There is wisdom around us – whether from the past, in the present or in the future. Today, we reach for the wisdom in the lives of 22 famous people who were not given a chance, due to some failure or temporary disability, whether financial, physical or otherwise. Yet, they overcame and achieved great success.
Today, Learn life lessons from 22 Famous Failures –
#FamousFailures (1) MICHAEL JORDAN – After being cut off from his high school basketball team,he went home,locked himself in his room&cried.
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#FamousFailures (2) THE BEATLES – Rejected by Decca Recording studios who said, "we don't like their sound…They have no future in showbiz"
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#FamousFailures (3) EMINEM-A High School Dropout whose personal struggles with drugs & poverty culminated in an unsuccessful suicide attempt
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#FamousFailures(4)STEVE JOBS-At 30 yrs old,he was left devastated&depressed after being unceremoniously removed from the company he started.
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#FamousFailures (5) WALT DISNEY – Fired from a newspaper for "lacking imagination" and "having no original ideas".
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#FamousFailures (6) OPRAH WINFREY – was demoted from her job as a news anchor because she…"wasn't fit for television".
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#FamousFailures (7) ALBERT EINSTEIN -He wasn't able to speak until he was almost 4 yrs old&his teachers said he would "never amount to much"
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#FamousFailures (8) BABE RUTH – set the league record for strike-outs.
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#FamousFailures (9) JK ROWLING's Harry Porter – was rejected by 18 Publishers.
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#FamousFailures (10) ELVIS PRESLEY – was told not to quit his truck driving job.
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#FamousFailures (11) BRUCE LEE – After his back injury,He was told by his doctors that he would NEVER be able to practice Kung Fu again.
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#FamousFailures (12) STEVEN SPIELBERG – was rejected from the Uni of Southern California School of Theater, Film & Television 3 times.
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#FamousFailures (13) MARYLIN MONROE – was told she was "unattractive" and "a bad actress" by her Producer.
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#FamousFailures (14) KANU NWANKWO – After he was operated for a heart condition, Doctors thought his footballing days were over.
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#FamousFailures (15) AMITABH BACHCHAN – was rejected by All India Radio because of his voice.
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#FamousFailures (16a) ZINEDINE ZIDANE – was not selected by the Algerian National Team Coach because he was "too slow".
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#FamousFailures (16b) ZINEDINE ZIDANE – Marseille & Newcastle United football clubs turned him down and claimed he "wasn't good enough"
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#FamousFailures (17) THOMAS EDISON – His mother was told to take him home because he could not be educated.
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#FamousFailures (18) ABRAHAM LINCOLN – failed in business, lost election after election for years. 18 elections actually.
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#FamousFailures (19a) SAM WALTON – the lease of his first store lapsed and the store was closed down. He couldn't renew it.
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#FamousFailures (19b) SAM WALTON – A competitor at the time said,"Sam is a great guy, but won't make it as a business owner"
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#FamousFailures (20) BEETHOVEN – His childhood violin teacher told him he had no musical ability.
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#FamousFailures (21) MICHAEL PHELPS – His teacher once said that he will not be able to achieve anything in life.
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#FamousFailures (22) NELSON MANDELA – Imprisoned for 27 years. He was in solitary confinement for the most part.
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For every one of these #FamousFailures stories, there are hundreds of stories like these around us.
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Have you or someone you know turned failure into success? #FamousFailures
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Has someone failed to give you or some around you a chance to succeed and yet, you went on to achieve great success? #FamousFailures
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Then feel free to tweet your story to the #FamousFailures collection. @konnect_africa wishes you more & more sweet success. Cheers!
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