This document discusses the stories of many famous and successful individuals who initially faced rejection or failure but ultimately achieved great success and recognition. It describes how Colonel Sanders sold his fried chicken business for $15 million after years of rejection, and how Terry Fox raised $20 million for cancer research despite being forced to quit his cross-Canada run halfway due to the disease. Famous figures like Amitabh Bachchan, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, The Beatles, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, and Albert Einstein are also discussed and how they each faced rejection but went on to find great success.

1. WELCOME !

5. What Has Success to Do With Dreams? “ Always remember there are only two kinds of people in this world, the realists and the dreamers. The realists know where they're going. The dreamers have already been there." Robert Orben

8. In 1952 he attempted to climb the highest mountain in the world and failed “ Mount Everest, you beat me the first time, but I will beat you the next time because you have grown all you are going to grow….and I am still growing”

9. On 29 th May 1953, Edmund Hillary became the first man to climb Mount Everest

11. The construction of a new road which put this man out of business in 1967. He went to over 1,000 places trying to sell his Chicken Recipe before he found a buyer interested in his 11 herbs and spices

12. Seven years later, at the age of 75, Colonel Sanders sold his fried chicken company for a finger-licking $15 million!

14. After his cancer –ridden leg amputated, this young man vowed to run on one leg form coast to coast of the entire length of Canada to raise $1 million for cancer research. Forced to quit half way when the cancer invaded his lungs, he and his foundation raised $ 20 million

15. Read again $ 20 million! Had Terry Fox lived the life of a simple man, he may have never raised even a twentieth of that amount

16. This Man Failed in business at the age of 21; Lost in a legislative race at 22; Failed again at business at the age of 24; Lost his sweetheart at the age of 26; Nervous breakdown at the age of 27; Lost a congressional race at age 34; Lost a senatorial race at the age 45; Failed in an effort become Vice President at the age 47; Lost a senatorial race at 49

18. When he approached AIR for the job of a part time announcer, he was rejected in an audition….

19. Today His Voice Is the Most Sought After Voice in India Have you heard of Amitabh Bachchan?

20. A small boy - the fifth amongst seven siblings of a poor father, was selling newspapers in a small village to earn his living. He was not exceptionally smart at school but was fascinated by religion and rockets. The first rocket he built crashed . A missile that he built crashed multiple times and he was made a butt of ridicule.

21. He is Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam He is the person to have scripted the Space Odyssey of India single-handedly

22. In 1962, four nervous young musicians played their first record audition for the executives of the Decca Recording Company. They were rejected outright. While turning down this group of musicians, one executive said, "We don't like their sound. Groups of guitars are on the way out."

23. The World Knows Them as “ The Beatles ”

24. In 1944, Emmeline Snively, director of the Blue Book Modelling Agency while rejecting told modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker, "You'd better learn secretarial work or else get married."

25. Marilyn Monroe

26. In 1954 Jimmy Denny, manager of the Grand Ole Opry Fired a singer after one performance. He told him, "You ain't goin 'nowhere....son. You ought to go back to drivin' a truck."

27. Elvis Presley

29. He would often be reprimanded for not paying attention to his mathematics and for his inability to solve simple problems. He was told that he would not become anybody in life.

30. Albert Einstein

31. A little girl - the 20th of 22 children, was born prematurely and her survival was doubtful. When she was 4 years old, she contracted double pneumonia and scarlet fever, which left her with a paralyzed left leg. At age 9, she removed the metal leg brace she had been dependent on and began to walk without it. By 13 she had developed a rhythmic walk, which doctors said was a miracle..

32. That Same Year She Decided to Become a Runner She entered a race and came in last. For the next few years every race she entered, she came in last. Everyone told her to quit, but she kept on running. One day she actually won a race. And then another. From then on she won every race she entered

33. Wilma Rudolph Winner three Olympic Gold Medals.

36. He tried over 2000 experiments before he got it to work. "I never failed once. I invented the light bulb. It just happened to be a 2000-step process." Thomas Edison

37. “ Failure doesn't mean you are a failure….it does mean you haven’t succeeded as yet”

38. Yes! I can and I will … … .What Next? What matters most is how you see your self ???

40. Power of Visualization "If you think you can or you think you cannot, you are right ” - Henry Ford

41. Brian Tracy is one of the world's leading authorities on personal and business success “ I Am the Best”….Because I Say So

43. Wishing you all the ‘ Very Best ’