Failure & Success

The Following is a List of Failures & Successes of one particular individual, whom you ALL know. Check it out. Then look in the mirror and tell yourself if he can succeed after all those failures, so can YOU!

1832
Lost job
Defeated for state legislature
Elected company captain of Illinois militia in Black Hawk War

1833
Failed in business
Appointed postmaster of New Salem, Illinois
Appointed deputy surveyor of Sangamon County

1834
Elected to Illinois state legislature

1835
Sweetheart died

1836
Had nervous breakdown
Re-elected to Illinois state legislature (running first in his district)
Received license to practice law in Illinois state courts

1837
Led Whig delegation in moving Illinois state capital from Vandalia to Springfield
Became law partner of John T. Stuart

1838
Defeated for Speaker
Nominated for Illinois House Speaker by Whig caucus
Re-elected to Illinois House (running first in his district)
Served as Whig floor leader

1839
Chosen presidential elector by first Whig convention
Admitted to practice law in U.S. Circuit Court

1840
Argues first case before Illinois Supreme Court
Re-elected to Illinois state legislature

1841
Established new law practice with Stephen T. Logan

1842
Admitted to practice law in U.S. District Court

1843
Defeated for nomination for Congress

1844
Established own law practice with William H. Herndon as junior partner

1846
Elected to Congress

1848
Lost renomination
(Chose not to run for Congress, abiding by rule of rotation among Whigs.)

1849
Rejected for land officer
Admitted to practice law in U.S. Supreme Court
Declined appointment as secretary and then as governor of Oregon Territory

1854
Defeated for U.S. Senate
Elected to Illinois state legislature (but declined seat to run for U.S. Senate)

1856
Defeated for nomination for Vice President

1858
Again defeated for U.S. Senate

1860
Elected President - Yes, this is Abraham Lincoln, arguably one of the BEST Presidents of The United States of America.

Wow, huh!


"Success is moving from failure to failure without any loss of enthusiasm." Winston Churchill