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Stories of people who took right action to accomplish amazing things. Use their lessons to get unstuck, keep plugging away, or do the thing you’ve always wanted to do. Join the newsletter at http://michaeltunney.com/profiles-in-action/
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Booker T. Washington Made School Janitors Cool Way Before Good Will Hunting
Booker T. Washington Made School Janitors Cool Way Before Good Will Hunting
At 9-years-old, Booker T. Washington’s stepfather put him to work in the Malden, West Virginia salt mines, where brine was boiled down to…
Michael Tunney
Nov 16, 2018
Meet Rowing’s Yoda, Who Built the Boat that Won Gold in Hitler’s Germany In ‘36
Meet Rowing’s Yoda, Who Built the Boat that Won Gold in Hitler’s Germany In ‘36
With each new letter, Ky Ebright, the coach of the Cal rowing team that won Olympic gold in 1928 and 1932, became increasingly bitter and…
Michael Tunney
Nov 14, 2018
Why Your Alma Mater Will Never Beat Malcolm X’s
Why Your Alma Mater Will Never Beat Malcolm X’s
After living with his half-sister in Boston in his early teens, Malcolm Little had finally found his groove in Harlem working a variety of…
Michael Tunney
Oct 10, 2018
How to Make Millions Selling Garbage Bananas
How to Make Millions Selling Garbage Bananas
Samuel Zemurray just waltzed into a board of directors meeting of United Fruit, one of the largest companies in the history of…
Michael Tunney
Sep 19, 2018
How Phil Knight Beat the FBI and US Customs to Take Nike Public
How Phil Knight Beat the FBI and US Customs to Take Nike Public
The Bank of California had had enough, and now the FBI was getting involved.
Michael Tunney
Sep 19, 2018
The Panda That Won Andre Agassi His Freedom
The Panda That Won Andre Agassi His Freedom
When Mike Agassi saw the segment on 60 Minutes, he knew his son Andre was going to the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy, despite the fact he…
Michael Tunney
Jun 25, 2018
How A 26-Year-Old Took Elvis On His First National Tour And Came Home A Millionaire
How A 26-Year-Old Took Elvis On His First National Tour And Came Home A Millionaire
The defining project of Jerry Weintraub’s life came to him in a dream.
Michael Tunney
May 24, 2018
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