Short Inspirational Stories
When I created the digital magazine APeeling I wanted to publish short inspirational stories of everyday people with solutions to help others create an appealing life, career, or business.
Over the last two years, I’ve published many short inspirational stories about people just like you overcoming hurdles in their lives. We all have stories where we endure suffering, learn a lesson, and come out the other side stronger for the experience. I’ve been in the darkest of places mentally and emotionally, where I’d kicked hope to the curb one too many times. When my daughter got mad at me and moved in with her brother, I thought I was going crazy.
Short Inspirational Stories about Life
An Inspiring Story of Comeback
Cameron Chell’s story is a Hollywood “based on a true story” movie. He shared a small piece of his story with APeeling Readers about two events that changed the trajectory of his life from extreme highs to extreme lows with an inspiring come back story.
Click here to read his short inspiring story to discover what happened and the lessons he learned about how to do the impossible.
An Inspiring Story of Life’s Purpose
At 40, I needed to take stock of my life and find a new purpose because my life was about to be ripped apart leaving me with nothing to focus on but myself. When your purpose grows up and leaves the house it can suddenly feel like your life has ended. Finding my purpose lead me on a path I should of been on for the last thirty years but wasn’t. Now I have to make up for lost time. Read one of my short inspiring stories to discover how to find your purpose.
An Inspiring Immigrant Success Story
Shakeel Bharmal takes our readers back to his childhood to tell the story of what his dad went through when he came to Canada and how he succeeded as an Immigrant. When you are forced to leave your country and re-establish yourself in a foreign land where your skills and certifications are not valued, it can be hard to start over. Learn what one immigrant learned about his father’s journey.
Monika Becker: Jail Breaker
Monkia Becker started to break down her own jail of fears, doubts and limitations. It took her many years of trials and tribulations filled with continuous curiosity and engagement with all kinds of personal and spiritual growth approaches and techniques. It was not an easy journey at all but one that was worth it given the place she finds herself in now. Read full article
Nickolas Natali: Living in a Suburban
A big part of my story is the malnourishment that I endured while trying to pay off my debt — one of the worst things that I did was I bought $1 frozen Mac n Cheese meals from Walmart. I spent a whole week only eating three to five of those a day. It was horrible, my body hated it, and it probably ended up costing the same amount if I had invested in fruits and microwaveable vegetables. Read full article
Ari Krzyzek: Courage to Do What She Wanted
Courageous. To me it means to be brave enough to take on the risk and leap to the unknown. One story that I can share is when I decided to move to Chicago from Bali, Indonesia in 2011. I knew I didn’t have the support and resources I needed to grow as a woman entrepreneur. So, I made the decision to leave my family and friends behind to go and build a new life in Chicago. Read full article
Amy Delman: Raising Twins Alone
I went back to work when my twin sons were 4 weeks old. I used a combination of live ins, live outs, daycare, babysitters, etc. My family lived out of state. When my sons turned 14, they fired the babysitter and told me they were too old to have a sitter — they were going to wander the streets on their own and get rides from their older friends. Obviously, this terrified me — so I struck out on my own! Honestly, thought it was terrifying at first, I quickly developed a client base, and after 16 years, have never looked back. Read full article
Dennis Mellen: Lost His Ability to Fly
My personal value is Persistence — The word exemplifies the Japanese saying of “fall down 7 times, get up 8”. After flying professionally for over 30+ years as an Air Force pilot and an airline pilot, I lost my medical and had a career/life “do-over”. My book, Takes More Than Heart is the story of my life, Part 2. Read full article
Short Inspirational Stories about Business
Inspiring Story about Taking a Risk
In his twenties, with a wife, a newborn, and a toddler depending on his income, Jordan Uytterhagen did what most consider unthinkable, he left a secure job with a government agency to start Cadence Solutions an IT consultant firm. Read his short inspiring story to discover what he learned about taking risks, being responsible, and sticking with personal values no matter the cost.
