Stories of Resilience
Stories of individuals who refused to succumb to failure — and found their way through.
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On the night of April 12, 2011, a 24-year-old national volleyball player lay bleeding on a railway track between Lucknow...
Read the Story →In 1978, a 15-year-old boy at Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina, walked up to a notice board after...
Read the Story →What would you do if the thing you loved most was being taken away — not because of lack of...
Read More →Picture this: it’s 1981. You’re in San Francisco. You have no money, no apartment, and a two-year-old son. Every night,...
Read More →At 16, Eric Thomas had a violent argument with his family and walked out the door. He didn’t go to...
Read More →What do you do when a publisher tells you — in writing — that no one will read your book...
Read More →In 1989, a 19-year-old woman stood at the edge of a 200-foot deep well in rural Telangana, India. She was...
Read More →Imagine being told your greatest strength is actually your biggest problem. That’s exactly what happened to Amitabh Bachchan. The deep,...
Read More →What does it cost to become the greatest entertainer the world has ever seen? For Michael Jackson, the answer is...
Read More →What would you do if you had $106 in your bank account, no home, no car, and someone offered you...
Read More →Picture this. Delhi, 1991. A 25-year-old sits in a rented apartment surrounded by the remnants of a life that has...
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