How can you get the fragrance of plum blossoms without experiencing a bone-chilling cold? Behind every celebrity's success are the footprints of failure. The following are the failure and success stories of celebrities that I shared. Come and have a look with me.

Stories of Celebrities’ Failures and Successes (1)

In July 1946, he was born in a charity hospital in Manhattan, New York. Unfortunately, he injured his facial nerve with medicinal tweezers, resulting in partial paralysis of the muscles in his left cheek, drooping of his left eyelid and left lip, and his speech ability was also greatly affected.

When he was a child, he lived with a nanny and could only see his parents on weekends. Because of his appearance, everyone dislikes him and is unwilling to play with him. He is very eager to get friendship and care from others, and to be appreciated and respected by others, but people always turn him away.

When he was 11 years old, his parents parted ways due to constant quarrels, and his mother, the only person who made him feel warm, also left him. The days with my father were not as warm and beautiful as I imagined. His father was very strict with him, almost to the point of harshness. If he was not careful, he would be scolded and insulted. His father often yelled at him: "Why can't you be smarter? Why can't you be stronger?" During that time, he felt like he was worthless.

When he was 15 years old, he came to Philadelphia and lived with his mother and stepfather. His academic performance was in shambles and he was considered a role model for leading other students into trouble. He changed to 12 different schools in one year, and was often expelled by the school for whatever reason after not staying long. After going through a difficult childhood and adolescence, he gradually grew up and showed extraordinary talent in sports. He wanted to be a football player or football star, but no sports college was willing to admit him; he wanted to join the navy, but he was not old enough. In desperation, he had no choice but to come to Switzerland, giving physical education classes to female students and studying drama courses at the same time. By chance, while rehearsing Arthur Miller's famous play "Death of a Salesman," he finally found his ideal and pursuit - to be an actor.

Soon, he returned to the United States with full confidence and entered the University of Miami to formally study performing arts. However, his tutor disliked him very much, thinking that he was not acting material and would never have a future, and advised him to drop out of school as soon as possible. Although he did not believe in fate and was unwilling to admit defeat, he was still rejected by the University of Miami with a gap of three credits.

Later, he came to New York. His mother, who was obsessed with astrology, asserted that he would become a star, not as an actor, but as a writer. So he followed his mother's advice, temporarily gave up his dream of being an actor, and concentrated on studying script writing. People were always turning me down at auditions, he thought - because my eyelids were droopy, because my voice was too deep. Since I can't change my external image, I always have the ability to modify and polish the scripts I created!

In 1974, he had a sudden inspiration and wrote a script called "Rocky". At that time, many producers were very optimistic about the script, but because he insisted on playing the leading role, he was rejected by all the producers. Unwilling to give in, he visited more than 500 film companies in the United States with the script. Finally, after being rejected 1,850 times, one film company was moved by his sincerity and agreed to his request. The film was shot within a month at a very low cost, but no one expected that this film would become a dark horse in the history of Hollywood films.

In 1976, the film's box office revenue exceeded US$225 million, won the Oscar for Best Picture and Best Director, and was nominated for Best Actor and Best Screenplay. The famous director and producer Frank Coppola sincerely praised: "I really wish I had made this movie."

Overnight, he became a hot figure in the world. He is the super idol in the eyes of the audience, with a single-film remuneration of more than 20 million US dollars, and Hollywood martial arts action star Stallone. Looking back at the past, Stallone was filled with emotion. If he hadn't experienced so many setbacks, maybe he wouldn't be where he is today. It was the rejection of others that inspired his fighting spirit, sharpened his will, baptized his soul, and thus changed his life. In Stallone's own words: "I had to do something famous to gain some self-esteem and confidence for myself.

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Stories of Celebrities’ Failures and Successes (2)

Lincoln is one of the greatest presidents of the United States, but he is also a strong man who has emerged from all kinds of misfortunes and failures. If it weren't for the spirit of being strong in the face of suffering, he would not have been able to enter the White House after experiencing so many blows.

In 1816, his family was kicked out Without a place to live, he had to go out to work to support them. He was less than 10 years old that year.

In 1818, his mother died. In 1831, the business failed.

In 1832, he ran for state assembly but lost. That year, he also lost his job and wanted to go to law school, but couldn't get in.

In 1833, he borrowed some money from a friend , went into business again, but went bankrupt at the end of the year. It took him 16 years to pay off his debts.

In 1834, he ran for state assembly again, and this time fate favored him. Winner!

In 1835, when he was about to get married after being engaged, his fiancée died, and his heart was broken.

In 1836, he suffered a complete mental breakdown and was bedridden. Bed for 6 months.

