Hard Work to Achieve Success

If success was free everyone would have it. Many people say hard work is the key to success.

Success’s not just going to get handed to you, you have to work hard to achieve success. Many famous people had worked hard to be where they are now. Even though it is not easy to become famous it takes even more hard work.

A good representation of this is Jim Carrey he is best known as a comedian and actor. He didn’t have an easy time making his way to the top. Jim had a passion for comedy he started his comedy career at the age of 15. He started to perform in stand up comedies in comedy clubs. After having no success he had become disappointed in his abilities and thinking of quitting.

Furthermore, he decided to move to Hollywood to pursue his career as a comedian with nothing on him just faith. He worked really hard to become a famous comedian. He started in a made for television movie called Introduction. Carrey’s appearances on tv in programs such as The Duck Factory and Jim Carrey’s Unnatural Act led to a regular role on the hit comedy. Jim didn’t give up on his dream not now that he started to gaining progress from his hard work.

Jim Carrey took a successful dramatic turn as Trueman Burbank in Peter Weir’s The Truman Show for which he won a Golden Globe Award for best actor. Carrey kept on working really hard even though he had already succeeded. One of his famous quotes is ‘ It is better to risk starving to death than surrender if you give up on your dreams what’s left?’

Another example is Stephen King he is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. Stephen King had a dream to become a writer ever since his childhood but things were not easy. After he graduated he tried to find a job as a teacher eventually he did he became an English teacher. In his spare time, he would write stories.

Not to mention, when getting done with his book all he faced was rejection and bad comments. They would tell him they were not interested in science fiction they didn’t sell. His first novel got rejected by 30 publishers he gave up and ended up throwing it to the trash. Eventually, he didn’t give up with the encouragement of his wife. Soon his book ‘Carrie’ finally got published. This gave him hope that he shouldn’t give that he should work harder to achieve more.

Furthermore, he kept on writing books and working hard every day. His books started becoming movies. For example, The Shawshank Redemption, IT, The Mist and many more. He is one of the most warded novelist of the century. He worked really hard to where he is now. He lost his mother. Became a drug addict. Got hit by a truck but Stephen King never gave up. One of his famous quotes is ‘Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.

Many people say if you don’t accomplish what you want you should stop trying. But in reality, you shouldn’t give up even thorugh your darkest moments you should persevere your obstacles and aim for success.

In conclusion, no matter what you been through or where you come from you should never give up on your dream. Always work hard for what you want no matter what the obstacles life puts you through.

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