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Re: Successful People Who Failed At First by zurine(f): 3:27pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
Nice one. thanks |
Re: Successful People Who Failed At First by minimoha: 3:29pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
Sijioke: 8| Albert Einstein: if asked to name a genius,most people would come up with the name Albert Einstein. Yet even for Einstein genius did not come easy. He had Speech difficulties as a child and was once even thought to be Mentally handicapped. yeah, d guy has DYSLEXIA 1 Like |
Re: Successful People Who Failed At First by cj4someone(m): 3:29pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
This is a good reminder to me...to keep going in spite of the obstacles of life. It is also another reassuring reminder that if you don't keep trying...against all odds, you will have nothing to win at the end of the day. Tanx for the effort man. 1 Like |
Re: Successful People Who Failed At First by obisage(m): 3:33pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
but why is it hard/impossible to talk about success without mentioning America 90% of the people mentioned here are Americans, does it mean that other countries don't have people that failed and later succeeded? or that they they don't record it Could it b that Africans dont really keep/have records? 1 Like |
Re: Successful People Who Failed At First by keyboard1320: 3:42pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
You are never a failure until you accept to be. 1 Like |
Re: Successful People Who Failed At First by sylve11: 3:48pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
Inspiring..... |
Re: Successful People Who Failed At First by Joshuadon: 3:51pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
GOOD ONE 1 Like
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Re: Successful People Who Failed At First by Nobody: 3:51pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
minimoha: Actually, he did not. According to LD lore Einstein failed to talk until the age of four, the result of a language disability. It is also claimed that Einstein could not read until the age of nine. To strengthen their case LD proponents point to such facts that Einstein failed his first attempt at entrance into college and lost three teaching positions in two years. While this makes a nice story, this widely believed notion is false, according to Ronald W. Clark's comprehensive biography of Einstein, and according to Subtle is the Lord: The Science and Life of Albert Einstein, a biography by Abraham Pais (Oxford University Press, 1982). Pais states that although his family had initial apprehensions that he might be backward because of the unusually long time before he began to talk, Einstein was speaking in whole sentences by some point between age two and three years. According to Clark, a far more plausible reason for his relatively late speech development is "the simpler situation suggested by Einstein's son Hans Albert, who says that his father was withdrawn from the world even as a boy." Whether one accepts this interpretation, other information helps us to judge Einstein's language abilities after he began to speak. Einstein entered school at the age of six, and against popular belief did very well. When he was seven his mother wrote, "Yesterday Albert received his grades, he was again number one, his report card was brilliant." At the age of twelve Einstein was reading physics books. At thirteen, after reading the Critique of Pure Reason and the work of other philosophers, Einstein adopted Kant as his favorite author. About this time he also read Darwin. Pais states, "the widespread belief that he was a poor student is unfounded." Source: http://dyslexia.learninginfo.org/famous-people.htm |
Re: Successful People Who Failed At First by Nobody: 3:55pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
Sijioke: 11| Steve Jobs: Steve Jobs was a college drop out, a fired tech executive and an unsuccessful businessman. Ma role model and mentor. Three gbosas for you, op! 1 Like |
Re: Successful People Who Failed At First by wiringdpt(m): 3:57pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
I won't give up no matter what but it's hard, sometimes i feel like a failure...not sometimes everytime |
Re: Successful People Who Failed At First by bidexmat(m): 4:05pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
Dubby6: Which kind misleading topic b dis...hey stupid.... you won't buy it because u r dumb. Poor prate! Paintings ar nat meant for wretched people like you. Dey ar actually mean't for rich intellectuals. U r jst an educated illitrate hu knows nofin abt da art of living. Oponu aayerada! Ode! Dats y u can neva meet up wiv dem in all ramification! Bigot! Walai dushbag ni e!! |
Re: Successful People Who Failed At First by pheesayor(m): 4:20pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
I'm motivated by this, I started driving lesson yesterday and I failed woefully my first test. Refused ti go today but will most def go on money. I'm inspired... |
Re: Successful People Who Failed At First by englishmart(m): 4:27pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
Some of them are too old. Why? 1 Like |
Re: Successful People Who Failed At First by escobar07(m): 4:31pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
Naturally, we should have the thread: unsuccessful people who succeeded at first 2 Likes |
Re: Successful People Who Failed At First by portable86(f): 4:54pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
God please give me the grace to be patient,nuture my dreams and never give up.Amen Thanks op! 1 Like |
Re: Successful People Who Failed At First by Nobody: 4:59pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
Apatheist: You seriously need to sit down, if its farouz(chilled) get it and a bottle of groundnut then dive into a constructive research on Albert Einstein. Note: Einstein had dyslexia... |
Re: Successful People Who Failed At First by Nobody: 5:04pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
Stanleyitua:Did I say he didn't? |
Re: Successful People Who Failed At First by pelvicky(m): 5:48pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
I have a question to ask everybody and dat is-can you be best in all,can you be overall or all rounder. As physics and math is peculiar to albert einstein,i quess he might be weak in some subject probabily biology that contain the anatomy,physiology of the body..or is he also gud in dat... CAN A PERSON LIVE WITHOUT A WEAK POINT |
Re: Successful People Who Failed At First by pigin: 5:54pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
