Successful people always become the object of admiration and envy. It seems that everything is working out for them, there are no obstacles on their way. In fact, there are no such lucky people in the world who would be lucky in everything. Even the richest and most famous faced difficulties, but they did not abandon their goal and continued to go forward, no matter what.
If you lack motivation and are ready to give up at every failure, think of them - successful people whose careers began with a failure. Their stories are motivating, because by their example they show that nothing is impossible.
10. Marilyn Monroe
The name of this woman is known all over the world. Marilyn became not just a famous actress, but a sex symbol of the 50s of the twentieth century. But she did not have great opportunities: neither rich parents, nor outstanding external data. She turned 9 years old, when the girl remained in the care of the state, her mother began to have serious mental problems.
Marilyn began her career with filming in magazines. She became a model, periodically participated in the filming of films, but these were cameo roles. She often attended auditions and screen tests, in most cases she was refused. Monroe has often heard unpleasant words about a lack of talent and a mediocre appearance.
She did not give up. When there was no work, the girl went to acting classes. Yes, many condemn her. Marilyn was ready for anything to achieve her goal. Novels with influential people, connections, nude photo shoots. Due to her strong character, the actress still gained worldwide fame.
9. Stephen King
There is no such person who would not have heard about the "king of horrors" Stephen King. His works are read all over the world, films are made based on his novels. Few people know that Stephen started writing as a child. He sent his works to magazines, but they were not published.
He received his first refusal at the age of 13. The young man nailed it to the wall with a nail, but did not stop writing. A year later, the nail could not stand it and had to be replaced with a carpenter's crutch. Stephen did not lose heart. He received an education, got married, but never left his favorite business. Once his wife found a novel in the trash bin, King did not finish it. He assumed that it would be a voluminous work that would definitely not be accepted in the magazine. The wife persuaded him not to back down from his plans. It was not in vain. “Carrie” brought King his first decent money and fame.
It was just the beginning of success. Now his books are very popular in many countries. Stephen King is also very popular in our country. Last year he became the most published author. Also, his novel "Stranger" got into top 10 most popular books in Russia in 2019.
8. Henry Ford
Henry Ford, an inventor and owner of car factories, is a great example of how you shouldn't give up on another failure. At the beginning of the twentieth century, cars were a luxury, their price was fabulous. Henry dreamed of making them available to everyone. It didn't work right away.
He found investor William Murphy and started his own auto company. Soon it went bankrupt due to low sales.Henry did not lose faith in himself and persuaded William to invest again. Failure again. He found a new investor and started a new project. A little time passed, and "Ford Motor Company" became famous all over the world.
7. Akio Morita
The founder of the largest corporation "Sony" also had to overcome many difficulties. Akio Mortita's family was well off. A family business, his father was engaged in the production of the national Japanese drink - sake. He hoped that Akio would continue his work, but the young man disappointed his father by entering the Faculty of Physics and Technology. A few years later, the man nevertheless forgave his son and even allocated him a small capital, which became the starting point for the Sony company. Akio dreamed of inventing something fundamentally new. One of the first projects was a rice cooker. They managed to sell no more than 100 pieces, the rice burned. Morita didn't give up. He continued to work, and soon his technique became in demand.
His goal was for the inscription on the product "Made in Japan" to become a kind of sign of high quality. Sony is now the third largest Japanese corporation manufacturing electronics in Japan.
6. Harland David Sanders
The personality known as Colonel Sanders is the founder of the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) fast food chain. At the moment, the cafe operates in 134 countries of the world, and this is more than 15 thousand outlets. Harland did not know what success and wealth were. He was born into a poor family, grew up, worked hard. He was a military man, a fireman, a miner, an insurance agent.
The idea of a restaurant came to his mind while he was working at a gas station. Then Sanders began to cook chicken wings according to a special recipe. Residents of the nearest neighborhoods willingly bought them. There is a legend according to which David offered his recipe to cafes and roadside eateries, but he did not interest anyone. I had to build my own restaurant.