An Inspiring Story of Pivoting a Business
Just before the Covid lockdown, Julie Archambault, hosted an event about sex. You read that right, it was an event dedicated to S E X. Before your mind devolves into the world of online porn, not that type of sex. She is the author of “Sex Up Your Life” and intimacy coach. Everything was going great before Covid hit, she needed to pivot and help people without being in the room. Read her short inspirational story about pivoting her business.
An Inspiring Story about Taking Stock
At the end of 2019, I had no idea what to do. After a long demoralizing job search, which resulted in abject failure and a broken spirit, I’d moved into the world of self-employment. However, I was fooling myself. I basically went from trying to get employers to see my value to getting business owners to see my value, all while telling them, “I have no value.” I was not self-employed, I was unemployed, playing at business and I was out of time.
Business Leaders do the Right Thing
We hear a lot about entrepreneurs like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Steve Jobs. Men who started businesses and became industry leaders and captains of huge organizations. They have books written about them, movies, and literally millions of articles written about them. Yes, they did something impressive, they created industries through innovation and disruption, but does this make them the best business leaders, the types of people we should be looking to emulate?
Two Women and a Cannabis Store
When my friend, Corrine Swenson, told me she was opening a Cannabis store, I was shocked. Yes, Canada has made it legal, and we grew up in BC where good old BC BUD was a part of our culture however, I knew people who grew it and my friend didn’t fit my stereotypical impression of the Cannabis business person. I was having trouble shifting my mindset to the mainstream after a lifetime of illegal status and I wanted to know if they experienced any backlash within the community.
Inspirational stories from the BrandAPeel Podcast and APeeling Magazine
An Inspiring Story about an Email Marketer
A story I can share about that has to do with my time as a young journalist. I spent 3 years doing what the “system” demanded me to do, and it felt completely off every single day — asking intrusive, pointless questions, covering stories that made no sense and pushing myself to the edge of my physical limits just to get the next scoop. When I finally got out of that role, I made an agreement with myself that whatever it is I’d do next, I’d be following my intuition and my guts. Read more about ethical email marketing
An Inspiring Story about Being a Podcast Guest
I am a creative professional who specializes in podcast guest marketing and podcast guest optimization. I’ve been podcasting since 2015 and working with other professionals in the podcast space since 2019. I provide training and education that helps professionals in all niches become optimized podcast guests and maximize their efforts as a value-driven guest. I also provide coaching on podcast creation, with emphasis on proper mindset, setting realistic expectations, and focusing on the fundamentals of being a quality podcast host.
An Inspirational Story about a Comedy Club Owner
As a entertainment producer I have had the pleasure to be “shussed” by Joan Rivers, hung out in front of a movie theater with Steve Martin, had Robin Williams on my stage twice, and had the joy of having Soupy Sales throw a pie in my face! Discover more about the hey days of owning a comedy club
The Brand SERPs Guy
I have a weekly livestream event and podcast that allows me to invite incredible people to share their insights and knowledge about digital marketing. I work hard to ensure that I give opportunities to people who might not get one elsewhere, ensure they are at ease and in the best position possible to share what they know. Discover how MarketAPeel Members help each other
Short Inspirational Stories about Relationships
An Inspirational Story of Discovery after Divorce
Nina Thiara is a Divorce Coach who shared her story of discovery after her divorce. “It was my own personal journey of going through a divorce that made me passionate about helping other women gain clarity on whether they should leave or stay in a marriage that isn’t working.” Deciding whether or not to leave a marriage is difficult because of the unknown, the feelings of failure, and shame of society and family. She now uses to help women make a difficult decision. Read her story about deciding to leave her marriage.
An Inspiring Story of Leaving an Abusive Marriage
A reader submitted her story anonymously. She wanted to write it to heal and share it to inspire others to have the courage to walk out the door. Her story: “I thought I had prepared myself for the worst of anything. I was always an independent being, resourceful, willing to learn, grow and develop into the best version of myself… But nobody prepares you for your own trauma. Nobody.” Read her short inspiring story.
Inspiring Stories in the APeeling Digital Magazine.
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