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Success comes in all shapes and colours. You can be successful in your job and career but

you can equally be successful in your marriage, at sports or a hobby. Whatever success you

are after there is one thing all radically successful people have in common: Their ferocious

drive and hunger for success makes them never give up.

Successful people (or the people talking or writing about them) often paint a picture of the

perfect ascent to success. In fact, some of the most successful people in business,

entertainment and sport have failed. Many have failed numerous times but they have never

given up. Successful people are able to pick themselves up, dust themselves off and carry on

trying.

I have collected some examples that should be an inspiration to anyone who aspires to besuccessful. They show that if you want to succeed you should expect failure along the way. I

actually believe that failure can spur you on and make you try even harder. You could argue

that every experience of failure increases the hunger for success. The truly successful won't

be beaten, they take responsibility for failure, learn from it and start all over from a stronger

position.

Let's look at some examples, including some of my fellow LinkedIn influencers:

Henry Ford - the pioneer of modern business entrepreneurs and the founder of the Ford

Motor Company failed a number of times on his route to success. His first venture to build a

motor car got dissolved a year and a half after it was started because the stockholders lost

confidence in Henry Ford. Ford was able to gather enough capital to start again but a year

later pressure from the financiers forced him out of the company again. Despite the fact that

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the entire motor industry had lost faith in him he managed to find another investor to start the

Ford Motor Company - and the rest is history.

Walt Disney- one of the greatest business leaders who created the global Disney empire of

film studios, theme parks and consumer products didn't start off successful. Before the great

success came a number of failures. Believe it or not, Walt was fired from an early job at the

Kansas City Star Newspaper because he was not creative enough! In 1922 he started his first

company called Laugh-O-Gram. The Kansas based business would produce cartoons and

short advertising films. In 1923, the business went bankrupt. Walt didn't give up, he packed

up, went to Hollywood and started The Walt Disney Company.

Richard Branson- He is undoubtedly a successful entrepreneur with many successfulventures to his name including Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Music and Virgin Active. However, when

he was 16 he dropped out of school to start a student magazine that didn't do as well as he

hoped. He then set up a mail-order record business which did so well that he opened his own

record shop called Virgin. Along the way to success came many other failed ventures

including Virgin Cola, Virgin Vodka, Virgin Clothes, Virgin Vie, Virgin cards, etc.

Oprah Winfrey- who ranks No 1 in the Forbes celebrity list and is recognised as the queen

of entertainment based on an amazing career as iconic talk show host, media proprietor,

actress and producer. In her earlier career she had numerous set-backs, which included

getting fired from her job as a reporter because she was 'unfit for television', getting fired as

co-anchor for the 6 O'clock weekday news on WJZ-TV and being demoted to morning TV.

J.K. Rowling- who wrote the Harry Potter books selling over 400 million copies and making it

one of the most successful and lucrative book and film series ever. However, like so manywriters she received endless rejections from publishers. Many rejected her manuscript

outright for reasons like 'it was far too long for a children's book' or because 'children books

never make any money'. J.K. Rowling's story is even more inspiring because when she

started she was a divorced single mum on welfare.

Bill Gates -co-founder and chairman of Microsoft dropped out of Harvard and set up a

business called Traf-O-Data. The partnership between him, Paul Allen and Paul Gilbert was

based on a good idea (to read data from roadway traffic counters and create automated

reports on traffic flows) but a flawed business model that left the company with few

customers. The company ran up losses between 1974 and 1980 before it was closed.

However, Bill Gates and Paul Allen took what they learned and avoided those mistakes whey

they created the Microsoft empire.

History is littered with many more similar examples:

Milton Hershey failed in his first two attempts to set up a confectionary business.

H.J. Heinz set up a company that produced horseradish, which went bankrupt shortly

after.

Steve Jobs got fired from Apple, the company he founded. Only to return a few years

later to turn it into one of the most successful companies ever.

So, the one thing successful people never do is: Give up! I hope that this is inspiration and

motivation for everyone who aspires to be successful in whatever way they chose. Do you

agree or disagree with me? Are there other things you would add to the list of things

successful people never do? Please share your thoughts...

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racy Z.racy Z.

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Successful people always believe in themselves, not taking others' judges to heart and fearing about failures.Successful people always believe in themselves, not taking others' judges to heart and fearing about failures.

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Sidra H.Sidra H.

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Success is getting up every time you fall,failure is refusing to get up at all:)Success is getting up every time you fall,failure is refusing to get up at all:)

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. N.. N.

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Thanks for an inspirational read.Thanks for an inspirational read. Your article is also a reminder that the path to success mayYour article is also a reminder that the path to success may

not likely be linear as one would hope.not likely be linear as one would hope.

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Mai O.Mai O.

Software Consultant at Infusion Developme ntSoftware Consultant at Infusion Developme nt

v truev true

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Judith U.Judith U.

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Very inspirational!Very inspirational! Never ever give upNever ever give up

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Angie S.Angie S.

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Of course! Never, never give up! Nice inspiration to share.Of course! Never, never give up! Nice inspiration to share.

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Cheldena A.Cheldena A.

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All business has it's posi tives and negatives. However, I believe the only way to succeed is toAll business has it's posi tives and negatives. However, I believe the only way to succeed is to

do what you enjoy. Until then you will not truly succeed. It depends on how you measuredo what you enjoy. Until then you will not truly succeed. It depends on how you measure

success.success.

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Thanks for the encouragement!Thanks for the encouragement!

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Great inspiration.... As a great man (Winston Churchill) once said. Never give in, never, never,Great inspiration.... As a great man (Winston Churchill) once said. Never give in, never, never,

never, in anything great or small, large or petty. Never give in except to convictions of honournever, in anything great or small, large or petty. Never give in except to convictions of honour

and good sense.and good sense.
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Totally agree with you Mr.Totally agree with you Mr. Bernard MarrBernard Marr. Failing is not something to be ashamed of and avoid. It. Failing is not something to be ashamed of and avoid. It

should be used as a reason to keep you moving forward. Thank you for the article.should be used as a reason to keep you moving forward. Thank you for the article.


Mouna B.Mouna B.

Marc P.Marc P.

MSRP Research Intern at MITMSRP Research Intern at MIT

I disagree with this article. Knowing when to giving up, in my opinion, is a very important abilityI disagree with this article. Knowing when to giving up, in my opinion, is a very important ability

o have. If one can't identify when a cause is lost, then s/he will continue putting effort ando have. If one can't identify when a cause is lost, then s/he will continue putting effort and

capital into a fruitless sinkhole. In the examples you gave, you stated things as "failures". But,capital into a fruitless sinkhole. In the examples you gave, you stated things as "failures". But,

he thing that prevented those failures from being a absolute downfall is that at some point, thehe thing that prevented those failures from being a absolute downfall is that at some point, thefuture-success-story realized the failure and gave up, learned from their mistakes, andfuture-success-story realized the failure and gave up, learned from their mistakes, and

continued forward. I believe giving may have actually played an instrumental part in the successcontinued forward. I believe giving may have actually played an instrumental part in the success

of many of the examples you gave.of many of the examples you gave. Giving up doesn't have to amount to never again havingGiving up doesn't have to amount to never again having

ambition.ambition.


deema A.deema A.

Nicholas L.Nicholas L.

Associate at Latham & WatkinsAssociate at Latham & Watkins

Tomasz D makes a great point and corrects an otherwise excellent article. You should neverTomasz D makes a great point and corrects an otherwise excellent article. You should never

"expect" failure. Just don't be dismayed by it."expect" failure. Just don't be dismayed by it.

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