Some famous people who overcame failure:
Abraham Lincoln
Yet, Lincoln failed many times before he succeeded. At every step of the life, he had to overcome great difficulties.
1818: His mother died.
1832 Lincoln had indeed “lost his job” and accumulated debt due to the failure of partner’s business
1843 Failed to receive parties nomination for upcoming Congress election
1854 Lost bid for Senate Seat
1858 Lost bid for Senate seat
Winston Churchill
As Chancellor, he presided over the disastrous economic policy of keeping Britain in the gold Standard which led to deflation and high unemployment. For much of the 1930s, Churchill was a loner in British politics, languishing on the back benches, he spoke frequently about the need to rearm and combat the growing Nazi menace, but the prospect of ever returning to government looked slim until the crisis of 1940, when he made a remarkable comeback to lead Great Britain in war.
Benjamin Franklin
He was severely electrocuted during his experiments into electricity.
He published first German-language newspaper in the United States, Die Philadelphische Zeitung, in 1732. It went out of press less than one year later.
The General Magazine and Historical Chronicle also failed after just six issues.
He tried introducing a new Photonic Alphabet, eliminating letters like C, Q, and W. But, it never caught on. Benjamin Franklin
Richard Branson (1950 – ) At school Branson was an academic failure and left without any qualifications. Starting his own record shop with a small loan, Richard Branson became one of the most successful businessmen in the UK.
Citation: Pettinger, Tejvan. “People who overcame failure”, Oxford, UK. www.biographyonline.net, 15th Dec 2008. Last updated 18 February 2018.
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