Young Achievers have been around even in the olden days. A great example of this is the famed musician who’s legacy has lived on for hundreds of years. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This legend has created over 600 works of musical art. He’s traveled to over 200 major cities in countries like Italy, The Czech Republic, Switzerland and more! Born in the famous city of Salzburg in 1756, Mozart was born into a family 6 siblings, his mother, Anna Maria, and his father, Leopold Mozart who was a skilled composer, conductor and violinist. As a young 3-year-old infant, Mozart watched his father play, teaching his sister how to play the piano.…

Alan Walker is one of my favorite musicians, known for his unique way of creating a one of a kind electronic style. I used to call it soothing techno. He’s produced and remixed around 40 songs and has received 30 awards. It was only recently when I discovered his Young Achiever story Alan Walker was born in Northamptonshire England in 1997, but lived most of his childhood life in Bergen Norway where his family roots are. At a very young age, Alan began to grow interested in computer graphics and programming. This hobby will come to serve him later on. Some of his favorite music inspirations were Kenneth Osberg Nilsen…

Tara Westover is quite a unique Young Achiever for a specific reason. She is known around the world for her incredible story of self education during her childhood that would eventually lead to earning her Masters Degree, PhD and write a New York Times Bestseller winning over 20 awards. Here’s her story. “Whomever you become, whatever you make yourself into, that is who you always were.” Tara Westover Tara was born in the mountain tops of Idaho on September 27, 1986. She’s one of 7 children with a mother who studied herbs, and a father who worked a junkyard. Both of her parents highly disproved and were skeptical of any…

Over 15 weeks ago, I started this Young Achiever series, searching for stories of kids, teens, and young adults who’ve succeeded at things, some grown-ups still wish they could do. I’ve discovered so much through doing this Young Achiever series and every week I am blown away at the dedication, struggle, and accomplishment these kids my own age have done. So these next three weeks, I’ll be bringing you the stories of 3 new Young Achievers. Here’s a bit of a preview of whats to come. Get ready to be blown away. Tara Westover Tara Westover has made a name for herself through her story of self education. Born in…

For some kids, Math is not one of their top talents or hobbies. But for others, it’s a passion. Known as the Mozart of Math, Terence Tao is a renowned mathematician. He’s won over 27 notable awards, and has a IQ of 230. Thats the 3rd highest IQ ever recorded! Here’s his story Terence Tao was born on July 17, 1975. His home country Is Australia but his roots are Chinese. It could be said that Terence was born with a gift and a love for numbers. When he was 2 years old, Terence attempted to teach 5-year-old children how to read, and count numbers. You heard me, he taught…

What would you expect from a teenager quarantined with his parents at home due to the Covid-19? How about creating the most popular Coronavirus tracking website in the world? Pffff, that’s crazy right? No, I’m serious. This 17-year-old teen from Washington took the situation into his own hands and created a whole website from scratch to calculate and clearly show the numbers of people affected by Covid-19. Here’s his story. “I still want to play video games with my friends, its fun to be just like a normal teenager and forget I’m running one of the biggest websites in the world…” Avi Shiffmann Avi Shiffmann, born in 2003, on Mercer…

If you have a kid, or you are a kid, you’ve probably heard of Minecraft (of course you have) and if you’ve heard of Minecraft, you might have heard of the famed YouTuber, Stampylonghead, AKA, Joseph Garret. Joseph Garret is one of the top Minecraft YouTubers out there, with 9.29 million subscribers and over 7.20 billion views! This makes his net worth some up to 14 million dollars! His child friendly, let’s play videos in the world of Minecraft, are full of adventures, stories, how to’s, and challenges that make him the lovable figure he is. He’s been described as the Pee-Wee Herman, mixed with Mr. Rogers. All this started…

The famous actor and part time director, Natalie Portman, is known all over the world for her achievements, winning over 50 awards, and starring in just as many movies. You may have heard of her, but you may not know, that she’s been acting ever since she was 12 years old! Here’s her story. Born on June 9th, 1981, Natalie lived the first three years of her life in Jerusalem, before eventually moving to America. During school, Natalie frequently attended the American Theater Dance Workshop and the Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts to learn ballet and dance. “I was different from the other kids. I was more…

It’s that time again, are you ready for another incredible group of Young Achievers? After finishing my 90 day blog post challenge, I decided I want to continue this Young Achievers series. Time and time again, I’ve discovered some pretty remarkable stories of kids, and teens who have gone beyond the mindset that you have to be older to live your passion. Who says there’s a specific time to start? Why not now? It didn’t stop them? So in these coming weeks, I’ll be writing about the three Young Achievers below, bringing light to the fact that they’re not that uncommon. You could, and I believe will be, the next…

Born on March 22, 2005 (the same year I was born) in San Diego, California, Merrick Hanna has become a dancing prodigy. With his unique robot style of dancing, Merrick has been featured in commercials for H&M, Honda, and Gap Kids. With 750,000 instagram followers, 344K Youtube subscribers and a net worth of $125 million, Merrick Hanna is a “flo bot” phenomenon. Here’s how it all began. At a very young age, Merrick saw a robot which made him want to act like a robot, whether he was eating or walking. It was only the beginning. At 9 years old, while watching America’s Best Dance Crew, Merrick saw the Jabbawockeez…