Why failure can be good and in some cases great...

I dedicate this blog to a friend.

We all fail at something in our life, but how many times does that short term pain turn into long term gain? The answer is more times than you could imagine.....take a lookwow

Oprah Winfrey was fired from WJZ-TV for being too "emotionally involved" with the stories she reported. She has since gone on to be one of the most famous and rich personalities in the worlddoh

Vincent Van Gogh only sold ONE painting out of 900 in his lifewow

Lady Gaga got dropped by a major record label after only 3 monthsdrinking

Steven Spielberg was denied by USC'S prestigious film school not once but twiceuh oh

Michael Jordon was rejected from his high school varsity basketball teambarf

Dr. Seuss first childrens book And to think I saw it on Mulberry Street was refused by 27 publishersthumbs down

Ang Lee failed Taiwan's college exam TWICE.....THIS ONE'S FOR MY FRIEND
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All these people went on to achieve great success in their lives because they believed in themselves and were persistent in their pathsthumbs up

When you get a 90 on an exam and you got one wrong isn't that the one you always remember?

Anyone have any similar experiences?
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Piece...

"Ah sol, are you not still rich?!! I never would have flirted with you yesterday if I'd known that"

Money grabber!! laugh
Well, I can imagine the founder of 7-Up to be 7th time lucky.

He first branded it 1-Up and when that did not work he tried 2-Up...
laugh doh wave
Sol, I failed at making any so I have to grab it where I can!!grin
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