Struggling with a hard life, but then eventually tasting success is a story everyone needs to hear to get motivated, and this tale of a homeless man will give you just that.
Nick Mocuta, a 37-year-old man moved to the US from Romania with only $500 in his pocket when he was 21 years old.

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Unable to find a place to live, Mocuta was forced to sleep on the benches in Los Angeles' public parks. He was barely managing to feed himself, and his English-speaking skills were not up to the mark.
But now, he is a US citizen who has just bought houses for his family.

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"The first cab I took to the city cost me about $100 which left me with $400 to myself – it was a culture shock, I will never forget that part. I found myself homeless in LA, slept on benches in the parks and ate on a very tiny budget. I’d go to buy a dollar burger at McDonald’s and tell them ‘no cheese’ so that I wouldn’t get charged extra," Nick was quoted as saying by Mirror.
Eventually, he managed to find odd jobs like parking cars as a valet.
Over the next few months, his English proficiency improved he finally gained his real estate license. In the year 2013, Mocuta decided to try his hand out at selling imported electronics on eBay, and within a span of six months, he was earning $3,000-$4,000 a month. He decided to quit his job as a broker switch to e-commerce full time.
"I grew up in a family where my dad was an accountant and my mum was a teacher so school was the number one thing that I was focused on growing up, but after graduating I emigrated to America with a burning desire to do more and become more. I always thought that online is the future and I wanted to be part of it," he said.
Now, he is the owner of multiple online stores on sites like Amazon and Walmart. He has raked in $40 million in revenue and also has hundreds of partnerships with clients.

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He owns 100 flats across the US and Romania and is the owner of four luxury cars. He also bought a flat each for his father and brother.
Nick said, "I think the reason I am successful is that I was never afraid to lose, just of not trying. I’m very perseverant and never give up. I fail seven times, I get up the eight. And I love the fact that I can work from home and all I need is a laptop and internet and I'm in business."
He said he will always be grateful to this grandmother who gifted him that $500.