So proud of Sydni running for Class President. Unfortunately, she didn’t get elected. Well, honey, you are in good company:
“I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot, and I missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
– Michael Jordan
Arguably one of the greatest presidents of all time, Abraham Lincoln’s Story:
- Lost job, 1832
- Defeated for legislature, 1832
- Failed in business, 1833
- Elected to legislature, 1834
- Sweetheart (Ann Rutledge) died, 1835
- Had nervous breakdown, 1836
- Defeated for Speaker, 1838
- Defeated for nomination for Congress, 1843
- Elected to Congress, 1846
- Lost renomination, 1848
- Rejected for Land Officer, 1849
- Defeated for Senate, 1854
- Defeated for nomination for Vice-President, 1856
- Again defeated for Senate, 1858
- Elected President, 1860
-Bill Gates was a Harvard Drop-Out
-Steve Jobs was FIRED from Apple originally. He pressed on and they wanted him back.
–Mickey Mouse creator Walt Disney dropped out of school at a young age in a failed attempt at joining the army. One of his earlier ventures, Laugh-o-Gram Studios, went bankrupt due to his lack of ability to run a successful business. He was once fired from a Missouri Newspaper for “not being creative enough.”
The List goes on and on. It’s taking the shot that counts! You will miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. Press forward and keep taking shots! Love You Girl! -Dad
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