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The National Achievers Congress met earlier this month to promote and discuss the steps to success in entrepreneurship. Attendees created personal ‘Ultimate Success’ portfolios; these portfolios were custom-made by each attendee, to prove that success is not a one-size-fits-all generic life plan, but something that everyone can achieve just by tweaking their current plans and building up their own strengths to successfully navigate around any weaknesses and challenges.
Attendees networked with event coordinators and successful entrepreneurs, and heard internationally recognized achievers speak on their experiences and how they overcame challenges to become successful.
The three top speakers in attendance this year were Sir Richard Branson, Tony Robbins, and Lord Alan Sugar.
Sir Richard Branson is the founder of Virgin Group, which began as a mail order record retailer and just 31 years has become a multi-billion-dollar group of companies that expands through music, clean energy, aviation, hotels, health and wellness, and much more, all while employing over 50,000 people in 29 countries around the world. In the past decade Richard has turned to humanitarianism efforts and launched a branch of Virgin to dedicate its work to tackling some of the major global issues we are currently facing. Richard regularly funds efforts to improve health and wellness problems facing third world countries in Africa, and all profits from Virgin transportation sales are funneled to investing in green technology initiatives. Sir Branson has also written three books on his experiences and self-proclaimed adventures in business and entrepreneurship, and works to inspire others to follow in his path of success, humanitarianism, and using your power for the betterment of humanity.
Tony Robbins is a performance coach–known as the ‘ultimate life coach’, he has helped over three million people, from prisoners to CEOs, around the world answer one question he has pursued for 30 years: “What makes an extraordinary life?” Tony has sold millions of copies in over 100 countries of his best-selling books and audio books, all giving advice and guidance on how to succeed in life. Tony teaches self-empowerment and how to succeed while not losing what makes you YOU.
Lord Alan Sugar left high school at the age of 16 to sell car aerials and electronics out of a van. 40 years later he’s several hundred of millions of pounds richer after founding Amstrad, and has served on the Business Council of Britain, named an Enterprise Champion, knighted for his service to business, and appointed to the House of Lords in Parliament. Lord Sugar sold Amstrad to Sky in 2007, but his other companies still include AMSPROP, AMSCREEN, AMSAIR, and VIGILEN. Lord Sugar is a generous philanthropist of many charities in the United Kingdom, and has been awarded two honorary Doctorates of Science.
