As a career success
person, I always advise my clients to stick with it - to demonstrate their
commitment to their career success to themselves and others by shaking off
setbacks and moving forward. This morning, I received an email from Katina
Solomon at online collage org, telling me about a new blog post she had just
done and asking me to pass it on to my readers
Business man
These business men and the
companies they founded are today known around the world, but as these stories
show, their beginnings weren’t always
smooth
1.
Bill
Gates:- Gates didn’t seem like a shoe-in for success after dropping out of
Harvard and starting a failed first business with Microsoft co-founder Paul
Allen called Traf-O-Data. While this early idea didn’t work, Gates’ later work
did, creating the global empire that is Microsoft.
2.
R. H.
Macy:-- Most people are familiar with this large department store chain, but
Macy didn’t always have it easy. Macy started seven failed business before finally
hitting big with his store in New York City.
3.
F.
W. Woolworth:-- Some may not know this name today, but Woolworth was once one
of the biggest names in department stores in the U.S. Before starting his own
business, young Woolworth worked at a dry goods store and was not allowed to
wait on customers because his boss said he lacked the sense needed to do so.
4.
. Robert
Goddard:-- Goddard today is hailed for his research and experimentation with
liquid-fueled rockets, but during his lifetime his ideas were often rejected
and mocked by his scientific peers who thought they were outrageous and
impossible. Today rockets and space travel don’t seem far-fetched at all, due
largely in part to the work of this scientist who worked against the feelings
of the time.
5.
Thomas
Edison:-- In his early years, teachers told Edison he was “too stupid to learn
anything.” Work was no better, as he was fired from his first two jobs for not
being productive enough. Even as an inventor, Edison made 1,000 unsuccessful
attempts at inventing the light bulb. Of course, all those unsuccessful
attempts finally resulted in the design that worked.
6.
Abraham
Lincoln:-- While today he is remembered as one of the greatest leaders of our
nation, Lincoln’s life wasn’t so easy. In his youth he went to war a captain
and returned a private (if you’re not familiar with military ranks, just know
that private is as low as it goes.) Lincoln didn’t stop failing there, however.
He started numerous failed business and was defeated in numerous runs he made
for public office
7.
Sidney
Poitier:-- After his first audition, Poitier was told by the casting director,
“Why don’t you stop wasting people’s time and go out and become a dishwasher or
something?” Poitier vowed to show him that he could make it, going on to win an
Oscar and become one of the most well-regarded actors in the business
That’s my take on career success and not giving
up. What’s yours? Do you have any people to add to this list?
If so, please leave a comment sharing your thoughts with us. As always,
thanks for reading
