Category Archives: Success Profiles
Success Profile: Bill Cosby |
As I have discovered by examining my past, I started out as a child. Coincidentally, so did my brother. My mother did not put all her eggs in one basket, so to speak: she gave me a younger brother named … Continue reading
Don’t Give Up |
Most people give up just when they’re about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown. ~Ross Perot Failure is frustrating. When … Continue reading
Success Profile: Kevin Rose
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If you’ve never heard the name Kevin Rose, that’s understandable. While well known in the underground technology world, he is not a household name by any stretch of the imagination. There’s a chance you know him by his alias, the … Continue reading
PMI Success Profile: Arthur Ashe |
PMI is proud to feature the life of humanitarian Arthur Ashe. Known as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Ashe was more importantly known as a man of courage who stood up for what he believed in and … Continue reading
Success Profile: Theodore Roosevelt
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Chuck Norris has nothing on Teddy Roosevelt. Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt was an outstanding naturalist, explorer, hunter, author and soldier, but that’s not the half of it. He was shot in the chest during a campaign speech but kept speaking, blood … Continue reading
Success Profile: Chien-Shiung Wu |
When Chien-Shiung Wu died in 1997, friends and colleagues lauded her accomplishments and contributions to the physics world. William Havens, a professor at Columbia University, called Wu “the world’s distinguished woman physicist of her time.” Her friend and colleague Tsung-Dao … Continue reading
Success Profile: Heather Whitestone
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When she resigned from the National Council on Disability last year, Heather Whitestone concluded a chapter in her inspirational life. Heather was born in Alabama in 1973. As an infant, she was stricken with influenza that left her with nearly … Continue reading
Success Profile: Georgia O’Keeffe |
Georgia O’Keeffe was born in 1887 to dairy farmers in Wisconsin, educated in art at her parents’ request, hired as an art teacher in Texas and eventually became one of the most influential American artists of all time. When O’Keeffe … Continue reading
Success Profile: Dr. Ben Carson |
Today, Dr. Ben Carson is a world-renowned neurosurgeon who has made medical history with several groundbreaking surgeries. But when he was in fifth grade, his grades suffered and his classmates called him “dummy.” Young Ben Carson had little confidence, a … Continue reading
Success Profile: Walt Disney
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Walter Elias “Walt” Disney was born Dec. 5, 1901, in Chicago, Illinois. When he was four years old his family moved to Missouri, and it was there that Walt first developed two lifelong loves: drawing and trains. The Atchison, Topeka … Continue reading