ABRAHAM LINCOLN

… lost his job at 23; lost his bid for state legislature; at 26, his wife died; he lost again trying to become the Speaker in the Illinois House of Assembly; at 39, he failed in the bid to become commissioner in DC; 10 years later, he was defeated in his quest to become US Senator… Yet, in 1946, he became a member of the House of Reps and in 1861, the occupant of White House.

ALBERT EINSTEIN

… at age 16, he failed an exam that prevented his entrance into the Swiss Federal Polytechnic, Zurich; his dad, at his death, almost pronounced him a failure; after graduation, which he struggled to get, he wandered for a while not knowing what to do with his life, yet he gave us the theory of relativity, did a lot in Physics and Mathematics and finally was a Nobel Prize recipient.

COLONEL SANDERS

… the motel and restaurant he owned, in 1939, got burnt within four months of being established; started another business but had to sell it in 1942, during the war and also gave up his marriage five years later; in 1955, due to a change in an Interstate route. he lost his restaurant again.

Down the line, his restaurant idea was rejected by over a thousand restaurants and accepted by one. And that was enough to start the global KFC we know.

OPRAH WINFREY

… Her organization fired her for not severing her emotions and that way led to a global brand.

What more can I say?

Dare to live. Dare to act. Dare to make mistakes.

No one lives life thinking.