The Little Engine That Built a Business: How Belief—and a Bit of AI—Can Take You Further Than You Think
There’s a reason The Little Engine That Could has been told for generations. It’s not just a cute story about a train—it’s a blueprint for almost every person who ever started a business with nothing more than a shaky voice saying, “I think I can.”
In the original tale, a small engine is asked to pull a long, heavy train over a mountain. Bigger engines refuse. “Too busy,” one says. “Too important,” says another. But the little engine—a modest, unproven one—says yes. It has no track record, no massive horsepower. Just determination and those famous words: “I think I can.”
As the train inches forward, it sputters, struggles, slows. But it doesn’t stop. It pushes past doubt, past exhaustion. And by sheer grit, it crests the mountain. “I thought I could,” the engine says.
Now replace the train with your dreams of building an online business. The heavy load? That’s tech overwhelm, imposter syndrome, the 14 failed ideas in your Google Docs. And the little engine? That’s you, sitting at your laptop wondering if this is all just too much.
But here’s the twist: today’s engine doesn’t have to do it alone.
What once took months—writing ebooks, building funnels, launching products—can now happen in days. But belief is still the fuel. If you don’t believe you can build something real, no amount of tools will help. But if you do… even just a little?
The climb becomes possible.
That’s where the Online Success Coaching program steps in.
Created by John Thornhill and Randy Smith, this isn’t another “figure it out yourself” course. It’s a guided system built specifically for people who have the will, but not yet the know-how. It hands you the AI tools to create digital products, write sales copy, build funnels—even generate traffic. More importantly, it gives you real coaching from humans who’ve climbed the mountain themselves.
You don’t have to be a tech wizard. You don’t need a list. You just need the willingness to say “I think I can”… and click “go.”
If you’ve ever felt like the train that couldn’t get going—this is your switch track.
👉 Check out the Online Success Coaching program and see how belief, backed by the right tools and mentors, can move mountains.
“600+ students already said “I think I can.” Many of them now say, “I knew I could.”