1. When Edison experimented with light bulbs, he failed more than 8,000 times, but he did not give up. He said that failure is the mother of success. He said that although I failed 8,000 times, I know this. There are more than 8,000 things that cannot be used as raw materials for light bulbs. I firmly believe that I will succeed, because failure is the mother of success.

2. The founder of KFC is Colonel Sanders. Colonel Sanders is a retired soldier. After he retired, he was penniless and could only rely on government subsidies for his monthly living. to maintain. Sanders had a secret recipe for fried chicken. He decided to recommend his secret recipe to major food companies, but every company refused in the face of this ragged man. After 1001 efforts, he was finally recognized by a food company. In just one and a half years, he opened 300 chain stores and was loved by people. What made him successful? He didn't give up even after failing again and again. Why didn't he give up? Because he firmly believed that failure was the mother of success.

3. In the United States, there was a poor young man who persisted in his dream wholeheartedly even when all his money combined was not enough to buy a decent suit. He wants to be an actor, make movies, and be a star. At that time, there were 500 film companies in Hollywood, and he knew it all too well.

According to the route he carefully drew and the order of the list, he visited each one with a script tailor-made for himself. But after the first pass, none of the 500 film companies were willing to hire him. Faced with 100% rejection, the young man did not lose heart. After leaving the last rejected film company, he started from the first one and continued his second round of visits and self-recommendations.

In the second round of visits, 500 companies still rejected him. The results of the third round of visits were still the same as those of the second round. The young man gritted his teeth and started his fourth round of visits. After visiting the 349th film company, the boss of the 350th film company for the first time agreed to let him leave the script for a first look. A few days later, the young man was notified and invited to discuss in detail. During this discussion, the company decided to invest in the filming of the film and asked the young man to be the leading actor in the script he wrote. The movie is called "Rocky."

This young man’s name is Stallone. Now looking at the history of movies, this movie called "Rocky" and this superstar who will become famous all over the world are both on the list. Stallone did not give in when he hit the wall a total of 1,849 times, but continued to persevere and finally succeeded for the 1,850th time. His case once again proves the philosophy: "Failure is the mother of success."

4. 50 years ago, there was an American named Carl. His family ran a grocery store, but the business was not good. Young Carl told his parents that since they had been operating without success for so many years, they should change their mind and think of other ways.

There are several universities near his home, and students often come out to eat fast food. Carl thought that since no one had opened a pizza house nearby, selling pizza would definitely work, so he opened a pizza house opposite his family's grocery store. He decorated the pizza house exquisitely and warmly, which is very in line with the elegant and emotional characteristics of the students.

In less than a year, Carl's pizza became a famous food in the neighborhood, and it was full of customers every day. He opened two more branches and the business was also very good.

5. The famous French novelist Alexandre Dumas is the son of the literary master Alexandre Dumas. When he was young, he worked hard to create and wrote countless articles, but he did not reveal his special identity and worked hard to gain It was just a rejection letter, but he never gave up on himself until "La Traviata" came out, which shocked the entire European literary world and became a blockbuster.