Personal Development

Why Some People Thrive in Toxic Environments Unlike Others

‘Don’t wish it was easier, wish you were better.’ ― Jim Rohn

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I’ve always wondered why we don’t get help when we need it the most?

The answer was confusing to me until I read the stories of leaders, celebrities, motivational speakers, and well-known businessmen and -women who break through after experiencing misfortunes.

• Brian Tracy, a motivational speaker and President and CEO of three multi-million dollar companies, was used to living with his brothers in their childhood with charity clothes and possessing little in the way of luxuries.
• Lisa Nichols, a coach, public speaker, businesswoman, and best-selling author, grew up in a rough neighborhood ѕurrоundеd bу mаfіа аnd drug dealers.
• Steve Harvey, a television presenter, comedian, author, and businessman, has been an autoworker, an insurance salesman, a carpet cleaner, and a mailman before becoming a performer of stand-up comedy in 1985. In the late ’80s, Harvey was homeless for three years. He slept in his 1976 Ford when not performing gigs that provided a hotel, and he showered at gas stations or swimming pool showers.
• Oprah Winfrey, a talk show host, television…