1. This person who wears their title with honor:
My first full time job was stacking shelves in the food department in Marks & Spencer I was 17 yrs old & had just left my family behind me in Lebanon Today Is my first shift as the on call psychiatry doctor in St Thomas Hospital in London This is what happiness feels like :)
2. This person, Olympian Joseph Schooling, who beat his idol Michael Phelps eight years after meeting him:
Dream big. 2008: Singapore's Joseph Schooling met idol Michael Phelps Last night: He beat Phelps in the 100m fly
3. This mom who mastered her art:
4. This person who didn't let his detractors stop him:
I was bullied in high school for playing the bongos. Now I play the bongos for the price is right house band. Just be.
5. This person who rode the truck of his dreams:
omg it worked
6. This person who has a message of encouragement to other writers:
I started writing what I WANTED to write at 54. Began with picture books. They sucked hard core. Found my YA voice at 56. Got an agent when I was 59. (It was HARD.) My debut comes out in 2020. I'll be 62. There is NO age limit to your dreams. Write on, lovely writers. Write on.
7. This mom who powered through for the sake of her dream:
My mom always dreamt of openening up her very own restaurant, but before she had the chance to she got deported. She never gave up on her dream and now she finally opened one up in Tijuana, Mexico. So I'd appreciate it if you guys could please retweet this, any little bit helps!
8. This person who proved it's never too late to do what you love:
My goal was to graduate before I reached 100 years of age. I made it with 33 years to spare. #gsu18
9. This person, Stan Lee, who didn't accept any Spider-Man slander:
Never give up on your dreams! When I first wrote Spider-Man my publisher said I was crazy because people hate spiders and insects and he was not going to publish it. But I never gave up, until it was published.
10. This person who hopefully has gotten a good night's sleep since:
6 years, 4 major changes, 2 degrees, 1 minor and a lot of sleepless nights later.... I’m outta here
11. This game creator who had a full-circle moment:
12. This person who turned his tears into success:
i remember in grade 1 this kid transferred to my section bc he was getting bullied by his classmates bc he said he wanted to be a gasoline boy when he grew up he sat beside me n cried for like half the day n I just found out that now he's a oil and gas chemist in cali KILL EM BRO
13. This teacher who knew what he was meant to do in life and it paid off:
14. This person who was able to make a donation that mattered to them:
15. And finally, this son who was able to pay off his parent's mortgage:
