Successful people always become an object of admiration and envy. It seems that everything is working out for them, there are no obstacles on their way. In fact, in the world there are no such lucky people who would be lucky in everything. Even the richest and most famous faced difficulties, but they did not abandon their goal and continued to move forward, no matter what.
If you lack motivation and at every failure you are ready to give up, remember them - successful people whose career began with failure. Their stories motivate, because by their example they show that nothing is impossible.
10. Marilyn Monroe
The name of this woman is known throughout the world. Marilyn became not just a famous actress, but a sex symbol of the 50s of the XX century. But she did not have great opportunities: neither rich parents, nor outstanding external data. She was 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 episodic roles. She often attended auditions and film screenings, in most cases she was refused. Monroe has repeatedly heard unpleasant words about the lack of talent and 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. Thanks to her strong character, the actress still gained worldwide fame.
9. Stephen King
There is no such person who would not hear 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 began writing as a child. He sent his works to magazines, but they were not printed.
He received his first refusal at the age of 13. The young man nailed him to the wall with a nail, but did not stop writing. A year later, the nail could not stand it, and it had to be replaced with a carpentry crutch. Stephen did not lose heart. He was educated, married, but he did not leave his favorite business. Once his wife found an affair in the bin, King did not finish it. He suggested that this would be a voluminous work that would not be accepted in the magazine. The wife persuaded him not to back down from his plans. Everything was not in vain. "Carrie" brought King the first decent money and fame.
It was just the beginning of success. Now his books are very popular in many countries. In our country, Stephen King is also very fond of. Last year, he became the most published author. Also, his novel "Stranger" was in the top 10 most popular books in Russia in 2019.
8. Henry Ford
Henry Ford, the inventor and owner of automobile factories, is an excellent example of the fact that you don't have to give up on the field of another failure. In the early twentieth century, cars were luxury, their price was fabulous. Henry dreamed of making them accessible to everyone. It didn’t work right away.
He found investor William Murphy and opened his own auto company. Soon she went bankrupt, the reason is low sales. Henry did not lose faith in himself and persuaded William to invest again. Failure again. He found a new investor and organized a new project. A little time passed, and the Ford Motor Company gained worldwide fame.
7. Akio Morita
The founder of the largest corporation "Sony" also had to overcome many difficulties. The Akio Mortita family was wealthy. A family business, his father was engaged in the production of a 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 one for Sony. Akio wanted to invent something fundamentally new. One of the first projects was a rice cooker. They managed to sell no more than 100 pieces, rice burned. Morita did not give up. He continued to work, and soon his equipment became in demand.
He had a goal for the inscription on the product “Made in Japan” to become a kind of high quality mark. Sony is now in third place among all Japanese electronics corporations in Japan.
6. Harland David Sanders
A person known as Colonel Sanders is the founder of the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) fast-food restaurant chain. At the moment, the cafe operates in 134 countries, and this is more than 15 thousand outlets. Harland did not know what success and wealth were. He was born in a poor family, growing up, worked hard. He was a military man, a fireman, a miner, an insurance agent.
The thought of a restaurant came to his mind when he was working at a gas station. Then Sanders began to cook chicken wings according to a special recipe. Residents of nearby quarters willingly bought them. There is a legend according to which David offered his recipe for cafes and roadside eateries, but he was not interested in 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 reanimate his business. The new interstate has caused a decrease in the number of visitors to the restaurant. Then Colonel Sanders solved the problem through franchising. After 9 years, he sold his business and became a “living trademark”.
5. Beyoncé
The famous American singer more than once fell into the rating of Forbes magazine as the highest paid. On account of Beyoncé many awards and music awards, but even she could not avoid unpleasant moments. At the beginning of her career, young Beyonce performed as part of the Girl’s Tyme band. The team was interested in producer Arne Frager. Beginners have the opportunity to participate in a talent contest, which was broadcast throughout the country. The performance was a failure. The girls chose a bad song. Beyonce was very worried about this, but now she probably does not even remember this period of her life.
4. Oprah Winfrey
The first black woman billionaire in history. If not for a 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 age 16, Winfrey won a public speaking contest and entered the public university. Soon she was taken on television by an assistant news commentator. Winfrey could not cope with her duties: her voice was trembling, she was very worried. Nine months later she lost her seat.
After 7 years, she launched her own show, which was very popular for a quarter century. It was shown in 146 countries. Now Oprah has her own TV channel.
3. Walt Disney
Walt Disney is a famous animator, he founded The Walt Disney Company. This man is famous for creating the first sound and music cartoons. To achieve such results, Walt had to overcome difficulties. As a freelance artist, he created Mickey Mouse and proposed this character to MGM. They refused Disney, because they thought that the mouse on the screen would cause fear among the fairer sex.
Walt's first lucky 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, in the future this cartoon became very popular. These are not all of Walt's failures; one can talk about them for a long time. The main thing is that this man did not break down and fulfilled his dream.
Disney is the record holder for the number of Oscars. There are 26 of them, he was also awarded many other prizes.
2. Steven Spielberg
One of the most popular filmmakers in the USA. He became interested in cinema as a child. Father gave him a camcorder. 12-year-old Stephen began filming his first films and even won the amateur film competition. It seemed that he had every chance of further development in this area. Spielberg decided to get an appropriate education and submitted documents to the School of Motion Picture Arts. He tried to go there twice, but he was rejected with the words "too mediocre."
Stephen was accepted to a technical college without problems, but he did not leave his dream, he continued to make films. Soon, his talent was noticed at Universal Pictures. After the premiere of the film "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 become box office, and the interest of the audience is the highest award for the director.
1. Bill Gates
The state of Bill Gates is estimated at 96.3 billion dollars. He ranked 16th 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 started creating counters for reading traffic from the road. They called their company Traf-O-Data.
This is not to say that this idea was bad or unsuccessful. Everything could have worked out. Information was in demand, at first the device was popular. One “but” prevented the realization of the most ambitious plans: most states began to supply similar devices for road services on a free basis.
But Bill Gates and his associates could not so easily abandon their business. The organization existed for about 10 years, causing 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 this. Bill Gates achieved breakneck success, but always spoke warmly of Traf-O-Data.
