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Follow your dreams! – Carl Benz (Mercedes-Benz) success story


welcome to their famous Friday I believe

welcome to their famous Friday I believe that whatever goal you have whatever

that whatever goal you have whatever

that whatever goal you have whatever challenge is in front of you the easiest

challenge is in front of you the easiest

challenge is in front of you the easiest way the fastest way to go and accomplish

way the fastest way to go and accomplish

way the fastest way to go and accomplish it is to model success find someone

it is to model success find someone

it is to model success find someone who’s already doing what you want to do

who’s already doing what you want to do

who’s already doing what you want to do learn what made them successful and

learn what made them successful and

learn what made them successful and apply it to your business so today we’re

apply it to your business so today we’re

apply it to your business so today we’re going to learn from Carl Benz whose

going to learn from Carl Benz whose

going to learn from Carl Benz whose company eventually became mercedes-benz

company eventually became mercedes-benz

company eventually became mercedes-benz and his lesson is follow your dreams

and his lesson is follow your dreams

and his lesson is follow your dreams when Carl Benz was 2 years old his

when Carl Benz was 2 years old his

when Carl Benz was 2 years old his father who was a locomotive driver was

father who was a locomotive driver was

father who was a locomotive driver was killed he grew up in absolute poverty

killed he grew up in absolute poverty

killed he grew up in absolute poverty but his mother made sure that it

but his mother made sure that it

but his mother made sure that it continued to get his education and

continued to get his education and

continued to get his education and further his studies

further his studies

further his studies initially he went into locksmithing that

initially he went into locksmithing that

initially he went into locksmithing that was the box that he was put into but he

was the box that he was put into but he

was the box that he was put into but he wanted to follow his dreams follow in

wanted to follow his dreams follow in

wanted to follow his dreams follow in his father’s footsteps and go into

his father’s footsteps and go into

his father’s footsteps and go into locomotive engineering he also had a

locomotive engineering he also had a

locomotive engineering he also had a passion for riding his bicycle and

passion for riding his bicycle and

passion for riding his bicycle and dreamed of a day where there’d be a

dreamed of a day where there’d be a

dreamed of a day where there’d be a horseless carriage where people could be

horseless carriage where people could be

horseless carriage where people could be able to get around on a vehicle that

able to get around on a vehicle that

able to get around on a vehicle that didn’t require a horse after he finished

didn’t require a horse after he finished

didn’t require a horse after he finished his studies he spent seven years

his studies he spent seven years

his studies he spent seven years bouncing around trying to find himself

bouncing around trying to find himself

bouncing around trying to find himself he took jobs in mechanical engineering

he took jobs in mechanical engineering

he took jobs in mechanical engineering as a draftsman as an iron worker in the

as a draftsman as an iron worker in the

as a draftsman as an iron worker in the construction company as a designer but

construction company as a designer but

construction company as a designer but he couldn’t find a position that he

he couldn’t find a position that he

he couldn’t find a position that he really loved and instead of doing the

really loved and instead of doing the

really loved and instead of doing the safe thing and sticking with one job for

safe thing and sticking with one job for

safe thing and sticking with one job for the rest of his life he decided the best

the rest of his life he decided the best

the rest of his life he decided the best thing for him would be continue to

thing for him would be continue to

thing for him would be continue to explore until he found something he

explore until he found something he

explore until he found something he loved so at age 26 after spending the

loved so at age 26 after spending the

loved so at age 26 after spending the past seven years failing and bouncing

past seven years failing and bouncing

past seven years failing and bouncing from job to job to job he decided to

from job to job to job he decided to

from job to job to job he decided to launch his own company with a partner

launch his own company with a partner

launch his own company with a partner unfortunately his partner wasn’t really

unfortunately his partner wasn’t really

unfortunately his partner wasn’t really reputable and after a year all of the

reputable and after a year all of the

reputable and after a year all of the company’s assets and tools and equipment

company’s assets and tools and equipment

company’s assets and tools and equipment were impounded so he set up another

were impounded so he set up another

were impounded so he set up another company with a photographer and a cheese

company with a photographer and a cheese

company with a photographer and a cheese merchant merging the businesses together

merchant merging the businesses together

merchant merging the businesses together so they can get money from the bank but

so they can get money from the bank but

so they can get money from the bank but he got his shares diluted to owning just

he got his shares diluted to owning just

he got his shares diluted to owning just 5% of the company and had a really lowly

5% of the company and had a really lowly

5% of the company and had a really lowly role in the business the worst part was

role in the business the worst part was

role in the business the worst part was the other founders didn’t consider his

the other founders didn’t consider his

the other founders didn’t consider his ideas when they were designing new

ideas when they were designing new

ideas when they were designing new products so after a year he left so now

products so after a year he left so now

products so after a year he left so now he has seven years of failing in the job

he has seven years of failing in the job

he has seven years of failing in the job market and two failed startup businesses

