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Invest in yourself! – J. Willard Marriott success story – Famous Friday


welcome to other famous Friday I believe

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

that whatever goal you have whatever

that whatever goal you have whatever obstacles are in your way somebody has

obstacles are in your way somebody has

obstacles are in your way somebody has already solved it and instead of trying

already solved it and instead of trying

already solved it and instead of trying to figure out everything for yourself

to figure out everything for yourself

to figure out everything for yourself the fastest way to accomplish your goal

the fastest way to accomplish your goal

the fastest way to accomplish your goal is to model the success of people who’ve

is to model the success of people who’ve

is to model the success of people who’ve done it and apply their strategies to

done it and apply their strategies to

done it and apply their strategies to your business so today’s lesson is

your business so today’s lesson is

your business so today’s lesson is invest in yourself from J Willard

invest in yourself from J Willard

invest in yourself from J Willard Marriott who’s the founder of the

Marriott who’s the founder of the

Marriott who’s the founder of the Marriott hotel chain

Marriott hotel chain

Marriott hotel chain now he’s built an empire worth billions

now he’s built an empire worth billions

now he’s built an empire worth billions but he came from very humble beginnings

but he came from very humble beginnings

but he came from very humble beginnings he was the son of a poor sheep herder so

he was the son of a poor sheep herder so

he was the son of a poor sheep herder so his dad herded sheep for a living and

his dad herded sheep for a living and

his dad herded sheep for a living and all he knew was poverty growing up

all he knew was poverty growing up

all he knew was poverty growing up around him all he knew was poverty and

around him all he knew was poverty and

around him all he knew was poverty and just barely getting by as part of the

just barely getting by as part of the

just barely getting by as part of the Mormon tradition J Willard had to go and

Mormon tradition J Willard had to go and

Mormon tradition J Willard had to go and be a missionary and he left his home and

