Dr Joe Molete

For some more inspiration when

you're knocked down…

These people failed many times but kept on going. They inspire me.

Thomas Edison's teachers told him he was "too stupid to learn anything”

Edison went on to hold more than 1,000 patents and invented some of the world-changing devices like electrical lamp and a movie

Oprah Winfrey was fired from her first television job as an anchor in Baltimore

Oprah Winfrey was fired from her first television job as an anchor in Baltimore

But Ophrah rebounded and become the undisputed queen of TV talk show. Today she is worth an estimated $2.9 billion

Walt Disney was fired by a newspaper editor because he "lacked imagination and had no good ideas”

Several more of his businesses failed before the premiere of his movie "Snow White." Today, most childhoods wouldn't be the same without his ideas

Colonel Harland David Sanders was fired from dozens of jobs before founding a successful restaurant

KFC is now one of the most recognizable franchises in the world, with over 18,000 locations

Sir Isaac Newton's mother pulled him out of school so that he could run the family farm. He failed miserably

Realizing her son was not meant to till the land, she let Newton finish his basic education. He became a great scientists of all time, revolutionizing physics and

mathematics

Vera Wang failed to make the U.S. Olympic figure-skating team. Then she became an editor at Vogue and

was passed over for the editor-in-chief position

She began designing wedding gowns at age 40 and today is one of the premier designers in the fashion industry, with a business worth over $1 billion

Vera Wang failed to make the U.S. Olympic figure-skating team. Then she became an editor at Vogue and

was passed over for the editor-in-chief position

When Sidney Poitier first auditioned for the American Negro Theatre, he flubbed his lines and spoke in a heavy Caribbean accent, which made the director

angrily tell him to stop wasting his time

He won an Academy Award for Best Actor and helped break down the color barrier in the American film industry 

Vera Wang failed to make the U.S. Olympic figure-skating team. Then she became an editor at Vogue and

was passed over for the editor-in-chief position

When Sidney Poitier first auditioned for the American Negro Theatre, he flubbed his lines and spoke in a heavy Caribbean accent, which made the director

angrily tell him to stop wasting his time

J.K. Rowling was a single mom living off welfare when she began writing the first "Harry Potter" novel

Rowling is now internationally renowned for her seven-book Harry Potter series and, in U.S. currency, became the first billionaire author in 2004

Vera Wang failed to make the U.S. Olympic figure-skating team. Then she became an editor at Vogue and

was passed over for the editor-in-chief position

When Sidney Poitier first auditioned for the American Negro Theatre, he flubbed his lines and spoke in a heavy Caribbean accent, which made the director

angrily tell him to stop wasting his time

After Harrison Ford's first small movie role, an executive took him into his office and told him he'd

never succeed in the movie business

Ford's career went on to span six decades, and has included timeless starring roles in blockbuster films like the "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" series

Vera Wang failed to make the U.S. Olympic figure-skating team. Then she became an editor at Vogue and

was passed over for the editor-in-chief position

When Sidney Poitier first auditioned for the American Negro Theatre, he flubbed his lines and spoke in a heavy Caribbean accent, which made the director

angrily tell him to stop wasting his time

Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, had his first book rejected by 27 different publishers

Dr. Seuss became a legendary children's author known around the world and his books have sold over 600 million copies

Vera Wang failed to make the U.S. Olympic figure-skating team. Then she became an editor at Vogue and

was passed over for the editor-in-chief position

When Sidney Poitier first auditioned for the American Negro Theatre, he flubbed his lines and spoke in a heavy Caribbean accent, which made the director

angrily tell him to stop wasting his time

A young Henry Ford ruined his reputation with a couple of failed automobile businesses

Ford Motor Company forever changed the automotive industry and culture with his assembly line mode of production

Vera Wang failed to make the U.S. Olympic figure-skating team. Then she became an editor at Vogue and

was passed over for the editor-in-chief position

When Sidney Poitier first auditioned for the American Negro Theatre, he flubbed his lines and spoke in a heavy Caribbean accent, which made the director

angrily tell him to stop wasting his time

As a child, Albert Einstein had some difficulty communicating and learning in a traditional manner

He won the Nobel prize in physics for the discovery of the photoelectric effect, and was known for his special theory of relativity

Vera Wang failed to make the U.S. Olympic figure-skating team. Then she became an editor at Vogue and

was passed over for the editor-in-chief position

When Sidney Poitier first auditioned for the American Negro Theatre, he flubbed his lines and spoke in a heavy Caribbean accent, which made the director

angrily tell him to stop wasting his time

While developing his vacuum, Sir James Dyson went through 5,126 failed prototypes and his savings over 15

years

But the 5,127th prototype worked, and the Dyson brand became the best-selling bagless vacuum brand in the United States. He is now worth an

estimated $4.5 billion

At 30 years old, Steve Jobs was left devastated and decompressed after being unceremoniously removed

from the company he started

Apple's revolutionary products, which include the iPod, iPhone and iPad, are now seen as dictating the evolution of modern technology

Many others have beaten all odds to change the world in

their own small way

....like you

Keep going. You are an inspiration to many

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