market and two failed startup businesses

market and two failed startup businesses under his bed

under his bed

under his bed what would you do if you were in this

what would you do if you were in this

what would you do if you were in this situation most people will be filled

situation most people will be filled

situation most people will be filled with despair they feel like I’ve tried

with despair they feel like I’ve tried

with despair they feel like I’ve tried everything I’ve tried every job I’ve

everything I’ve tried every job I’ve

everything I’ve tried every job I’ve tried every business and it’s not

tried every business and it’s not

tried every business and it’s not working out what am I supposed to do so

working out what am I supposed to do so

working out what am I supposed to do so he tapped back into his love of bicycles

he tapped back into his love of bicycles

he tapped back into his love of bicycles and his dream of building the horseless

and his dream of building the horseless

and his dream of building the horseless carriage he visited a local bicycle shop

carriage he visited a local bicycle shop

carriage he visited a local bicycle shop got to know the two partners who founded

got to know the two partners who founded

got to know the two partners who founded it and with them started a new business

it and with them started a new business

it and with them started a new business his goal was to build the first

his goal was to build the first

his goal was to build the first horseless carriage which would become

horseless carriage which would become

horseless carriage which would become known as the automobile so after working

known as the automobile so after working

known as the automobile so after working away for two years he finally had his

away for two years he finally had his

away for two years he finally had his first prototype he was so excited

first prototype he was so excited

first prototype he was so excited finally the first automobile and he set

finally the first automobile and he set

finally the first automobile and he set up a live demonstration to show

up a live demonstration to show

up a live demonstration to show everybody what his new invention could

everybody what his new invention could

everybody what his new invention could do so in 1885 he set up the public

do so in 1885 he set up the public

do so in 1885 he set up the public demonstration and unfortunately the

demonstration and unfortunately the

demonstration and unfortunately the automobile was too difficult to control

automobile was too difficult to control

automobile was too difficult to control and in front of everybody smashed into a

and in front of everybody smashed into a

and in front of everybody smashed into a wall so here he is after two years of

wall so here he is after two years of

wall so here he is after two years of research into developing and making this

research into developing and making this

research into developing and making this prototype after two years before four

prototype after two years before four

prototype after two years before four failed businesses after seven years

failed businesses after seven years

failed businesses after seven years before failed jobs

before failed jobs

before failed jobs everything’s leading up to this moment

everything’s leading up to this moment

everything’s leading up to this moment this day here it is is finally arrived

this day here it is is finally arrived

this day here it is is finally arrived and it’s a huge public failure for him

and it’s a huge public failure for him

and it’s a huge public failure for him so what would you do that would you give

so what would you do that would you give

so what would you do that would you give up and go do the same thing again and

up and go do the same thing again and

up and go do the same thing again and get a job

get a job

get a job it was Karl’s dream so he had to keep

it was Karl’s dream so he had to keep

it was Karl’s dream so he had to keep going it took him another two years of

going it took him another two years of

going it took him another two years of developing and tinkering and modifying

developing and tinkering and modifying

developing and tinkering and modifying before he had a product that was ready

before he had a product that was ready

before he had a product that was ready for another big public demonstration in

for another big public demonstration in

for another big public demonstration in 1887 he had his new prototype ready for

1887 he had his new prototype ready for

1887 he had his new prototype ready for demonstration at the Paris Expo it was a

demonstration at the Paris Expo it was a

demonstration at the Paris Expo it was a success and in the summer of 1888 he

success and in the summer of 1888 he

success and in the summer of 1888 he started taking orders and he had now the

started taking orders and he had now the

started taking orders and he had now the first commercially available automobile

first commercially available automobile

first commercially available automobile in history his dream of building a

in history his dream of building a

in history his dream of building a horseless carriage had been realized and

horseless carriage had been realized and

horseless carriage had been realized and he was on his way to building a

he was on his way to building a

he was on his way to building a worldwide brand name this is a really

worldwide brand name this is a really

worldwide brand name this is a really important lesson for you guys because if

important lesson for you guys because if

important lesson for you guys because if you have a dream there’s going to be

you have a dream there’s going to be

you have a dream there’s going to be people who tell you not to do it you’re

people who tell you not to do it you’re

people who tell you not to do it you’re going to try a lot of things and you’re

going to try a lot of things and you’re

going to try a lot of things and you’re going to fail it might take years of

going to fail it might take years of

going to fail it might take years of failing and failing and failing and

failing and failing and failing and

failing and failing and failing and failing with no light anywhere at the

failing with no light anywhere at the

failing with no light anywhere at the end of the tunnel

end of the tunnel

end of the tunnel what keeps you motivated to keep going

what keeps you motivated to keep going

what keeps you motivated to keep going you’re going to want to quit and throw

you’re going to want to quit and throw

you’re going to want to quit and throw in the towel multiple times the only

in the towel multiple times the only

in the towel multiple times the only thing that keeps you excited is that

thing that keeps you excited is that

thing that keeps you excited is that dream

dream

dream it’s at times in the rational belief

it’s at times in the rational belief

it’s at times in the rational belief that you can make this dream a reality

that you can make this dream a reality

that you can make this dream a reality and if you listen to your dream and

and if you listen to your dream and

and if you listen to your dream and continue to take steps every day to move

continue to take steps every day to move

continue to take steps every day to move towards it eventually you’ll accomplish

towards it eventually you’ll accomplish

towards it eventually you’ll accomplish it I maybe build a world recognizable

it I maybe build a world recognizable

it I maybe build a world recognizable brand in the process to belief if you

brand in the process to belief if you

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