Although the life of Elvis Presley was full of ups and downs, the positive accomplishments in his life far outweighed the negatives.

Elvis Presley’s life is the quintessential “rags to riches” story that came with a price, and the price was fully paid! 

We all know he grew up poor and his fame and fortune can be attributed to his relentless ambition!  What an amazing, inspiring story, don’t you think?  Most of us know, making “big money” comes with a high pricetag when it comes to our personal lives, and Elvis was no exception.  No matter how important Elvis knew he was in pop culture, he was always humbled by success and took responsibility for his own failures. 

Few people are cut out for placing their careers first and sacrificing their family lives in order to strike gold.  In my personal life, I’ve actually taken paycuts just to stay in a comfort zone where I can fully devote my spare time to my two children and wife at home.  Anything less than that for me would be inconceivable.  But that’s just me. 

I believe many of us can take the example of the life of Elvis Presley, leave out the unfavorable parts which generally lead only to substance abuse and perhaps womanizing, and try to lead productive lives with clear goals and aspirations like he did, and to lovingly touch people emotionally and spiritedly like he did to so many people around him. 

We can also take the life of Elvis Presley and celebrate the life of a man who was larger than life in our eyes, not his, by not always dwelling on the same subject that usually always comes up in conversation, which is; how did Elvis die?

It’s how he lived his life that matters most.  Elvis was a wonderful human being regardless of whatever faults he had.  Don’t we all have faults?

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The following is one of my favorite Elvis Presley Fun Facts:

Elvis was considered an average-looking, pimply-faced teenager as many of us were during our adolescent years, and legend has it that not only was he not popular at all in high school, he wasn’t a particularly impressive performer either; at least, not initially!

Elvis was picked on and teased, and actually bullied by classmates while attending first grade at Lawhorn School in Tupelo, Mississippi, in 1942. Kids would always tease him as being a “Mama’s boy” and because he had a mild stuttering problem. Elvis Presley was quite shy as a kid, but he was always known as a “good, well-mannered kid” by his teachers.

When Elvis entered high school he took on a different persona than all the other students around him. While all the other boys were sporting crew cuts and wearing plaid shirts, Elvis wore his hair slicked back while wearing “pimped out,” flashy clothes! He was already “coming into his own,” preparing himself for his dreams of playing guitar and singing for a living!

So what happened to this awkward teenager?  How did Elvis go from being “just an average guy”into arguably the best-looking male singer of the twentieth century?  Probably for the same reason I went from being a pretty darn-good-looking kid (or so they say) to an average-looking adult male.  We all change!  Although I don’t tell my wife (I hope she doesn’t read this) I know several girls who were “plain Janes” in high school, only to develop and mature into beautiful goddesses!

As far as his performing ability; Elvis performed at his high school’s talent show in 1953 and won first prize after singing “Cold Cold Icy Fingers” to a thunderous applause, and it’s reported that a girl actually fainted!

I guess practice does make perfect!

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