The document discusses examples of successful people who faced initial rejections or failures, suggesting that success is not a linear path and often comes after setbacks. It provides examples of famous authors, artists, entrepreneurs and inventors who experienced numerous rejections of their early work but eventually found success, including Stephen King, Dr. Seuss, Vincent Van Gogh, Colonel Sanders, Albert Einstein, Tim Ferriss, Richard Branson, Michael Jordan, Steven Spielberg, and Thomas Edison. It also discusses definitions of failure, stating things failure is not, such as avoidable, an end, a person, objective, the enemy, irreversible, or a stigma. Overall the document presents examples to illustrate that success often comes

1. What is Success?

2. Stephen King’s: first book Carrie was rejected 30 times.

3. Stephen King’s: first book Carrie was rejected 30 times.
Dr. Seuss: 27 different publishers rejected his first book.

4. Stephen King’s: first book Carrie was rejected 30 times.
Dr. Seuss: 27 different publishers rejected his first book.
Vincent Van Gogh: sold ONLY one painting in his lifetime!

5. Stephen King’s: first book Carrie was rejected 30 times.
Dr. Seuss: 27 different publishers rejected his first book.
Vincent Van Gogh: sold ONLY one painting in his lifetime!
Colonel Sanders: the founder of KFC started his dream at 65 years old!

6. Stephen King’s: first book Carrie was rejected 30 times.
Dr. Seuss: 27 different publishers rejected his first book.
Vincent Van Gogh: sold ONLY one painting in his lifetime!
Colonel Sanders: the founder of KFC started his dream at 65 years old!
Albert Einstein: didn’t speak until he was four and didn’t read till seven.

7. Stephen King’s: first book Carrie was rejected 30 times.
Dr. Seuss: 27 different publishers rejected his first book.
Vincent Van Gogh: sold ONLY one painting in his lifetime!
Colonel Sanders: the founder of KFC started his dream at 65 years old!
Albert Einstein: didn’t speak until he was four and didn’t read till seven.
Tim Ferris: was rejected by 26 publishers before one gave him a chance.

8. Stephen King’s: first book Carrie was rejected 30 times.
Dr. Seuss: 27 different publishers rejected his first book.
Vincent Van Gogh: sold ONLY one painting in his lifetime!
Colonel Sanders: the founder of KFC started his dream at 65 years old!
Albert Einstein: didn’t speak until he was four and didn’t read till seven.
Tim Ferris: was rejected by 26 publishers before one gave him a chance.
Richard Branson: Remember Virgin Cola or Virgin credit cards? Probably not!

9. Stephen King’s: first book Carrie was rejected 30 times.
Dr. Seuss: 27 different publishers rejected his first book.
Vincent Van Gogh: sold ONLY one painting in his lifetime!
Colonel Sanders: the founder of KFC started his dream at 65 years old!
Albert Einstein: didn’t speak until he was four and didn’t read till seven.
Tim Ferris: was rejected by 26 publishers before one gave him a chance.
Richard Branson: Remember Virgin Cola or Virgin credit cards? Probably not!
Michael Jordan: is famous for being cut from his high school basketball team.

10. Stephen King’s: first book Carrie was rejected 30 times.
Dr. Seuss: 27 different publishers rejected his first book.
Vincent Van Gogh: sold ONLY one painting in his lifetime!
Colonel Sanders: the founder of KFC started his dream at 65 years old!
Albert Einstein: didn’t speak until he was four and didn’t read till seven.
Tim Ferris: was rejected by 26 publishers before one gave him a chance.
Richard Branson: Remember Virgin Cola or Virgin credit cards? Probably not!
Michael Jordan: is famous for being cut from his high school basketball team.
Steven Spielberg: applied twice to the USC film school and was denied admittance.

11. Stephen King’s: first book Carrie was rejected 30 times.
Dr. Seuss: 27 different publishers rejected his first book.
Vincent Van Gogh: sold ONLY one painting in his lifetime!
Colonel Sanders: the founder of KFC started his dream at 65 years old!
Albert Einstein: didn’t speak until he was four and didn’t read till seven.
Tim Ferris: was rejected by 26 publishers before one gave him a chance.
Richard Branson: Remember Virgin Cola or Virgin credit cards? Probably not!
Michael Jordan: is famous for being cut from his high school basketball team.
Steven Spielberg: applied twice to the USC film school and was denied admittance.
Thomas Edison: said “when I find 10,000 ways something won’t work, I haven’t failed.”

12. Stephen King’s: first book Carrie was rejected 30 times.
Dr. Seuss: 27 different publishers rejected his first book.
Vincent Van Gogh: sold ONLY one painting in his lifetime!
Colonel Sanders: the founder of KFC started his dream at 65 years old!
Albert Einstein: didn’t speak until he was four and didn’t read till seven.
Tim Ferris: was rejected by 26 publishers before one gave him a chance.
Richard Branson: Remember Virgin Cola or Virgin credit cards? Probably not!
Michael Jordan: is famous for being cut from his high school basketball team.
Steven Spielberg: applied twice to the USC film school and was denied admittance.
Thomas Edison: said “when I find 10,000 ways something won’t work, I haven’t failed.”
Mark Cuban: billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks was unemployable in his 1st jobs.

13. Stephen King’s: first book Carrie was rejected 30 times.
Dr. Seuss: 27 different publishers rejected his first book.
Vincent Van Gogh: sold ONLY one painting in his lifetime!
Colonel Sanders: the founder of KFC started his dream at 65 years old!
Albert Einstein: didn’t speak until he was four and didn’t read till seven.
Tim Ferris: was rejected by 26 publishers before one gave him a chance.
Richard Branson: Remember Virgin Cola or Virgin credit cards? Probably not!
Michael Jordan: is famous for being cut from his high school basketball team.
Steven Spielberg: applied twice to the USC film school and was denied admittance.
Thomas Edison: said “when I find 10,000 ways something won’t work, I haven’t failed.”
Mark Cuban: billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks was unemployable in his 1st jobs.
John Grisham’s: first book A Time to Kill took three years to write. It was rejected 28 times.

