2She Beat The Odds And Made Millions
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Dani Johnson grew up with abusive and drug-addicted parents. Even though she hated drugs, she became an addicted to cocaine as a young adult. Dani worked as a cocktail waitress and even tried to commit suicide at one point in her life. Things changed when she saw a booklet for a weight loss program in her car. Dani had nothing to lose at this point since she was living in her car for four months. She started advertising the program and her first selling attempt was a failure. But the next 24 customers she called were all hooked! Dani Johnson made $250,000 in her first year and made her first million dollars only two years later! Watch the video below to see Dani explaining how to overcome fear:
3From Living In His Car To Entertainment Tycoon
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Tyler Perry is now one of the highest paid men in the entertainment business, but it wasn’t always like this for the talented writer and producer. He grew up with an abusive father, and he was also sexually abused as a child. Tyler found his peace in writing, but that wasn’t an easy road either. He spent all of his money trying to make his play “I Know I’ve Been Changed” successful. But the play bombed and he ended up living in his car. Tyler tried to launch the play six times before it finally took off.
4From Being Homeless To Multi-Billionaire
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John Paul DeJoria was labeled as “least likely to succeed” by one of his teachers. But boy were they wrong! Yes, he found himself homeless when he was only 22 years old. He had to collect Coke bottles in order to survive. John and his partner started the Paul Mitchell Systems company with only $700. The same company that now brings in $100 billion a year. John is now worth around $4 billion!