Rejection, failure and disappointment bring great success if this doesn't stop you from pursing your dreams. Most people fail to accomplish their dreams because they were rejected in the early stage. Then they believe they have failed and later call themselves "a failure". Some have great ideas that could make them rich but loose this great ideas because they are fear of being a failure. They later blame themselves when they later see people making it from such ideas. Let's consider this 5 people who lived through failure before going on to become names known around the world:
1. Milton Hershey
Milton Hershey worked for a local candy factory but later decided to go out on his own. He failed miserably for sometimes. He later returned to the family farm and perfected the art of making delicious milk-chocolate candy, which we enjoy in the form of Hershey chocolate today.
2. Theodor Giesel
Theodor Giesel struggled to write a novel that publishing companies would call something other than "pure rubbish" several times (27 to be exact). He never quit untill his dream was achieved. One fateful night, he ran into an old friend who had recently taken over as a children's literature editor. The friend agreed to publish Giesel's work. Better known today as Dr. Seuss, Giesel was never again called a failure after his first book struck it big.
3. Michael Jordan
As a kid, Jordan loved basketball and knew he wanted to make a career out of it. No coach would give him a chance because he was short. Through an inside connection, he got into a basketball camp from which players for college teams were chosen. He was noticed by a coach -- who still chose not to invite him to the team. Jordan returned home discouraged, but decided to prove the coach wrong. Now a member of the NBA Hall of Fame, just about everyone would agree he succeeded.
Jordan famously said:“I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot, and I missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”4. Oprah Winfrey
To many, losing a child is worse than losing a business. Oprah lived through this hellish reality after giving birth at 14. She managed not only to overcome this, but also being repeatedly molested by her cousin, uncle and a family friend. Despite her tragic past, she has worked hard to become successful, amass a net worth of $2.9 billion and also made history in the world as the richest African-American of the 20th century as well as the greatest black philanthropist in U.S. history.
5. Walt Disney
Walt Disney began his career by being fired by a newspaper for not being creative enough. Later, his Mickey Mouse cartoons were rejected because they were deemed to be "too scary for women." If that wasn't enough, "The Three Little Pigs" was also turned down because it only had four characters. Thankfully, we have the Disney company today because he chose not to listen to any of his critics and press forward towards his dreams.
Disney’s take on failure:“I think it’s important to have a good hard failure when you’re young… Because it makes you kind of aware of what can happen to you. Because of it I’ve never had any fear in my whole life when we’ve been near collapse and all of that. I’ve never been afraid.”Reference: https://www.entrepreneur.com/leadership/10-people-who-became-wildly-successful-after-facing/249961
CONCLUSIONDon't ever be weigh down by rejection, failure and disappointment. This should be a fuel to power your dream. If you want to succeed, don’t be afraid to fail. The more times you fail, the closer you’re getting to success. Life is full of ups and downs, so must good things doesn't come easy. No matter how good we are, we may still fail at one point or another. The important thing is to learn how to overcome failure and to keep pushing forward towards our dreams.
