Tuesday, February 26, 2008
When You Fail, Don’t Give Up
These people didn’t.
R.H.Macy failed seven times before his store in New York caught on.
Novelist John Creasey got 753 rejection slips before he published the first of his 564 books.
Thomas Edison was thrown out of school in the early grades when the teachers decided he could not do the work.
Harry S. Truman failed as a haberdasher.
When Bob Dylan performed at a high school talent show, his classmates booed him off the stage.
W. Clement Stone, successful insurance company executive and founder of Success magazine, was a high school drop out.
R.H.Macy failed seven times before his store in New York caught on.
Novelist John Creasey got 753 rejection slips before he published the first of his 564 books.
Thomas Edison was thrown out of school in the early grades when the teachers decided he could not do the work.
Harry S. Truman failed as a haberdasher.
When Bob Dylan performed at a high school talent show, his classmates booed him off the stage.
W. Clement Stone, successful insurance company executive and founder of Success magazine, was a high school drop out.
# posted by Life Tips @ 4:57 AM 
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