Do you sometimes feel that there is no hope of achieving success because of your present circumstances, such as having a limited budget or in a job where you’re not happy? I came across these stories from one of Mike Dillard’s newsletters, and I thought I’d share them with you. It talks about successful people who started off in places that are probably worse than we are at. Enjoy the reading, and don’t ever let your present circumstances stop you from achieving your dreams.

• Dan Akroyd was a mail sorter for Canada’s national postal service.

• Jennifer Aniston was both a telemarketer and waitress before hitting it big.

• Halle Berry worked at Higbee’s Department store in the children’s department.

• Sandra Bullock worked as a bartender.

• Before his big break, country singer Kenny Chesney worked as a valet attendant, telemarketer and mail sorter.

• Chubby Checker plucked chickens at a poultry market named Henry Colt’s.

• Before Nirvana, the late Kurt Cobain worked as a janitor for Lemons Janitorial Service.

• Diddy was an intern at Uptown Records where he did grunt work like washing cars & fetching coffee.

• Bill Cosby shined shoes and sold produce when he was young.

• Simon Cowell started out as a mail room clerk for EMI Music Publishing where his father worked.

• Michael Dell washed dishes at a Chinese restaurant for $2.30 per hour.

• Danny DeVito was a formally trained hair stylist before his break on Taxi.

• Michael Douglas once worked as a gas station attendant.

• Tom Hanks once worked as a hotel bellman and carried bags for a number of celebs.

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