14. Stephen King’s: first book Carrie was rejected 30 times.
Dr. Seuss: 27 different publishers rejected his first book.
Vincent Van Gogh: sold ONLY one painting in his lifetime!
Colonel Sanders: the founder of KFC started his dream at 65 years old!
Albert Einstein: didn’t speak until he was four and didn’t read till seven.
Tim Ferris: was rejected by 26 publishers before one gave him a chance.
Richard Branson: Remember Virgin Cola or Virgin credit cards? Probably not!
Michael Jordan: is famous for being cut from his high school basketball team.
Steven Spielberg: applied twice to the USC film school and was denied admittance.
Thomas Edison: said “when I find 10,000 ways something won’t work, I haven’t failed.”
Mark Cuban: billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks was unemployable in his 1st jobs.
John Grisham’s: first book A Time to Kill took three years to write. It was rejected 28 times.
Abraham Lincoln: lost 8 elections, twice failed in business & suffered a nervous breakdown.

15. Stephen King’s: first book Carrie was rejected 30 times.
Dr. Seuss: 27 different publishers rejected his first book.
Vincent Van Gogh: sold ONLY one painting in his lifetime!
Colonel Sanders: the founder of KFC started his dream at 65 years old!
Albert Einstein: didn’t speak until he was four and didn’t read till seven.
Tim Ferris: was rejected by 26 publishers before one gave him a chance.
Richard Branson: Remember Virgin Cola or Virgin credit cards? Probably not!
Michael Jordan: is famous for being cut from his high school basketball team.
Steven Spielberg: applied twice to the USC film school and was denied admittance.
Thomas Edison: said “when I find 10,000 ways something won’t work, I haven’t failed.”
Mark Cuban: billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks was unemployable in his 1st jobs.
John Grisham’s: first book A Time to Kill took three years to write. It was rejected 28 times.
Abraham Lincoln: lost 8 elections, twice failed in business & suffered a nervous breakdown.
Walt Disney: was turned down 302 times before he got financing for creating Disney World.

16. Stephen King’s: first book Carrie was rejected 30 times.
Dr. Seuss: 27 different publishers rejected his first book.
Vincent Van Gogh: sold ONLY one painting in his lifetime!
Colonel Sanders: the founder of KFC started his dream at 65 years old!
Albert Einstein: didn’t speak until he was four and didn’t read till seven.
Tim Ferris: was rejected by 26 publishers before one gave him a chance.
Richard Branson: Remember Virgin Cola or Virgin credit cards? Probably not!
Michael Jordan: is famous for being cut from his high school basketball team.
Steven Spielberg: applied twice to the USC film school and was denied admittance.
Thomas Edison: said “when I find 10,000 ways something won’t work, I haven’t failed.”
Mark Cuban: billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks was unemployable in his 1st jobs.
John Grisham’s: first book A Time to Kill took three years to write. It was rejected 28 times.
Abraham Lincoln: lost 8 elections, twice failed in business & suffered a nervous breakdown.
Walt Disney: was turned down 302 times before he got financing for creating Disney World.
The Beatles: were told “guitar groups are on the way out” & “had no future in show business”

17. What is Failure?

18. 7 Things Failure is NOT

19. 7 Things Failure is NOT
• Failure is NOT avoidable.

20. 7 Things Failure is NOT
• Failure is NOT avoidable.
• Failure is NOT an End; It’s a PROCESS.

21. 7 Things Failure is NOT
• Failure is NOT avoidable.
• Failure is NOT an End; It’s a PROCESS.
• Failure is an event, NOT a PERSON.

22. 7 Things Failure is NOT
• Failure is NOT avoidable.
• Failure is NOT an End; It’s a PROCESS.
• Failure is an event, NOT a PERSON.
• Failure is NOT objective.

23. 7 Things Failure is NOT
• Failure is NOT avoidable.
• Failure is NOT an End; It’s a PROCESS.
• Failure is an event, NOT a PERSON.
• Failure is NOT objective.
• Failure is NOT the enemy.

24. 7 Things Failure is NOT
• Failure is NOT avoidable.
• Failure is NOT an End; It’s a PROCESS.
• Failure is an event, NOT a PERSON.
• Failure is NOT objective.
• Failure is NOT the enemy.
• Failure is NOT irreversible.

25. 7 Things Failure is NOT
• Failure is NOT avoidable.
• Failure is NOT an End; It’s a PROCESS.
• Failure is an event, NOT a PERSON.
• Failure is NOT objective.
• Failure is NOT the enemy.
• Failure is NOT irreversible.
• Failure is NOT a stigma.

26. 7 Things Failure is NOT
• Failure is NOT avoidable.
• Failure is NOT an End; It’s a PROCESS.
• Failure is an event, NOT a PERSON.
• Failure is NOT objective.
• Failure is NOT the enemy.
• Failure is NOT irreversible.
• Failure is NOT a stigma.
• Failure is NOT final.

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What is Success?

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35. I am the 26,252,228th richest person

36. I am the 26,252,228th richest person
IN THE WORLD!

37. I am the 26,252,228th richest person
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38. That’s me!
I am the 26,252,228th richest person
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39. So.....
Perhaps Success
can be defined:

40. By that famous philosopher...
...Sheryl Crow

41. “It’s not having what you want;
It’s wanting what you’ve got!”

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