2 commitment of sylvester stallone jul 24 2011 vol1 iss 2

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Motivational Story of A HERO The Commitment Of Sylvester Stallone

Surely, one of the best examples of the power of commitment and howdoing whatever it takes will get you what you want is the story of SylvesterStallone. At his peak, Stallone was one of the most popular and highly paidstars in Hollywood, commanding a fee of US$20 million per movie. was he

just born under a lucky star? Was he naturally talented actor? Was he at the

right place at the right? Hardly. He was someone who seemed to have allthe odds stacked up against him.His family was so poor that his mother had to give birth to him on the door-steps of a school. A blotched delivery by students caused a facial nerve tobe severed, leaving him paralyzed on the right side of his face. As a result,Stallone had to live the rest of his life with slurred speech. He even had todeal with having drooping lower lip and being made fun of because of hisname Sylvester (associated with the Looney Tunes cat). Despite all theselimitations, young Stallone dreamed of becoming an actor and inspiring mil-lions of people through his movies.First he enrolled in acting school and then started going for auditons. Pre-

dictably, with his wooden acting, his dopey looks and his slurred speech,Stallone was rejected for every part he applied for. But he never give up.Doggedly he just kept changing his strategy and taking action. The way helanded his first part is a fine example of how he was willing to do whatever ittook. When he was rejected after yet another audition, he pulled up a chairin front of the managers office and sat down, refusing to leave unless theygave him a chance. After sitting there for hours, they were so moved by howmuch he wanted a chance that they relented and gave him a part. Althoughhe appeared for a couple of minutes (as an extra), it gave him the first break-through he was after.Unfortunately, that experiance was followed by yet another string of unsuc-

cessful attempts at getting another acting job. At that point, his wife told himto give up his stupid dream and get a real job. His reply was, If i get an-other job, I would lose the only thing I have got going for me my hunger.By quiting and getting a job, I would be selling out on my dream. Stalloneactually wound up so broke and desperate that he was force to sell his dogfor $50 in order to survive. It was the saddest moment in his life because hisdog was the one friend he god left.


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At the lowest point in his life, he watch a boxing match betweenthe world heavyweight champion Muhammed Ali and Chuck Wep-ner, an underdog that everyone thought would be defeated within

three rounds. What no one expected was Wepners determinationand tenacity. He lasted the total of fifteen rounds with Ali, just re-fusing to go down. Sly was so inspired by what he saw that he hadvisions in his head about a movie that he was going to write. Hestarted writing profusely for 84hours non-stop until he finished themanuscript for Rocky. He was so excited by the script because inhis mind he knew that this was going to be the movie that wouldchange his life and his fortune.But when he went round attempting to sell his script, everyone feltthat it was too predictable and that nobody would be interested inwatching a movie about boxing. But he didnt give up. He kept on

going and going until one company made him an offer ofUS$75,000 for the script and the right to make the movie. Thisshould have made Sly overjoyed but his dream was to be an actorand not a writer.So, he told them that the condition of sale was that he be cast asthe lead actor. They objected saying Youre a writer! You not anactor!. There is no way we will let you act! But Sly stood hisground and refused to sell the script if he wasnt the lead actor.They then increase their offer to US$255,000 up to US$1 million,but Sly kept insisting that he fitted the role of Rocky, and no oneelse. Although he was broke and hungry, he refused to sell out his

dream for a six-figure pay check. That was his level of commit-ment.Eventually, they reluctantly agreed, on the condition that the moviewas made on a shoe string budget of less than a million dollarsand Stallone would get only US$35,000 for the writing, and acting.Sly would however, get the percentage of the profits, if the moviemade money. He agreed immediately. The first thing Sly did whenhe got his money was to go in search of the man who bought hisdog to buy it back. When he finally tracked down the man, he of-fered to buy his dog back for US$100. The man declined his offersaying that he was not interested. Sly upped his offer to US$500.

Still the man refused. Sly again upped his offer, this time toUS$1,000. The man still would not budge saying No amount ofmoney will ever convince me to sell this dog.


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While most of us would give up at this point, Sly knew that if hewas committed to do whatever it takes, he would find a way. Even-

tually, he did get his dog back. He paid the man a whopping ofUS$15,000 and also gave him a part in the movie as part of thedeal. When Rocky was launched at the box office, it grossed overUS$171 million and was nominated for ten academy awards(including best actor), eventually winning an Oscar for best Pictureand Best Director. Sylvester instantly shot to fame as an action starand lucrative offers came in for future blockbusters, which were toeventuate in First Blood, Rambo and the Rocky sequels. His even-tual success came from the fact that to him, becoming an actor wastruely a must.

Sylvester Stallone believed that when you are committedenough, there is always a way! So start by asking your-self now, are you committed enough to be a Millionaire

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My Thoughts & Learnings From this Story :

Commitment Leads To Success

Pains Keeps You Motivated

Believe In Yourself

Accept the life As it Comes -

Nothing is Impossible

Dont Care People Who Laugh At Your Dreams

Always rise to the Next Level

Dont Sell Your Dreams

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