Top 5 Stories Will Remind You To Never Give Up On Your Dreams
1) Thomas Edison
First on the list is Thomas Edison. Have you ever felt discouraged just because you failed, maybe once or twice?
Did your teacher called you stupid just because you can’t answer a simple math problem? Got fired from your job? Well, you’re not alone!
He even stopped his formal education at the age of 12. Not only that, he also failed more or less a thousand times with his inventions.
Instead, he ignored those criticisms and despite being almost penniless, he turned out to be the most successful inventor of his generation.
Come to think of it, if he did give up, you’ll probably be using candles up to now.
2) Harland David Sanders
If you’re one of those people who uses the excuse, “I’m too old, there’s no way I can be successful anymore.” Think again. It’s never too late for success.
A great example of this would be, Colonel Sanders.
Though, it wasn’t an instant success. Colonel Harland Sanders started his dream at 65 years old. For most, this would be the time to retire and enjoy the remaining years of their lives. However, Colonel Sanders turned this the other way around.
After getting his retirement benefits, he used his first social security check, amounting to one hundred and five dollars, to start a business (once again) — the start of his journey. Most people would complain after receiving this amount. Not him, though. He believed that restaurant owners would love his original fried chicken recipe and he’d get a small percentage once the sales increase.
It wasn’t an easy job. He drove around Kentucky, knocking on every door, sleeping inside his car, and to look formal, he always wore his signature white suit.
Only 1,009 times, but that didn’t stop him until he got a “Yes!”
3) Steve Jobs
Say, are you a college dropout? Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple didn’t get his college diploma either, but this didn’t stop him from dreaming big. He even took his greatest failures and transformed them into his greatest success.
At a young age of 19, Steve Jobs, together with his friend Dan Kottke decided to drop out of Reed College and moved to India instead. What’s their reason? To find Philosophical Enlightenment. A stage of Jobs’ life where he learned the power of intuition– something that greatly influenced his works.
Can you imagine the company you’ve built from scratch, turning his back against you, leaving you humiliated, depressed, and most importantly, unemployed? Well, Steve Jobs tried to overcome that and he succeeded.
11 years after Apple decided to fire him, the company was on the verge of bankruptcy. A time where Microsoft was soaring high.
Being the brain behind Apple Inc., the company was desperate and crawled back to Steve Jobs — asking if he could consider coming back. Basically, he took this offer and made Apple one of the most leading pioneers when it comes to new gadgets and technologies.
4) Albert Einstein
Laziness is not an indication that you’re not a genius, or you’ll never become successful. Just look at Einstein!
Even though he’s considered as an epitome of genius back then, he was the exact opposite. His communication skills didn’t even develop until he was four. His parents even thought that something was awfully wrong with him. Likewise, from elementary to college, his teachers and professors labeled him as insubordinate, sloppy, and lazy. They believed that he’ll never become successful.
However, what appeared to be laziness in school, was just really boredom. He’s not the type who’d memorize the facts written in the book. Rather, he preferred to analyze things, such as: why is the sky blue? Why does the needle of a compass point in a single way? Unfortunately, these weren’t taught in school.
So, how did he become a genius? Well, he didn’t let his failures, shortcomings, or flaws overshadow his potentials.
At the age of 11, he became friends with Max Talmud. A 21 year old medical student who introduced Einstein to several books about science and philosophy. Einstein flourished in this learning environment, and before Max knew it, Einstein has already surpassed what he could teach the young Einstein.
5) Abraham Lincoln
Don’t let your failures bring you down. Don’t be a quitter, persistence is the key! And that’s what Lincoln did.
If you’re not aware, this great man encountered a lot of failures. Failure after failure. In fact, it even seemed like it was endless! He could’ve quit many times, but he chose not to. The result, he became one of the greatest presidents of all time.
Though, before becoming a president, he encountered several failures. Some of these are: his mother died; his business failed; he tried to run for state legislature and he lost; he got fired from his job; he wanted to go to law school, but he couldn’t even get in; he tried starting a business and borrowed some money from his friends but at the end of the year, he faced bankruptcy. Can you imagine how tough it was for him? Though, he never gave up.
Around 1834, he tried running for state legislature again and he won this time. Likewise, a year after, he got engaged and was about to be married.
Unfortunately, it seemed like lady luck fell asleep once again. His sweetheart died and Abe had a total nervous breakdown and was bed ridden for six months.
After that, he tried entering politics and faced defeat for a number of times. Still, it didn’t make him lose hope, and in 1860 he was elected president of the US. Thus, his legacy lives on– a man who changed a nation despite many adversities and failures.
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