1. who ran for public office seven times, was defeated every time, and still went on to become president. ..abraham lincoln.
2. Who struggled through thousands of experiments before perfecting one invention and was awarded over one thousand patents for his inventions..thomas alva edison
3. who flunked the first grade and went on to become attorney general...robert f. kennedy
4. who disn't learn to talk until he was four years old but ultimately communicated fabulous scientific theories throughout the world..albert einstein
5. who was dismissed from the psychiatric society in vienna, austria, only to become a world respected, prominent psychiatrist..victor frankl
6. who was told at an early age that he had no talent for music but whose name synonylous with music quality...ludwig van beethoven
7. who flunked first and fourth grades yet went on to become an astronaut..ed gibson
8. who worked as a water boy in a mine, as a lumberjack, a garage mechanic, and spent two years acting with a tent show before achieving acting success..clark gable
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "self-trust is the first secret of success." Imagine how difficult it must have been for the people mentioned above to continue trusting themselves. Through failure, adversity, and overwhelming obstacles, they maintained a clear picture of what they wanted and then applied their efforts toward the attainment of their goals.
