 Claudius Gathicus, also known as Claudius II, was the Roman emperor from May 10268 to January 270. Claudius was disfigured, awkward and clumsy right from his childhood. He was left disfigured by a severe illness when he was very young. He was also coars and clumsy and was always the butt of his family's jokes. Claudius was referred to as the black sheep of his family and an unlikely emperor. Nobody expected Claudius to become emperor, although he was the only surviving heir of Augustus and was the brother of the war hero Germanicus. Claudius was always an object of fun and ridicule. Whenever Claudius dozed after dinner, guests would pelt him with food and put slippers on his head so that he'd rub his eyes with slippers when he woke up. However, when Caligula was murdered in 41 AD, everything changed for Claudius. The family's fool and black sheep of the family became emperor. Like expected, Claudius had a very turbulent reign when he ascended the throne because he wasn't too sure of his position as he had a rocky relationship with the Senate. Despite these dangers, Claudius took his job so seriously and he was hard working. He always starts his work just after midnight every day. Claudius never allowed his bad figure or mockery to affect his performance. His ruling wasn't even oppressive nor a retaliation for his radical. In fact, he amazed everyone with his lenient ruling. Soon, his diligence and unrelenting effort began to pay off. He made significant improvement to Rome's judicial system, passed laws protecting six slaves, extended citizenship, and increased women's privileges. Claudius also treated his people with unusual respect, apologizing to visiting pensioners when they were not enough chairs, hardly surprising that Centinius wrote how his sort of behavior endeared him to the people. Despite this, Claudius' worst enemy was his wife. His first wife, Miss Alina, was both extravagant and promiscuous and sought sexual relationships with the servants. Claudius turned a blind eye to this until when Miss Alina took a new lover, Gaius Cilius, in 48 AD. Claudius was left with no other option than to kill both Miss Alina and Gaius. He did not allow this event to blindsign him as he also made some real successes, like going on to conquer Britain that had been in resistance to the Roman rule for over a century. The ugly and unwanted boy of yesterday became the great king of Rome. And that should tell you something. In life, only the dead are done. Regardless of what people say about you, if you wake up every day to dream about the kind of future you want for yourself and take actions to move towards that, you will be successful. A little progress today and a little progress tomorrow is what will eventually make you dare bigger and bigger things. William Jennings, Ryan said and I quote, the way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fare and get a record of successful experiences behind you. As you wake up this morning, focus extensively on achieving the little goal you've set for yourself. Then set a bigger one and a bigger one. Take your mind away from the people who don't believe in you or your dreams. Instead, focus on yourself because that's the only person that matters. Vincent Van Gogh said and I quote, if you hear a voice within you, say you cannot paint, then by all means, paint and that voice will be silenced. If you hear people around you saying you cannot be rich, then by all means, pay all the price to be rich. If people tell you that you cannot finish your university degree because you're too dumb, then by all means, finish it. If people say you can't have a great marriage, then by all means, make your marriage work. Live to prove people wrong. Live like a king. Live with confidence and unwavering faith in your ability. Thomas Alva Edison said, if we all did the things we are capable of doing, we will literally astound ourselves. As you wake up this morning, be determined to do all the things you're capable of doing and you will be amazed at how far you can go in life. Don't forget to share this video and subscribe to our channel. We love you.