Famous failures

[miguel]

Inspiring video on persevering no matter how many times you have failed in life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6hz_s2XIAU

[pioneer]

Thanks Kit for sharing this video.

Addition:
J.K. Rowling was rejected by publishers 27 times. Harry Potter did not appeal to them. But Harry Potter has made Rowling the only writer who made more than a billion from writing.

[hubag bohol]

For every famous failure there are a thousand unheralded successes.

[Chongki]

nice....very inspirational.....keep on fighting and keep it on breathing

[miguel]

Here are some other famous failures:

1. Bill Gates, founder and chairman of Microsoft, has literally changed the work culture of the world in the 21st century, by simplifying the way computer is being used. He happens to be the world’s richest man for the last one decade. However, in the 70’s before starting out, he was a Harvard University dropout. The most ironic part is that, he started a software company (that was soon to become Microsoft) by purchasing the software technology from “someone” for only $US50 back then.

2. Ludwig van Beethoven, a German composer of classical music, is widely regarded as one of history’s supreme composers. His reputation has inspired - and in many cases intimidated - composers, musicians, and audiences who were to come after him. Before the start of his career, Beethoven’s music teacher once said of him “as a composer, he is hopeless”. And during his career, he lost his hearing yet he managed to produce great music - a deaf man composing music, ironic isn’t!

3. Winston Churchill failed the 6th grade. However, that never stopped him to work harder! He strived and eventually became the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. Churchill is generally regarded as one of the most important leaders in Britain and world history. In a poll conducted by the BBC in 2002 to identify the “100 Greatest Britons”, participants voted Churchill as the most important of all.

4. Steven Spielberg is an American film director. He has won 3 Academy Awards an ranks among the most successful filmmakers in history. Most of all, Steven was recognized as the financially most successful motion picture director of all time. During his childhood, Spielberg dropped out of junior high school. He was persuaded to come back and was placed in a learning-disabled class. He only lasted a month and then dropped out of school forever.

For more, you may follow this link: http://www.blogcatalog.com/group/success-group/discuss/entry/16-most-inspiring-famous-failures

[hofelina]

Aspirin was discovered by Hoffmann out of a failure to concoct a new fiber dye in Wuppertal Germany, this is product is now a famous medicine by Bayer Chemicals.

[hubag bohol]

Kissing on the lips was discovered when some clumsy oaf could not properly execute nose-kissing, which was the earlier mode of greeting.

Oi, lami man diay!

[Chongki]

erap was a h.s. drop-out in admu and yet he became the preseident of r.p.

[Lollapalooza]

most of the billionaires around the world have one thing in common: being a hs drop-out 

[hubag bohol]

erap was a h.s. drop-out in admu and yet he became the preseident of r.p.

Yes, Erap is a famous failure indeed.