David's business flourished, he came up with new recipes, worked on his image, but not everything went smoothly. At the age of 65, he again had to revive his business. The new interstate line has caused a decline in the number of visitors to the restaurant. Then Colonel Sanders solved the problem with a franchise. After 9 years, he sold his business and became a “living trademark”.
5. Beyonce
The famous American singer has repeatedly been included in the Forbes magazine rating, as the highest paid... Beyoncé has many awards and music awards on her account, but even she could not avoid unpleasant moments. At the beginning of her career, young Beyoncé performed in the group "Girl's Tyme". The collective interested the producer Arne Frager. Aspiring stars were given the opportunity to participate in a talent competition that was broadcast across the country. The performance was a failure. The girls chose a bad song. Beyoncé was very worried about this, but now she probably does not even remember this period of her life.
4. Oprah Winfrey
The first black female billionaire in history. If not for her strong character, she would never have achieved such success. Poverty, harassment of a cousin, early pregnancy ... Her life is like a romance with a happy ending.
At 16, Winfrey won a public speaking competition and entered public university. She was soon recruited on television as an assistant news commentator. Winfrey could not cope with her duties: her voice trembled, she was very worried. After nine months, she lost her job.
After 7 years, she launched her own show, which was immensely popular for a quarter of a century. It has been shown in 146 countries. Now Oprah has her own TV channel.
3. Walt Disney
Walt Disney is a renowned cartoonist who founded The Walt Disney Company. This man is famous for creating the first sound and musical cartoons. To achieve such results, Walt had to overcome difficulties. As a freelance artist, he created Mickey Mouse and offered this character to MGM.They refused Disney, as they thought that the mouse on the screen would cause fear in the fairer sex.
Walt's first successful character is Oswald the rabbit, he created it for Universal Studios. Of course, after the conflict, Disney lost all rights to Oswald. "Three Little Pigs" is a project that for a long time could not find investors; later this cartoon became very popular. These are not all of Walt's failures, we can talk about them for a long time. The main thing is that this person did not break down and fulfilled his dream.
Disney holds the record for the most Oscars. There are 26 of them, and he was also awarded many other awards.
2. Steven Spielberg
One of the most popular filmmakers in the United States. He became interested in cinema as a child. His father gave him a video camera. Stephen, 12, began filming his first films and even won an amateur film competition. It seemed that he had every chance of further development in this area. Spielberg decided to get an appropriate education and applied to the School of Motion Picture Arts. He tried to go there twice, but he was rejected with the words "too mediocre."
Stephen was admitted to a technical college without any problems, but he did not leave his dream, he continued to make films. Soon his talent was noticed by Universal Pictures. After the premiere of Jaws, Spielberg woke up famous. Everyone who had previously rejected his ideas began to offer him cooperation. Now Steven Spielberg is a three-time Oscar winner, most of his films have achieved box-office gains, and the audience's interest is the highest award for a director.
1. Bill Gates
Bill Gates' fortune is estimated at $ 96.3 billion. He has been ranked # 1 on the Forbes list 16 times as the richest man in the world... But in his career, too, not everything was smooth. Bill founded his first business when he was still in school. He had two partners Paul Allen and Paul Gilbert. They set about creating meters for reading traffic. They named their company "Traf-O-Data".
This is not to say that this idea was bad or unsuccessful. Everything could have worked out. The information was in demand, at first the device was popular. One "but" prevented the implementation of the most ambitious plans: most states began to supply similar devices for road services free of charge.
But Bill Gates and his companions could not just give up their business. The organization has existed for about 10 years, it brought losses. Even when Microsoft was created, Traf-O-Data was still not liquidated. Needless to say, Microsoft has become one of the largest multinational software corporations, because everyone knows that. Bill Gates was a dizzying success, but always spoke warmly about Traf-O-Data.