overnight.
• 4:47
  It's an intricate tapestry woven with countless hours of effort. The trials and
• 4:54
  tribulations become stepping stones, shaping individuals and preparing them for the triumphs that lie
• 5:01
  beyond the toil. In the narrative a success, hard work is the prelude
• 5:09
  to achievement, an indispensable chapter that precedes the sweet taste of triumph. Back
• 5:23
  in the day, Stallone was a struggling actor in every definition. At some
• 5:29
  point, he got so broke that he stole his wife's jewelry and sold it.
• 5:32
  Things got so bad that he even ended up homeless. Yes, he
• 5:38
  slept at the New York City bus station for three days, unable to pay
• 5:43
  rent or afford food. His lowest point came when he tried to sell his
• 5:48
  dog at the liquor store to any stranger. He didn't have money to feed
• 5:54
  the dog anymore. He sold it for only twenty five dollars. He walked
• 6:00
  away crying. Two weeks later, he saw a boxing match between Muhammad Ali
• 6:06
  and Chuck Webner, and that match gave him the inspiration to write the script
• 6:13
  for the famous movie Rocky. He wrote the script for twenty hours. He
• 6:18
  tried to sell it and got an offer for one hundred and twenty five thousand
• 6:23
  dollars for the script, but he had just one request. He wanted to
• 6:29
  star in the movie. He wanted to be the main actor Rocky himself,
• 6:33
  but the studio said no, They wanted a real star. They said,
• 6:41
  he looked funny and talked funny. He left with the script. A few
• 6:46
  weeks later, the studio offered him two hundred and fifty thousand dollars for the
• 6:50
  script. Again he refused. They offered him three hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
• 6:58
  He still refused. They wanted his movie, but not him. He
• 7:03
  said no, he had to be in that movie. After a while,
• 7:11
  the studio agreed, gave him three hundred and fifty thousand dollars for the script
• 7:16
  and let him star in it. The rest is history. The movie won
• 7:23
  Best Picture, Best Directing, and Best Film Editing at the prestigious Oscar Awards.
• 7:30
  He was even nominated for Best Actor. The movie, Rocky was even
• 7:35
  inducted into the American National Film Registry as one of the greatest movies ever.
• 7:44
  No one knows what you are capable of except yourself. People will judge you
• 7:50
  by how you look and by what you have. But fight on, fight
• 7:57
  for your place and history, fight for your glory. Never give up,
• 8:01
  even if it means sewing all your clothes and sleeping with the dogs. It's
• 8:07
  okay. But as long as you're still alive, your story is not over,
• 8:13
  keep up the fight, keep up your dreams, and keep your hope
• 8:18
  alive. I'll go get it. Thank you for joining us today. Please
• 8:26
  consider taking a moment to like, grate, subscribe, and share this podcast.
• 8:31
  You can also connect with us and join the conversation on Facebook. Just
• 8:35
  search for Positively three sixty five. We would love to hear from you,
• 8:39
  so until next time, stay positive today and every day, three hundred and
• 8:43
  sixty five days a year. It'll please. Saving has been a kline of
• 9:39
  waters Production Sandy Leda Levine. Do you approve