Common Thread of Overcoming Adversity and Living Your Dreams - Softcover

Gladstone, Jerry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1630475270 ISBN 13: 9781630475277

Verlag: Morgan James Publishing, 2015

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The Common Thread is not based on theory but on real interviews and the author’s personal relationships with Academy and Grammy Award winners, Super Bowl and World Series Champions, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legends, boxing and UFC World Champions, best-selling authors, billionaires, and Olympians. Readers get instant access to insights, wisdom, disciplines, and habits of high-profile celebrities. The Common Thread provides strategies for the reader to step out of their comfort zone, silence negative self-talk, understand and overcome fear, learn how to take advantage of opportunities often missed, and discover and use their mental mindset for their own success.

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Bestselling Author Jerry Gladstone is highly regarded in the self-development industry as a speaker and success coach Certified by The International Coach Federation (ICF).

At the age of twenty-six, he founded a small fine art company and grew it into an international business that specialized in the production, distribution, and marketing of a wide variety of entertainment fine art. Jerry’s business associations have given him unique access to movie studios and celebrities, including “Rocky” himself, Sylvester Stallone. In conversations with Sylvester and other super achievers, Jerry observed a “Common Thread” to success that inspired him to author The Common Thread of Overcoming Adversity and Living Your Dreams. In 2020, Jerry then came out with his second book, Old School Success for the Millennial Generation & Beyond, which offers old school wisdom to the new generation. The inspiring stories found within are provided by Academy Award and Grammy winners, Super Bowl champions, music icons, Olympians, UFC champions, and billionaires. Jerry was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Long Island. He and his wife, Brooke, currently live in Florida with their three children, Austin, Allie, and Emma.

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The Common Thread

Of Overcoming Adversity & Living Your Dreams

By Jerry Gladstone

Morgan James Publishing

Copyright © 2016 Morgan James
All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-1-63047-527-7

Contents

PREFACE, 
SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, 
ACKNOWLEGEMENTS, 
Personal Stories and Lessons as Told By..., 
SYLVESTER "SLY" STALLONE ACTOR, WRITER, ACADEMY AWARD WINNER, 
BILL O'REILLY FOX NEWS, BEST SELLING AUTHOR, 
SMOKEY ROBINSON "KING OF MOTOWN", 
JOE BARBERA HANNA-BARBERA CARTOON STUDIO FOUNDER, 
BROOKS ROBINSON BASEBALL HALL OF FAME, 
MARK CUBAN ENTREPRENEUR, 
MONTEL WILLIAMS TALK SHOW ICON, 
HOWARD STERN "KING OF ALL MEDIA", 
QUENTIN TARANTINO DIRECTOR, ACADEMY AWARD WINNER, 
JIMMY KIMMEL LATE NIGHT TALK SHOW HOST, 
GLORIA GAYNOR "QUEEN OF DISCO", 
STEVIE NICKS FLEETWOOD MAC SINGER SONGWRITER, 
RINGO STARR THE BEATLES, ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME, 
SETH MACFARLANE FAMILY GUY CREATOR, 
KID ROCK RAP ARTIST, 
MUHAMMAD ALI 3X HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CHAMPION, 
ANN ROSENHECK HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR, 
JOE NAMATH LEGENDARY NEW YORK JET, "BROADWAY JOE", 
TONY BENNETT ICONIC JAZZ SINGER, 
JOE FRAZIER WORLD CHAMPION BOXER, 
BILL RANCIC ENTREPRENEUR, 
KARRIE WEBB GOLF LEGEND, 
MEL FISHER SUNKEN TREASURE HUNTER, 
DENNIS ECKERSLEY BASEBALL HALL OF FAME PITCHER, 
LEONARD MARSHALL 3X ALL PRO NFL PLAYER, 
GRACE SLICK ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME, 
MIKE ERUZIONE CAPTAIN 1980 "MIRACLE ON ICE" OLYMPIC HOCKEY TEAM, 
JERRY SCHILLING ELVIS PRESLEY'S BEST FRIEND, 
RANDY COUTURE MIXED MARTIAL ARTS LEGEND, 
DAN CALDWELL "PUNKASS," FOUNDER OF TAPOUT, 
RON GRESCHNER NEW YORK RANGER, 
JIM DAVIS GARFIELD CREATOR, 
CHRIS ISAAK SINGER SONGWRITER, 
DAVID DIEHL ALL PRO NEW YORK GIANT, 
EVANDER HOLYFIELD BOXING ICON, 
SNOOP DOGG HIP HOP AND RAP ARTIST, 
KEITH ASKINS MIAMI HEAT 3X NBA CHAMPION, 
DAVID WILD ICONIC WRITER, BEST SELLING AUTHOR, 
TOM TERWILLIGER MR. AMERICA, 
CHARLES FAZZINO POP ARTIST, 
JOE WALSH THE EAGLES, ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME, 
BILL GERMANAKOS THE BIGGEST LOSER WINNER SEASON 4, 
JEFF IDELSON BASEBALL HALL OF FAME PRESIDENT, 
JEFF HENDERSON CELEBRITY CHEF, 
MARTY BALIN JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME, 
GARY CARTER BASEBALL HALL OF FAME, 
ANN MARIE SACCURATO WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPION BOXER, 
MOTI HORENSTEIN MARTIAL ARTS GRAND MASTER, WORLD CHAMPION, 
NIK HALIK "THRILLIONAIRE", 
JACOB "STITCH" DURAN ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP (UFC) CUTMAN, 
JUAN CARLOS "JC" SANTANA WORLD CLASS PERFORMANCE AND FITNESS TRAINER, 
HERSCHEL WALKER NFL, OLYMPIAN, MIXED MARTIAL ARTIST, 
DANIEL RUETTIGER THE REAL "RUDY" NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL, 
YOUR BLUEPRINT FOR SUCCESS NOW IT'S TIME TO APPLY "THE COMMON THREAD" TO YOUR LIFE, 

