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Money (or the lack of it) seems to be a common
problem people face. It always has been, and
may very well be for quite some time. This is
true for many people, including the man, the
myth, the legend himself, Walt Disney.
HOW WALT It’s not often that you think of what came

DISNEY before Disneyland, or how it came to be. I’m
sure many people assume it came easy and the
money just flowed. But there’s an important
REALLY BUILT lesson for us today when we try to dissect the
rich history that belongs to Walt Disney and his
magical empire, and let me tell you, it wasn’t
DISNEYLAND always so magical.

With only $750 dollars in funds to start his
movie company, Walt Disney started looking to
By Hannah Kesler conventional banks for a business loan. Not
surprisingly, he was turned down and was
forced to look elsewhere for funding, or face
giving up his dream.

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