Earlyface

Most people we regard today as successful men and women were those who we
can say failed their way to success. The ability to turn their failures and
limitations around was what made them successful. Their stories point to the fact
that failure is only a part of the process to success.
I have here some of the famous people we know today and some of the vital
lessons we can learn from their stories.
Henry Ford: He is known today as a top name when it comes to American-made
cars, but that didn’t happen just like that. His first and second attempt at starting
and growing an automobile company did not work. It seems more like there was
no hope for him in the automobile industry. But he finally made it.
Vital Lesson: Be committed to excellence and quality. It is not much about what
you do but about how well you can do it. Nothing good comes easy.
Bill Gates: As a Harvard university drop-out and a co-owner of a failed business.
It seems like Gates wasn’t ever going to make it. However his love for computer
programming drove him to build what would later become the world’s largest
software company and global empire – Microsoft.
Vital Lesson: Stick with your passion. No matter what you do or where you go,
never move far away from your passion.
Walt Disney: Suffered family and financial problem at an early age. Was told that
he lacked imagination and have no good ideas; started couple of businesses that
never survived. Today He has created more than 81 feature films, earned more
than 950 honors, including 48 Academy Awards and founded the California
Institute of the Arts as well as building what we know today as Disneyland.
Vital Lesson: People’s opinion about you does not matter as much as what you
think and how much you believe in yourself.
Albert Einstein: Couldn’t speak fluently until he was 9, had a terrible reputation as
a student and was at the verge of dropping out of school. Even his father died
believing Einstein was a complete failure. However, he went from failure to
success. He revolutionized science especially in the field of physics; developed
the theory of General Relativity, won the Nobel Prize and today you can’t think of
a genius without reference to Albert Einstein.
Vital Lesson: Never be afraid to try out new things. Be curious enough to ask
questions, go in search of answers; never back down until you get convincing
ones and learn all you can from them!
Thomas Edison: He invented the light bulb but before then, he was told by his
teacher that he is “too stupid to learn anything.” He got fired from his first two
jobs for not being productive. He made 1000 attempts at inventing the light bulb
and failed. Yet he did not stop until he achieved his goal.
Vital Lesson: Limitation is a perception. There’s truly no limit to what you can
achieve if you are hungry enough to go for it.
Abraham Lincoln: He faced challenges and failures in his business, relationship,
health, and political ambition (severally). It seems more like life itself was against
him. But somehow he persevered through all these to become one of the best
American presidents in history.
Vital Lesson: Perseverance and determination are vital keys to success; giving up
most times means giving up on success.
Oprah Winfrey: She had a rough background of abuse and molestation;
experienced a lot of setbacks in her career. She was even told that she was “unfit
for TV” as a television reporter. Today she is the best paid female in the
entertainment industry according to Forbes. She is noted as being the richest
self-made woman and the only black female billionaire.
Vital Lesson: Where you are coming from does not look anything like where you
are going. Shake of the shackles of your rough background and past and embrace
your amazing future.
Helen Keller: Became blind when she was only 19 months old. This could have
made many to accept failure as their fate. Somehow she overcame the adversity
of being blind and deaf to become an author and speaker. She received the
highest American honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She founded
humanitarian organizations like Helen Keller International (HKI) organization and
the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
Vital Lesson: No challenge around you is as strong as your attitude. With a
positive attitude you can turn your world around even when all odds are against
you.

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