Inspirational stories on positive turnaround in a short time span

Many of us would have experienced challenging moments in our lives where things are not happening the way we hope or moving the direction that we want. In moments like this we tend to look for inspirational stories to lift our spirits up and motivate us so that we can move forward. It is also moment like this that I remind myself that major things or occurrences can happen in a short period of time. For example, who can ever forget the 2005 UEFA Championship Final between AC Milan and Liverpool? The match was nicknamed the “Miracle of Istanbul” (after the place where the final match was played). In that final match, AC Milan was leading 3-0 against Liverpool when Liverpool made a sudden comeback by scoring 3 goals within 6 minutes in the second half and eventually won the match in penalties shootout. This is a perfect example on how things can turnaround within just a short span of time. When Liverpool’s chances of winning the UEFA  Champion 2005 was almost nil, nobody could predict that Liverpool could score all 3 goals within 6 minutes. It was simply unbelievable.

Few days ago I was watching a video clip on YouTube featuring the Korean sensational singer, Psy performing “Gang Nam Style” in a concert in Singapore. I believe the concert was held a few years ago when Psy just became a worldwide household name. What fascinated me was when Psy told the crowd that he was in Singapore exactly a year ago (ie: a year before the concert). The crowd went wild and excited when they heard that Psy had visited Singapore previously. Psy said he came to Singapore as a tourist a year ago and never did he in his wildest dreams ever imagined that he would return to Singapore to perform as an international artiste in exactly one year later. It is strange to see how things can turn around in just a year - from an unknown to an international superstar. As a tourist, Psy was probably just wondering along the streets of Singapore aiming his camera at beautiful sights and then the following year, he had all the cameras aiming at him!