By Saurav Pandey | November 04, 2024
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Lost multiple elections for Congress, Senate, and Vice President before winning the U.S. presidency in 1860.
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Told after his first performance to go back to driving trucks. Instead, he became the “King of Rock and Roll.”
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Rejected from Harvard 10 times and 30 job applications, including KFC. Later, investors wouldn’t fund his company. Now, he’s one of China’s richest entrepreneurs.
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Unemployed single mother rejected by 12 publishers for her first book. Finally accepted, she became one of the world’s most successful authors.
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Cut from his high school basketball team for “lack of skill.” He became a six-time NBA champion and 14-time All-Star.
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Dropped out of college, explored spirituality, got fired from his own company, then returned to turn it into an iconic brand.
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Fired from her first co-anchor job. She built her own show, becoming one of the most influential women worldwide.
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Rejected at 17, struggled in Hollywood for poor English, but returned to become a global star in Rumble in the Bronx.
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Advised he’d never make it in film. Went on to star in over 50 iconic movies.
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Told he lacked imagination, rejected by over 300 banks, yet went on to create the Disney empire.