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Story of Andrew Carnegie

  Andrew Carnegie Richest man in the world 1835 to 1919 Who Is Andrew Carnegie? “If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspire your hopes” – Andrew Carnegie  Andrew Carnegie is a true example of rags to riches story that inspires everybody. He was born to a poor hand-loom weaver, who with sheer hard work and business acumen went on to become the richest person in the world. He is one of the person who have been credited as the “builders” of America. Biography Of Andrew Carnegie Born on November 25, 1835 in Scotland. His family migrated to the Allegheny, Pennsylvania, US in 1848 where he took a job as a worker in a cotton mill changing spools of thread. His next job was as a telegraph messenger boy. From the early age he was very interested in reading books. His uncle introduced him to the writings of Robert Burns and William Wallace which deeply influenced him. Later when Colonel James Anderson open...

Biography of great scientist james watt

Story of James Watt  James Watt :- The first word that comes on the tongue when the name of James Watt is taken is steam engine.  James Watt revolutionized the industrial sector by inventing the steam engine in 1769.  James Watt was also a Scottish explorer, mechanical engineer and chemist.  The International System of Energy's unit 'Watt' is also named after James Watt.  Life introduction:-  James Watt was born on January 19, 1736 in Greenock, Scotland.  James was of a very serious nature since childhood.  He didn't have the childish fickleness in him at all.  A different kind of uniqueness was seen in his games too.  James was always attracted to new things and tried to get to the bottom of it.  James Watt's father was also a contractor, ship owner and chief bailee of the village.  James Watt's mother was also very educated.  Watt's grandfather Thomas Watt was also a mathematics teacher and Bailey.  For these reason...

Story of Asa Griggs Candler founder of coca cola

  Asa Griggs Candler Coca-Cola Success Story Introduction Asa Griggs Candler was an American business tycoon who in 1888 purchased the Coca-Cola recipe for US$1,750 from chemist John Stith Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia. Candler founded The Coca-Cola Company in 1892 and developed it as a major company. Entrepreneurship The power of advertising is ubiquitous today, but Asa Candler was among the earliest entrepreneurs to aggressively use it. Candler wasn't an inventor; he didn't come up with a great company name or even a distinctive logo. Rather his greatest achievement was as a marketer. When he purchased control of Coca-Cola, it was a fledging five-cent soda fountain drink that only sold about nine glasses a day in its first year on the market. Under Candler's watch, Coca-Cola's advertising budget grew from $100,000 in 1901 to $1 million in 1911. The Coca-Cola name was plastered on everything—calendars, clocks, fans, and even urns. Pharmacists selling the drink had apot...

Story of dhyan chand success story

Dhyan Chand Success Story Story The seeds of artistry in hockey were planted and nurtured in him by Subedar Major Tiwari of his regiment. Dhyan Chand got so passionate with this game that he spends several hours every day mastering and innovating new techniques in this game. Indian team participated in the Hockey Tournament for the first time in the VIII Olympiad held at Amsterdam in 1928. India won the championship by 3-0. Out of the three goals two were scored by Dhyan Chand. In 1932 Olympics at Los Angeles, Indian team under the captainship of Lal Shah Bukhari again won the championship. India defeated America by 24-1 and thus set a world record. Nine out of 24 goals were scored by Dhyan Chand and ten by his younger brother, Roop Singh. For me he was the great hero that India ever produced in sports. Unfortunately for him there was no TV to spread his fame, get all the revenue for advertising. A referee asked his stick to be checked as he suspected there was glue in his stick as the...

Inspirational story of j k Rowling

Inspirational Story of J.K Rowling Who Is J.K Rowling? J.K Rowling`s story is one of the most famous inspirational failures to the success story of our time. She had failed in almost everything she attempted to do in her life and at one point she considers herself a major failure. Most of the people only know her as a woman writer who created Harry Potter, but what people don`t know about the struggle she faces before reaching the stardom. Biography Of Joanne.K.Rowling Joanne Rowling was born on 31st July 1965 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England to Peter James Rowling and Anne Rowling. Her father was a Rolls- Royce aircraft engineer and mother was a science technician. She had one little sister, Dianne, as a child Rowling loves to write fantasy stories and read them to her younger sister. When she was a teenager she got a chance to read Jessica Mitford`s autobiography, from then on Mitford become her heroine and after that, she read all her books. Book Inspiration and Mothe...

Story of Vijay Shekhar Sharma

  Vijay Shekhar Sharma Success Story Introduction Paytm today stands as a huge company in India. However, there are very few of us who know about the struggle behind the success of the man who found Paytm. The man who owns a $10 billion company today had started with just Rs 10 in his pocket. Now, Vijay Shekhar Sharma is an Indian billionaire businessman. Sharma was ranked as India's youngest billionaire in 2017 by the Forbes with a net worth of $2.1 billion. He was in the list of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in 2017. Early Life The boy who belonged from a small village in Aligarh was born to a man who was a highly principled school teacher. He finished his secondary schooling at the age of 14. However, his entire education being in Hindi, he did not know to read and write English and soon found that it was necessary to learn the subject to get into a good college. He took the challenge positively and started learning the language by borrowing books from his frie...