From humble beginnings to a successful hair-care empire
By: Barbara Lipkin
At this time of year, we all think back about what we can do to improve our lives- health, business, family. I was inspired this weekend by an interview in last Sunday’s Los Angeles Times written by Ronald D. White. He wrote about John Paul DeJoria, co-founded and CEO of John Paul Mitchell Systems. It was educational to learn about his life. Each time he was fired, he tried something else. In one case, it was because he made more money the first year than the owner of the company. He lived in his car at one time. I laughed when he said one should pick a friendly street when you live in your car. His persistence was inspiring. Among his advice:
- Keep trying
- Don’t give up
- Like your work
What an amazing person with great advice this time of year!
To read the full story go to: http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jan/22/business/la-fi-himi-dejoria-20120122
That sounds like great advice. I am having a lot of difficulty find working since November. I had hear that at one time he was living in his car, I too was homeless for a short time while still living in California. When I hear about this story it gives me hope. Thank you so much Barbara for this and if you can, please that Mr. Dejoria…..he’s a hero in my book