A quick investigation on the internet reveals about 700 quotes on the topic of never giving up. To that end, please consider the following……….
Akio Morita, the co-founder of Sony, completely failed with his first product – a rice cooker that did nothing but burn the rice.
Frank Woolworth, founder of Woolworth’s, was told by one of his first employers that he did not have enough common sense to succeed.
Fred Smith, the founder of FedEx, presented his idea of overnight shipping to his business management class at Yale. His professor gave him a near failing grade.
Henry Ford’s first two car companies failed and left him broke.
Rowland Hussey Macy, over a period of 12 years, opened four different types of stores that all failed.
Soichiro Honda was rejected by Toyota for employment. Jobless and somewhat desperate, he started making scooters out of his garage. The rest is history.
Thomas Edison was told as a boy by his teacher that he was too stupid to learn anything and was directed to go into a career that did not require intelligence. Edison holds more than 1000 US patents.
Walt Disney was fired by the editor of a newspaper for not being creative enough.
“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind.”
- Henry Ford, (July 1863 – April 1947), Founder of Ford Motor Co.
Perform better!
