While I was in Cabo San Lucas on vacation last week a magnificent yacht dropped anchor in the marina and was an immediate topic of discussion.
It was 322 feet long with a small helicopter perched on a pad on one end of the deck. There was speculation about it being owned by a Saudi prince, a hedge fund operator, or perhaps a member of royalty. Whoever owned it, I immediately thought it an extreme example of conspicuous consumption. But after I read the owner's personal story online I had a different attitude.
Turns out the owner is a self-made billionaire who made his fortune in construction, mining and other businesses. He only has a high school diploma, came from a broken home, and had polio as a child. This background offered him every excuse to fail.
Yet Dennis Washington overcame his early challenges. With borrowed money and hard work he built a mining and construction empire that vaulted him to into the ranks of the world's wealthiest people.
So, what's his story doing on a recovery blog? It's here because his story is an example of the ability we have to rise above our circumstances and change our lives - if only we're motivated.
It was 322 feet long with a small helicopter perched on a pad on one end of the deck. There was speculation about it being owned by a Saudi prince, a hedge fund operator, or perhaps a member of royalty. Whoever owned it, I immediately thought it an extreme example of conspicuous consumption. But after I read the owner's personal story online I had a different attitude.
Turns out the owner is a self-made billionaire who made his fortune in construction, mining and other businesses. He only has a high school diploma, came from a broken home, and had polio as a child. This background offered him every excuse to fail.
Yet Dennis Washington overcame his early challenges. With borrowed money and hard work he built a mining and construction empire that vaulted him to into the ranks of the world's wealthiest people.
So, what's his story doing on a recovery blog? It's here because his story is an example of the ability we have to rise above our circumstances and change our lives - if only we're motivated.
We don’t need the kind of drive it takes to build the financial empire Mr. Washington built. All we need is just a little motivation, enough to allow us get into a simple program of recovery.
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