“It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default.” — J.K. Rowling.
One of the most devastating circumstances in life revolves around failure. When you pour your heart and soul into an endeavor, whatever it might be, and it fails, it results in a catastrophic upheaval in our lives. When we fail, life turns upside down. Everything we once thought we wanted, seems to disappear into thin air.
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Nobody gets it right first time; one has to fail several times before finding the right path. In fact, many don’t even relaise that failure acts as a stepping-stone towards success.
Let’s take a look at some of the most famous names who have been through failure but were able to bounce back. When you truly know their stories, you’ll realize that achieving greatness isn’t something that comes easy whatsoever. But it does eventually come if you refuse to give up.
“I was rejected for the job in All India Radio because of my heavy voice,” Amitabh Bachchan
“I was rejected in the interview of pilot,” Abdul Kalam
“I failed in 8th standard,” Sachin Tendulkar
“I used to serve tea at a shop to support my football training,” Lionel Messi
“I didn’t even complete my university education,” Bill Gates
J.K Rowling’s book Harry Potter was rejected 12 times by publishers.
Sylvester Stallone was rejected 1500 times when selling his script & himself for famous Rocky film.
KFC founder Colonel Sanders was turned down 1009 times when selling his chicken recipe at the ripe age of 65
Thomas Edison found 10,000 ways not to create the bulb before succeeding.
His teachers called him “slow” and “mentally handicapped”; he also didn’t speak until he turned 4 and didn’t read until he was 7 – Alfred Einstein.
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