Earl Nightingale in his speech The Strangest Secret gave this phenomenal statistic about success:

"Take any hundred people at the start of their working careers and follow them for forty years until they reach retirement age, and here's what you'll find, according to the Social Security Administration:

Only one will be wealthy.

Four will be financially secure.

Five will continue working, not because they want to but because they have to.

Thirty six will be dead.

Fifty four will be dead broke — dependent on their meager Social Security checks, relatives, friends, even charity for a minimum standard of living.

That's 5 percent successful, 95 percent unsuccessful."

You know, I find it fascinating.

Only five out of a hundred people will be successful.

In fact, I'll take it a step further and say the only person happy with their achievenents will be the guy or gal who is the one percent.

Success back in the days was hard.

If your parents were poor, that was it - you'd end up poor.

If your parents were doctors, congratulations - you had a bright future in front of you.

Nowadays, underdogs like us can win.

There are more opportunities in the world than any other time in history.

College drop-outs sell their website and become millionaires.

Single moms start their own business, inspire tens of thousands of people and make lots of money in the process.

What about you?