be a missionary and he left his home and

be a missionary and he left his home and traveled across the United States being

traveled across the United States being

traveled across the United States being a missionary for the Mormon tradition

a missionary for the Mormon tradition

a missionary for the Mormon tradition and when he came back he found that his

and when he came back he found that his

and when he came back he found that his father had lost his business that he ran

father had lost his business that he ran

father had lost his business that he ran out of money the economy had collapsed

out of money the economy had collapsed

out of money the economy had collapsed and his father and all the other sheep

and his father and all the other sheep

and his father and all the other sheep herders were put out of business and he

herders were put out of business and he

herders were put out of business and he was back to absolute poverty and this is

was back to absolute poverty and this is

was back to absolute poverty and this is a really important time in J Willard’s

a really important time in J Willard’s

a really important time in J Willard’s life because up until that point he was

life because up until that point he was

life because up until that point he was following his father’s footsteps right

following his father’s footsteps right

following his father’s footsteps right he learned about the Sheep he was set to

he learned about the Sheep he was set to

he learned about the Sheep he was set to take over right raising the Sheep he

take over right raising the Sheep he

take over right raising the Sheep he became a missionary just like his dad he

became a missionary just like his dad he

became a missionary just like his dad he came home and he didn’t want that life

came home and he didn’t want that life

came home and he didn’t want that life anymore he didn’t want to live in

anymore he didn’t want to live in

anymore he didn’t want to live in poverty for the rest of his life and he

poverty for the rest of his life and he

poverty for the rest of his life and he decided that the way to break free was

decided that the way to break free was

decided that the way to break free was to invest him in himself he had to

to invest him in himself he had to

to invest him in himself he had to invest in himself to gain the knowledge

invest in himself to gain the knowledge

invest in himself to gain the knowledge to know what to do to gain the ideas to

to know what to do to gain the ideas to

to know what to do to gain the ideas to break out of the situation that he was

break out of the situation that he was

break out of the situation that he was in right now he decided I’m gonna go to

in right now he decided I’m gonna go to

in right now he decided I’m gonna go to college there was one problem though he

college there was one problem though he

college there was one problem though he didn’t have money to go to college he

didn’t have money to go to college he

didn’t have money to go to college he had nothing he was completely broke so

had nothing he was completely broke so

had nothing he was completely broke so he went to talk to the president of the

he went to talk to the president of the

he went to talk to the president of the college and he said I love to take the

college and he said I love to take the

college and he said I love to take the courses I want to invest myself to break

courses I want to invest myself to break

courses I want to invest myself to break out in my situation I’d like to trade

out in my situation I’d like to trade

out in my situation I’d like to trade you if you give me tuition to let me

you if you give me tuition to let me

you if you give me tuition to let me come into your school for free

come into your school for free

come into your school for free I will teach your theology classes

I will teach your theology classes

I will teach your theology classes which the only thing that he had

which the only thing that he had

which the only thing that he had invested himself in before the only

invested himself in before the only

invested himself in before the only thing that he knew the knowledge that

thing that he knew the knowledge that

thing that he knew the knowledge that could benefit other people and he struck

could benefit other people and he struck

could benefit other people and he struck that deal and the president said yes J

that deal and the president said yes J

that deal and the president said yes J Willard was starting to rise at the

Willard was starting to rise at the

Willard was starting to rise at the Community College he met his future wife

Community College he met his future wife

Community College he met his future wife and he started his first business and

and he started his first business and

and he started his first business and you may think of J Willard married as

you may think of J Willard married as

you may think of J Willard married as the hotel chain Empire guy but he

the hotel chain Empire guy but he

the hotel chain Empire guy but he started off in the food business he

started off in the food business he

started off in the food business he started off selling soda drinks and he

started off selling soda drinks and he

started off selling soda drinks and he started this business selling soda

started this business selling soda

started this business selling soda drinks in the summer the problem was it

drinks in the summer the problem was it

drinks in the summer the problem was it didn’t great in the summer but then

didn’t great in the summer but then

didn’t great in the summer but then failed in the winter because nobody

failed in the winter because nobody

failed in the winter because nobody wanted to come and buy soda drinks in

wanted to come and buy soda drinks in

wanted to come and buy soda drinks in the winter and all of the soda drink

the winter and all of the soda drink

the winter and all of the soda drink companies a soda fountain come to the

companies a soda fountain come to the

companies a soda fountain come to the set up were closing their doors in the

set up were closing their doors in the

set up were closing their doors in the winter because nobody could get the

winter because nobody could get the

winter because nobody could get the customers to come in and the business

customers to come in and the business

customers to come in and the business started the change when his wife

started the change when his wife

started the change when his wife realized that she had invested in

realized that she had invested in

realized that she had invested in herself too and could leverage that to

herself too and could leverage that to

herself too and could leverage that to help the business she had an interest in

help the business she had an interest in

help the business she had an interest in cooking and she had gone to the Mexican

cooking and she had gone to the Mexican

cooking and she had gone to the Mexican Embassy to learn how to cook Mexican

Embassy to learn how to cook Mexican

Embassy to learn how to cook Mexican food and she said why don’t we bring

food and she said why don’t we bring

food and she said why don’t we bring food to this business so we’re not just

food to this business so we’re not just

food to this business so we’re not just selling soft drinks and she leveraged

selling soft drinks and she leveraged

selling soft drinks and she leveraged their recipes and brought Mexican beef

their recipes and brought Mexican beef

their recipes and brought Mexican beef sandwiches and tamale and and chili and

sandwiches and tamale and and chili and

sandwiches and tamale and and chili and now this business started to take off

now this business started to take off

now this business started to take off and they opened up multiple locations

and they opened up multiple locations

and they opened up multiple locations soon they had another one and another

soon they had another one and another

soon they had another one and another one and another one and they had eight

one and another one and they had eight

one and another one and they had eight different locations then Mary got into

different locations then Mary got into

different locations then Mary got into supplying food for the airline industry

supplying food for the airline industry

supplying food for the airline industry and then from there he saw all those

and then from there he saw all those

and then from there he saw all those travelers and said hey we should open up

travelers and said hey we should open up

travelers and said hey we should open up some hotels and he created a

some hotels and he created a

some hotels and he created a multi-billion dollar business but it all

multi-billion dollar business but it all

multi-billion dollar business but it all started from nothing he had literally

started from nothing he had literally

started from nothing he had literally nothing the poor son of a sheepherder

nothing the poor son of a sheepherder

nothing the poor son of a sheepherder who had gone bankrupt and that was his

who had gone bankrupt and that was his

who had gone bankrupt and that was his life that was what he was destined to

life that was what he was destined to

life that was what he was destined to become and the change happened when he

become and the change happened when he

become and the change happened when he stood up and decided to invest in

stood up and decided to invest in

stood up and decided to invest in himself and when his wife decided to

himself and when his wife decided to

himself and when his wife decided to invest in herself and apply that to

invest in herself and apply that to

invest in herself and apply that to their business

their business

their business that’s the difference between being a

that’s the difference between being a

that’s the difference between being a poor sheep herder and a billionaire

poor sheep herder and a billionaire

poor sheep herder and a billionaire entrepreneur so if your stock you’re not

entrepreneur so if your stock you’re not

entrepreneur so if your stock you’re not seeing momentum

seeing momentum

seeing momentum you’re not seeing growth you think you

you’re not seeing growth you think you

you’re not seeing growth you think you should be way up here but you’re way

should be way up here but you’re way

should be way up here but you’re way down here you have to invest in yourself

down here you have to invest in yourself

down here you have to invest in yourself you have to learn the ideas the

you have to learn the ideas the

you have to learn the ideas the knowledge the tools get access to the

knowledge the tools get access to the

knowledge the tools get access to the resources in here and it could turn you

resources in here and it could turn you

resources in here and it could turn you into a billion entrepreneur as well

into a billion entrepreneur as well

into a billion entrepreneur as well believe if you guys like this video

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