In 1838, he tried to become the speaker of the state assembly, but failed.

In 1840, he tried to become an elector, but failed.

In 1843, he ran for Congress, but lost.

In 1846, he ran for Congress again, and fate favored him for the second time. He was elected! He also went to Washington, D.C., and performed well. Can point.

In 1848, he sought re-election as a member of Congress, but failed.

In 1849, he wanted to serve as land director in his own state, but was rejected.

In 1854, he ran for the U.S. Senate, but lost.

In 1856, he sought the nomination of vice president at the Democratic National Convention, but failed to get the votes. 100 photos.

In 1858, he ran for the U.S. Senate again and lost again.

In 1860, he was elected President of the United States.

Someone had done this for Lincoln According to statistics, he only succeeded 3 times in his life, but failed 35 times. However, the third success made him become the President of the United States. This is indeed the case. In the end, he got the favor of fate for the third time, or in other words, he won the favor of fate for the third time. What made him successful for the third time was entirely his perseverance. When he failed to run for the Senate, he said: "The road was difficult and muddy. One of my feet slipped, and the other foot became unstable." . But I took a breath and told myself that it was just a slip, not that I was dead and unable to get up."

I believe that only Lincoln, who is always strong in the face of any difficulties, can say this. It is said that the second person is absolutely impossible. And only those who are as strong as Lincoln in the face of any difficulties can climb to the top of the pyramid after falling countless times like Lincoln did.

What is failure? It is a thousand ravines and lofty mountains for the weak, but for the strong, it is just a pit on the road, a stream in the green mountains, and across it is the road to the sky, the mountains are clear Water show.

Stories of Celebrities’ Failures and Successes (Part 3)

Li Ka-shing’s ancestors were originally from the Central Plains and moved south to Putian, Fujian due to famine. Later, due to the continuous war, the ancestor Li Mingshan led his family to move to Haiyang County, Chaozhou Prefecture, eastern Guangdong, and settled in Mianxian Lane, North Gate, Chaozhou City. From then on, the Li family, together with a large number of Central Plains people who migrated south due to war, became one of the various tribes and families in Chaozhou. The Li family can be said to be a scholarly family. Li Ka-shing's great-grandfather Li Pengwan was once one of the eight civil servants selected every 12 years by the Qing Dynasty, and it became a legend for a while. The monument pedestal used to place tribute flags in front of the Li family's ancestral home is a witness to history. Because the family members have a strong academic atmosphere, are knowledgeable in books and etiquette, and are knowledgeable, they are quite famous in the countryside and respected by the villagers, so their status is extremely high.

For all ambitious people, no matter how old or young they are, once they have a grand goal in mind, they will have unending motivation and action that will never be discouraged. Therefore, whenever Li Ka-shing has time, he hides in his small study, reads like a book, and thinks about problems with a broad mind. Even though there are many books that he cannot understand or seems to understand, he can still understand them with his talent and intelligence. In the small world of his study, Li Ka-shing often dreamed of becoming the number one scholar and returning to his hometown in fine clothes. He admired those insightful people who served the country loyally.

However, beauty and peace are temporary.

In June 1939, the iron hoof of Japanese imperialism began to trample on this peaceful land. All day and night, Japanese planes bombed the Chaozhou area indiscriminately, turning the peaceful and beautiful Chaozhou city into ruins. The Li family risked being killed at any time, dodged stray bullets that came from time to time, climbed over blockades, walked for more than ten days, slept and ate in the open air, and went through countless hardships to reach Hong Kong. The family stayed at the home of his uncle Zhuang Jing'an. Misfortunes never come singly. At this time, Li Ka-shing's father Li Yunjing unfortunately contracted lung disease due to overwork. As the eldest son, Li Ka-shing took care of his father while studying hard for his homework. He knew that his father was sick, so he hoped to study hard to achieve good results so that his sick father could get spiritual comfort.

In order to treat his father's illness, Li Ka-shing's family lived in poverty. Two meals of porridge, plus the vegetable leaves collected by my mother at the market, were the "good food" for the day. The family's only hope is placed on Li Ka-shing's father, hoping that he can recover from his illness as soon as possible so that the family can overcome this difficulty. My father failed to survive that winter and passed away. As the eldest son, Li Ka-shing had no choice but to end his studies with tears in his eyes and go out to work to support his family. After his father's death, 14-year-old Li Ka-shing was forced to leave his beloved school and use his still young shoulders to resolutely shoulder the burden of supporting his loving mother and raising his younger siblings.