@op, your list is not completed without Sly popularly known as Rocky by American kids, and Rambo by Nigerian pikins. The hugely famous actor, producer, director Sylvester Stallone had a rough start. His life began with pregnancy complications that changed his fate forever. Stallone’s biography at Wikipedia contains the amazing story : Complications his mother suffered during labor forced her obstetricians to use two pairs of forceps during his birth; misuse of these accidentally severed a nerve and caused paralysis in parts of Stallone’s face. As a result, the lower left side of his face is paralyzed – including parts of his lip, tongue, and chin – an accident which has given Stallone his snarling look and slightly slurred speech. That’s not all. Wikipedia also explains: He spent his first five years in Hell’s Kitchen, bouncing between foster homes while his parents endured a troubled marriage. Photo © Flickr User Gage Skidmore So did Sly go from there to instant success? Nope. In fact, he sunk pretty low and nearly went broke! Stallone had his first starring role in the soft core pornography feature film The Party at Kitty and Stud’s (1970). He was paid US $200 for two days’ work. Stallone later explained that he had done the film out of desperation after being evicted from his apartment and finding himself homeless for several days. He has also said that he slept three weeks in the New York City Port Authority bus station prior to seeing a casting notice for the film. In the actor’s words, “it was either do that movie or rob someone, because I was at the end – the very end – of my rope.” Failure is the secret to success . Stallone endured hardship after hardship before finally finding his path. In fact, the story of Rocky is well-known. The actor wrote the screenplay himself in twenty hours straight, and then kept refusing bigger and bigger offers until someone finally allowed him to play the title role. That kind of denial would usually be thought of as foolish. But for this Hollywood legend, it was the secret to his career. 2 Likes |
Re: Successful People Who Failed At First by Btruth: 6:08pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
Tough time never last......but tough people do. Failure is the bedrock of success. Though, not all failures leads to success, but once one is determine and positive, sky will be the beginning. 1 Like |
Re: Successful People Who Failed At First by Orikinla(m): 6:12pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
Failure is for only those who give up. 1 Like
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Re: Successful People Who Failed At First by Chinoanyi(m): 6:27pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
I love this, failure or failing shud not scare u if u must make it,infact 4me wen pple kno u as a failure its best dat way cuse it motivate u more to achieve |
Re: Successful People Who Failed At First by OAM4J: 6:34pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
My mum once quoted to me while trying to encourage me after a failure: "You said you are a success and you have never failed, who then was your lecturer?" .... I never forget that. 2 Likes |
Re: Successful People Who Failed At First by zionsamuel: 6:38pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
12. SAMUEL ZION; Beginning from a very humble beginning, he was called a dull boy in junior high school. He once came 51 out of 60. He was known for being restless and playful as a teenager and may not amount to anything in life. But he didn't let this stop him. When he was 16, he wrote his first book, REALIZATION OF SUCCESS, but had no recognition. In Sept 2010, as an undergraduate student of Uniport, he organized a program titled CHANGING NIGERIA, IS IT NECESSARY? he only had 13 People in attendance. But this didn't stop him. Graduating at 21 years old with a second class upper, he determined to make a difference. Then in February 2014, at just 25 years old, he organized the largest (and probably the first) online valentine's day program that had 1.5 million people connect from around the world. On May 27th 2014, he once again organized another online program titled YOUTH CONNECT 2014, and had 2.5 million hits as these events where hosted on all major social networks (facebook, linkedin, yookos etc). (youthconect2014..com) He is currently the CEO is Stars Concepts (starsconcepts.) (a social media advertising firm) and Stars Agros International (an agro company) He didn't allow his challenges stop him from being successful and he still got so much ahead of him. Choose to make a mark in the sands of time!
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Re: Successful People Who Failed At First by fightforchange1(f): 6:40pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
Sijioke: Failure Holy Sh&t O_O |
Re: Successful People Who Failed At First by jahbiz: 6:49pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
Great!!! But where are African names especially Nigerians. Don't we have one? |
Re: Successful People Who Failed At First by Reference(m): 6:50pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
Cool. I particularly like the Stephen King one. The wife rescued his scripts from the 'round file' - the garbage can I suppose and tried one more time. I guess a couple of threads that run through them all is persistence and a will to do it differently once again. |
Re: Successful People Who Failed At First by Reference(m): 6:57pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
jahbiz: Great!!! But where are African names especially Nigerians. Don't we have one? We do. They are just not global icons. And that's an important point. You donot have to be massive to be successful. Success is not measured in size or popularity but in the distance between where you started and where you end and for some that journey begins even after their demise and continues for generations without end. So never underestimate the smallest, irrelevant seed of a story you see today around you. Life has a way of surprises. Just never give up. Always strive for excellence and fight till your last days on earth. 1 Like |
Re: Successful People Who Failed At First by adewaleh(m): 7:31pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
I don't give a shit about what people think about me, I believe in where I'm going. people at times make me see my past failures as an excuse to discourage me, but I stick to God's plan and focus. now that I'm on the right track, whatever u say is you own opinion. I know a Nigerians Philip Emeagwali . Google it. |
Re: Successful People Who Failed At First by NaijaKISS: 8:03pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
Nice and wonderful post. I am highly blessed and encouraged by ur post; keep it up. |
Re: Successful People Who Failed At First by Canme4u(m): 8:09pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
Nice update. |
Re: Successful People Who Failed At First by Ayoola171(m): 8:10pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
Interesting. |
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