The Determined Entrepreneur: The Story of Dr. George Tinsley and the Values that Guided His Journey to Success

Ralph Waldo Emerson, the 19th Century American writer and philosopher, wrote about the power of the individual and the benefits of following your own path in life. His work might have defined the modern entrepreneur. In his essay "Self -Reliance" Emerson says; "Life is a journey, not a destination. The Determined Entrepreneur - The Story of Dr George Tinsley and the Values that Guided His Journey to Success looks at the values that guided one of America's most improbable entrepreneurs on his life journey. By following George Tinsley's amazing journey out of poverty the reader is able to experience in a unique way how a truly determined person can overcome tremendous obstacles and achieve a lifetime of success.
If you were to bet on a person who was likely to succeed in life you would never have bet on George Tinsley. The odds against his success would have seemed far too great to be overcome. To follow his journey, George Tinsley had to overcome an environment of extreme poverty while growing up in one of the toughest inner city neighborhoods in an era of open racial intolerance. By letting the values he learned early in life serve as guides throughout his life, George Tinsley was able to overcome the circumstances of his childhood to beat the odds and achieve great success as a serial entrepreneur.
George Tinsley's life proves that success doesn't come from luck alone. Luck might explain one or even two significant accomplishments but becoming a serial entrepreneur doesn't come from luck but from the repeated application of a set of guiding principles that lead you to achieve one goal after another. The principles that became his guiding values can be learned by anyone, even at a young age, even in the worst of circumstances. What were the values that that propelled this serial entrepreneur?