Li Ka-shing first worked as a tea-making and sweeping apprentice at his uncle Zhuang Jing'an's Zhongnan Watch Company. After Li Ka-shing arrived here, the first skill he learned was to observe words and emotions and act according to the opportunity. He is always the first to arrive at the company and the last to leave the company every day.

Three hard and difficult years have passed, and the 14-year-old boy has grown into a lean but strong and heroic young man. At the age of 17, Li Ka-shing worked as a salesman in a hardware manufacturing factory and a plastic belt manufacturing company, and began his sales career as a "street boy" as Hong Kong people call him.

Many of the world’s outstanding entrepreneurs have been engaged in sales work. Selling is a very complex job and not easy to learn. Li Ka-shing loves reading. After working during the day every day, he would buy some used books at night to study by himself. The used books he had studied would be sold in a used bookstore, and he would use the money from the sales to buy "new" used books. In this way, I not only learned knowledge, but also saved a lot of money. At first, Li Ka-shing was always very nervous before selling products to customers. So he thought about what he wanted to say before going out or on the way, and practiced it repeatedly, thus successfully overcoming his nervousness. Gradually, Li Ka-shing discovered that he was not only good at sales, but also had great potential. His innate observation and analytical skills are very suitable for being a salesman. He can always intuitively tell what type of person a customer is, and can immediately understand the customer's psychology and personality, so as to determine the corresponding sales strategy.

Li Ka-shing believes that when engaging in sales work, you must be confident and familiar with the products you are selling, and try your best to make customers feel that your products are cheap and excellent. Soon, Li Ka-shing became the leader of the company. But Li Ka-shing never likes to talk eloquently. He believes that there are two important things in sales work: first, hard work, and second, innovation. Due to his excellent sales performance, Li Ka-shing became a department manager at the age of 18 and was promoted to general manager of the plastic belt manufacturing company two years later.

His traveling sales career not only initially formed Li Ka-shing’s business acumen and enriched his business knowledge, but also enabled Li Ka-shing to make many good friends and taught him various social knowledge. At the same time, during the sales process, he also learned the philosophy of being generous and honest, which laid a good foundation for his future career development.

Stories of Celebrities’ Failures and Successes (Part 4): Successful Quotes and Aphorisms

1. Success requires costs, and time is also a cost. Cherishing time means saving costs.

2. A person who does not pay attention to small things will never succeed in big things. ——Carnegie

3. To succeed in a career, you must spend a lifetime. ——Leewenhoek

4. Determination is a very important thing. Work follows ambition, and success follows work. This is a certain rule. Determination, work, and success are the three major elements of human activity. Determination is the door to your career, and work is the journey to get there. At the end of this journey, success is waiting to celebrate the results of your efforts. ——Pasteur

5. From anticipation to implementation, from hope to success, this is the right way to progress in life and career. ——Feng Zikai

6. For the liberation of class and nation, and for the success of the party’s cause, I don’t care about the gorgeous buildings, but would rather live in a humble and humid shack; no I don't care for delicious Western dishes, I would rather chew prickly corns and vegetable roots; I don't care for a comfortable and soft steel wire bed, I would rather sleep in a pig pen or dog's nest-like residence!——__

7. Alone Only 15% of career success is due to his professional skills, and the other 85% depends on interpersonal relationships and external skills. Soft and hard are relative terms. Professional skills are hard skills, and communicative skills that are good at handling interpersonal relationships are soft skills. ——Carnegie

8. Successful people have great spirit, they are bold and brave. There is no word "fear" in their dictionary. They are confident that their abilities can do anything. They consider themselves to be very valuable people. ——Dale Carnegie

9. Just like a mother sometimes sacrifices for the dear creature she gave birth to, we should not cherish ourselves and should be prepared to give up our lives for its success. [Speaker] Zola, French writer. [Tip] For the great cause of mankind, we should put aside our selfishness and fight for it with diligence to the end. If you don’t contribute enough, you will never do enough.

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10. If we know that time is fleeting but precious and cherish it, do not be needlessly sad, and work hard towards the career we should do, especially if we do not abuse time at all in our youth, then we It can be said arbitrarily that it will definitely succeed in the future. ——Nie Er

11. Determination, work, and achievement are the three major elements of human activities. Determination is the door to your career, and work is the journey to your home. There is success waiting at the end of this journey to celebrate the results of your efforts. ——Pasteur

12. Treat customers' matters as your own, and put yourself in the customers' shoes and consider their needs and interests. There is no unsuccessful career. ——Lin Yuli

13. The most important thing for the success of any entrepreneurial venture is the basic training of all parties involved. ——Mamin Sibilak

14. Honesty and simplicity hinder career success. ——John Clark

15. There is no end to career success, it is a pursuit without an end.