CHAPTER 1

Sylvester "Sly" Stallone

ACTOR, WRITER, ACADEMY AWARD WINNER

Sly's Journey: COMPLICATIONS AT BIRTH -> BULLIED -> #1 FILMS ACROSS FIVE DECADES

It is easy to be a spectator and root for the underdog. But it is much more difficult to be the one in the ring, fighting for your life and trying to overcome the competition. In my opinion, that is when true heroes are born. With your back against the wall, sometimes you just have to dig deep to fight your way out. We celebrate these underdogs, and are unbelievably excited to witness the unexpected victories. The heart and soul of the underdog is one paved with hard-work, dedication, and an endless amount of determination to overcome the obstacles and get it done.

One of the greatest underdogs of our time, Sylvester Stallone, reminds us, "We're all underdogs in our own way, but there's a little Rocky in all of us." A common thread trait observed with Sly is his quality of pushing through despite being an underdog.

When it was released in 1976, the iconic film Rocky and its message of overcoming the odds deeply resonated with me. I was a typical sixteen-year-old struggling with school and low self-esteem. It seemed like all my peers outperformed me at almost everything. I readily identified with the film's title character, Rocky, who was a million-to-one shot.

The music, the training scenes, and Rocky's struggles captivated me — I even started eating raw eggs before working out! I figured if it was good enough for Rocky, it was good enough for me.

Common wisdom says you should never meet your idols, because they can't help but disappoint you. But when I scored the opportunity to meet Sly Stallone, I found that he not only lived up to my personal hopes, he exceeded them. Of course, just about anyone would enjoy meeting a Hollywood luminary like Sylvester Stallone, but beyond that I enjoyed hearing Sly's well-thought-out answers to my interview questions. I deeply appreciate the wisdom he shared with me, and I feel honored to pass it along to others.

The "Italian Stallion" was born Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone in 1946 in New York's gritty Hell's Kitchen neighborhood. His extraordinary career as an actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, and film director is the stuff legends are made of.

Sly's two best-known action heroes — boxer Rocky Balboa (Rocky, 1976) and Vietnam Green Beret veteran John Rambo (First Blood, 1982) — were his own creations. He was the writer or screenwriter for those incredibly triumphant films. The Rocky and Rambo franchises are among the most successful in Hollywood history. Along with several other films, they've earned close to $3 billion in box office sales.

From the beginning, Sly faced challenges. Complications and the misuse of forceps during his birth accidentally severed a nerve that caused paralysis in his face. As a result, part of the lower left side of his face is paralyzed — including parts of his lip, tongue, and chin.

Like others who have tried to break into the entertainment industry, Sly soon found out there are overwhelming odds against making it in Hollywood. He held down plenty of odd jobs — from being a hairdresser in his family's business, to cleaning out lion cages at Central Park Zoo, and working on the Philadelphia waterfront. He said his first apartment was a mere eight feet by nine feet.

He was bullied as a youngster, but those negative experiences motivated him to take up bodybuilding. As the legend goes, he couldn't afford proper weightlifting equipment, so he attached cinderblocks to a pole as substitute barbells. As underdog from the start, he wasn't going to let anything stop him!

Sly certainly paid his dues. While living in New York with barely fifty dollars to his name, he sold an original movie script, Paradise Alley, for a hundred bucks. Years later after Rocky's success, he was able to direct and star in the film, which went on to gross over seven million dollars at the box office.

But long before his Hollywood career, Sly had his first starring role in a soft-core porn film. He was paid two hundred dollars for two days' work. He said he did the film out of sheer desperation — he was homeless after being evicted from his apartment. When he saw the casting notice for the film, he had been sleeping in the New York City Port Authority bus station for three weeks. In Sly's own words: "It was either do that movie or rob someone, because I was at the end — the very end — of my rope."

Over the next five years, Sly landed several minor...

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Morgan James Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1630475270
• ISBN 13: 9781630475277
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 314
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