Incredibly Successful People Who Started Out
As Failures (1)
When
it comes to accomplishing your dreams -- and getting credit for doing so -- all
we can say is, never underestimate the power of time. Time not only grants you
the ability to use your talents, pursue your dreams and leave a lasting imprint
on the world, but also gives others room to adjust their perceptions of your
achievements. Success and failure are not absolute measures of one's life, but
rather the opposite ends of a spectrum that is constantly in flux. Current
perceptions are only as valid as you allow them to be.
An inventor known
for his many failures long before his successes, Thomas Edison was even
told that he was "too
stupid to learn anything" by one of his teachers early on in
life. Yet everyone knows the name of the man responsible for inventing the
lightbulb -- even if it took him 1,001 attempts to get it right. His
perseverance with this particular invention clearly embodies his positive
saying, “I
have not failed 10,000 times -- I’ve successfully found 10,000 ways that will
not work."
Walt Disney
Even the head of the world's largest
animation empire hit a rough patch. In 1919 he was fired from the Kansas City
Star because he "lacked
imagination and had no good ideas," according to his editor.
The Beatles
When The Beatles auditioned for Decca Records
in 1962, Dick Rowe told their manager Brian Epstein, "Guitar
groups are on their way out." Despite that dismissal, the English
rock band went on to become one of the most influential groups of all time.
Herman Melville
In the author's lifetime, Moby Dick was
not considered a masterpiece. After publishing the novel, Melville struggled
financially for the rest of his life. He used much of his savings to publish
his subsequent novelPierre, which also was not well-received. At
the time of his death in 1891, he was a customs
inspector at a ship dock in New York.
Soichiro Honda
When Honda, an engineer for whom the popular
car company is named, first failed
to get a job with now-competitor Toyota, he took to making
scooters in his own garage. Little did the world know that this time of
unemployment would lead him to create the billion-dollar business we recognize
today.
His paintings may be worth millions today,
but no one really gave them a second thought during van Gogh's lifetime. In
fact, he managed to create almost 900 paintings in a span of 10 years, yet he only lived to see a single one
sold (which
went to a friend at a very low price).
The Huffington Post | By Alena Hall
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