Walt Disney once said, "All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them." One man's dream changed the world. Walt Disney is known throughout the world for his ingenuity and creativity. It is also recognized for one of the largest corporations globally. So what made it stand out? Throughout his life Walt worked hard to overcome his circumstances, determined to never give up and above all to never stop dreaming. Walt Disney is among the most successful businessmen of his time thanks to the ventures he undertook, the work he started, and his legacy that continues to live on. “Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5, 1901, in Chicago, Illinois, to Elias and Flora Disney…Walt's parents…decided to move closer to the family to a farm outside Marceline, Missouri, in 1906…It was here that he began to draw animals and to give free rein to his imagination. Walt's exposure to rural life influenced him throughout his career (Jolley) Reading Walt's early history, it is evident that he came from very humble circumstances lived and the experiences he had shaped his life dramatically. He was an imaginative and hard-working person from the beginning “Walt was only nine years old when he had to get up at 3:30, seven days a week, to fold and deliver papers for two hours before going…to school” (Jolley) Working so young, life lessons of perseverance and dedication were instilled in his values ​​very early on From the book An American Original Walt Disney, you learn that in the early 1990s. 20, Walt began an exciting new path in his life. He started working at a company called Film Ad. It was there that he came up with the idea for a short animation called Laugh-O-gram. (Thomas 57-61) Animat...... middle of paper ......not only improve their life, but develop and improve the lives around them.Works Cited-D23 Walt Disney Archives. About Walt Disney. d23.com. Network. March 31, 2014.-Jolley, Laura R. The Origins of Disney Parks Expansion: The Florida Project Press Conference. thewaltdisneycompany.com/blog/origins. 2012. Network. March 27, 2014.-Ng, Vincent. How Disney Princesses Became a Multi-Billion Dollar Brand. mcngmarket.com/how-disney-princess-became-a-multi-billion-dollar-brand. 2013. Web. March 27, 2014.-Sheppard, Patricia. Walt Disney (1901-1966). shs.umsystem.edu/historicmissourians/name/d/disney. Network. March 27, 2014.-Tony, W. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Mickey Mouse's predecessor. thisdayindisneyhistory.homestead.com/oswaldrabbit.html. 2014. Web. March 26, 2014. Thomas, Bob. An original American Walt Disney. The Walt Disney Company. 1976. New York, New York, United States. Press.