Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield

Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield

Ben & Jerry’s

The now-legendary duo decided to open a business after taking a correspondence course on the art of ice cream making. They discovered that just about the only college town without an ice cream shop was Burlington, Vermont. With $8,000 in savings and a $4,000 loan, they leased an old gas station in Burlington, purchased equipment, and began coming up with ideas for "unique" flavors.

( Source: http://www.businesspundit.com)

Brian Scudamore - 1-800-GOT-JUNK

Brian Scudamore

1-800-GOT-JUNK

Scudamore started his company, which he describes as “the FedEx of junk removal,” with $700 in start-up capital and his own beat-up truck. He dropped out of college with only a year left to run the business full time. 1-800-GOT-JUNK now has nearly 100 franchised locations across North America.

(Source: http://www.businesspundit.com/) Merrin Muxlow

Judi Sheppard Missett - Jazzercize

 Judi Sheppard Missett
Jazzercise

The founder of this wildly successful fitness company started teaching dance classes after hanging up her professional dancing shoes. When turnout dropped, she had an epiphany. The women weren’t coming to class to learn the precise steps to a dance, but to lose weight and tone up.

Sheppard Missett picked up the pace, turned up the music, and created a fun class that was soon packed. She trained additional instructors to teach the routines she choreographed, which eventually lead to a franchise deal. The company now has over 7,500 locations worldwide, a clothing line, and an extremely loyal fan base–all from a dance class.

(Source: http://www.businesspundit.com/) Merrin Muxlow

Will Smith is wise!

Will Smith is smarter than he looks.

I was shocked when I came across this video about Will Smith, Motivation, Inspiration, and Wisdom. I liked him before, but now I respect him.

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Enjoy!

The Lifestyle Shifter

Lifestyle: A person's pattern of living as expressed in his or her activities, interests, and opinions.

A Lifestyle Shifter is a person who changes, or "shifts" into a new realm which coincides with goals and ideals of that individual.

Anyone can be a Lifestyle Shifter.