Bill Gates
Dropped out of Harvard after two years – He founded Microsoft and is now known as the richest person on earth! He Pursued an Outrageous Goal.
Elon Musk
Founded his first company at the age of 23 and sold it for $300 million. He is also the co-founder of PayPal, founder of Tesla Motor Company and SpaceX. When he funded the project for SpaceX, he spent nearly all of his net-worth and for many years the public thought he would fail. NASA has now teamed up with Elon to fund SpaceX for a $1.6 billon contract. He Pursued an Outrageous Goal.
Joan of Arc
A peasant girl living in medieval France, believed that God had chosen her to lead France to victory in its long-running war with England. She doned mens clothing and hairstyle to fight and was nicknamed “The Maid of Orléans.” Joan is considered a heroine of France for her role during the Lancastrian phase of the Hundred Years’ War, and was canonized as a Roman Catholic saint. She Pursued an Outrageous Goal.
Sara Blakely
Billionaire Founder of Spanx was just trying to hide her panty lines while wearing white pants and cut off the feet of her panty-hose. For a full year she worked on an undergarment without telling anyone. Neiman-Marcus eventually picked up her product and she sent a pair to Oprah. A few weeks later she got a call asking if she had a website and could handle a ton of orders. She quit her job in October of 2000 and was on Oprah’s couch in November and never looked back. She Pursued an Outrageous Goal.
BlueGrace is a big believer in it’s employees, potential new hires and clients ‘Pursuing Outrageous Goals’.
Taking a risk and pursuing an outrageous goal is something that many will avoid for one thing – FEAR. The fear of failure and the fear of letting someone down. People fear what they have to lose.
If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary. – Jim Rohn
Bobby Harris
CEO of BlueGrace Logistics founded this company because he saw an opportunity and pursued it. Starting his career at 18 years old working on the docks for Southeastern Freight Lines, Harris worked his way up through operations management. At 20 he was running an outbound facility, and at 22, he was working in sales.
Harris was 30 years old when he bought into a DHL shipping franchise, and within two years, he owned 23 franchises. In 2008, Harris wanted to buy the franchisor, but the deal fell through when DHL decided to leave the U.S.
So at the beginning of 2009, Harris decided to start Blue Grace Logistics. He tapped into his 401(k), brokerage accounts, real estate and financial investments to start the company. He Pursued an Outrageous Goal.
Our employees, companies and carriers we partner with shouldn’t settle for mediocrity.
Along with 7 other core values that we look for in our candidates, employees and partners, Pursuing Outrageous Goals has to be one of the top.
“We look for people willing to take risks and jump in with both feet. It’s a great combination knowing that the people who work with you are some of the most caring and most encouraging. I know that the people employed here support our mission and see our vision for the future. They are Pursuing this Outrageous Goal with me at BlueGrace Logistics,” said Bobby Harris, CEO.
Do You Pursue Outrageous Goals?
As you may have seen in recent news stories and articles, BlueGrace Logistics is growing and needs to hire more team members! Check out our Careers page and apply today if you think you have what it takes to join our team and Pursue Outrageous Goals!