Successful People Who Failed Earlier in Life, and was Rejected and Bounced Back and Became Great and Successful.
Rejection can feel devastating, but you shouldn't let it crush you. Some of the world's most successful people have failed — sometimes more than once.
We've put together a list of highly successful people, from movie stars to scientists, who experienced massive failure before they found fame and fortune.
Weaker people might have given up. Instead, these folks remained focused on their goals.
Scroll down to see the underdogs who went on to change the world.
1. A young Henry Ford ruined his reputation with a couple of failed automobile business
However, after conducting a search, he was finally able to find a partner who had faith in him. Ford proved he had learned from his mistakes when Ford Motor Company forever changed the automotive industry and culture with his assembly line mode of production.
Winston Churchill |
2.Winston Churchill was estranged from his political party over ideological disagreements during the "wilderness years" of 1929 to 1939.
At the outbreak of World War II on Sep. 3, 1939, Churchill was appointed to the British Admiralty, thus ending his "exile." The next year, he was elected prime minister at the age of 62.
Thomas Edison |
3. Thomas Edison's teachers told him he was "too stupid to learn anything."
Edison went on to hold more than 1,000 patents and invented some world-changing devices, like the phonograph, practical electrical lamp, and a movie camera.
Oprah Winfrey |
4. Oprah Winfrey was fired from her first television job as an anchor in Baltimore, where she said she faced sexism and harassment.
But Winfrey rebounded and became the undisputed queen of television talk shows before amassing a media empire. Today she is worth an estimated $2.9 billion, according to Forbes.
Walt Disney |
5. Walt Disney was fired by a newspaper editor because he "lacked imagination and had no good ideas."
Several more of his businesses failed before the premiere of his movie "Snow White." Today, most childhoods wouldn't be the same without his ideas.
Steven Spielberg |
6. Steven Spielberg was rejected by the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts multiple times.
He went on to create the first summer blockbuster with "Jaws" in 1975, and has won three Academy Awards.
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